Human Rights And International Law Set 4
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This set of Human Rights and International Law Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Human Rights And International Law Set 4
Q1 | Which of the following is a collective right?
- right to life and liberty
- right to fair trial
- self-determination
- freedom of religion
Q2 | What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
- it is a un general assembly resolution.
- it is a un security council resolution
- it is part of the american constitution.
- it is a multilateral treaty.
Q3 | Is the UDHR a binding legal instrument?
- yes
- no
- yes, only on states that have agreed to be bound by it
- none of the above
Q4 | Under what circumstances do human rights violations taking place outside the territoryof ECHR Member States fall within the remit of the ECHR?
- where a member state exercises control
- where a member state requests the echr to do so
- never
- where a member state exercises effective control
Q5 | What is the rationale for the exhaustion of local remedies in international human rights?
- to restrict the volume of petitions to international tribunals
- to build up judicial capacity of local courts
- both (a) and (b)
- either (a) or (b)
Q6 | Which of the following is not a non-derogable right as per Article 4 of the InternationalCovenant on Civil and Political Rights?
- rights to life
- the freedoms of thought
- prohibition on torture
- right to fair trial
Q7 | The Minority Schools in Albania case that noted that equality in law precludes discrimination of any kind, was determined by which of the following?
- icj
- pcij
- echr
- icc
Q8 | Which of the following cases determined by the Human Rights Committee does not dealwith the protection of minority rights under Article 27 of the ICCPR?
- the kitok case
- the lovelace case
- the sawhoyamaxa indigenous community case
- the lubicon lake band case
Q9 | In which of the following cases the applicant, arrested for drug-trafficking in France, was in police custody severely ill-treated, including being beaten, tortured and raped. The national authorities finally held the police liable. As this process took a significant number of years, the applicant argued that his right to be free from torture had been violated as well as his right to a fair hearing.
- selmouni v. france
- a and ors v. france
- trident v. france
- none of the above
Q10 | In which of the following cases were the relationship between the ICJ and the SecurityCouncil, and their separation of powers, considered by the court?
- pan am case
- paquete habana case
- corfu channel case
- chorzow factory case
Q11 | International Bill of Human Rights includes:
- universal declaration of human rights
- international covenant on civil and political rights and international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights
- both (a) and (b)
- either (a) or (b)
Q12 | The United Nations Commission on Human Rights wasreplaced with the UnitedNations Human Rights Council for the enforcement ofinternational human rights law inthe year:
- 2000
- 2001
- 2006
- 1998
Q13 | The content of the principle of respect for human rights in international law maybe expressed in which of the following propositions as expounded by G. Tunkin inTheory of International Law?
- all states have a duty to respect thefundamental rights and freedoms of all persons within their territories.
- stateshave a duty not to permit discrimination by reason of sex, race, religion orlanguage.
- states have a duty to promote universal respect for human rightsand to co-operate with each other to achieve this objective.
- all of the above.
Q14 | “Genocide” includes which of the following?
- killing members of the group.
- causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group.
- deliberatelyinflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physicaldestruction in whole or in part.
- all of the above.
Q15 | Which of thefollowing is not considered as a crime against humanity?
- torture
- rape,sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization
- persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial,national, ethnic, cultural, religious groups
- forcibly transferring children of onegroup to another group
Q16 | the jurisdiction of the ICC is “rationetemporis”. Thismeans:
- its jurisdiction is temporary or optional
- its jurisdiction applies to crimesthat have been committed after the entry into force of therome statute
- itsjurisdiction attaches even to non-member states
- that a state may acceptjurisdiction and waive immunity