International Organization, Law, and Human Rights
What does Jus ad bellum mean?

A. Justice and Beauty
B. Justice and order
C. The principle that states must observe treaties
D. Laws of war governing when it is legal to use force to or wage war

When did human rights begin to emerge as an active concern of national foreign policies?

A. The end of the Cold War
B. The early 1950s
C. The mid-1960s
D. The mid-1970s

What is the liberal position on rights?

A. The liberal position on rights maintains that life liberal and property are rights that are inalienable and unconditional. The only acceptable reason for constraining one individual is to protect the rights of another
B. The liberal position on rights privileges freedoms over rights
C. The liberal position on rights says that the primary function of government is to protect the rights to life, liberty and property
D. a and c

What are the distinctive characteristics of the modern institution of international law?

A. A peculiar language of reasoning and argument
B. Multilateral form of legislation
C. A strong discourse of institutional autonomy
D. All of above

What was the immediate purpose of the Commission on Human Rights?

A. To draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
B. To organize peace keeping forces in the Congo
C. To prosecute military dictators
D. None of these options gives is correct

The current secretary-general of the United Nations is:

A. Kofi Annan
B. Ban Ki-Moon
C. Javier Perez de Cuellar
D. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

___________ is the process of political integration following economic integration for practical purposes.

A. Total integration
B. Mutual integration
C. Spillover
D. Supranationalism

How has the nature and scope of international society been conditioned by international legal instruments?

A. They have defined the nature of legitimate statehood
B. Legal instruments have given it a code ethics, and a universal standard of order
C. They have clarified the bounds of rightful state action, international and domestic
D. a and c

What is necessary before a rule can be considered customary international law?

A. Evidence of general state practice
B. That it is enshrined in a treaty
C. Evidence that states accept such practice as law
D. Both a and c