CFPT - Consular Fellows Program International Law and Treaties Questions and Answers Flashcards
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Under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, which of the following best describes 'exequatur'?
Answer: A formal authorization granted by the receiving state allowing a consul to perform official functions
Exequatur is the formal authorization issued by the receiving state that permits a foreign consul to exercise consular functions within its territory.
The principle of 'non-refoulement' in international refugee law primarily prohibits states from:
Answer: Returning refugees to a territory where they face serious threats to life or freedom
Non-refoulement, codified in Article 33 of the 1951 Refugee Convention, bars states from returning individuals to places where they face persecution or serious harm.
Which international body is primarily responsible for monitoring compliance with the Convention Against Torture (CAT)?
Answer: The Committee Against Torture
The Committee Against Torture (CAT Committee) is the treaty body established under the Convention Against Torture to monitor state parties' compliance.
Under customary international law, the doctrine of 'diplomatic protection' allows a state to:
Answer: Espouse the claims of its nationals injured by another state's internationally wrongful acts
Diplomatic protection is the mechanism by which a state formally takes up the claim of one of its nationals against another state for internationally wrongful acts.
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980) is primarily designed to:
Answer: Secure the prompt return of children wrongfully removed or retained in a contracting state
The 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention establishes a civil mechanism for the prompt return of children wrongfully removed to or retained in a contracting state.
In international treaty law, a 'reservation' to a multilateral treaty is permissible unless:
Answer: The reservation is prohibited by the treaty, or is incompatible with its object and purpose
Under Article 19 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, a reservation is impermissible if the treaty prohibits it or if it is incompatible with the treaty's object and purpose.
Which concept in international law holds that a new state inherits the treaty obligations of its predecessor state?
Answer: State succession
State succession addresses the extent to which a newly independent or successor state is bound by the international obligations of its predecessor, governed partly by the 1978 Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties.