International Law MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: June 10, 2025

1. : Permanent Court of International Justice was accepted under:
(A) European Union
(B) UNO
(C) League of Nations
(D) None of these

2. : Recognition of new States is a business of:
(A) International law
(B) Policy of the State
(C) Constitutional law
(D) None of these

3. : Select the name that is considered to be the father of International Law:
(A) Oppenheim
(B) Hugo Grotius
(C) Suarez
(D) Pufendorf

4. : Select the year when the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was acquired:
(A) 1821
(B) 1961
(C) 1960
(D) 1887

5. : Select the year when the International Court of Justice was accepted:
(A) 1910
(B) 1965
(C) 1955
(D) 1945

6. : Select a condition under which a state has the right to use force:
(A) To obtain raw materials
(B) Armed attack
(C) To ensure the protection of human rights
(D) None of the above

7. : Foreign warships:
(A) Are not allowed to navigate in the territorial waters
(B) The right of innocent passage in the territorial waters
(C) The right of free passage in the territorial waters
(D) All of the above

8. : A state is free to utilize on the continental shelf:
(A) Living resources
(B) Both Living and non-Living resources
(C) Non-Living resources
(D) Both B & C

9. : Select the location of Headquarters of ICJ:
(A) The Hague
(B) New York
(C) Vienna
(D) None of these

10. : Jus Soli is a principle associated with:
(A) Extradition
(B) Nationality
(C) Asylum
(D) None of these

11. : Vienna Conference of 1961 is associated with:
(A) Prisoners-of-war
(B) Diplomatic intercourse and immunities
(C) Recognition of states
(D) None of these

12. : Which one is called ‘father of International Law’?
(A) Marx
(B) Oppenheim
(C) Hugo Grotius
(D) None of these

13. : Piracy is a crime within the jurisdiction of the:
(A) Flag State
(B) Offenders State
(C) All the States
(D) None of these

14. : Select the term of Non-Permanent members of the Security Council:
(A) 7 years
(B) 2 years
(C) 3 years
(D) None of these

15. : Landlocked condition is:
(A) Surrounded by land from all sides
(B) Surrounded by enemy states from all sides
(C) Surrounded by water from all sides
(D) None of these

16. : Tobar Doctrine is associated with:
(A) The recognition of a state
(B) The recognition of insurgents
(C) The recognition of a government
(D) None of these

17. : Select the meaning of the principle of rebus sic stantibus:
(A) There is not a crime without Law
(B) A fundamental change of circumstances
(C) A treaty must be adhered to faithfully
(D) A State cannot use force

18. : A diplomatic representative is immune from local control:
(A) In all cases
(B) In cases involving personal property
(C) Criminal cases
(D) None of the above

19. : Extradition is normally accorded:
(A) In all cases
(B) In civil cases
(C) In criminal cases
(D) None of the above

20. : Select the term of Judges of the International Court of Justice:
(A) 1 year
(B) 8 years
(C) 5 years
(D) 9 years