Public International Law Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update

What is public international law? - ANSWER-law applicable on international community; tool to regulate the relations in international community through binding rules of conduct What is the International community? - ANSWER-originally interstate community → international law today: international recognition of an individual + creation and multiplication of international organizations It's no longer interstate but IL is about the role of states in international relations and about the influence of state sovereignty in IL Who are the subjects of international law? - ANSWER-States - double role: creators of IL + addressees of IL What spheres are regulated by IL? - ANSWER-Cooperation, settlement of disputes, human rights and other spheres What is covered under cooperation? - ANSWER-(diplomatic relations, peaceful coexistence, communication, trade/commercial law, State jurisdiction, law of the sea, law of outer space, polar regions (common heritage of mankind)environmental law, procedural rules - treaty law, international organizations, international institutional law) What is covered under settlement of disputes? - ANSWER-peaceful settlement of disputes (mediation, judicial methods, diplomatic action etc.) recourse to coercion (sanctions, use of force) international humanitarian law international responsibility for the violation of IL what are the main principles of IL? - ANSWER-Sovereign equality Pacta sunt servanda Prohibition to use force Peaceful settlement of disputes International cooperation Non-intervention Self-determination what is the principle of soverign equality? - ANSWER-confirms the fundamental character of today's public international law - cooperative body of law - and of the international community - based on the equality of States before the law sovereignty + equality