EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Adoption year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Answer-1948
Who ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Answer-General Assembly of
United Nations
What is Art. 12 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights about - Answer-Privacy of
family, home & correspondence
Protection of law against inferences to privacy
What is Art. 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights about - Answer-Freedom of
opinion & expression
Any media, regardless of frontiers
Which Art. of Universal Declaration of Human Rights solves conflicts between Art. 12 &
Art. 19 - And how. - Answer-Art. 29(2) - Individual rights are NOT absolute, such as to
protect freedom of others, morality, public order, etc.
Adoption year of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) - Answer-Signed
in Rome in 1950, In force in 1953
Who ratified the European Convention on Human Rights - Answer-Council of Europe
(CoE)
How many member states in the Council of Europe - Answer-47 member states, mostly
in Europe, open to non European states
Why is the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) such a powerful instrument
- Answer-Because of the large scope of fundamental rights and freedom it protects
What is Art. 8 of European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) about - Answer-Right
to respect private and family life and correspondence
What is Art. 10 of European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) about - Answer-
Freedom of expression
What is the judicial body enforcing the European Convention on Human Rights -
Answer-The European Court of Human Rights