International Human Rights Law Exam
Questions with all Correct Answers
American Commission on Human Rights - ANSWER-The IACHR is a principal and
autonomous organ of the Organization of American States ("OAS") whose mission is to promote and protect
human rights in the American hemisphere. It is composed of seven independent members who serve in a
personal capacity. 7 members elected every 4 years.
.Abu Ghraib - Causes and Fallout - ANSWER-
.African Commission on Human and People's Rights - ANSWER-The African Charter on Human and Peoples'
Rights (also known as the Banjul Charter) is an international human rights instrument that is intended to
promote and protect human rights and basic freedoms in the African continent.
Oversight and interpretation of the Charter is the task of the African Commission on Human and Peoples'
Rights, which was set up in 1987 and is now headquartered in Banjul, Gambia. A protocol to the Charter was
subsequently adopted in 1998 whereby an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was to be created.
.American Convention of the Rights and Duties of Man - ANSWER-Adopted by the Ninth International
Conference of American States --> first international human rights instrument of a general nature
Bogotá, Colombia, 1948- "Bogota Declaration"
"The international protection of the rights of man should be the principal guide of an evolving American law"
.American Convention on Human Rights - ANSWER-The American Convention on Human Rights, also known as
the Pact of San José, is an international human rights instrument.
The bodies responsible for overseeing compliance with the Convention are the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, both of which are organs of the Organization of
American States (OAS).
,.Article 4 of the ICCPR - ANSWER-. In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the
existence of which is officially proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures
derogating from their obligations under the present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies
of the situation, provided that such measures are not inconsistent with their other obligations under
international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion
or social origin.
2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary-General of the United
Nations, of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further
communication shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such
derogation.
.Boumedine v. Bush - ANSWER-Boumediene and five other Algerian natives were seized by Bosnian police
when U.S. intelligence officers suspected their involvement in a plot to attack the U.S. embassy there. The U.S.
government classified the men as enemy combatants in the war on terror and detained them at the
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, which is located on land that the U.S. leases from Cuba. Boumediene filed a
petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging violations of the Constitution's Due Process Clause, various
statutes and treaties, the common law, and international law. The District Court judge granted the
government's motion to have all of the claims dismissed on the ground that Boumediene, as an alien detained
at an overseas military base, had no right to a habeas petition. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
affirmed the dismissal but the Supreme Court reversed in Rasul v. Bush, which held that the habeas statute
extends to non-citizen detainees at Guantanamo.
supreme court
.Chapter VII - ANSWER-Take action to maintain peace and security ---> security council
.Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe - ANSWER-The Committee of Ministers of the Council of
Europe (French: Comité des ministres du Conseil de l'Europe) or commonly the Committee of Ministers
(French: Comité des ministres) is the Council of Europe's decision-making body. It comprises the Foreign Affairs
Ministers of all the member states, or their permanent diplomatic representatives in Strasbourg.
, .Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) - ANSWER-receives reports on state enforcement
of all treaties. 54 elected members from Gen assembly.
.Complimentary Jurisdiction - ANSWER-
.Compulsory Jurisdiction - ANSWER-Seventy UN Member States have accepted the ICJ's compulsory
jurisdiction, meaning that any international legal dispute involving those States may be submitted to the Court,
provided that the all States party to the dispute before the ICJ have accepted the its compulsory jurisdiction
.Constructivism - ANSWER-In the discipline of international relations, constructivism is the claim that significant
aspects of international relations are historically and socially constructed, rather than inevitable consequences
of human nature or other essential characteristics of world politics.
.Council of Europe - ANSWER-The Council of Europe (CoE; French: Conseil de l'Europe) is an international
organisation focused on promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. establisehd by
european convention on HR
.Critiques of International Law - ANSWER-
.Customary Int. Law - ANSWER-source of international law-
Principles that are considered binding whether or not states sign/ratify a particular treaty or not.
CIL are rules that gain the force of binding law over time.
4 Elements
♣ Duration or passage of time
♣ Substantial uniformity
♣ Generality of practice
♣ Opinio juris (sive or et) neccessitatis (recognition)
Questions with all Correct Answers
American Commission on Human Rights - ANSWER-The IACHR is a principal and
autonomous organ of the Organization of American States ("OAS") whose mission is to promote and protect
human rights in the American hemisphere. It is composed of seven independent members who serve in a
personal capacity. 7 members elected every 4 years.
.Abu Ghraib - Causes and Fallout - ANSWER-
.African Commission on Human and People's Rights - ANSWER-The African Charter on Human and Peoples'
Rights (also known as the Banjul Charter) is an international human rights instrument that is intended to
promote and protect human rights and basic freedoms in the African continent.
Oversight and interpretation of the Charter is the task of the African Commission on Human and Peoples'
Rights, which was set up in 1987 and is now headquartered in Banjul, Gambia. A protocol to the Charter was
subsequently adopted in 1998 whereby an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was to be created.
.American Convention of the Rights and Duties of Man - ANSWER-Adopted by the Ninth International
Conference of American States --> first international human rights instrument of a general nature
Bogotá, Colombia, 1948- "Bogota Declaration"
"The international protection of the rights of man should be the principal guide of an evolving American law"
.American Convention on Human Rights - ANSWER-The American Convention on Human Rights, also known as
the Pact of San José, is an international human rights instrument.
The bodies responsible for overseeing compliance with the Convention are the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, both of which are organs of the Organization of
American States (OAS).
,.Article 4 of the ICCPR - ANSWER-. In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the
existence of which is officially proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures
derogating from their obligations under the present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies
of the situation, provided that such measures are not inconsistent with their other obligations under
international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion
or social origin.
2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary-General of the United
Nations, of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further
communication shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such
derogation.
.Boumedine v. Bush - ANSWER-Boumediene and five other Algerian natives were seized by Bosnian police
when U.S. intelligence officers suspected their involvement in a plot to attack the U.S. embassy there. The U.S.
government classified the men as enemy combatants in the war on terror and detained them at the
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, which is located on land that the U.S. leases from Cuba. Boumediene filed a
petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging violations of the Constitution's Due Process Clause, various
statutes and treaties, the common law, and international law. The District Court judge granted the
government's motion to have all of the claims dismissed on the ground that Boumediene, as an alien detained
at an overseas military base, had no right to a habeas petition. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
affirmed the dismissal but the Supreme Court reversed in Rasul v. Bush, which held that the habeas statute
extends to non-citizen detainees at Guantanamo.
supreme court
.Chapter VII - ANSWER-Take action to maintain peace and security ---> security council
.Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe - ANSWER-The Committee of Ministers of the Council of
Europe (French: Comité des ministres du Conseil de l'Europe) or commonly the Committee of Ministers
(French: Comité des ministres) is the Council of Europe's decision-making body. It comprises the Foreign Affairs
Ministers of all the member states, or their permanent diplomatic representatives in Strasbourg.
, .Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) - ANSWER-receives reports on state enforcement
of all treaties. 54 elected members from Gen assembly.
.Complimentary Jurisdiction - ANSWER-
.Compulsory Jurisdiction - ANSWER-Seventy UN Member States have accepted the ICJ's compulsory
jurisdiction, meaning that any international legal dispute involving those States may be submitted to the Court,
provided that the all States party to the dispute before the ICJ have accepted the its compulsory jurisdiction
.Constructivism - ANSWER-In the discipline of international relations, constructivism is the claim that significant
aspects of international relations are historically and socially constructed, rather than inevitable consequences
of human nature or other essential characteristics of world politics.
.Council of Europe - ANSWER-The Council of Europe (CoE; French: Conseil de l'Europe) is an international
organisation focused on promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. establisehd by
european convention on HR
.Critiques of International Law - ANSWER-
.Customary Int. Law - ANSWER-source of international law-
Principles that are considered binding whether or not states sign/ratify a particular treaty or not.
CIL are rules that gain the force of binding law over time.
4 Elements
♣ Duration or passage of time
♣ Substantial uniformity
♣ Generality of practice
♣ Opinio juris (sive or et) neccessitatis (recognition)
