A) International covenant B) Optional protocol C) International human rights
A) International human rights B) International human rights C) Definition of IHRL
A) Definition was proclaimed B) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is considered a milestone because it was C) United Nations
A) The UDHR has been translated into more than 500 languages. B) There are 193 Member States of the United Nations C) Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December
A) 11 B) 24 C) 30
A) Principal legal protection B) Protect individuals C) International human rights
A) 1979 B) 1945 C) 1965
A) e Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted in 1989 B) 1948 C) (1979
A) Universal periodic review B) The Human Rights Council, established on 15 March 2006, replaced the 60-year-old UN Commission on Human Rights. C) The human rights records of all 193 UN member states are reviewed once every four years
A) Most of the core human rights treaties have an oversight body that is responsible for reviewing the implementation of that treaty by the countries that have ratified it. B) Committees overseeing human rights treaties C) Who can file complaints directly to Committees overseeing human rights D) The OHCHR undertakes human rights field activities
A) killing members of the group B) ational ethnic racial or religious group C) The fourth crime falling within the ICC's jurisdiction is the crime of aggression. It is defined as the use of armed force by a State against the sovereignty, integrity, or independence of another State D) The key elements of the crime of genocide include
A) The purpose of IHL is to protect persons and property that are, or may be, affected by an armed conflict and limits the rights of the parties to a conflict to use methods and means of warfare of their choicenternational Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL) are distinct but complementary bodies of law B) They are both concerned with protecting the lives and dignity of individuals C) IHL is a set of international rules, established by treaty or custom, which are specifically intended to solve humanitarian problems directly arising from international or non-international armed conflicts
A) HRL is a set of international rules, established by treaty or custom, on the basis of which individuals expect and/or claim certain behavior or benefits from governments B) erally applies AT ALL TIMES in peace and during armed conflict C) HL applies during ARMED CONFLICT ONLY, whether international or non-international.
A) Geneva Law: This protects persons in armed conflict such as military personnel, civilians who are not or no longer taking part in the hostilities B) Hague Law: This restricts the means and methods of warfare and includes the limitations of weapons to be used during armed conflict C) Hague Law refers to the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907
A) Humanity B) Military necessity C) Proportionality |