dataset_name: international_law
description: 'The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about international
  law.


  Q: How the consent to be bound of a State may be expressed?

  (A) The consent of a State to be bound is expressed only by ratification (B) The
  consent of a state to be bound by a treaty may be expressed by signature, ratification,
  acceptance, approval or accession (C) The consent of a State to be bound is expressed
  by signature (D) The consent of a State to be bound is expressed by whatever means
  they choose

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on international law
  for help. Article 11 of Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties signed in 1969
  states that "the consent of a State to be bound by a treaty may be expressed by
  signature, exchange of instruments constituting a treaty, ratification, acceptance,
  approval or accession, or by any other means if so agreed." (B) is the most precise
  and accurate answer. The answer is (B).


  Q: What is the judge ad hoc?

  (A) If a party to a contentious case before the ICJ does not have a national sitting
  as judge, it is entitled to nominate someone as a judge solely for that case, with
  the title of judge ad hoc (B) Judge ad hoc is the member of the bench of the ICJ
  with a casting vote (C) Judge ad hoc is a surrogate judge, in case a judge is disqualified
  or passes away (D) Judge ad hoc is the judge that each party will always nominate
  in every contentious case

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on international law
  for help. As "ad hoc" implies, a judge ad hoc is appointed only for a specific case
  or period, when a party to a contentious case before the International Court of
  Justice does not have a regular national sitting as judge. The answer is (A).


  Q: When ''consent'' can serve as a circumstance precluding the wrongfulness of a
  State conduct?

  (A) Consent can serve as a circumstance precluding the wrongfulness whenever it
  is given (B) Consent can never serve as a circumstance precluding wrongfulness (C)
  Consent can serve as a circumstance precluding wrongfulness, provided the consent
  is valid and to the extent that the conduct remains within the limits of the consent
  given (D) Consent can always serve as a circumstance precluding wrongfulness, no
  matter which organ of the State gives it

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on international law
  for help. Valid consent can serve as a circumstance precluding the wrongfulness
  of a State conduct if the conduct remains within the limits of that consent, according
  to Chapter V of the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts,
  2001, United Nations. The answer is (C).


  Q: Would a reservation to the definition of torture in the ICCPR be acceptable in
  contemporary practice?

  (A) This is an acceptable reservation if the reserving country''s legislation employs
  a different definition (B) This is an unacceptable reservation because it contravenes
  the object and purpose of the ICCPR (C) This is an unacceptable reservation because
  the definition of torture in the ICCPR is consistent with customary international
  law (D) This is an acceptable reservation because under general international law
  States have the right to enter reservations to treaties

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on international law
  for help. For it contravenes the object and purpose of the ICCPR, this is an unacceptable
  reservation in contemporary practice. The answer is (B).


  Q: What types of force does Article 2(4) of the UN Charter prohibit?

  (A) Article 2(4) encompasses only armed force (B) Article 2(4) encompasses all types
  of force, including sanctions (C) Article 2(4) encompasses all interference in the
  domestic affairs of States (D) Article 2(4) encompasses force directed only against
  a State''s territorial integrity

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on international law
  for help. Article 2(4) of the UN Charter prohibits states from using armed forces
  in their international relations. The answer is (A).'
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