LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 5 Public International Law and Human Rights Nov 2024 75/25 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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Q.1 Q.1: Answer any six questions in one or two sentences (12 Marks)

1. (a) Who are diplomatic envoys?
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2. (b) What is Piracy?
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3. (c) What is UN Security Council?
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4. (d) What is the floating island theory?
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5. (e) What is the term of the judges of the International Court of Justice?
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6. (f) What does territorial integrity mean?
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7. (g) What is extradition?
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8. (h) How many nautical miles is the breadth of the Territorial Sea?
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9. (i) When was United Nations established?
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10. (j) What is de-jure recognition?
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Q.2 Q.2: Write short notes (any two) (12 Marks)

1. (1) Types of treaties
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2. (2) Corfu Channel Case
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3. (3) Principle of Non-Intervention
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4. (4) Methods of acquiring territorial sovereignty
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Q.3 Q.3: Answer any two of the following (12 Marks)

1. (a) Country A and Country B signed a treaty in 1980 to establish their border along a river. Over time, the river changed its course due to natural erosion, causing the border to shift. Country A insists on the original border based on the 1980 treaty, while Country B argues for the current river course as the new border. (i) Name the Convention according to which the treaty has been entered into. (ii) How and where can a treaty be registered?
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2. (b) Country X and Country Y are neighboring countries with a shared border. An Aircraft registered in Country Y enters the airspace of Country X without prior permission. Country Y detects the unauthorized overflight and demands an explanation from Country X. Country Y claims it was a navigation error and requests leniency, but Country X insists that international law has been violated. (i) What is sovereignty of Airspace? (ii) Mention the name of the Convention with respect to Air Space sovereignty. (iii) What is the meaning of the term 'Right of innocent passage'?
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3. (c) The Pequette Habana Fishing boat and another fishing boat Lola flying the Spanish flag and belonging to Spanish subjects were captured by a United States Warship in the Blockade of the North Coast of Cuba. They were brought before the Court of condemnation. (i) Whether under customary international law, fishing boats were exempted from capture? Give reasons. (ii) State the name of the Landmark case.
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4. (d) Many states of the world are land-locked states. These states have no access to the sea for carrying out commercial activities. (i) Which UN convention grants rights to land-locked states? (ii) What are the rights of land-locked states?
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Q.4 Q.4: Answer any three in detail (39 Marks)

1. (a) Explain the steps towards the conclusion of a treaty.
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2. (b) Discuss in detail the Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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3. (c) Discuss the principal sources of International Law.
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4. (d) Explain the declaratory and constitutive theories of recognition.
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5. (e) What is Nationality? How can it be acquired and lost?
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