International Law and Statehood Quiz

It illustrates the absence of a global authority governing international transactions, contrasting sovereign control within territories.

They established basic rules-based systems to govern resource management and enforced them usually through brute force.

The establishment of a common Greek language as lingua franca and the influence of Greek philosophy helped unify political entities.

<p>Jus gentium refers to the law that applies universally to all people, contrasting with jus civile, which is exclusive to a specific state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Canon Law provided a legal structure during the power vacuum following Rome's fall, governing Christian Europe through the Catholic Church.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>These laws were primarily extensions of local municipal laws, selectively applied and not universally enforced.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Church struggled to maintain authority as Latin ceased to be a unifying lingua franca and had to rely on feudal lords for enforcement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As different organizations interacted, the need arose for mutual recognition of laws and practices, leading to the evolution of more formal international agreements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>International organizations, belligerent communities, and individuals in limited capacities can possess legal personality in international law.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mandamus is used to compel action and coerce the performance of a pre-existing duty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The four main elements of statehood are government, permanent population, defined territory, and sovereignty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The President of the Philippines is the guardian of the Philippine archipelago.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Declaratory Theory views state recognition as based on the actual possession of the required elements of statehood, rather than on recognition by other states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Restrictions include policies on nuclear weapons, tariff rates, tax exemptions, foreign loans, and military bases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Constitutive Theory states that recognition by other states is what constitutes the existence of a state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The One-China Policy signifies that countries, including Manila and Washington, recognize only one China, asserting that Taiwan is part of it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Authorization must be in the form of a treaty duly concurred in by the Senate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bayan Muna assailed the constitutionality of the Tripartite Agreement for Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individuals can have legal personalities in international human rights disputes and in trade and investment issues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The MFN principle mandates that any tariff reductions negotiated with one country must be extended to all GATT signatories.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The entities involved were China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PETROVIETNAM), and Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The National Treatment Clause requires that countries do not favor their local products over similar foreign products.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Temporary absence due to foreign occupation does not terminate the existence of a state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Uruguay Round concluded in 1994 and proposed the creation of a new institution, leading to the establishment of the WTO in 1995.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state must have the capacity to enter into relations with other states, indicating its sovereignty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The President has the sole authority in deciding how to address disputes with foreign nations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The average global tariff rate decreased from 22% in 1947 to just 5% by the end of the Uruguay Round.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The contracting or guaranteeing of foreign loans must be previously concurred in by the Monetary Board.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Bali Package, approved in 2013, was the first trade agreement reached through the WTO that lowered tariffs and agricultural subsidies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unlike GATT, WTO agreements encompass not just goods but also trade in services and issues related to intellectual property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The WTO can be joined by both States and customs territories with full autonomy in trade policies, such as the Philippines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Exceptions like Free Trade Areas allow countries to negotiate preferential trade agreements based on geographic considerations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To obtain revenues and influence competition and trade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The House of Representatives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The President can fix or adjust specified rates within limits authorized by Congress.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Based on recommendations from the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of countries that agree to lessen or remove tariff and non-tariff barriers on traded goods and services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A public hearing must be conducted by the Tariff Commission.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The treatment accorded to non-FTA countries must still comply with GATT standards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An FTA allows independent external trade, while a Customs Union mandates a common external tariff.</p> Signup and view all the answers