International Law Perfect exam
questions and answers for top marks
The most recent UN definition of the rights and duties of states occurred in 1974. -
ANSWER-True
Acceptance of the right to self-determination remains a controversial principle without
consent as to whom it applies and how the principle is reconciled with prohibition
against intervention. - ANSWER-True
Some commentators argue that the right to self-determination may violate the
prohibition on intervention stated in the UN Charter - ANSWER-True
The ICJ has stated that no right of self-determination exists. - ANSWER-False
Equality in law means that state voting in international organizations is proportional to
each state's population. - ANSWER-False
The existence of the Security Council's five permanent members seemingly contradicts
the principle enunciated in question 5 above. - ANSWER-True
The equality of states means that no state may become a defendant in the court's of
another state, without its consent. - ANSWER-True
Regardless of behavior, a foreign head of state possesses absolute immunity to
prosecution, civil or criminal, in a foreign state. - ANSWER-True
A foreign sovereign can be made a defendant in the courts of another state if the court
acquires jurisdiction by way of explicit or implicit consent - ANSWER-True
The ICJ confirmed in Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium that foreign heads
of state possess sovereign immunity - ANSWER-True
,US legal decisions, to date have taken inconsistent stances on the question whether
foreign heads of state possess complete full sovereign and personal immunity -
ANSWER-True
The U.S. altered its position on state immunity in 1952 when the U.S. adopted a
restrictive view of state immunity in the Tate Letter. - ANSWER-True
The US Congress further refined the US view and handling of state immunity in 1976
with passage of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. - ANSWER-True
... - ANSWER-False
Immunities end when states sever diplomatic relations. - ANSWER-False
The US Supreme Court held in Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino that the act-of-
state doctrine was not a rule of international law and that its application was not
required. - ANSWER-False
Foreign sovereigns can sue in the courts of a friendly state. - ANSWER-True
International public corporations, such as the International Monetary Fund and the
World Bank, enjoy the status of international persons under international law and are
therefore subjects of that law. - ANSWER-True
According to the treaty between the UN and the US, `the UN possesses inviolability in
regards to US law. - ANSWER-True
The UN may not operate a postal service without the US's consent - ANSWER-False
Public international agencies possessing legal personality enjoy immunity from suit for
commercial activities - ANSWER-False
, The traditional rights of states originated through customary law. - ANSWER-True
States added rights of states through the UN Charter - ANSWER-True
The 1949 Draft Convention on the Rights and Duties of States contains the most
complete and legally binding list of states' rights. - ANSWER-False
States possess several legal obligations to refrain from actions, such as subversive
intervention, counterfeiting, fomenting civil war, settling disputes through war, and failing
to uphold treaties - ANSWER-True
International law is prohibited from establishing the extent of state legislation -
ANSWER-False
Customary international law holds that a court may apply only domestic law from the
state it derives its power. - ANSWER-True
Crimes committed aboard aircraft and ships that are on or over the high seas fall within
the jurisdiction of the state of registration - ANSWER-True
Jurisdiction does not follow the flag of a ship once at sea. - ANSWER-False
Most states extend their territorial jurisdiction to include crimes committed within the 12-
mile territorial sea. - ANSWER-True
The US has negotiated Status of Forces Agreements with the host states in which
American bases are located. These treaties provide that the host state exercises control
over ordinary crimes committed by the US military only when they are off base -
ANSWER-False
Countries do not have the authority to prohibit their citizen's freedom of travel. -
ANSWER-False
questions and answers for top marks
The most recent UN definition of the rights and duties of states occurred in 1974. -
ANSWER-True
Acceptance of the right to self-determination remains a controversial principle without
consent as to whom it applies and how the principle is reconciled with prohibition
against intervention. - ANSWER-True
Some commentators argue that the right to self-determination may violate the
prohibition on intervention stated in the UN Charter - ANSWER-True
The ICJ has stated that no right of self-determination exists. - ANSWER-False
Equality in law means that state voting in international organizations is proportional to
each state's population. - ANSWER-False
The existence of the Security Council's five permanent members seemingly contradicts
the principle enunciated in question 5 above. - ANSWER-True
The equality of states means that no state may become a defendant in the court's of
another state, without its consent. - ANSWER-True
Regardless of behavior, a foreign head of state possesses absolute immunity to
prosecution, civil or criminal, in a foreign state. - ANSWER-True
A foreign sovereign can be made a defendant in the courts of another state if the court
acquires jurisdiction by way of explicit or implicit consent - ANSWER-True
The ICJ confirmed in Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium that foreign heads
of state possess sovereign immunity - ANSWER-True
,US legal decisions, to date have taken inconsistent stances on the question whether
foreign heads of state possess complete full sovereign and personal immunity -
ANSWER-True
The U.S. altered its position on state immunity in 1952 when the U.S. adopted a
restrictive view of state immunity in the Tate Letter. - ANSWER-True
The US Congress further refined the US view and handling of state immunity in 1976
with passage of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. - ANSWER-True
... - ANSWER-False
Immunities end when states sever diplomatic relations. - ANSWER-False
The US Supreme Court held in Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino that the act-of-
state doctrine was not a rule of international law and that its application was not
required. - ANSWER-False
Foreign sovereigns can sue in the courts of a friendly state. - ANSWER-True
International public corporations, such as the International Monetary Fund and the
World Bank, enjoy the status of international persons under international law and are
therefore subjects of that law. - ANSWER-True
According to the treaty between the UN and the US, `the UN possesses inviolability in
regards to US law. - ANSWER-True
The UN may not operate a postal service without the US's consent - ANSWER-False
Public international agencies possessing legal personality enjoy immunity from suit for
commercial activities - ANSWER-False
, The traditional rights of states originated through customary law. - ANSWER-True
States added rights of states through the UN Charter - ANSWER-True
The 1949 Draft Convention on the Rights and Duties of States contains the most
complete and legally binding list of states' rights. - ANSWER-False
States possess several legal obligations to refrain from actions, such as subversive
intervention, counterfeiting, fomenting civil war, settling disputes through war, and failing
to uphold treaties - ANSWER-True
International law is prohibited from establishing the extent of state legislation -
ANSWER-False
Customary international law holds that a court may apply only domestic law from the
state it derives its power. - ANSWER-True
Crimes committed aboard aircraft and ships that are on or over the high seas fall within
the jurisdiction of the state of registration - ANSWER-True
Jurisdiction does not follow the flag of a ship once at sea. - ANSWER-False
Most states extend their territorial jurisdiction to include crimes committed within the 12-
mile territorial sea. - ANSWER-True
The US has negotiated Status of Forces Agreements with the host states in which
American bases are located. These treaties provide that the host state exercises control
over ordinary crimes committed by the US military only when they are off base -
ANSWER-False
Countries do not have the authority to prohibit their citizen's freedom of travel. -
ANSWER-False
