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Option: World Order
Quick questions on The nature of world order and state sovereignty: HSC Legal Studies
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What is the Montevideo Convention 1933?Show answer
The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States 1933 article 1 codifies the criteria for statehood:
What is sources of international law?Show answer
Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice 1945 enumerates the four sources:
What is hard law and soft law?Show answer
Hard law is binding on states: treaties to which they are party, customary international law, and rules of jus cogens (peremptory norms from which no derogation is permitted, e.g. the prohibitions on slavery, genocide, torture).
What is limits on state sovereignty?Show answer
Sovereignty is not absolute in the modern world. Limits include:
What is practical illustrations?Show answer
:::mistake Common traps Treating sovereignty as absolute. It is qualified by treaty obligations, jus cogens, the UN Charter, and R2P.
What is saying customary international law requires a treaty?Show answer
It does not. Custom arises from state practice and opinio juris.
What is confusing the Montevideo criteria with recognition?Show answer
Statehood under the declaratory theory does not depend on recognition by other states. :::
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