Peace and Security
Which principal body of the United Nations is primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security?
The UN Security Council
What international treaty is often referred to as the “women’s bill of rights”?
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
What are the four treaties that form the core of International Humanitarian Law called?
The Geneva Conventions (1949)
Which international treaty governs the law of treaties themselves?
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969)
What principle allows states to prosecute certain crimes regardless of where they were committed or the nationality of the perpetrator or victim?
Universal jurisdiction
What principle prohibits states from intervening in the internal affairs of other states?
Non intervention
What term refers to integrating gender perspectives in all stages of peacebuilding and development processes?
Gender mainstreaming
Humanitarian Law is also referred to as..
Law of war
What term refers to a state's expression of intent to be legally bound by a treaty?
Ratification
Which international crime is most commonly associated with universal jurisdiction due to its severity and global condemnation?
Genocide
What is the international legal principle that means “no crime without law”?
Nullum crimen sine lege
Under international criminal law, what crime was recognized in the Akayesu case as a form of genocide for the first time?
Rape
What are the 5 principles of Humanitarian law?
1. distinction 2. proportionality 3. military necessity, 4. humanity 5. precaution...all aimed at limiting the effects of armed conflict by protecting civilians and restricting the means and methods of warfare.
What is the term for a treaty that binds only the parties that sign and ratify it, as opposed to all states?
A bilateral or multilateral treaty (not erga omnes or universal)
What landmark case affirmed Belgium's attempt to prosecute a foreign national for crimes against humanity committed abroad, invoking universal jurisdiction?
The Arrest Warrant Case (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium, ICJ, 2002)
Which principle of international law grants immunity to heads of state from foreign jurisdiction?
Sovereign immunity
Which international body monitors state compliance with CEDAW?
The CEDAW Committee
What legal status is granted to medical personnel under IHL?
Protected persons (non-combatants)
Which principle allows states to be bound by practices that are consistently followed out of a sense of legal obligation?
Customary International law
Under what principle can a state exercise jurisdiction over crimes committed abroad that have a substantial effect on its own territory?
The effects doctrine
Which customary international law prohibits genocide, slavery, torture, and piracy under all circumstances?
Jus cogens norms
Which international court first recognized sexual violence as a crime against humanity in a landmark case?
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), in the Furundžija case (1998)
What term describes a rule of customary international law so fundamental that no derogation is permitted, even by treaty?
Jus cogens (peremptory norm)
What term refers to a treaty provision that allows parties to opt out of specific obligations?
A reservation
Which doctrine allows a state to claim jurisdiction when its nationals are victims of a crime abroad?
Passive personality