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This document contains summaries of past paper questions from International Law exams in 2021, 2019, and 2020. The questions cover a wide range of topics in international law including the role and perspectives of developing states, definitions of states, non-state armed groups and self-defense, enforcement of international law, the International Court of Justice, the United Nations, diplomatic immunity, customary international law, monism vs. dualism, territorial jurisdiction, imputability of insurrectional groups, acquisition of territory, and the International Criminal Court.

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International Law – Past Paper Analysis

Past Paper 2021


Q2: role of International Law from the perspective of developing states.

A common critique about International Law by the economically weaker states is that it is a product
of the practises of the economically developed states, hence protecting the rights of only those
states.

How do you think the developing states may play a more vibrant role in the development of
International Law for the protection of their own interests?

Q3: article 1 of the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States

Q4: contemporary conflicts, the role of the non-State armed groups has increased as a physical force
as well as a political negotiator.

International Law of Armed conflicts equipped enough to deal with the threats posed by the non-
State armed groups to the states

Discuss with reference to the right of self defence against these non-State armed groups

Q5: role of the states in the enforcement of Public International Law in general.

states be entitled to protect their interests directly or should it influence and strengthen the relevant
international organs and treaty bodies for this purpose?

Q6 : International Court of Justice (ICJ) is rightly called the world court

is the Jurisdiction of the ICJ established? Do you believe that the ICJ

should have a more stringent “compulsory jurisdiction” rather than the procedure

mentioned in article 36(2) of the ICJ statute?

Q7: structure of the United Nations. Do you believe that the United Nations have the capacity to
fulfil the goals of promoting a more united, peaceful and free world?

Q8: laws related with diplomatic immunities under international law.

Who is immune and what is the extent of diplomatic immunity?


How is Pakistan complying with its responsibilities with regard to the immunity of diplomatic
personnel present within its territory?

Past Paper 2019


Q2: rules regarding the persistent and subsequent objector reveal a critical weakness at the heart of
international law. If a state can avoid being bound by any rule of customary international law,
including a rule that achieves jus cogens standing, then international law cannot really be described
as `law'

Q3: The way in which a State approaches international law will depend on whether it adheres to the
monistic or dualistic school of thought.’

Q4: Extradition has been defined in International Law? What is meant by nonextradition of ‘political
offenders’? What are the conditions necessary for extradition?

Q5: Laws relating to Blockade under International Humanitarian Law

Q6 : current international law concerning immunity suggest that heads of state and former heads of
state responsible for serious human rights violation

Q7: appraise the position of international law relating to self-determination and secession in the
light of the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion concerning the status of Kosovo

Q8: Belligerent occupation in public international law (b)

Difference between state immunity and diplomatic immunity

Past Paper 2020


Q2: origin of International law? What should be the focus of any account as to how and why
International law began

Q3 : Distinguish between Monism and Dualism

‘Incorporation and Transformation are two modalities for adopting international law into the
municipal legal system

Q4: ‘A state may exercise its Territorial Jurisdiction once a crime is committed on its territory – law of
sea international

Q5: general principle governing imputability of conduct of insurrectional groups to a state? To what
extent can the unlawful acts of a rebel movement that is successful in controlling parts of a state be
imputed to the state?

Q6: ‘A state that first physically occupies a territory retains sovereignty over it forever’. To what
extent is this statement true of the acquisition of territory in International Law?
Q7: International Criminal Law? Describe the composition, basis and jurisdiction of the International
Criminal Court (ICC), especially with reference to non-State parties. List all the conditions for the
exercise of jurisdiction by the ICC?

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