Practice exam – Introduction to International and
European Union law
1. The Montevideo Convention provides the elements for statehood, one of
which is that a state must have a government.
Which of following statements when considering the requirements that a
government must meet is INCORRECT?
A. International law on statehood is indifferent to the form of government.
B. International law on statehood determines that a government does not
necessarily need to be in a position where it can exercise authority throughout
the entire territory of the state.
C. International law on statehood ceases to require that a government be
effective once a state has been established.
D. International law on statehood requires that a government be democratically
elected or otherwise governed according to the wishes of the population of
the territory.
2. Which of the following statements regarding self-help in international law
is CORRECT?
A. Self- help is a condition under Article 3 of the ILC Articles on State
Responsibility to establish a wrongful act of a State.
B. The right to self-help of a State stems from the notion that international law is
sometimes not adequately fit to respond to another State’s violation of
international law.
C. Self-help relates to the right of all peoples to freely determine their political
status and to pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
D. None of the above.
3. Which of the following statements on the right to self-determination
is INCORRECT?
A. The right to self-determination has an erga omnes character
B. The right to self-determination is codified in the United Nations Charter.
C. The right to external self-determination arises in cases where people find
themselves subject to alien subjugation, domination or exploitation.
D. Is a condition under the Montevideo criteria for establishing statehood.
4. Which of the following statements about international legal personality is
CORRECT?
European Union law
1. The Montevideo Convention provides the elements for statehood, one of
which is that a state must have a government.
Which of following statements when considering the requirements that a
government must meet is INCORRECT?
A. International law on statehood is indifferent to the form of government.
B. International law on statehood determines that a government does not
necessarily need to be in a position where it can exercise authority throughout
the entire territory of the state.
C. International law on statehood ceases to require that a government be
effective once a state has been established.
D. International law on statehood requires that a government be democratically
elected or otherwise governed according to the wishes of the population of
the territory.
2. Which of the following statements regarding self-help in international law
is CORRECT?
A. Self- help is a condition under Article 3 of the ILC Articles on State
Responsibility to establish a wrongful act of a State.
B. The right to self-help of a State stems from the notion that international law is
sometimes not adequately fit to respond to another State’s violation of
international law.
C. Self-help relates to the right of all peoples to freely determine their political
status and to pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
D. None of the above.
3. Which of the following statements on the right to self-determination
is INCORRECT?
A. The right to self-determination has an erga omnes character
B. The right to self-determination is codified in the United Nations Charter.
C. The right to external self-determination arises in cases where people find
themselves subject to alien subjugation, domination or exploitation.
D. Is a condition under the Montevideo criteria for establishing statehood.
4. Which of the following statements about international legal personality is
CORRECT?
