AUTHORS AND CASES
TERMS & PHRASES
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
GENERAL PIL KNOWLEDGE 1
GENERAL PIL KNOWLEDGE 2
100

In this 1914 case, three Germans were mistakenly killed in the Portuguese colony of Angola. Germany retaliated by destroying property and defended its actions as a reprisal.  

The Naulilaa Case

100

This term in International Law denotes a fundamental rule of law from which no derogation is allowed.

Jus cogens

100

The United Nations International Law Commission usually has its meetings in this city.

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

100

This renowned jurist is said to be the 'Father of International Law'. State his name and nationality. 

Grotius - Dutch

100

On July 14, 2011, the United Nations welcomed this country as its 193rd member State. 

South Sudan

200

This late English International Law professor wrote a famous article in the BYIL, likening municipal and international law to two different types of butterflies.

Ian Brownlie

200

This famous Latin phrase translates to, "Where there is society there is law".

"Ubi societas, ibi jus"

200

This international institution is dedicated to alleviating short-term balance of payments crises under the Bretton Woods System. 

The International Monetary Fund

200

This specific article of the United Nations Charter deals with the question of self-defence against the use of force.

ARTICLE 51

200

In this treaty from 1670, the Spanish Crown accepted that Jamaica had become subject to English sovereignty. 

The Treaty of Madrid/ Godolphin Treaty

300

In this International Law case from 1978 involving France and the USA, a three-person tribunal chaired by Arbitrator Riphagen, delivered a judgement concerning the law of countermeasures 

The Air Services Agreement Case

300

This doctrine of International law has sought to preserve international boundaries by requiring States to recognize administrative decisions from the colonial period. 

Uti possidetis juris

300

In 2018, the International Law Commission completed draft articles and commentaries on this source of International Law for submission to the United Nations. 

International Custom

300

State the number of judges in the International Court of Justice.

15

300

State the number of members of the International Law Commission. 

34

400

In his book, 'Politics Among Nations', this author said, "A nation that has the reputation of reneging on its commercial obligations will find it hard to conclude commercial treaties beneficial to itself".

Hans Morgenthau

400

This French term is used to denote the preparatory work or negotiating history pertaining to a treaty. 

Travaux préparatoires

400

State the collective name for the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, and list all five.

P5/ Permanent Five (China, France, USA, UK and Russia)

400

In 2024, this landlocked state entered into a transit agreement on access to the Red Sea with Somalialand, giving rise to controversy?

Ethiopia

400

The Joint Declaration of Argyle for Dialogue and Peace of December 2023 was between these two countries.

Guyana and Venezuela 

500

This 19th-century jurist wrote in "The Province of Jurisprudence Determined" that International Law was not "law properly so-called."

John Austin

500

In international arbitration, this principle allows a tribunal to decide a case based on equity and fairness rather than applying specific legal rules, provided both parties have given their consent

Ex aequo et bono

500

State the name of the treaty, which is the key international treaty that codifies the rules of diplomatic immunity.

The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (VCDR) of 1961

500

State the cities of departure and arrival, respectively, for an ambassador traveling from the HQ of the United Nations to the HQ of the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea.

New York and Hamburg

500

This date marks the first publicly acknowledged bombing of a Venezuelan boat by the United States.

September 2, 2025

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