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Human Rights Law: Human Rights in Armed Conflict

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge on Human Rights Law in the context of Armed Conflict.
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Which international treaty is considered the cornerstone of international humanitarian law?

  1. Geneva Convention

  2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  3. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

  4. Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Geneva Convention is a series of four treaties that set out the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war.

What is the principle of distinction in armed conflict?

  1. The principle of proportionality

  2. The principle of military necessity

  3. The principle of humanity

  4. The principle of distinction

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The principle of distinction requires that parties to a conflict distinguish between combatants and civilians, and between military objectives and civilian objects.

What is the principle of proportionality in armed conflict?

  1. The principle of distinction

  2. The principle of military necessity

  3. The principle of humanity

  4. The principle of proportionality

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The principle of proportionality requires that the harm caused to civilians or civilian objects must not be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated.

What is the principle of military necessity in armed conflict?

  1. The principle of distinction

  2. The principle of proportionality

  3. The principle of humanity

  4. The principle of military necessity

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The principle of military necessity allows parties to a conflict to take actions that are necessary to achieve their military objectives, even if those actions may cause harm to civilians or civilian objects.

What is the principle of humanity in armed conflict?

  1. The principle of distinction

  2. The principle of proportionality

  3. The principle of military necessity

  4. The principle of humanity

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The principle of humanity prohibits the use of weapons or tactics that are intended to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to combatants or civilians.

What is the crime of genocide?

  1. The crime of war crimes

  2. The crime of crimes against humanity

  3. The crime of genocide

  4. The crime of aggression

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The crime of genocide is the intentional killing of a group of people based on their national, ethnic, racial, or religious identity.

What is the crime of war crimes?

  1. The crime of genocide

  2. The crime of crimes against humanity

  3. The crime of war crimes

  4. The crime of aggression

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The crime of war crimes are serious violations of the laws and customs of war, such as killing or torturing prisoners of war, attacking civilians, or using prohibited weapons.

What is the crime of crimes against humanity?

  1. The crime of genocide

  2. The crime of war crimes

  3. The crime of crimes against humanity

  4. The crime of aggression

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The crime of crimes against humanity are serious violations of human rights, such as murder, torture, rape, or forced displacement, committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against a civilian population.

What is the crime of aggression?

  1. The crime of genocide

  2. The crime of war crimes

  3. The crime of crimes against humanity

  4. The crime of aggression

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The crime of aggression is the planning, preparation, initiation, or execution of an act of aggression by a state against another state.

What is the International Criminal Court (ICC)?

  1. A permanent international court that tries individuals accused of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression

  2. A regional court that tries individuals accused of crimes committed in a particular region

  3. A national court that tries individuals accused of crimes committed in a particular country

  4. A military court that tries individuals accused of crimes committed during armed conflict

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The ICC is a permanent international court that tries individuals accused of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression.

What is the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court?

  1. The treaty that established the International Criminal Court

  2. The treaty that established the United Nations

  3. The treaty that established the International Court of Justice

  4. The treaty that established the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court.

Which of the following is a principle of international humanitarian law?

  1. The principle of distinction

  2. The principle of proportionality

  3. The principle of military necessity

  4. The principle of humanity

  5. All of the above

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

All of the above are principles of international humanitarian law.

Which of the following is a war crime?

  1. Killing or torturing prisoners of war

  2. Attacking civilians

  3. Using prohibited weapons

  4. All of the above

  5. None of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the above are war crimes.

Which of the following is a crime against humanity?

  1. Murder

  2. Torture

  3. Rape

  4. Forced displacement

  5. All of the above

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

All of the above are crimes against humanity.

Which of the following is a crime of aggression?

  1. Planning, preparation, initiation, or execution of an act of aggression by a state against another state

  2. Using prohibited weapons

  3. Attacking civilians

  4. Killing or torturing prisoners of war

  5. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The crime of aggression is the planning, preparation, initiation, or execution of an act of aggression by a state against another state.

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