Deck 11: International Environmental Law

Question 1

The World Bank

A) does not take environmental matters into consideration when making loans.
B) will not make any loans for purposes that might significantly affect the environment.
C) primarily screens projects for their potential environmental impacts and requires full environmental assessments when there appears to be a high likelihood of a significant environmental impact.
D) none of the above.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The European Union evolved from the European Community, and

A) holds the elimination of trade barriers among members as a primary objective.
B) acts as a negotiator for member states in negotiations for treaties with nonmembers.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The International Court of Justice can decide only those cases submitted to it by the disputants.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

There is universal agreement that the world has an ever-increasing overpopulation problem, but there is disagreement over how to solve the problem.

Question 5

The United States can affect other countries' environmental policies by

A) sharing our research.
B) linking financial aid to environmentally sound projects.
C) entering into treaties with other countries to preserve specific aspects of the environment.
D) all of the above.

Question 6

Environmentalists support increased trade because with an increase in trade comes higher environmental standards worldwide.

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the basic international environmental law principles?

A) the principle of due diligence.
B) the principle of international autonomy.
C) the principle of good neighborliness.
D) the principle of equitable utilization of shared resources.

Question 8

Substances regulated under the Montreal Protocol do not include

A) CFCs.
B) methyl bromide.
C) halons.
D) none of the above.

Question 9

Which is not a problem associated with overpopulation?

A) mass starvation when agricultural growth cannot keep pace with population growth.
B) increased pollution.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.

Question 10

Enforcement of judgments handed down by the International Court of Justice

A) is handled by the UN Security Council.
B) is not very effective.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.

Question 11

A primary advantage of the EC is that it gives its members more clout when negotiating a multinational treaty than any single member would have had on its own.

Question 12

Recognition of the international aspects of environmental problems is relatively new, but has been increasing over the past several decades.

Question 13

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Fauna and Flora (CITES)

A) is designed to prohibit the international trafficking in wildlife species and products that are endangered
B) is implemented in the United States through the Endangered Species Act.
C) is the most heavily enforced international environmental treaty.
D) both a and b.

Question 14

International environmental law is made up of both customary and conventional law; the former is analogous to common law and the latter is formed by treaties.

Question 15

The only ways in which the U. S. attempts to resolve environmental problems on an international basis is through treaties and the conduct and sharing of research on environmental problems.

Question 16

A major problem with international environmental law is its lack of an adequate enforcement mechanism.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a United Nations sponsored program?

A) Global Environmental Monitoring System.
B) World Commission on Economic Development.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.

Question 18

All transboundary pollution cases must be tried before the International Court of Justice.

Question 19

Which of the following duties is not imposed on nations regarding transboundary pollution?

A) to inform other nations of accidents that might cause transboundary harm.
B) to enter into a convention to determine how to handle the situation.
C) both a and b (neither duty is imposed).
D) none of the above (both duties are imposed).

Question 20

The concept of sustainable development can trace its roots to Our Common Future, a publication of the world commission on economic development.