Politics Panther · Paper 3 Global Politics · Human Rights

Global Human Rights · Multiple-choice quiz

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Question 1

Year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Answer: 1948. UDHR adopted by UN General Assembly 10 December 1948.

Question 2

Year of the European Convention on Human Rights?

Answer: 1950. ECHR signed 1950, in force 1953. UK ratified 1951.

Question 3

Year of the Rome Statute creating the International Criminal Court?

Answer: 1998. Adopted 1998, in force 2002.

Question 4

Which UN body has the primary responsibility for international peace and security?

Answer: Security Council. UNSC has the binding-resolution powers under Chapter VII.

Question 5

How many permanent UNSC members hold a veto?

Answer: 5. P5: USA, UK, France, Russia, China.

Question 6

In what year did the ICC issue an arrest warrant for Putin?

Answer: 2023. March 2023 - over alleged unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children.

Question 7

Which case did South Africa bring against Israel at the ICJ in 2024?

Answer: Genocide Convention application. January 2024 - genocide convention case; provisional measures ordered.

Question 8

Which Court ruled on the UK Rwanda asylum policy in November 2023?

Answer: UK Supreme Court. Unanimous Supreme Court ruling that Rwanda was not a safe country.

Question 9

Which 2024 ECtHR case established climate change as a human-rights issue?

Answer: Verein KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland. First binding climate-rights ruling by an international court.

Question 10

Which P5 member is NOT party to the Rome Statute?

Answer: All three above. USA, Russia, China, India all non-parties. Only UK and France of P5 are.

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