LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 9 Public International Law and Human Rights Dec 2019 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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I] Answer the following in not more than two sentences each 20 Marks

1. (1) What is Pacta Sunt Servanda?
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2. (2) What is a Vassal State?
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3. (3) State two issues in the Lotus Case.
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4. (4) What is Asylum?
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5. (5) State the object of United Nations
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6. (6) Define Genocide.
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7. (7) Define "Human Right".
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8. (8) State two functions of ILO.
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9. (9) State two rights of prisoners.
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10. (10) What does Sustainable Development mean?
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II] Write short notes on the following (any four) 20 Marks

1. (1) Peaceful settlement of disputes.
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2. (2) Corfu channel case.
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3. (3) World Health Organisation.
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4. (4) Amnesty International
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5. (5) CEDAW
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6. (6) National Commission for Women.
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III] Answer the following situational questions (any two) 12 Marks

1. (1) Gold belonging to Company was wrongfully seized by the Republic. Soon afterwards war broke and the Republic was conquered and its territory was annexed by the Crown. The Company filed petition against the Crown for recovering the gold that had devolved on the Crown. (a) Will the Company succeed in the case? Give reason. (b) Enumerate the modes of acquisition and loss of territory by State.
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2. (2) Children were employed in the construction work at projects in Delhi. An NGO challenged this before the Supreme Court. (a) Are any rights of the children violated in this case? State relevant provisions. (b) Explain how NGO's in India have helped in protecting rights of children.
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3. (3) One of the prisoners in a Central Jail in India wrote a letter to the Honourable Supreme Court about the inhuman conditions of the living for prisoners inside the jail. (a) Which landmark case is referred to above? Quote any two cases on Rights of Prisoners. (b) State any two rights of prisoners.
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IV] Answer the following (any four) 48 Marks

1. (1) What is Recognition? Explain various theories of recognition of states in International Law.
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2. (2) Discuss provisions of United Nations Convention on Law of the Seas.
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3. (3) Explain the sources of International Law.
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4. (4) Compare the provisions of UDHR vis-a-vis the Indian Constitution.
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5. (5) State the composition and functions of the National Human Rights Commission.
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6. (6) Explain Right to healthy environment with the help of Supreme Court judgments.
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