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    This document contains 91 multiple choice questions about human rights and international law. The questions cover topics such as collective rights, the legal nature and binding status of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, circumstances under which human rights violations fall under the European Convention on Human Rights, the rationale for the exhaustion of local remedies in international human rights law, non-derogable rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, minority rights cases, and the definition of genocide and crimes against humanity. The document also lists the components of the International Bill of Human Rights and provides questions about international human rights bodies and principles of international human rights law.

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    This document contains 91 multiple choice questions about human rights and international law. The questions cover topics such as collective rights, the legal nature and binding status of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, circumstances under which human rights violations fall under the European Convention on Human Rights, the rationale for the exhaustion of local remedies in international human rights law, non-derogable rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, minority rights cases, and the definition of genocide and crimes against humanity. The document also lists the components of the International Bill of Human Rights and provides questions about international human rights bodies and principles of international human rights law.

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    This document contains 91 multiple choice questions about human rights and international law. The questions cover topics such as collective rights, the legal nature and binding status of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, circumstances under which human rights violations fall under the European Convention on Human Rights, the rationale for the exhaustion of local remedies in international human rights law, non-derogable rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, minority rights cases, and the definition of genocide and crimes against humanity. The document also lists the components of the International Bill of Human Rights and provides questions about international human rights bodies and principles of international human rights law.

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    The key takeaways are that the document discusses international human rights law concepts like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, genocide, crimes against humanity, and the jurisdiction of international courts.

    The three main instruments that make up the International Bill of Human Rights are the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

    The four acts that constitute genocide according to international law are: killing members of the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part, and imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group.

    Human Rights and International Law MCQs [set-4]

    76. Which of the following is a collective right?

    A. right to life and liberty

    B. right to fair trial

    C. self-determination

    D. freedom of religion
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    77. What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
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    B. it is a un security council resolution

    C. it is part of the american constitution.

    D. it is a multilateral treaty.

    Answer: A

    78. Is the UDHR a binding legal instrument?

    A. yes

    B. no

    C. yes, only on states that have agreed to be bound by it

    D. none of the above

    Answer: B

    79. Under what circumstances do human rights violations taking place


    outside the territory of ECHR Member States fall within the remit of the
    ECHR?

    A. where a member state exercises control

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    B. where a member state requests the echr to do so

    C. never

    D. where a member state exercises effective control

    Answer: D

    80. What is the rationale for the exhaustion of local remedies in


    international human rights?

    A. to restrict the volume of petitions to international tribunals

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    81. Which of the following is not a non-derogable right as per Article 4 of
    the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights?

    A. rights to life

    B. the freedoms of thought

    C. prohibition on torture

    D. right to fair trial

    Answer: D

    82. The Minority Schools in Albania case that noted that equality in law
    precludes discrimination of any kind, was determined by which of the
    following?

    A. icj

    B. pcij

    C. echr

    D. icc

    Answer: B

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    83. Which of the following cases determined by the Human Rights
    Committee does not deal with the protection of minority rights under
    Article 27 of the ICCPR?

    A. the kitok case

    B. the lovelace case

    C. the sawhoyamaxa indigenous community case

    D. the lubicon lake band case

    Answer: C
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    84. In which of the following cases the t e arrested for drug-
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    trafficking in France, was in police custody
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    police liable. As this processc q The national authorities finally held the
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    applicant argued that his right to be free from torture had been violated as
    well as his right to a fair hearing.

    A. selmouni v. france

    B. a and ors v. france

    C. trident v. france

    D. none of the above

    Answer: A

    85. In which of the following cases were the relationship between the ICJ
    and the Security Council, and their separation of powers, considered by
    the court?

    A. pan am case

    B. paquete habana case

    C. corfu channel case

    D. chorzow factory case

    Answer: A

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    86. International Bill of Human Rights includes:

    A. universal declaration of human rights

    B. international covenant on civil and political rights and international covenant on economic,
    social and cultural rights

    C. both (a) and (b)

    D. either (a) or (b)

    Answer: C

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    B. 2001

    C. 2006

    D. 1998

    Answer: C

    88. 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?

    A. all states have a duty to respect thefundamental rights and freedoms of all persons within their
    territories.

    B. stateshave a duty not to permit discrimination by reason of sex, race, religion orlanguage.

    C. states have a duty to promote universal respect for human rightsand to co-operate with each
    other to achieve this objective.

    D. all of the above.

    Answer: D

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    89. “Genocide” includes which of the following?

    A. killing members of the group.

    B. causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group.

    C. deliberatelyinflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its


    physicaldestruction in whole or in part.

    D. all of the above.

    Answer: D

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    D. forcibly transferring children of onegroup to another group

    Answer: D

    91. the jurisdiction of the ICC is “rationetemporis”. Thismeans:

    A. its jurisdiction is temporary or optional

    B. its jurisdiction applies to crimesthat have been committed after the entry into force of therome
    statute

    C. itsjurisdiction attaches even to non-member states

    D. that a state may acceptjurisdiction and waive immunity

    Answer: B

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    For Discussion / Reporting / Correction of any MCQ please visit discussion page by clicking on
    'answer' of respective MCQ.

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