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Unit-I: Nature, Scope and Sources of International Law

Syllabus: Definition, Nature, Scope and Importance of International Law — Relation of International Law to Municipal Law — Sources of International Law — Codification.

6 Mark Important Questions

  1. Oppenheim’s definition of International Law
  2. Sources of International Law
  3. Jus cogens
  4. Opinion juris
  5. Sovereign equality of states
  6. Non-Intervention

15 Mark Important Questions

  1. Explain the relationship between International Law and Municipal Law with the help of theories.
  2. Examine the various sources of International law.
  3. Discuss the theories as to the basis of International Law.

Unit-II: States and International Law

Syllabus: State Recognition — State Succession — Responsibility of States for International delinquencies — State Territory — Modes of acquiring State Territory.

6 Mark Important Questions

  1. Recognition
  2. Declaratory theory of recognition
  3. Stimson Doctrine
  4. State succession
  5. De facto Recognition

15 Mark Important Questions

  1. Write a detailed note on the kinds and consequences of Recognition.
  2. What is ‘state succession’ in International Law? Explain the rights and duties arising out of state succession.
  3. Explain state succession and discuss the different kinds of state succession. Discuss the consequential rights and duties arising out of state succession.
  4. Discuss the modes of acquiring territory.

Unit-III: Individuals and International Law

Syllabus: Position of Individual in International Law — Nationality — Extradition — Asylum — Privileges and Immunities of Diplomatic Envoys — Treaties — Formation of Treaties — Modes of Consent, Reservation and Termination.

6 Mark Important Questions

  1. Extradition
  2. Diplomatic envoys
  3. Diplomatic Immunity
  4. Pacta Sunt Servanda
  5. Law making Treaties

15 Mark Important Questions

  1. What are the various steps in the formation of treaties? Describe. Explain reservations and their effect in relation to treaties.

Unit-IV: The Law of Sea, Air, and Space

Syllabus: The Legal Regime of the Seas — Evolution of the Law of the Sea — Freedoms of the High Seas — Common Heritage of Mankind — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas — Legal Regime of Airspace — Important Conventions relating to Airspace — Paris, Havana, Warsaw and Chicago Conventions — Five Freedoms of Air — Legal Regime of Outer Space — Important Conventions such as Outer Space Treaty, Agreement on Rescue and Return of Astronauts, Liability Convention, and Agreement on Registration of Space Objects, Moon Treaty — Unispace — Recent development in India’s space missions.

6 Mark Important Questions

  1. Freedom of high seas
  2. EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone)
  3. Common Heritage of Mankind
  4. Legal Regime of air space
  5. UN Space

15 Mark Important Questions

  1. Write a critical note on United Nations conventions on law of sea?
  2. What do you understand by “Freedom of the High Seas”?
  3. Write a note on Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone.
  4. Discuss the salient features of Outer Space Treaty.

Unit-V: International Organizations

Syllabus: International Organizations — League of Nations and United Nations — International Court of Justice — International Criminal Court — Specialized agencies of the UN — WHO, UNESCO, ILO, IMF and WTO.

6 Mark Important Questions

  1. League of Nations
  2. Veto
  3. ICJ (International Court of Justice)
  4. Jurisdiction of ICJ
  5. Ex aequo et bono
  6. Functions, composition and jurisdiction of International Criminal Court
  7. WHO
  8. UNESCO
  9. UNICEF

15 Mark Important Questions

  1. What is the importance of the UN charter as an International instrument for the maintenance of peace and security?
  2. What are the powers and functions of the general assembly of the United Nations?
  3. Explain the functions and jurisdiction of International court of justice.

10 Mark Public International Law IMP Questions

  1. ‘B’ a diplomatic agent from India travels to Russia to ratify a treaty. During his stay at Russia, he commits a traffic violation. Can ‘B’ be made liable for his offence?
  2. State ‘A’ grants de facto recognition to State ‘B’. Later, State ‘B’ engages in behavior which violates its international commitments, due to which State ‘A’ decides to revoke the ‘de facto’ recognition given to State ‘B’. Justify the action of State ‘A’.
  3. States ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ claim sovereignty over Island ‘Q’. State ‘Y’ claims sovereignty as it has established the will to act as sovereign and has actually exercised sovereignty. State ‘Z’ claims sovereignty based on a treaty through which it has acquired the island. Decide to whom would Island ‘Q’ belong to and state reasons for the same?
  4. State ‘A’ sought extradition of ‘C’ who is accused of an offence in its state but is not an offender in State ‘B’ to which ‘C’ escaped. Is extradition possible in this case? Examine and elaborate.
  5. In a dispute between state ‘A’ and state ‘B’ over an Island ‘C’, state ‘A’ claims the title to it on the basis that state ‘X’ had discovered that island first and it sold the same to state ‘A’. But state ‘B’ argues that the Island is in its continuous peaceful possession for more than 70 years and hence it had right over it. Decide.
  6. A Foreigner ‘F’ residing in the state ‘K’ is killed in mob violence. Discuss it and to what extent, the state K is responsible.
  7. State A has entered into an agreement with state B relating to investment in oil sector in territory of ‘C’ which is a colony of state A. C became independent in 2019 and B insists on C that the treaty should be honoured. C argued that it is not bound by the treaty. Discuss.
  8. The diplomat of state ‘A’ was supplying weapons to banned outfit in violation of local laws, in state ‘B’. When he was arrested, he claims diplomatic immunity. Can he succeed?
  9. A state denies its own existence as a result of bifurcation. As a result, the state continues to exist under a new name but the state was deprived of attending the competition. Discuss.
  10. “A” was involved in a ‘hijack’ case. “Z” state extended support. Is “Z” state liable?
  11. The diplomat of a state was killed in mob violence along with his staff in the state assigned. Discuss the liability of the state.
  12. A person had been granted Asylum in a warship by his captain. Decide the legal position.
  13. Govt. of India purchased wheat from an American company. As there was inordinate delay in payment for wheat, the American company sued Indian Government in an American court. Government of India claims sovereign Immunity. Argue.
  14. There is a boundary dispute between India and Bangladesh regarding the maritime delimitation between Andaman Islands and Bangladesh. India wants to apply the archipelagic baselines to Andaman Islands and claim median line as the boundary between these Islands and Bangladesh. Decide.
  15. A diplomatic envoy purchased a plot of land for his personal use but paid only half of the value and did not pay the balance amount. Discuss his liability under Information’s law.
  16. A state “Y” launches a satellite in outer space and the satellite while falling on earth causes damage to state “X”. Discuss the Liability of state “Y”.

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