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Under international law, what prevails over conflicting national laws?
Under international law, what prevails over conflicting national laws?
- Provisions of Islamic Shari'ah law
- Reservations to treaty provisions
- International human rights obligations (correct)
- Specific act of the national parliament
How are human rights treaties typically incorporated into national law?
How are human rights treaties typically incorporated into national law?
- By following principles of Islamic Shari'ah law
- By making reservations to treaty provisions
- Through self-executing incorporation
- Through a specific act of the national parliament (correct)
What is the purpose of making reservations to human rights treaties?
What is the purpose of making reservations to human rights treaties?
- To harmonize with other international treaties
- To ensure compliance with national laws
- To strengthen the provisions of the treaty
- To carve out exceptions to the treaty (correct)
Which country has made reservations to ensure that treaties do not provide greater human rights protections than its Constitution?
Which country has made reservations to ensure that treaties do not provide greater human rights protections than its Constitution?
What does the Arab Charter on Human Rights aim to achieve?
What does the Arab Charter on Human Rights aim to achieve?
Which approach involves directly incorporating treaty obligations into national law?
Which approach involves directly incorporating treaty obligations into national law?
What is the main purpose of treaties in international law?
What is the main purpose of treaties in international law?
Which treaty was the first multilateral treaty to explicitly mention universal human rights?
Which treaty was the first multilateral treaty to explicitly mention universal human rights?
What did the League of Nations provide protections for within their jurisdiction?
What did the League of Nations provide protections for within their jurisdiction?
According to Article 13 of the Charter, how is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) different from the UN Charter?
According to Article 13 of the Charter, how is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) different from the UN Charter?
Which body drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?
Which body drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?
Which provision of the UDHR is widely accepted as part of customary international law?
Which provision of the UDHR is widely accepted as part of customary international law?
Which court was established by the African Union in 1998 to uphold human and peoples' rights?
Which court was established by the African Union in 1998 to uphold human and peoples' rights?
According to modern-day customary international law, which of the following is prohibited among states?
According to modern-day customary international law, which of the following is prohibited among states?
Which of the following is not prohibited by modern-day customary international law among states?
Which of the following is not prohibited by modern-day customary international law among states?
Under international human rights law, which principle prohibits systematic racial discrimination?
Under international human rights law, which principle prohibits systematic racial discrimination?
Which source of law is recognized in the Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
Which source of law is recognized in the Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
What source has a shorter pedigree compared to treaties and customary law?
What source has a shorter pedigree compared to treaties and customary law?
