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What is the primary purpose of the International Law Commission (ILC) according to the text?

  • To enforce international agreements through judicial decisions
  • To establish a system for punishing states that violate international law
  • To promote the progressive development of international law and its codification (correct)
  • To create legally binding norms between states
  • What role do general principles of international law play in preventing non liquet situations?

  • They are used to enforce legally binding norms
  • They ensure that states act honestly in fulfilling their obligations
  • They provide a basis for swift legal sanctions against violators
  • They prevent courts from being unable to decide a dispute due to a shortage of applicable law (correct)
  • In what context did the Court rely on equitable principles in the North Sea Continental Shelf Cases?

  • To establish a basis for legal sanctions against states
  • When delimiting the continental shelf between West Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark (correct)
  • To enforce hard law norms against the parties involved
  • To create soft law instruments for international environmental law
  • What distinguishes 'hard law' from 'soft law' according to the text?

    <p>'Hard law' is legally binding while 'soft law' is not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do states commonly create norms of behavior that are non-legally binding?

    <p>To establish a faster and more flexible way of creating expectations of behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a particularly important type of soft law commitment mentioned in the text?

    <p>Resolutions and declarations adopted by the United Nations General Assembly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes identifying relevant legal sources in international law challenging?

    <p>Lack of a universal legislature and compulsory jurisdiction system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT listed as a source of international law in Article 38(1) of the ICJ Statute?

    <p>General principles of domestic law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) according to the text?

    <p>To decide disputes in accordance with international law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why may legal obligations in international law derive from more than one particular source?

    <p>Due to the lack of a centralized legal system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which subsidiary means for determining rules of law is listed in Article 38(1) of the ICJ Statute?

    <p>Judicial decisions and teachings of publicists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Article 59 provide for regarding sources of international law?

    <p>It contains provisions related to the use of subsidiary means for determining rules of law.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the legal basis of treaty-based obligations according to the text?

    <p>State consent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'pacta sunt servanda' refer to?

    <p>The binding nature of treaties on the parties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a bilateral treaty according to the text?

    <p>It involves two states and resembles a contract</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element of state practice in forming customary law requires behavior to be reasonably uniform?

    <p>Consistency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 'persistent objector rule' mentioned in the text?

    <p>To protect a state from emerging customary rules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In theory, what type of state acts can be considered as part of state practice for forming customary law?

    <p>Physical acts and verbal acts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Generality' in forming customary law refers to what aspect of state practice?

    <p>Widespread participation in the practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'The way things are done' is associated with which element of state behavior according to the text?

    <p>'Duration'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'The belief that the practice is legally binding' is associated with which element of state behavior?

    <p>'State practice'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the emerging potential ten-mile rule mentioned in the context of the Fisheries Case?

    <p>'Emerging customary rule'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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