Deck 3: International Sources of Law

Question 1

Which of the following is the primary source of law in International Law?

A) Case law
B) Custom
C) Treaty
D) Statutes of National Legislatures

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Where a treaty is unilateral (i.e. only one side will 'sign' the document), the source is normally known as a __________.

Answer 2

Convention

Question 3

Which of the following is not an international court?

A) International Court of Justice
B) European Court of Human Rights
C) Court of Justice of the European Union
D) High Court of Justice

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The Treaty of Lisbon changed the name of the Treaty of Rome to which of the following?

A) Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
B) Treaty of Maastricht
C) Treaty Establishing the European Union
D) Single European Act

Question 5

How many countries initially established the European Economic Community (EEC)?

A) 3
B) 6
C) 12
D) 24

Question 6

The United Kingdom joined the EEC on the 1^st January ____.

Question 7

Which of the following is an institution of the European Union?

A) The Council of Europe
B) The Foreign Council
C) The European Council
D) The Committee of Ministers

Question 8

The European Parliament is partly appointed by national governments and partly elected by people from the individual countries.

Question 9

Who decides who to nominate persons to the European Commission?

A) The President of the European Commission.
B) Individual governments of the Member States.
C) A committee of the European Parliament.
D) Former members of the European Commission.

Question 10

Which of the following is the principal court of the European Union?

A) European Court of Human Rights
B) Court of Justice of the European Union
C) Court of European Justice
D) International Court of Justice

Question 11

The official language of the European Court of Justice is French.

Question 12

Which of the following is not a type of EU legislation?

A) Regulation
B) Directives
C) Decisions
D) Opinions

Question 13

Where a matter of EU law is considered to apply between different private bodies this is known as __________ effect.

Question 14

Which section of the European Communities Act 1972 empowers directly effective EU law to be incorporated into UK law without further legislation?

A) s.1(1)
B) s.1(2)
C) s.2(1)
D) s.2(2)

Question 15

Which Article of the Treaty of Rome provides the right of a domestic court to refer a matter to the Court of Justice of the EU for a preliminary reference?

A) Article 260 TFEU
B) Article 267 TFEU
C) Article 2225 TFEU
D) Article 177 TFEU

Question 16

In which decade did the European Convention on Human Rights come into force?

A) 1940s
B) 1950s
C) 1960s
D) 1970s

Question 17

The European Court of Human Rights operates a system of precedent similar to that used in England and Wales.