Treaties

Customary International Law

General Principles of Law

Judicial Decisions

To create legal obligations between states

To codify customary international law

To resolve disputes between states

To promote cooperation between states

Treaties must be observed in good faith

Treaties are binding only on the parties that have signed them

Treaties can be terminated at any time by either party

Treaties are subject to change by subsequent treaties

Signature

Ratification

Accession

Acceptance

It excludes the reserving state from the scope of the treaty

It modifies the treaty for the reserving state

It allows the reserving state to interpret the treaty in a different way

It has no effect on the treaty

A bilateral treaty is between two states, while a multilateral treaty is between more than two states

A bilateral treaty is more legally binding than a multilateral treaty

A bilateral treaty is easier to negotiate than a multilateral treaty

A bilateral treaty is more likely to be violated than a multilateral treaty

They codify customary international law

They negotiate and draft treaties

They monitor compliance with treaties

All of the above

The primary judicial organ of the United Nations

A court that resolves disputes between states

A court that interprets treaties

All of the above

Treaties are more legally binding than executive agreements

Executive agreements are more easily negotiated than treaties

Executive agreements do not require the approval of the legislature

All of the above

A treaty can be terminated if there is a fundamental change of circumstances

A treaty can be terminated if one party violates the treaty

A treaty can be terminated if both parties agree to terminate it

All of the above

States have the right to intervene in the affairs of other states

States have the duty to intervene in the affairs of other states to protect human rights

States have the right to intervene in the affairs of other states to protect their own security

States have the duty to refrain from intervening in the affairs of other states

All peoples have the right to determine their own political status

All peoples have the right to determine their own economic status

All peoples have the right to determine their own cultural status

All of the above

States have the right to acquire territory through conquest

States have the right to acquire territory through colonization

States have the right to acquire territory through purchase

States have the right to acquire territory through inheritance

States have the duty to return refugees to their country of origin

States have the duty to provide asylum to refugees

States have the duty to protect refugees from persecution

All of the above

A peremptory norm of international law

A treaty that is binding on all states

A custom that is binding on all states

A general principle of law that is binding on all states