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IL Final Exam

IL Final Exam

Question 1 of 46

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When two states agree to establish diplomatic relations they exchange representatives. The representatives are often called: Ambassador, Minister or Head of Mission.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 2 of 46

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Normally the ( second-ranking, first-ranking, Third-ranking ) official in the diplomatic delegation is called the Charge d’affaires.

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Question 3 of 46

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Only Great Britain has diplomats in every country in the world.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 4 of 46

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The Us has about ( 140, 120, 150 ) embassies abroad. The US hosts about ( 130, 120, 140 ) foreign embassies in Washington.

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Question 5 of 46

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The process of exchanging diplomats begins with...

Select one of the following:

  • a persona non grata

  • an accreditation

  • a representative

  • a diplomat

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Question 6 of 46

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What is terrorism?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

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Question 7 of 46

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What was the Montreal Convention in 1971 on?

Select one of the following:

  • Crimes against humanity

  • Hostage taking

  • Crimes against diplomats

  • Hijacking

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Question 8 of 46

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When a diplomat acts in a manner that is unacceptable to the host country that diplomat is called which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • De Head of Mission

  • Charge d’affaires

  • Persona nongrata

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Question 9 of 46

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Under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic relations, a diplomat

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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.

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Question 10 of 46

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Under the ( 1963, 1961 ) Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, consular officials are not usually diplomatic representatives.

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Question 11 of 46

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Which of the following is something Consular Officials DON'T do?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

  • Issue passports to nationals of the sending state, and visas to persons traveling to the sending state.

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Question 12 of 46

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Under International Law Diplomacy embassies and consular premises are....

Select one or more of the following:

  • territorial extensions of the sending state

  • travel to sending state

  • protect interests of sending state

  • promote relations among sending state

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Question 13 of 46

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Diplomats are not granted immunity

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 14 of 46

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Which article of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations states that a diplomatic bag or pouch should be opened or detained?

Select one of the following:

  • Article 16

  • Article 2

  • Article 31

  • Article 27.3

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Question 15 of 46

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Under international law, states and other international persons enjoy certain immunities from the exercise of ( jurisdiction, consulate ).

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Question 16 of 46

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Which two US laws confer diplomatic immunity?

Select one or more of the following:

  • International Organization Immunities Act

  • Foreign Sovereignty Immunities Act

  • Special Diplomat Act

  • Diplomatic Relations Act

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Question 17 of 46

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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?

Select one of the following:

  • Article 40

  • Article 31

  • Article 15

  • Article 29

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Question 18 of 46

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Diplomatic immunity also extends to Special/ Permanent diplomatic missions and traveling envoys.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 19 of 46

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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?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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

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Question 20 of 46

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International ( organizations, coporation ), their agents, officials and invitees also enjoy diplomatic immunity.

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Question 21 of 46

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Crimes under international law may not be prosecuted in national courts.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 22 of 46

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Tribunals can prosecute individuals for which of the following?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Crimes against humanity

  • Crimes against peace

  • Taxation Fraud

  • War crimes

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Question 23 of 46

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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?

Select one of the following:

  • Article 58 of the UN Charter

  • Article 56 of the UN Charter

  • Article 58 of the Nuremberg Charter

  • Article 56 of the Nuremberg Charter

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Question 24 of 46

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Article ( 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.

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Question 25 of 46

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The law of the sea has been codified by the International Law ( Commission, Organization ).

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Question 26 of 46

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How many nautical miles must territorial sea not exceed from the coastal baseline?

Select one of the following:

  • 34

  • 12

  • 10

  • 45

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Question 27 of 46

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What year was the UN Convention on the Laws of the Sea adopted?

Select one of the following:

  • 1980

  • 1981

  • 1985

  • 1982

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Question 28 of 46

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Under the Convention on Laws of the Sea, ships of all states enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 29 of 46

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The Corfu Channel Case was between which two countries?

Select one of the following:

  • United Kingdom and Albania

  • Germany and Denmark

  • Ireland and England

  • Greece and Turkey

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Question 30 of 46

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What does article 38 of tfhe UN Convention in the Law of the Sea state?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

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Question 31 of 46

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What does article 39 of the UN Convention on the Law of Sea state?

Select one of the following:

  • All ships and aircraft enjoy the right of transit passage

  • 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.

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Question 32 of 46

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When did Canada declare a 100 nautical mile "anti-pollution" zone?

Select one of the following:

  • 1960

  • 1990

  • 1980

  • 1970

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Question 33 of 46

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Article 87 states that the high seas are open to all states, coastal or landlocked.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 34 of 46

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The UN General Assembly by Resolution ( 2749, 3765 ) ( (1970), (1980) ) declared that the seabed and ocean floor and the resources there are the common heritage of mankind.

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Question 35 of 46

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The Trail Smelter Case was between which countries and was in what year?

Select one or more of the following:

  • US and Canada, 1947

  • Canada and Russia, 1961

  • France and Germany, 1974

  • Morocco and Jordan, 1988

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Question 36 of 46

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Which are the 2 major statutes dealing with transfrontier pollution?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Anti- Pollution Act

  • Clean Water Act

  • Clean Air Act

  • Transboundary Pollutions Act

Explanation

Question 37 of 46

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Which of the following was a result of the 1986 Chernobyl explosion?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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

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Question 38 of 46

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The UN conference on environment and development, the Rio Earth Summit in ( 1982, 1985 ) recognized that the environment and development are mutually connected.

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Question 39 of 46

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About 300 rivers are shared by 2 or more countries.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 40 of 46

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Who was the Lake Lanoux Case between?

Select one of the following:

  • Britain v. Germany

  • Spain v. Portugal

  • Germany v. France

  • France v. Spain

Explanation

Question 41 of 46

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When did the Gabcikovo- Nagymaros Project between Hungary and Slovakia happen?

Select one of the following:

  • 1988

  • 1998

  • 1978

  • 2008

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Question 42 of 46

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What is a thalweg?

Select one of the following:

  • a boundary

  • a non-navigable

  • a navigable watercourse

  • the main channel

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Question 43 of 46

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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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 44 of 46

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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?

Select one of the following:

  • The Biosafety Protocol, 2000

  • International Movement of Hazardous Biome

  • Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes

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Question 45 of 46

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Multilateral agreements created the EU and NAFTA

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 46 of 46

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What was the first global commercial agreement?

Select one of the following:

  • World Trade Organization

  • General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs

  • European Union

  • League of Nations

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