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What is one defining aspect of sovereignty according to the text?
What is one defining aspect of sovereignty according to the text?
- Exclusive right of each state to govern its internal affairs (correct)
- Unrestricted exercise of power in any form in the territory of another state
- The ability to exert power over any territory
- The obligation to respect the laws of other states
In the Lotus case, what restriction did the Permanent Court of International Justice emphasize?
In the Lotus case, what restriction did the Permanent Court of International Justice emphasize?
- The limitation on a state's exercise of power in the territory of another state (correct)
- The necessity for states to exercise power in the territory of another state
- The requirement for states to intervene in international disputes
- The prohibition of a state to govern its internal affairs
How does state legal jurisdiction usually align with state boundaries according to the text?
How does state legal jurisdiction usually align with state boundaries according to the text?
- It aligns only with international boundaries
- It usually extends beyond state boundaries (correct)
- It always aligns perfectly with state boundaries
- It rarely extends beyond state boundaries
What does international law seek to balance regarding state jurisdiction?
What does international law seek to balance regarding state jurisdiction?
How does the concept of jurisdiction impact the relationship between states?
How does the concept of jurisdiction impact the relationship between states?
Why do recognized principles of jurisdiction exist in international law?
Why do recognized principles of jurisdiction exist in international law?
Under the subjective territorial approach, how does a state assert jurisdiction over offences?
Under the subjective territorial approach, how does a state assert jurisdiction over offences?
Which principle allows a state to extend its laws to its own nationals regardless of their location?
Which principle allows a state to extend its laws to its own nationals regardless of their location?
Why did the Harvard Research in International Law exclude the passive personality principle from its 1935 Draft Convention on Jurisdiction with Respect to Crime?
Why did the Harvard Research in International Law exclude the passive personality principle from its 1935 Draft Convention on Jurisdiction with Respect to Crime?
What makes it difficult for potential offenders to anticipate which state's laws they may be subjected to under the passive personality principle?
What makes it difficult for potential offenders to anticipate which state's laws they may be subjected to under the passive personality principle?
Which principle asserts that a state can legislate on any matter it desires within its own territory?
Which principle asserts that a state can legislate on any matter it desires within its own territory?
What does the territorial principle in international law emphasize regarding a state's jurisdiction?
What does the territorial principle in international law emphasize regarding a state's jurisdiction?
'Active personality' refers to which principle of jurisdiction?
'Active personality' refers to which principle of jurisdiction?
'Objective territorial' and 'subjective territorial' approaches are used in international law to address:
'Objective territorial' and 'subjective territorial' approaches are used in international law to address:
What principle of jurisdiction allows a state to extend its jurisdiction over any matter that has a harmful effect on it?
What principle of jurisdiction allows a state to extend its jurisdiction over any matter that has a harmful effect on it?
Which principle of jurisdiction was established to combat drug smuggling and international terrorism?
Which principle of jurisdiction was established to combat drug smuggling and international terrorism?
What type of offences are most serious under international law and thus considered crimes under universal jurisdiction?
What type of offences are most serious under international law and thus considered crimes under universal jurisdiction?
Which principle of jurisdiction is based on the lack of a direct link between the state and the offence?
Which principle of jurisdiction is based on the lack of a direct link between the state and the offence?
In what context did the District Court of Jerusalem justify prosecuting Eichmann under Israeli law?
In what context did the District Court of Jerusalem justify prosecuting Eichmann under Israeli law?
Which principle may give rise to considerable international friction when more than one state is entitled to claim jurisdiction in a given case?
Which principle may give rise to considerable international friction when more than one state is entitled to claim jurisdiction in a given case?
'Either extradite or prosecute' is the philosophy behind which principle of resolving jurisdictional disputes?
'Either extradite or prosecute' is the philosophy behind which principle of resolving jurisdictional disputes?
'Double criminality' requires that the offence involved must be a criminal offense in both states concerned to facilitate what process?
'Double criminality' requires that the offence involved must be a criminal offense in both states concerned to facilitate what process?
Which articles contain the obligation to refrain from extraditing an individual if there is a risk of inhumane treatment?
Which articles contain the obligation to refrain from extraditing an individual if there is a risk of inhumane treatment?
In the Eichmann case, under what circumstances did the District Court of Jerusalem state that a state must abstain from prosecution?
In the Eichmann case, under what circumstances did the District Court of Jerusalem state that a state must abstain from prosecution?
What did the German Federal Constitutional Court conclude in the Stocke case regarding the refusal of jurisdiction by national courts?
What did the German Federal Constitutional Court conclude in the Stocke case regarding the refusal of jurisdiction by national courts?
What concept did the German Federal Constitutional Court introduce in Iran in 1963 regarding state immunity?
What concept did the German Federal Constitutional Court introduce in Iran in 1963 regarding state immunity?
Which principle of state immunity has evolved from absolute immunity to restrictive immunity?
Which principle of state immunity has evolved from absolute immunity to restrictive immunity?
Who is covered by sovereign immunity according to the text?
Who is covered by sovereign immunity according to the text?
Which conventions regulate state immunity according to the text?
Which conventions regulate state immunity according to the text?
