LCP4801 INTERNATIONAL LAW | 2025 TEST BANK
UPDATED QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Is international law really law? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅All the elements
of the standard courtroom have no presence in international law.
What is a law? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅An order given by a sovereign
body that possesses a penalty for non-compliance.
Who is the world's sovereign? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅There is no one
sovereign in the world!
Is/was the United Nations/ the League of Nations the sovereign authority? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅No!
Every legal system has a... - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅judiciary system
The International Court of Justice - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Located at The
Hague in the Netherlands
Main judicial body of the UN dealing with international law
Consists of 15 judges of different nationalities who are elected for 9 year terms
by the General Assembly and the Security Council
NOTE: NOT A SOVEREIGN AUTHORITY. It only has jurisdiction over states that
agree to give it jurisdiction.
,Why is international law so difficult? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅States act
according to their own interest, and will never (in theory) give up authority to a
centralized power.
Would states ever voluntarily give up this power, even though it is not a
"proper" courtroom and against their interests? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Yes, most states do in fact comply with international law when
asked.
What areas of International Relations are governed by international law? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅POWs, trade, bodies of water, the whole field of
diplomatic law (consular), human rights, aerial, refugees/ asylum seekers,
IGOs, intellectual property, non-proliferation/ nuclear weapons, borders,
health, taxation, space, travel/ passports, extradition of international criminals
etc.
International law says this about space jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Space is the inheritance of all mankind
Violations of international law... - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Are the
exception rather than the rule, most states comply!
Why wasn't Israel allowed in Saudi airspace? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅They were formally at war, only nations at peace must allow access
to their airspace.
Most international law does not apply.... - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅to
states at war with each other.
Eichmann Trial - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Took place in 1961 in Israel. It
was significant because it was a trial that was hosted by the very Jews of which
,Eichmann had sought to kill during the Holocaust. It was also significant
because the trial was used to teach younger Jews within Israel why there was
an Israel and to know the narrative of the Holocaust. Technically illegal under
international law as he was abducted from Argentina to hold trial in Jerusalem
for his crimes.
Why do states comply with international law against their interests? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅For the preservation of the state, the system, and
order against anarchy, as well as to avoid sanctions and penalties,
reciprocating when other states joining a court's jurisdiction, good relations,
avoiding criticism, democracies enforce international law domestically, etc.
What is public opinion on the Israeli settlements? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅They are illegal.
Is there consular law in the state of Israel? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅No.
Which has priority, international law or domestic law? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Depends on the country, the Netherlands believes that international
law has priority. In America (and other common law countries), states will
enforce laws locally and nationally unless it is in DIRECT violation of an
international law.
In the international realm, international law ALWAYS takes precedence.
However, local laws will be enforced in accordance with the domestic tradition
of a state.
Golan Heights contradiction - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Internationally, the
Golan Heights is not considered Israeli territory (it's considered Syrian territory
under Israeli occupation). However, in the Knesset, Israeli law applies there.
This is an example of a violation of international law on the domestic level
because the Israeli law takes precedent there.
, To whom does international law apply? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅States,
IGOs, and in some cases to individuals.
If there is no sovereign, how is international law created? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅States! They are both the subjects and the creators.
How do states propose international law? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅1)
Custom - certain state behaviors or practices that are internationally obligatory
because they have been the tradition for years (element of continued
behavior, element of many relevant states engaging in this behavior, and
element of a long period of time). Also, states agree on customs because they
feel obliged to!
2) Opinion Juris - the understanding that with statehood comes the binding of
international law and rules, and that nations have to believe that something is
a law.
What was the primary source of international law? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Tribal rules.
How does someone determine an international custom? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅1) Looking at how local courts interpreted whether a custom is a law
or not.
2) Look at what research has determined.
Eichmann Trial and Israeli Court Precedent - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Established "crimes of universal jurisdiction". In the Eichmann trial,
Israeli court precedent was set in Jerusalem that anyone could be tried for
UPDATED QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Is international law really law? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅All the elements
of the standard courtroom have no presence in international law.
What is a law? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅An order given by a sovereign
body that possesses a penalty for non-compliance.
Who is the world's sovereign? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅There is no one
sovereign in the world!
Is/was the United Nations/ the League of Nations the sovereign authority? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅No!
Every legal system has a... - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅judiciary system
The International Court of Justice - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Located at The
Hague in the Netherlands
Main judicial body of the UN dealing with international law
Consists of 15 judges of different nationalities who are elected for 9 year terms
by the General Assembly and the Security Council
NOTE: NOT A SOVEREIGN AUTHORITY. It only has jurisdiction over states that
agree to give it jurisdiction.
,Why is international law so difficult? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅States act
according to their own interest, and will never (in theory) give up authority to a
centralized power.
Would states ever voluntarily give up this power, even though it is not a
"proper" courtroom and against their interests? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Yes, most states do in fact comply with international law when
asked.
What areas of International Relations are governed by international law? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅POWs, trade, bodies of water, the whole field of
diplomatic law (consular), human rights, aerial, refugees/ asylum seekers,
IGOs, intellectual property, non-proliferation/ nuclear weapons, borders,
health, taxation, space, travel/ passports, extradition of international criminals
etc.
International law says this about space jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Space is the inheritance of all mankind
Violations of international law... - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Are the
exception rather than the rule, most states comply!
Why wasn't Israel allowed in Saudi airspace? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅They were formally at war, only nations at peace must allow access
to their airspace.
Most international law does not apply.... - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅to
states at war with each other.
Eichmann Trial - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Took place in 1961 in Israel. It
was significant because it was a trial that was hosted by the very Jews of which
,Eichmann had sought to kill during the Holocaust. It was also significant
because the trial was used to teach younger Jews within Israel why there was
an Israel and to know the narrative of the Holocaust. Technically illegal under
international law as he was abducted from Argentina to hold trial in Jerusalem
for his crimes.
Why do states comply with international law against their interests? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅For the preservation of the state, the system, and
order against anarchy, as well as to avoid sanctions and penalties,
reciprocating when other states joining a court's jurisdiction, good relations,
avoiding criticism, democracies enforce international law domestically, etc.
What is public opinion on the Israeli settlements? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅They are illegal.
Is there consular law in the state of Israel? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅No.
Which has priority, international law or domestic law? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Depends on the country, the Netherlands believes that international
law has priority. In America (and other common law countries), states will
enforce laws locally and nationally unless it is in DIRECT violation of an
international law.
In the international realm, international law ALWAYS takes precedence.
However, local laws will be enforced in accordance with the domestic tradition
of a state.
Golan Heights contradiction - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅Internationally, the
Golan Heights is not considered Israeli territory (it's considered Syrian territory
under Israeli occupation). However, in the Knesset, Israeli law applies there.
This is an example of a violation of international law on the domestic level
because the Israeli law takes precedent there.
, To whom does international law apply? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅States,
IGOs, and in some cases to individuals.
If there is no sovereign, how is international law created? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅States! They are both the subjects and the creators.
How do states propose international law? - CORRECT ANSWER ✅✅✅1)
Custom - certain state behaviors or practices that are internationally obligatory
because they have been the tradition for years (element of continued
behavior, element of many relevant states engaging in this behavior, and
element of a long period of time). Also, states agree on customs because they
feel obliged to!
2) Opinion Juris - the understanding that with statehood comes the binding of
international law and rules, and that nations have to believe that something is
a law.
What was the primary source of international law? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Tribal rules.
How does someone determine an international custom? - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅1) Looking at how local courts interpreted whether a custom is a law
or not.
2) Look at what research has determined.
Eichmann Trial and Israeli Court Precedent - CORRECT ANSWER
✅✅✅Established "crimes of universal jurisdiction". In the Eichmann trial,
Israeli court precedent was set in Jerusalem that anyone could be tried for
