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International Law Exam Guide

The document is an exam for recruitment to BS-17 posts in the Federal Government of Pakistan in the subject of International Law. It consists of two parts - a multiple choice question section and an essay question section. The essay question section contains 8 questions, each worth 20 marks. Candidates must attempt only 4 questions from this section. The questions cover various topics in international law including the rights and duties of international organizations, territorial rights of states, use of force, treaties, the nature of international law, international responsibility, and the jurisdiction and binding nature of decisions and provisional measures of the International Court of Justice.

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International Law Exam Guide

The document is an exam for recruitment to BS-17 posts in the Federal Government of Pakistan in the subject of International Law. It consists of two parts - a multiple choice question section and an essay question section. The essay question section contains 8 questions, each worth 20 marks. Candidates must attempt only 4 questions from this section. The questions cover various topics in international law including the rights and duties of international organizations, territorial rights of states, use of force, treaties, the nature of international law, international responsibility, and the jurisdiction and binding nature of decisions and provisional measures of the International Court of Justice.

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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Roll Number

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2023
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
INTERNATIONAL LAW
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS PART-I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART-I(MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES PART-II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at
different places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book
must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
PART – II
Q. No. 2. “States continue to be the principal subjects of international legal relations but non- (20)
state entities to exert a great deal of influence on the legal system”. Examine the
statement with reference to rights and duties of international organizations under the
law.
Q. No. 3. Territory is undoubtedly the basic characteristic of a state as well as the most (20)
widely accepted and understood – elaborate with reference to the exclusive rights of
states on land and air territory.
Q. No. 4. Does the customary International Law grant the right to use force to a state in (20)
response to a terrorist attack on it? Substantiate your answer by arguing from
Article 51 and Paragraph 4 of the Article 2 of the UN Charter and other recent
examples in this regard.
Q. No. 5. Define treaty according to Vienna Convention on the law of treaties 1969 and (20)
explain the following:
(i) Nature of relationship of a state with an individual
(ii) Territorial and Extra-Territorial asylum
(iii) The Nottebohm Case
Q. No. 6. According to Austin’s laws “properly so-called” are the commands of a sovereign, (20)
and “International Law is no law, it is only positive morality”. In Fitzmaurice view,
“a necessary characteristic of any system of law, “properly so-called” is its
enforceability, and “international law possesses that characteristic, even if only in a
rough and rudimentary form.”
In the light of the above statements, discuss the true nature of international law
while taking into account the development that have taken place after the Second
World War.
Q. No. 7. What are the constituent elements of international responsibility? Also discuss the (20)
forms of reparation for the breach of an obligation by a State with the help of
relevant provisions of the Draft Code of International Law Commission on
Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, 2001.
Q. No. 8. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has no so-called compulsory jurisdiction.
(a) Explain under what circumstances the ICJ has jurisdiction to settle an inter- (10)
state dispute.
(b) Explain whether or not in the view of the ICJ its “provisional measures” are (10) (20)
binding.
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