Deck 2: International Law and the Worlds Legal Systems

Question 1

A nation can be brought before the World Court whether or not it wants to be there.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The United States belongs to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The Vienna Convention codified significant international statutory law.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The decisions of the World Court are a precedent for all similar actions.

Question 5

Jus Cogens means preemptory norms of international law.

Question 6

All socialist countries have the same legal system.

Question 7

According to the Statute of the International Court of Justice,the court shall look to conventions establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states.

Question 8

Laws applying to private parties in international transactions are called private international law.

Question 9

The World Court is a major force in settling world disputes.

Question 10

The two classifications of national legal systems are civil law countries and common law countries.

Question 11

The U.N.has recently sponsored a "supranational" set of laws that transcends national boundaries; most industrialized nations have adopted it.

Question 12

International business law draws from both public and private law as related to business transactions.

Question 13

One definition of international law is a rule accepted by the international community of states.

Question 14

Pacta sunt servanda means that every treaty in force is binding upon the parties to it and must be performed by them in good faith.

Question 15

Only states (nations)can be parties to a case before the World Court.

Question 16

The World Court is an agency of the U.S.Government used to settle international disputes.

Question 17

There is a separate body of law governing all private international law questions.

Question 18

The enforcement of judgments by the World Court is based on good faith compliance.

Question 19

Moral conduct is the preeminent concern in Islamic law.

Question 20

In a common law system,the judge acts as a lawyer in requiring the production of evidence.

Question 21

The World Bank and IMF are the same organization.

Question 22

The International Chamber of Commerce is a liaison with the United Nations to help advocate views of the private sector.

Question 23

GATT stands for:

A) General Administrative Trade Treaty.
B) General Assistance for Traffic in Trade.
C) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
D) General Administration of Tactical Trade.

Question 24

The IMF assists member countries that are having balance of payment difficulties.

Question 25

Public international law involves:

A) Relationships between public corporations in different countries as to business terms.
B) Relationships between nations that are reflected in treaties, conventions, or charters.
C) Relationships between private individuals in different countries.
D) All of the above.

Question 26

The basic resources of the IMF come from:

A) Individual taxes levied on each nation's industries.
B) Quota subscriptions by member nations.
C) Endowments raised by private contributions.
D) None of the above.

Question 27

The U.S.belongs to the International Trade Organization (ITO).

Question 28

The multinational conference that met at Bretton Woods,New Hampshire,in 1944 was instrumental in creating:

A) The United Nations.
B) The Berlin Airlift.
C) The World Bank.
D) The International Chamber or Commerce.

Question 29

The International Chamber of Commerce is:

A) Part of the United Nations with emphasis on tariff reductions.
B) A worldwide organization with business community memberships.
C) The headquarters for GATT.
D) None of the above.

Question 30

The purpose of GATT is:

A) To commit member countries to principles of nondiscrimination and reciprocity concerning tariff and quota reductions and disputes over these subjects.
B) To assist member nations in obtaining the relocation of industry to a country.
C) To force member nations to accept goods from all other member nations.
D) None of the above.

Question 31

The Security Council of the United Nations has veto power over the U.N.General Assembly.

Question 32

The International Monetary Fund lends money to developing countries to assist them with such problems as high interest rates and inflated oil prices.

Question 33

The purpose of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law is to promote international trade through the harmonization of trade law among nations.

Question 34

In Islamic law,"gharae" prohibits any gain not clearly outlined at the time of the contract.

Question 35

The GATT process has resulted in dramatic reductions in tariffs.

Question 36

The forum for public international law disputes is:

A) The World Forum.
B) International Court of Justice.
C) The League of Nations.
D) The Hague.

Question 37

In the United Nations General Assembly,all nations have an equal vote.

Question 38

The International Chamber of Commerce developed the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit.

Question 39

The International Chamber of Commerce created a forum for the settlement of disputes:
Multinational Arbitration Society (MAS).

Question 40

Membership in the IMF requires a country to be on the gold standard.

Question 41

All of the following are principles established by the codes of conduct promulgated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)except:

A) To take into account the policies and objectives of the country with which a corporation operates.
B) Nondiscrimination in hiring.
C) Mandatory wage scales for countries in which each corporation operates.
D) Utilizing "reasonable terms" when transferring technology.

Question 42

Which of the following is not part of the structure of the United Nations?

A) General Assembly.
B) Security Council.
C) Secretary General.
D) House of Representatives.

Question 43

Foreign investment laws might include:

A) Protection against state intervention and the ability to repatriate profits.
B) Repatriation of profits and the ability to have 100% foreign ownership.
C) Governmental approval of technology transfer agreements.
D) All of the above.

Question 44

Jurisdiction over a case in the World Court is:

A) Compulsory on all nations.
B) Unlimited on all nations except communist.
C) Elective on the part of each nation.
D) Both A and B.

Question 45

Discuss the relative strengths of ad hoc tribunals and permanent tribunals.

Question 46

The United States has,in part,accepted the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.The U.S.acceptance does not apply to:

A) Disputes the parties have entrusted to other tribunals.
B) Disputes that the United States decided are essentially domestic.
C) Disputes arising under a multilateral treaty unless all parties affected are before the court or the U.S. specially agrees to jurisdiction.
D) A and B only.
E) All of the above.

Question 47

What are the similarities among the crimes and issues that beget universal jurisdiction? How are these uniquely different from all other issues? Are there any parallel issues that should receive universal jurisdiction?

Question 48

The difference between a common law country and a civil law country is:

A) Civil law is handled by the government while common law is handled by the people.
B) A common law country bases its laws on statutes while a civil law country uses court cases.
C) A common law country has similar laws throughout its regions while a civil law country is divided into areas.
D) A common law country relies heavily on precedent established by previous court cases while a civil law country uses a comprehensive code of law.

Question 49

Weigh the benefits and detriments of the U.S.entering into an ICC treaty.

Question 50

All of the following are purposes of the International Chamber of Commerce except:

A) Represent business via intergovernmental institutions.
B) Harmonize international business practices.
C) Sell shares in international business corporations.
D) Provide a link with countries with different economic systems.

Question 51

A case tried in the World Court can involve which of the following parties:

A) Nation vs. Nation.
B) Individual vs. Individual.
C) Individual vs. Nation.
D) All of the above.

Question 52

Doing business internationally requires an understanding of all of the following except:

A) International law.
B) National law.
C) Different international organizations.
D) Availability of legal counsel in each country

Question 53

Under what,if any,circumstances should a foreign defamation judgment be enforced in the U.S.against a U.S.citizen who has made comments about a foreign citizen over the Internet?

Question 54

In the United Nations,the Secretary General functions as:

A) The chief administrative officer.
B) The chairman of the Security Council.
C) The speaker for the General Assembly.
D) Both A and C.

Question 55

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)has developed:

A) Codes of conduct for companies and host countries in an attempt to set ethical standards for both.
B) Guidelines for interest rates to be charged multinational enterprises.
C) Codes of conduct for employee practices for multinational corporations.
D) None of the above.

Question 56

In what ways is trademark law uniform globally? Different?

Question 57

The Paquette Habana case concerned:

A) A question of the applicable method for joining the IMF.
B) A question discerning applicable international law.
C) A question concerning the law merchant on mercantile law of Cuba.
D) A question of which court has jurisdiction over an international case.

Question 58

Islamic law is based on:

A) Buddha.
B) Sunnah.
C) Yoga.
D) Nirvana.

Question 59

In a socialist country,the legal system:

A) Reflects the private ownership of property.
B) Is similar to the English common law system.
C) Exhibits no need for commercial law because such disputes are settled politically.
D) None of the above.

Question 60

Is it or is it not appropriate for colleges and universities to enact bans against the products of U.S.companies using foreign labor?

Question 61

Considering the speech protection granted by the U.S.constitution with those of countries such as Canada,Germany,and the U.K.,which are better at furthering a civil society? A tolerant society?

Question 62

Draft a model code for the enforcement of foreign judgments against U.S citizens where the underlying foreign law differs from that of the U.S.

Question 63

Only a limited number of crimes/issues beget universal jurisdiction.Write a position paper advocating that another issue/crime should appropriately receive universal jurisdiction.

Question 64

Compare and contrast the different sources of international law? Which are stronger? Weaker? More or less justifiable in a global environment?

Question 65

How are customary law and the general principles of law (international law)similar? Different?

Question 66

Compare and contrast public international law with private international law.

Question 67

Design amendments to an International Criminal Court Treaty to which the U.S.would likely consent.

Question 68

Draft a treaty that addresses the competing interests (and divergent national speech laws)where an individual from one country is defamed by a person from another country over the Internet.

Question 69

Compare and contrast the nation,the individual,and the corporation as entities in and subject to international law.

Question 70

Assess the value of the UN Security Council as an enforcer of international law.

Question 71

Describe the types of foreign judgments that will and will not be enforced in the United States.Consider the reasons for these differences.