TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART - I (MCQs): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART - I (MCQs): MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART - II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80

NOTE:
(i) Part - II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART - II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in Accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(v) No Page / Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(iv) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.


Q. 2: International Law is Oxymoronic. Argue.

Q. 3: Explain the basic difference between Primary and Subsidiary sources of International Law.

Q. 4: How can good offices and mediation help in avoiding influence of Security Council's high-handedness? Analyze.

Q. 5: How does International Law deal with POW's (Prisoners of Wars)? Explain with examples.

Q. 6: Under Vienna Convention how would you define treaty, its major features and conditions of termination of a treaty?

Q. 7: What are Jurisdictional constraints to the right of self-determination in context to Montevideo Convention on the recognition of state?

Q. 8: Write short notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Nature of relationship of a state with an individual
(b) International Soft Law
(c) Collective use of Force

There could not have had been more difficult paper of international law.Law is actually a test of cramming and memory only.

Exactly.
It should not be opted by those who are good at solving opinion-based questions and cannot retain the crammed material thats what I learnt in this paper. I may not be opting it for my second attempt.

If you ask me about the nature of this paper? I would say that this is the most plain, easy to tackle and simple paper I've ever came acrossed with. Anyways, it depends more upon the level of prepared (of an aspirant) rather than the nature of a question paper making it a difficult or easy........ Good luck!

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i was thinking to opt International Law for CE 2018, what you say seniors?

This is how an exam should be. That is, testing your in-depth knowledge and understanding of the subject. I'm satisfied that I attempted this paper, even though I may not expect good marks.
This is my opinion only. I feel I have tested myself out in foreign lands with this subject for the first time in CSS in 2017.

Brother, it is a good subject but you need to spend some time (1-2 weeks) to learn the core concepts regarding international law if you are from a different background. The subject itself is easy to understand and to prepare. It just asks for little time.
I'd choose international law again, if i have to.

Brother, paper of international law was easy as usual. Three questions were as expected i.e. nature of IL, treaties and sources of IL. Also, the questions like collective security, place of individual in IL are very common topics of IL. And all these topics were included in question paper of CE-2017.

yes it is easy paper but he asked some of question not asked in straight forward way like about security role and good offices.It is written in article of security council that you first of all solved their issues by good offices,meditation ,judical settlement then consult to security council so he asked question from this article that how we reduced influence of security council. if any one read book who solved this question easily.Before this question asked in straight forward way.

Paper was more critical and contemporary unlike previous papers which were more easy to handle and orthodox.

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