Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Quizzes
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How many characteristics of statehood does the Montevideo Convention 1933 outline?
How many characteristics of statehood does the Montevideo Convention 1933 outline?
Four characteristics
How many permanent members with veto power does the UN Security Council have?
How many permanent members with veto power does the UN Security Council have?
Five permanent members
In what year was the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) established?
In what year was the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) established?
1993
What did the UN Human Rights Council replace in 2006?
What did the UN Human Rights Council replace in 2006?
The Commission on Human Rights
What is the first pillar of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine?
What is the first pillar of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine?
States must protect their populations
What makes the International Criminal Court (ICC) different from other international courts?
What makes the International Criminal Court (ICC) different from other international courts?
It prosecutes individuals not states
How many countries had ratified the First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR by 2010?
How many countries had ratified the First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR by 2010?
112 countries
Which article of the ICCPR did the UN Committee find Tasmania violated in Toonen v Australia?
Which article of the ICCPR did the UN Committee find Tasmania violated in Toonen v Australia?
Article 17
What process do NGOs use to influence government behaviour on human rights?
What process do NGOs use to influence government behaviour on human rights?
Naming and shaming
How many journalists were killed in 2009 according to the Committee to Protect Journalists?
How many journalists were killed in 2009 according to the Committee to Protect Journalists?
71 journalists