International Law

What section granted right to jury trial in the Aus. constitution?

• s 80

• s 51

• s 116

• s 120

What year was the UN formed?

• 1945

• 1918

• 1919

• 1947

What body is generally responsible for passing international law?

• UN General Assembly

• UN Security Council

• Geneva Convention

• League of Nations

Another word for treaty is...

• covenant

• convention

• protocol

• all of the listed responses are correct

Which rights are explicitly contained in the Australian constitution?

• right to free speech

• all of the listed responses are correct

• right to compensation for property

• right to bear arms

A reservation to a treaty means...

• that a signatory does not wish to be bound by all sections

• that a country only reluctantly signs a treaty

• a country has been pressured internationally to sign

• they lack sovereignty to refuse

Who is NOT a permanent member of the UN security council?

• France

• US

• China

• Germany

The process for adopting international law in Australia is...

• signing, ratifying and implementing

• house of representatives, senate, royal assent

• signing, legal adoption, royal assent

• ratification, legal adoption

Nulyarimma v Thompson's precedent showed that...

• Australia isn't bound by international law unless it is adopted

• customary law is not recognized

• the UN has no authority in Australia

• Indigenous rights are secondary to moral rights

Sovereignty refers to...

• full control over affairs within your territory

• international law's increasing authority

• the power of the international court of justice

• the UN Charter forbidding equal rights between nations