When two states agree to establish diplomatic relations they exchange representatives. The representatives are often called: Ambassador, Minister or Head of Mission.
Normally the second-ranking first-ranking Third-ranking( second-ranking, first-ranking, Third-ranking ) official in the diplomatic delegation is called the Charge d’affaires.
Only Great Britain has diplomats in every country in the world.
The Us has about 140 120 150( 140, 120, 150 ) embassies abroad. The US hosts about 130 120 140( 130, 120, 140 ) foreign embassies in Washington.
The process of exchanging diplomats begins with...
a persona non grata
an accreditation
a representative
a diplomat
What is terrorism?
Terrorism is the covert- secret use of violence for a political support.
Terrorism is the exploitation of national enterprises
Terrorism is the harming and/or violence for economic gain to overthrow the government
What was the Montreal Convention in 1971 on?
Crimes against humanity
Hostage taking
Crimes against diplomats
Hijacking
When a diplomat acts in a manner that is unacceptable to the host country that diplomat is called which of the following?
De Head of Mission
Charge d’affaires
Persona nongrata
Under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic relations, a diplomat
Negotiated with the Government of the host state
Represents the sending state
Issue passports to nationals of the sending state, and visas to persons traveling to the sending state.
Protects the interests of the sending state and its nationals, as permitted by the laws of the host nation and International law.
Under the 1963 1961( 1963, 1961 ) Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, consular officials are not usually diplomatic representatives.
Which of the following is something Consular Officials DON'T do?
Protect the interests of the sending state and its nationals within International law.
Promote commercial, cultural and friendly relations.
Provide the host country with economic advise
Under International Law Diplomacy embassies and consular premises are....
territorial extensions of the sending state
travel to sending state
protect interests of sending state
promote relations among sending state
Diplomats are not granted immunity
Which article of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations states that a diplomatic bag or pouch should be opened or detained?
Article 16
Article 2
Article 31
Article 27.3
Under international law, states and other international persons enjoy certain immunities from the exercise of jurisdiction consulate( jurisdiction, consulate ).
Which two US laws confer diplomatic immunity?
International Organization Immunities Act
Foreign Sovereignty Immunities Act
Special Diplomat Act
Diplomatic Relations Act
Under which article of the VCCR provides that the authorities of the host nation may not enter the premises of a diplomatic consulate except with permission?
Article 40
Article 15
Article 29
Diplomatic immunity also extends to Special/ Permanent diplomatic missions and traveling envoys.
Under the Convention on the privileges and Immunities of the UN, diplomats assigned to the UN and its subsidiaries enjoy which of the following privileges and immunities?
Exemption of diplomatic families from immigration restrictions.
All international flight must be prepaid for
All paper and documents must not be violated
Immunity from personal arrest or detention
International organizations coporation( organizations, coporation ), their agents, officials and invitees also enjoy diplomatic immunity.
Crimes under international law may not be prosecuted in national courts.
Tribunals can prosecute individuals for which of the following?
Crimes against peace
Taxation Fraud
War crimes
An individual charged with a war crime cannot avoid responsibility by attributing his criminal conduct to orders from a Superior, is part of which article or what charter?
Article 58 of the UN Charter
Article 56 of the UN Charter
Article 58 of the Nuremberg Charter
Article 56 of the Nuremberg Charter
Article 1 3( 1, 3 ) of the Rome Statute sets up the ICC as a permanent institution to try individuals for the most serious crimes of international concern.
The law of the sea has been codified by the International Law Commission Organization( Commission, Organization ).
How many nautical miles must territorial sea not exceed from the coastal baseline?
34
12
10
45
What year was the UN Convention on the Laws of the Sea adopted?
1980
1981
1985
1982
Under the Convention on Laws of the Sea, ships of all states enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea
The Corfu Channel Case was between which two countries?
United Kingdom and Albania
Germany and Denmark
Ireland and England
Greece and Turkey
What does article 38 of tfhe UN Convention in the Law of the Sea state?
The high seas are open to all states, coastal or landlocked.
It is the duty of those vessels in transit to proceed through the strait without any delay and refrain from any threat or use of force against states bordering the straits.
All ships and aircraft enjoy the right of transit passage through straits
What does article 39 of the UN Convention on the Law of Sea state?
All ships and aircraft enjoy the right of transit passage
When did Canada declare a 100 nautical mile "anti-pollution" zone?
1960
1990
1970
Article 87 states that the high seas are open to all states, coastal or landlocked.
The UN General Assembly by Resolution 2749 3765( 2749, 3765 ) (1970) (1980)( (1970), (1980) ) declared that the seabed and ocean floor and the resources there are the common heritage of mankind.
The Trail Smelter Case was between which countries and was in what year?
US and Canada, 1947
Canada and Russia, 1961
France and Germany, 1974
Morocco and Jordan, 1988
Which are the 2 major statutes dealing with transfrontier pollution?
Anti- Pollution Act
Clean Water Act
Clean Air Act
Transboundary Pollutions Act
Which of the following was a result of the 1986 Chernobyl explosion?
Since then the International Atomic Energy Agency adopted 2 conventions
The United States Clean Air and Water acts
Many countries filed protests with the Soviet Union for failing to properly inform them of the accident.
The United Nations placed environmental taxations on the Soviet Union
The UN conference on environment and development, the Rio Earth Summit in 1982 1985( 1982, 1985 ) recognized that the environment and development are mutually connected.
About 300 rivers are shared by 2 or more countries.
Who was the Lake Lanoux Case between?
Britain v. Germany
Spain v. Portugal
Germany v. France
France v. Spain
When did the Gabcikovo- Nagymaros Project between Hungary and Slovakia happen?
1988
1998
1978
2008
What is a thalweg?
a boundary
a non-navigable
a navigable watercourse
the main channel
A dispute arose between Mexico and the US for more than a century over the shifting channels in the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers. In 1963 the issue was settled by treaty
Which of the following allows its member states to bar imports of genetically altered seeds, organisms, animals, and crops they regard as a threat to their environement?
The Biosafety Protocol, 2000
International Movement of Hazardous Biome
Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
Multilateral agreements created the EU and NAFTA
What was the first global commercial agreement?
World Trade Organization
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
European Union
League of Nations
