Quiz 1 PIL

There are two main categories of claim to self-determination; the claim by a group within an established state to break away and form a new entity; and claims to be free from external coercion.

• True

• False

In the absence of an international legislative body, international agreements are a convenient tool through which states are able to project common expectations.

• True

• False

Only oral agreements come under the provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.

• True

• False

In one case, the Minutes of a meeting and the exchanges of letters between the two heads of state was considered an international agreement.

• True

• False

For the purpose of performing all acts relating to the conclusion of a treaty, Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs are considered as representatives of the State.

• True

• False

The most important step in making the document or treaty binding is the consent to be bound.

• True

• False

Multilateral treaties generally contain a provision which says how many states have to accept the treaty before it can come into force.

• True

• False

When a comparison between the authentic texts reveals a discrepancy of meaning and the divergence of interpretation still persists, the interpreter has to individuate the meaning that best reconciles the texts, having regard to the object and purpose of the treaty.

• True

• False

UN member states may threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state, even if it diverges from the purposes of the UN.

• True

• False

Three other important modes of terminating a treaty are material breach, impossibility of performance and change of fundamental conditions (Lex non cogit ad impossibilia).

• True

• False