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. Which of the following types of rights have been described as first generation rights?:

Social and economic rights correct incorrect

Civil and political rights correct incorrect

Cultural rights correct incorrect

People's rights correct incorrect

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. Which philosopher called the idea of natural rights 'nonsense on stilts'?

Alan Gerwith correct incorrect

Emmanuel Kant correct incorrect

John Locke correct incorrect

Jeremy Bentham correct incorrect

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. Which one of the statements below is false?

The war crimes trials at Nuremberg and Tokyo took place immediately after the First World War correct incorrect

The war crimes trials introduced a 'crime against humanity' as an offence correct incorrect

The war crimes trials held individuals legally responsible for acts such as war crimes and crimes against humanity correct incorrect

The war crimes trials found that 'superior orders' could not be used as a defence for war crimes or crimes against humanity correct incorrect

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. The enforcement mechanism of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (and Protocol) consists of…

A reporting mechanism only correct incorrect

Judgment of an international tribunal correct incorrect

Right to individual petition only correct incorrect

A reporting mechanism and right to individual petition correct incorrect

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. The UN Vienna Declaration 1993 declared that…

Third generation rights are of primary importance correct incorrect

Civil and political rights are core rights correct incorrect

All types of rights are indivisible, interrelated and interdependent correct incorrect

Social and economic rights are non-enforceable correct incorrect

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. In the Grootboom case in South Africa the Supreme Court…

Found the state was responsible for the homelessness of the appellants and that they had to provide the appellants with a certain type of housing as soon as possible correct incorrect

Found the state was responsible for the homelessness of the appellants but that the right to housing was not enforceable by the Court correct incorrect

Found that the state had to take reasonable steps to fulfil its obligation to the appellants under the right to housing in the Constitution correct incorrect

Found the state was not responsible for the appellants' homelessness correct incorrect

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. Which of these statements best describes the UK Constitution?

The UK Constitution's only source of power is that of the sovereign correct incorrect

The UK Constitution gives the judiciary the power to overturn acts of parliament correct incorrect

The UK Constitution is uncodified and can be found in a number of sources correct incorrect

The UK Constitution is based on a Bill of Rights correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements is true?:

The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law correct incorrect

TheHuman Rights Act 1998 allows a court to invalidate primary legislation correct incorrect

The Human Rights Act 1998 allows any person with a reasonable case to bring a case before a court correct incorrect

The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates the EU charter of fundamental rights into UK law correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements best describes the UN Human Rights Council?:

The UN Human Rights Council has the power to impose economic sanctions on a state for human rights violations correct incorrect

The UN Human Rights Council scrutinises the human rights records of member states on the Council and each member state of the UN correct incorrect

The UN Human Rights Council replaced the Economic and Social Committee of the UN correct incorrect

The UN Human Rights Council consists of 27 member states correct incorrect

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. Magna Carta was…

An agreement in 1689 which guaranteed freedom of speech in Parliament correct incorrect

An agreement in 1215 between the King and his barons, which guaranteed certain protections for subjects correct incorrect

A constitutional document in the 19^th century guaranteeing the right to vote correct incorrect

A document setting a complete Bill of Rights for England correct incorrect