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Chapter 12 Self-test questions
Human rights and international humanitarian law
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What is the function of "standard-setting in human rights diplomacy?
Standard-setting means putting forward binding legal standards
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Standard-setting means merely proposing binding legal standards
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Standard-setting means putting forward non-binding legal standards
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Standard-setting means setting certain standards of conduct in human rights treaties
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What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?
The UDHR is a multilateral treaty
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The UDHR is a UN General Assembly resolution
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The UDHR is a UN Security Council resolution
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The UDHR is a declaration adopted by several States at an international conference
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What is the meaning of cultural relativism?
Culture relativism posits that human rights apply equally to all without restrictions
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Culture relativism posits that human rights have a cultural origin
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Cultural relativism posits that the application of human rights is relative to the laws in each nation
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Cultural relativism posits that local culture should validate the existence and practice of all human rights
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What is the meaning of positive obligations of states in the human rights sphere?
Positive rights mean that the state should not interfere
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The positive dimension of rights require states to take concrete and positive measures to enforce rights
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Positive rights mean that individuals must take action to enforce rights alongside states
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Positive rights are those rights that belong to those who are able to enjoy them
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What is the meaning of justiciability?
Justiciability refers to the possibility of enforcement of a particular right by the relevant rights holders
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Justiciability refers to the just nature or cause of a particular right
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Justiciability refers to the courts' assessment of whether the non-enforcement of a particular rights conforms to principles of justice
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Justiciability refers to the obligation of a State to enforce a particular Right
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What is a derogation?
Derogations are exemptions from particular human rights obligations contained in a treaty
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A derogation refers to the ability of rights holders to bring a claim against the State for breach of an obligation
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A State may suspend particular rights by means of a derogation in circumstances that threaten its existence
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Derogations are enforcement clauses in human rights treaties
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Would a reservation to the definition of torture in the ICCPR be acceptable in contemporary practice?
This is an acceptable reservation if the reserving country's legislation employs a different definition
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This is an unacceptable reservation because it contravenes the object and purpose of the ICCPR
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This is an unacceptable reservation because the definition of torture in the ICCPR is consistent with customary international law
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This is an acceptable reservation because under general international law States have the right to enter reservations to treaties
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Which of the following is a treaty-based human rights mechanism?
The UN Human Rights Committee
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The UN Human Rights Council
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The UN Universal Periodic Review
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The UN special mandates
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Under what circumstances do human rights violations taking place outside the territory of ECHR member States fall within the remit of the ECtHR?
The ECHR applies outside Europe where human rights are violated by ECHR member States abroad
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The ECHR applies extraterritorially in circumstances where a member State exercises effective control
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The ECHR applies extraterritorially where a member State has contributed forces to a UN peacekeeping mission
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The ECHR applies extraterritorially where human rights violations are taking place in former colonies of member States
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When does international humanitarian law apply?
When a war takes place
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When an armed attack takes place
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When there is even a low intensity exchange of armed violence between two states; when there exists a military occupation or; following a declaration of war
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When one state declares its applicability
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