Question 1

The requirement for a person to exhaust remedies cannot be waived by treaties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The ________ has the function to oversee compliance with the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and carrying out inspections at nuclear facilities in non-nuclear weapons states.

Accepted Answer

A)  European Organization for Nuclear Research 
B)  International Atomic Energy Agency 
C)  World Association of Nuclear Operators 
D)  International Energy Agency 
A)  European Organization for Nuclear Research 
B)  International Atomic Energy Agency 
C)  World Association of Nuclear Operators 
D)  International Energy Agency

Question 3

________ refers to a series of administrative acts that in combination result in depriving persons of their property.

Accepted Answer

A)  Creeping expropriation 
B)  Laches 
C)  Arraignment 
D)  Accommodation 
A)  Creeping expropriation 
B)  Laches 
C)  Arraignment 
D)  Accommodation

Question 4

Which of the following arguments has to be proven to hold a state liable for injuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  estoppel 
B)  causation 
C)  comity 
D)  privity 
A)  estoppel 
B)  causation 
C)  comity 
D)  privity

Question 5

Which of the following describes the relief of "restitution in kind" awarded to a plaintiff?

Accepted Answer

A)  an item taken from the plaintiff is to be returned by the defendant 
B)  the honor of the plaintiff is to be restored by the defendant 
C)  money is to be paid by the defendant for the cost of the injury suffered by the plaintiff 
D)  the defendant has to pay a fine to the plaintiff and the amount of the fine is decided by the court which is generally beyond the cost of injury 
A)  an item taken from the plaintiff is to be returned by the defendant 
B)  the honor of the plaintiff is to be restored by the defendant 
C)  money is to be paid by the defendant for the cost of the injury suffered by the plaintiff 
D)  the defendant has to pay a fine to the plaintiff and the amount of the fine is decided by the court which is generally beyond the cost of injury

Question 6

The OPIC does not insure against minor diminishment in the value of an investment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The ________ was issued by the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development and it linked protection of the environment and development as related goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  UN charter 
B)  Rio Declaration 
C)  Bonn Agreement 
D)  Kyoto Protocol 
A)  UN charter 
B)  Rio Declaration 
C)  Bonn Agreement 
D)  Kyoto Protocol

Question 8

The doctrine of international standard of care states that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a state must treat aliens the same way that it treats its own nationals 
B)  a state is responsible for injuring an alien when the state's conduct violates international norms 
C)  a state is responsible for the actions of its nationals present in other countries 
D)  a state is obliged to admit aliens into its territories freely 
A)  a state must treat aliens the same way that it treats its own nationals 
B)  a state is responsible for injuring an alien when the state's conduct violates international norms 
C)  a state is responsible for the actions of its nationals present in other countries 
D)  a state is obliged to admit aliens into its territories freely

Question 9

The ________ is a supplemental agreement to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Control drafted in 1997 that requires developed member countries of the convention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 5.2 percent below 1990 levels.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kyoto Protocol 
B)  Stockholm Declaration 
C)  Calvo Clause 
D)  Alpine Convention 
A)  Kyoto Protocol 
B)  Stockholm Declaration 
C)  Calvo Clause 
D)  Alpine Convention

Question 10

The OPIC cannot obtain subrogation rights against the host government from the insured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The OPIC limits its exposure in any one country to no more than 10 percent of its total risk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Explain the role of the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency in insuring losses from political risks.

Accepted Answer

Since its inception in 1988, MIGA has pr

Question 13

Which of the following would be categorized under the sectoral approach of regulating pollution?

Accepted Answer

A)  combating global warming 
B)  safe removal of toxic wastes 
C)  controlling radioactive contamination 
D)  supervising the use of fissionable materials 
A)  combating global warming 
B)  safe removal of toxic wastes 
C)  controlling radioactive contamination 
D)  supervising the use of fissionable materials

Question 14

The objection that may be made to an international tribunal's exercise of jurisdiction when there is no real and bona fide relationship between the state bringing the suit and the person on whose behalf the suit is brought is referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of nationality 
B)  lack of a genuine link 
C)  failure to exhaust remedies 
D)  lack of standing 
A)  lack of nationality 
B)  lack of a genuine link 
C)  failure to exhaust remedies 
D)  lack of standing

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the two conditions that had to be satisfied for the Kyoto Protocol to come into force?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had to be ratified by all the non-Annex I countries. 
B)  It had to be ratified by 55 percent of all member countries. 
C)  It had to be ratified by Annex I parties accounting for 30 percent of that group's carbon dioxide emissions in 1990. 
D)  It had to be ratified by 40 percent of all the non-Annex I countries. 
A)  It had to be ratified by all the non-Annex I countries. 
B)  It had to be ratified by 55 percent of all member countries. 
C)  It had to be ratified by Annex I parties accounting for 30 percent of that group's carbon dioxide emissions in 1990. 
D)  It had to be ratified by 40 percent of all the non-Annex I countries.

The requirement for a person to exhaust remedies cannot be waived by treaties.

The ________ has the function to oversee compliance with the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and carrying out inspections at nuclear facilities in non-nuclear weapons states.

________ refers to a series of administrative acts that in combination result in depriving persons of their property.

Which of the following arguments has to be proven to hold a state liable for injuries?

Which of the following describes the relief of "restitution in kind" awarded to a plaintiff?

The OPIC does not insure against minor diminishment in the value of an investment.

The ________ was issued by the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development and it linked protection of the environment and development as related goals.

The doctrine of international standard of care states that ________.

The ________ is a supplemental agreement to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Control drafted in 1997 that requires developed member countries of the convention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 5.2 percent below 1990 levels.

The OPIC cannot obtain subrogation rights against the host government from the insured.

The OPIC limits its exposure in any one country to no more than 10 percent of its total risk.

Explain the role of the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency in insuring losses from political risks.

Which of the following would be categorized under the sectoral approach of regulating pollution?

The objection that may be made to an international tribunal's exercise of jurisdiction when there is no real and bona fide relationship between the state bringing the suit and the person on whose behalf the suit is brought is referred to as ________.

Which of the following is one of the two conditions that had to be satisfied for the Kyoto Protocol to come into force?

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Exam 2: State Responsibility and Environmental Regulation

The requirement for a person to exhaust remedies cannot be waived by treaties.

The ________ has the function to oversee compliance with the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and carrying out inspections at nuclear facilities in non-nuclear weapons states.

________ refers to a series of administrative acts that in combination result in depriving persons of their property.

Which of the following arguments has to be proven to hold a state liable for injuries?

Which of the following describes the relief of "restitution in kind" awarded to a plaintiff?

The OPIC does not insure against minor diminishment in the value of an investment.

The ________ was issued by the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development and it linked protection of the environment and development as related goals.

The doctrine of international standard of care states that ________.

The ________ is a supplemental agreement to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Control drafted in 1997 that requires developed member countries of the convention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 5.2 percent below 1990 levels.

The OPIC cannot obtain subrogation rights against the host government from the insured.

The OPIC limits its exposure in any one country to no more than 10 percent of its total risk.

Explain the role of the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency in insuring losses from political risks.

Which of the following would be categorized under the sectoral approach of regulating pollution?

The objection that may be made to an international tribunal's exercise of jurisdiction when there is no real and bona fide relationship between the state bringing the suit and the person on whose behalf the suit is brought is referred to as ________.

Which of the following is one of the two conditions that had to be satisfied for the Kyoto Protocol to come into force?

Introduction to International and Comparative Law

Dispute Settlement

The Multinational Enterprise

Foreign Investment

Money and Banking

Trade in Goods

Services and Labor

Intellectual Property

Sales

Transportation

Financing

Filters