NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including question no. 8 which is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.

Q1. Explain in detail the object, purpose and basis of international law.

Q2. Enumerates with short explanation the main principles discussed in any two of the following cases.

1. Lotus case
2. Clarence Thomas and Anita hill case
3. American diplomat case

Q3. The jurisdiction of international court of justice depends on the consent of the parties concerned. Discuss.

Q4. Write a comprehensive note on international rivers and international canal.

Q5. Write short notes on any three of the following in the light of convention on the law of sea 1982 and our maritime zone act of 1976. You must discuss the nature of jurisdiction, right and duties.
(a) Internal Waters
(b) Continental Shelf
(c) Territorial Waters
(d) Land-locked State
(e) EEZ

Q6. Discuss Kashmir dispute in the light of

• Right of self determination
• UN Security Council resolution
• Non interference in internal affairs
• legal status of election in Kashmir
• Simla agreement

Q7. Define nationality. What are neutral and neutralized states?


8. Write only correct answer in the Answer book. Don’t reproduce the questions.

(1) Subject of International Law are:
(a) States
(b) Individuals
(c) Both
(d) None of these

(2) The General Assembly is:
(a) The Principle Organ of UNO
(b) An ordinary Organ of UNO
(c) A check on the Security Council
(d) None of these

(3) League of Nations was not joined by:
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) UK
(d) None of these

(4) Judges of the ICJ are:
(a) Elected by the Security Council
(b) Elected by the General Assembly and the Security Council
(c) Appointed by the Secretary General in consultation with the five permanent members of the Security Council.
(d) None of these

(5) Under the Convention of the Law of the Sea, the breadth of the Territorial Sea is:
(a) 6 nautical miles
(b) 8 nautical miles
(c) 12 nautical miles
(d) None of these

(6) A state can use force:
(a) In its own defence
(b) By entering into a treaty with another state
(c) At its own discretion
(d) None of these

(7) Diplomatic relations are established by:
(a) Mutual agreement
(b) Unilateral action
(c) Decision of neighbouring States
(d) None of these

(8) Rights of hand-locked states are governed by
(a) Rules of customary international law
(b) Convention on the Law of Sea
(c) Mutual Consent
(d) None of these

(9) Vienna Congress took place in:
(a) 1815
(b) 1919
(c) 1945
(d) None of these

(10) Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in:
(a) 1966
(b) 1968
(c) 1948
(d) None of these

(11) The United Nation is:
(a) A Supra-State organization
(b) A creation of Member States
(c) Has no link with States after its establishment
(d) None of these

(12) Territorial asylum is:
(a) An exercise of territorial sovereignty
(b) An impingement of territorial Sovereignty
(c) Granted by mutual consent
(d) None of these

(13) A state is
(a) Bound to recognize a new state
(b) Not bound to do so
(c) Requited to enter into dialog with the new state for recognition

(14) Minquires and Ecrehos case was decided by
(a) ICJ
(b) PCIJ
(c) Europe Court of Human Rights
(d) None of these

(15) The eruption of war termination:
(a) All treaties
(b) Only political treaties
(c) No treaty

(16) International Law can:
(a) Compel a state to settle a dispute
(b) Provide moral support to an issue in dispute
(c) Furnish legal substance to an issue in dispute
(d) None of these

(17) The concept of State immunity is:
(a) An attitude of territorial sovereignty
(b) A derogation-form the sovereignty of state
(c) Not concerned with territorial sovereignty
(d) None of these

(18) The Continuity of states us International Legal Persons is:
(a) Affected by change of government
(b) Not affected by change of government
(c) Depends of the recognition of new government
(d) None of these

(19) Harmon Doctrine is:
(a) Part of International Law
(b) Was renounced before it could take roots in International Law
(c) Is attempting to earn general acceptance
(d) None of these

(20) Vital change of circumstances
(a) Renders a treaty invalid
(b) Terminates the treaty
(c) Has no affect on the treaty
(d) None of these