LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 5 Public International Law and Human Rights Dec 2014 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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• N.B. (1) All questions are compulsory. (2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

1. Q.1: Answer in not more than two sentences (20 Marks)

1. [a] Give two Theories of Recognition of States.
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2. [b] What is UNCLOS?
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3. [c] What is 'Pacta sunt Servanda'?
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4. [d] What was the main object of Stockholm Conference, 1972?
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5. [e] What are 'Land Locked' States?
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6. [f] Give names of Noble Peace Prize Winners for the year 2014.
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7. [g] Give any two international regional treaties concerning protection of human rights.
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8. [h] What is 'State Territory'?
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9. [i] What is 'Right to Development'?
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10. [j] Give any four personal freedoms guaranteed under Article 19 of the Constitution of India.
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2. Q.2: Write notes on any four out of six topics (20 Marks)

1. [a] Principle of Jus Cogens.
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2. [b] Customs as Source of international law.
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3. [c] Rights of Prisoners in India.
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4. [d] International Court of Justice.
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5. [e] Principle of Non-Intervention.
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6. [f] Judicial Activism in environmental law.
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3. Q.3: Solve any two (12 Marks)

1. [a] In a remote District in the State of Battisgarh, a group of twenty five women were forced by local District administration to undergo sterilisation. Due to medical negligence, fifteen woman lost their lives. A local NGO wants to file PIL. (i) According to you what fundamental rights have been violated in this case? (ii) Under which Constitutional provisions can the NGO file PIL? (iii) Can the Court award compensation to the families of deceased women in PIL?
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2. [b] The State of Uraq annexes the neighbouring State of Suwait. The UN Security Council passed resolution directing the State of Uraq to withdraw its forces from the State of Suwait. When the State of Uraq refused to comply with the resolution, the UN security Council passed further resolution calling upon all the member states to provide support to military action against the State of Uraq. (i) Are the UN security Council Resolutions passed under the UN charter binding on the States? (ii) Does the UN Security Council have power to take military action against the States which do not comply with its resolutions? (iii) Write a historical precedent governing the situation.
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3. [c] In the District of O.P. in India, many cases of communal violence have taken place in last four months in which instances of atrocities against members of minority community have been reported. Mr. X is one such victim from minority community. He has demanded inquiry into these cases. (i) Which Commission can take cognisance of Mr. X's complaint? (ii) What are the powers concerning inquiry of commission? (iii) Write constitutional provisions for protection of minorities.
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4. Q.4: Write any four out of six (48 Marks)

1. [a] What is international law? What are its salient features? Is international law, a true law?
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2. [b] Explain evolution of International Human Rights Law and the role of UN in that process.
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3. [c] What is treaty? What are various stages of treaty making? Explain the term 'reservation' in treaties.
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4. [d] What is the status of Human Rights of children in India. Explain with reference to CRC provisions, constitutional provisions and important case law.
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5. [e] Do you think India should abolish capital punishment? Justify your opinion with the help of constitutional provisions; international conventions and protocols and case law.
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6. [f] Explain the principle of freedom of high seas. What are the exceptions to this principle?
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