Chapter 9 Check My Learning

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. Within the legal system hierarchical structures exit for ____________.

making law correct incorrect

enforcing law correct incorrect

interpreting law correct incorrect

intercepting law correct incorrect

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. Different countries may have varied conceptions of what is right and just because of their ___________.

access to information correct incorrect

cultural and historical experiences correct incorrect

economy correct incorrect

UN membership correct incorrect

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. According to the chapter, ___________ was first scholar of international law.

Hugo Grotius correct incorrect

John Selden correct incorrect

Francisco de Vitoria correct incorrect

Alfonso de Castro correct incorrect

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

the philosophical roots of law correct incorrect

how international laws are made correct incorrect

how legal disputes are decided correct incorrect

where the secretariat should be located correct incorrect

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. The judicial decisions of a country are used mainly ____________.

to make laws correct incorrect

to interpret the law correct incorrect

to verify decrees correct incorrect

to enforce the law correct incorrect

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. Which of the flowing is not a source of law that the international legal community officially does not recognizes?

international conventions or treaties, whether general or particular correct incorrect

the teaching of the most highly qualified writers and scholars correct incorrect

parliamentary debates correct incorrect

general principles of laws, recognized by civilized nations correct incorrect

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. After World War II, a select number of German and Japanese military leaders were tried and convicted at the _____________ and ___________ tribunals.

Berlin; Kawasaki correct incorrect

Hamburg; Yokohama correct incorrect

Munich; Osaka correct incorrect

Nuremberg; Tokyo correct incorrect

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. Which of the following best describes the optional clause as it relates to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?

It is optional for member states to be subjected to the ICJ's jurisdiction. correct incorrect

Member states can choose when to be subjected to the ICJ's jurisdiction. correct incorrect

The optional clause means that the ICJ must seek permission from sovereign states before a dispute. correct incorrect

Member states must agree to be subject to the ICJ's compulsory jurisdiction. correct incorrect