international law final exam: past exam/ quiz MC and TF questions and correct revised answers 2024

which of the following is NOT a logical consequence resulting form the fundamental nature of state sovereignty? a. foreign states cannot engage in legal activities such as conducting criminal investigations or collecting evidence in the territory of another state without permissions of that government. b. States generally enjoy broad immunity from suit in the courts of foreign nations even when they have committed egregiously wrongful acts. c. States can never be bound by treaty amendments which they have not specifically ratified according to their national constitutional processes. d. Even a large, powerful state like China and a tiny, insignificant one, like Tuvalu areformally legal equals. - correct answer C Which of the following is a valid legal distinction between a rock and an island under the international law of the sea? A. A rock is located within the territorial sea measured from baselines along the coast ofcontinental territory, whereas an island may be outside the state's territorial sea. B. A rock is typically above water only at low tide while an island must be above watercontinuously (24/7/365). C. A rock is generally uninhabited but an island must have a fixed permanent humanpopulation to qualify for that status. D. An island can form the basis for an Exclusive Economic Zone claim but a rock cannot. - correct answer D A group of individuals concerned about the major impact that rising sea-levels are having on poor island nations around the world believes urgent action is required on climate change and wants to see new binding international rules requiring countries whose Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is above a certain threshold to spend at least 3% of their GDP on efforts to combat the problem. Which of the following could be an effective way to try to achieve this goal? A. They could request that a state sympathetic to their views invite other states to adiplomatic conference to pursue the negotiation of a treaty to this effect.