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100

This latin phrase refers to the law governing the resort to the use of force.

What is the jus ad bellum?

100

This latin phrase can be translated as "opinion of law" and represents the second necessary element for customary international law to exist.

What is opinio juris?
100

In 1944, delegates of 52 States gathered in this city to sign the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

What is Chicago?

100
According to UNCLOS, a State's territorial seas extend this far.

What is 12 nm?

100

The placement of this object into orbit is often said to have resulted in the instant formation of a new principle of customary international law, that States have a right to overfly other States in outer space.

What is Sputnik 1?

200

This latin phrase refers to the law governing the conduct of hostilities within an armed conflict.

What is the jus in bello?

200

This group of people is known as hostis humani generis.

Who are pirates?

200

This city introduced the first law governing the flights of hot air balloons in 1784.

What is Paris?

200
According to UNCLOS, a State's exclusive economic zone extends this far.

What is 200nm?

200

The Outer Space Treaty prohibits the placement of these objects in orbit around the earth.

What are nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction?

300

This provision of the UN Charter prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any other State.

What is Article 2(4)?

300

Also known as peremptory norms, these norms are fundamental principles of international law that are universally binding and cannot be violated or modified by any other law or agreement. They are of such utmost importance that they cannot be derogated from by states through treaties or customary international law.

What are jus cogens norms?

300

This treaty provision asserts that States have complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above their territory.

Article 1 of the Chicago Convention

300

Whether a State can harvest lobsters on another State's continental shelf might depend on whether lobsters walk or do this.

What is swim?

300

As a result of this treaty provision, if a SpaceX satellite crashes into a Chinese space station, the United States itself would be internationally responsible for the damage.

What is Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty?

400

This provision of the UN Charter recognizes a State's inherent right to act in self-defense if it suffers an armed attack.

What is Article 51?

400

This phrase, meaning "let the decision stand," gives substantial weight to legal precedent.

What is stare decisis?

400

According to Article 3bis of the Chicago Convention, States must refrain from resorting to the use of weapons against these type of aircraft.

What are civil aircraft in flight?

400

According to UNCLOS, archipelagic States have sovereignty over their internal waters, but they must allow for innocent passage and this other type of passage.

What is archipelagic sea lanes passage?

400

Article II of the Outer Space states that outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of this, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means. 

What is sovereignty?

500

This ship was cut from its mooring and sent alit over the Niagara Falls, resulting in a dispute between Great Britain which led to the articulation of the doctrine of anticipatory self-defense.

What is the Caroline?

500

Unlike the lex lata, which represents the law as it currently exists, this term refers to the law as it ought to be.

What is the lex ferenda?

500

When issuing regulations for their State aircraft, Article 3 of the Chicago Convention requires States to have this toward for the safety of navigation of civil aircraft.

What is due regard?

500

As a result of a provision related to the mining of this, the United States has not ratified the UNCLOS, although the United States does recognize most of the provisions in UNCLOS as reflecting customary international law.

What is the deep sea bed?

500

These accords are a set of non-binding principles and guidelines that outline how nations participating in NASA's Artemis Program will cooperatively explore and utilize the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies for peaceful purposes 

What are the Artemis Accords?

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