WorksheetsPIL Session 2 WS22/23
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Individuals...
have always been subjects of international law
are objects of international law since 1945
have rights and duties under international law
are not subjects of international law
Subjectivity of states is...
non necessary, derivative, limited and particular
merely imagination
a new development of public international law
necessary, original, unlimited and general
The Montevideo Convention...
is a South American film festival
provides criterions for a State as a person of international law
is a worldwide treaty that binds all UN Member States
is the successor to the Buenos Aires Agreement
The criteria set out in the Montevideo Convention are…
a temporary population and an undefined territory
peace and security
exquisite restaurants and hotels for diplomats
a government and the capacity to enter into relations with other states
The criterion “permanent population” stipulates…
that the size is important
that ethnicity, language and history play a decisive legal role
a permanent population possessing citizenship, residing in the territory
that nobody must leave the country
The criterion of defined territory…
is not mentioned by the Montevideo Convention
requires fully defined or settled boundaries for the state
does not require geographical borders at all
requires a consistent nucleus of territory
The boundaries of a territory…
have to be definitively defined
have to surround one geographical entity
cannot include exclaves
are established through agreements and customary law
Citizenship can be…
acquired by descent
acquired by place of death
acquired by patriotism, bribery and good deeds
acquired by E.T. and other aliens
Diplomatic protection…
is only granted to diplomatic personnel
means protection of citizens against acts by other states
ensures protection of citizens against acts by foreign diplomats
requires an "artificial link"
The Lotus decision of the PCIJ (1927) holds that…
states are limited under international law by positive obligations only
any state may sink foreign vessels
natural law takes precedence over positive law
there is no customary international law
