Chapter 9 Exam

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. Ideas about __________ restrain the pursuit of power in domestic systems.

behavior correct incorrect

competency correct incorrect

legitimacy correct incorrect

justice correct incorrect

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. The current international legal system falls toward the _______ end of the evolutionary scale of legal systems.

sophisticated correct incorrect

modern correct incorrect

primitive correct incorrect

middle correct incorrect

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. International law as we know it today primarily developed from the ideas and practices of ___________.

Arabic civilization correct incorrect

Western civilization correct incorrect

Eastern civilization correct incorrect

Middle Eastern civilization correct incorrect

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. Globalization has significantly expanded the need for rules to govern functional areas in all the following except.

demands correct incorrect

communication correct incorrect

finance correct incorrect

trade correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is an example of norm building around global business practices?

Global Strategy Group correct incorrect

Global Network for Advanced Management correct incorrect

UN Global Compact correct incorrect

Global Environmental Fund correct incorrect

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. All of the following could be considered as "low politics" except for _________________.

trade correct incorrect

national security correct incorrect

diplomatic rule correct incorrect

communication correct incorrect

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. All of these are critical considerations for international law, except for ________________.

the philosophical roots of law. correct incorrect

the ways in which international laws are made. correct incorrect

the forms in which legal disputes are decided. correct incorrect

the place in which the secretariat should be located. correct incorrect

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. The special tribunal that dealt with the former President of Liberia Charles Taylor's war crimes was established by ____________.

the African Union correct incorrect

the International Court of Justice correct incorrect

the Liberian government correct incorrect

the UN Security Council correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a school of thought on where laws originate?

The constructivist school of law correct incorrect

Theological school of law correct incorrect

The naturalist school of law correct incorrect

The positivist school of law correct incorrect

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. ____________ are the primary source of international law.

International treaties correct incorrect

Judicial decisions correct incorrect

Scholarly writings correct incorrect

cabinet briefings correct incorrect

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. Philosopher _______ argued in Two Treatises of Government (1690) that there is "a law of nature" that underpins law in any form.

Francisco Suárez correct incorrect

John Locke correct incorrect

René Descartes correct incorrect

Damaris Cudworth Masham correct incorrect

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. The norm that states must carry out the treaties that they sign and ratify is reflected in the___________

pacta sunt servanda correct incorrect

cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad infernos correct incorrect

ad hominem correct incorrect

animus contrahendi correct incorrect

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. The doctrine that grants most diplomats freedom from prosecution for certain crimes while working abroad is known as ____________.

diplomatic pardoning correct incorrect

diplomatic immunity correct incorrect

diplomatic affairs correct incorrect

diplomatic service correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is an example in which international customs exist or influence domestic legal practices?

U.S. Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) correct incorrect

U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade (1973) correct incorrect

U.S. Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona (1966) correct incorrect

U.S. Supreme Court case Roper v. Simmons (2005) correct incorrect

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. Which of the following best explains the ancient Roman concept of jus gentium, as an important concept in international law?

the law of peoples correct incorrect

for the people by the people correct incorrect

contractual intent correct incorrect

for the sake of argument correct incorrect

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. According to the chapter, in the UK Brexit debate, many argued that the European Court of Justice (ECJ)________________________.

should play a strong role in political and bureaucratic decisions correct incorrect

should be strengthening correct incorrect

breached national sovereignty correct incorrect

should be dissolved correct incorrect

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. Approximately _________ of the world's countries have ratified the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984)

75% correct incorrect

95% correct incorrect

86% correct incorrect

59% correct incorrect

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. Western view of law is based on a shared ____________ tradition.

Judeo-Christian correct incorrect

Islamic correct incorrect

Confucius correct incorrect

Hindu correct incorrect

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. Jus ad bellum refers to _________________________________.

conduct during war correct incorrect

the justice of outcomes after war correct incorrect

making peace during war correct incorrect

the decision to go to war correct incorrect

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. Which the following is not a regional court?

The Asian Court of Justice correct incorrect

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights correct incorrect

The Central American Court of Justice correct incorrect

The Community Tribunal of the Economic Community of West African States correct incorrect