Exam 11: International Law and Norms

A) States can legitimately intervene in the internal affairs of other states when there are economic interests at stake.
B) States can legitimately intervene in the internal affairs of another state that is failing to protect its citizens from widespread human rights abuses.
C) The international community can never intervene in the internal affairs of another state.
D) Only neighboring states can intervene in the internal affairs of their neighbors.

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A) legal obligations.
B) which states are party to a treaty.
C) the norms through which the law operates.
D) secondary rules.

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A) It is a body of rules that regulate behavior.
B) It is more likely to be followed than an international organization.
C) It is more likely to have the backing of an international hegemon.
D) It cannot be ignored by states like other international institutions.

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Norms are standards of behavior that def...

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A) Low obligation
B) Vague
C) High delegation
D) Low enforcement

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A) TANs appeal to nongovernmental organizations in an undemocratic state to pressure their government to change.
B) The harsh policies implemented by an authoritarian state backfire by creating mass domestic opposition.
C) Nongovernmental organizations in a state contact transnational organizations,which bring pressure on their governments to change policies.
D) A state's criticism of other states' offenses opens itself up to domestic criticism of its own abuses.

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A) Belgium
B) Greenpeace
C) World Trade Organization
D) Organization of American States

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A) Once ratified,treaties are enforced by domestic courts in the same way as domestic laws.
B) Strong domestic courts give domestic laws precedence,meaning international law may not be enforced by some domestic courts.
C) Domestic courts can overturn international treaty ratification.
D) Domestic courts have little ability to enforce international law because they cannot appeal to international law in legal interpretations.

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A) Adherence to it is mandatory.
B) Oversight and enforcement is delegated to third parties.
C) The obligations of the law are vague or unclear.
D) Nonstate actors are held accountable by the law.

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A) A president of France declaring that France will lower tariffs on all agricultural products from former colonies
B) An organization holding a conference in which actors discuss mechanisms to better protect women from violence globally
C) India and China agreeing to stop all conflict along their borders
D) The United States declaring an international war against terrorism

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A) States must not discriminate between imported and domestically produced goods in the World Trade Organization.
B) States must grant all other member states most-favored-nation status in the World Trade Organization.
C) Only sovereign states can bind themselves to the World Trade Organization.
D) States must provide stable exchange rates in the International Monetary Fund.

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A) Violations of women's rights are a form of gender discrimination.
B) Women's rights are necessary for equal economic development for all.
C) Violence against women represents a key women's rights issue.
D) Violations of women's rights are violations of human rights.

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A) A state is unlikely to comply with the Geneva Conventions because treaty obligations regarding the treatment of prisoners of war are imprecise.
B) A state is only likely to comply with the Convention against Torture when it is given the resources to effectively monitor state agents.
C) A state is likely to comply with the Geneva Conventions by treating prisoners of war humanely because violation would likely result in the state's own POWs being treated poorly.
D) A state is likely to honor an alliance commitment because a violation would damage the state's reputation as reliable.

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A) When states are following the norms
B) When states are violating norms
C) When there is an established international organization pushing for the norm
D) When the international hegemon identifies a norm as being important

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States often cede sovereignty to interna...

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A) The International Monetary Fund requires Jamaica to adopt austerity measures.
B) A human rights nongovernmental organization (NGO) publishes and widely disseminates a report on violations of human rights in Egypt.
C) An environmental NGO discusses China's environmental policy in a private meeting with Chinese officials.
D) Several NGOs face repression in Russia and leave the country.

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A) Most states follow laws most of the time.
B) Few states violate international law.
C) Only international organizations are bound by international law; other actors are not subject to international law.
D) International law reflects state interests and does not actually alter the behavior of states.

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A) Less important international laws
B) The powers and processes by which primary rules are made and changed
C) Rules dealing with communication and transportation
D) Rules that are not concerned with war but with areas such as economics

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