[多选题]Which statements about the ECOSOC are correct?
A. It consists of 54 members elected by the General Assembly for three-year terms.
B. Each member has one vote, and no one has the veto power.
C. Its functions are to make or initiate studies and reports with respect to international economic, social, cultural, educational, health and related matters.
D. It has established a wide range of economic, social, and human rights bodies.

[单选题]Which one of the following statements correctly applies to the period 1926–2016?
A. Large-company stocks earned a higher average risk premium than did small-company stocks.
B. The average inflation rate exceeded the average return on U.S. Treasury bills.
C. Large-company stocks had an average annual return of 14.7 percent.
D. Inflation averaged 2.6 percent for the period.
E. Long-term corporate bonds outperformed long-term government bonds.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Historical performance
Learning Objective: 12-02 Discuss the historical returns on various important types of investments.

[多选题]Which statements about bays are correct?
A. It is recognized that bays have a close connection with land and that is more appreciate for them to be considered internal waters rather than territorial sea.
B. The baseline of the territorial sea ought to be measured from the low-water line off the coast of the bay.
C. The baseline of the territorial sea ought to be drawn on the basis of the straight baseline used to close off the mouth of the bay.
D. Historical bays are dealt with under customary international law.

[多选题]Which statements about island are correct?
A. An island is a naturally formed area of land, surrounded by water, which is above water at high tide.
B. The general provisions regarding the measurement of the territory sea can apply to islands.
C. Every island, no matter how small it is, is capable of possessing a territorial sea.
D. Islands will possess baselines for all maritime zones, including the territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

[多选题]Which statements are correct according to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation?
A. The Convention does not apply to state aircraft.
B. Those aircraft which operate on schedule international air services are to be distinguished from other civilian aircraft.
C. International air service may not be operated over or into the territory of a state without the state’s special authorization.
D. Aircraft not engaged in scheduled international air services have the right to make flights into or in transit non-stop across the contracting state’s territory without prior permission.

[多选题]Which statements about regional organizations are correct?
A. They are established by geographically and ideologically related states.
B. They are established by the General Assembly or the Security Council.
C. They differ from universal organization in terms of scale, power and capacity.
D. They differ from universal organization in terms of function and legal personality.

[多选题]Which statements about territorial integrity are correct?
A. The territorial integrity of states may be one of the most fundamental notions in international protection of sovereign rights of states.
B. The principle of territorial integrity has been laid down in a series of international conventions.
C. The territorial integrity of a sovereign state is to be respected by any other states.
D. International servitude violates the principle of territorial integrity.

[多选题]Which statements about diplomatic protection are correct?
A. A state is not to pursue claims beyond the limit of protection for its own nationals and such diplomatic protection must not be exercised as intervention in the internal affairs of other states.
B. It’s the link of nationality between the state and the individuals which alone confers upon the state the right of diplomatic protection.
C. A state is not to provide diplomatic protection for the individual with dual nationality.
D. Where there existed a genuine link between the claimant state and its national could the right of diplomatic protection arise.

[多选题]Which statements about sovereignty as following are correct?
A. Historically, sovereignty was regarded as appertaining to a particular individual in a state.
B. Sovereignty is now regarded as an abstract manifestation of the existence and the power of the state.
C. Every sovereign is equal to and independent of any other sovereign.
D. A sovereign cannot exercise authority over any other sovereign.

[多选题]Which statements about the advisory jurisdiction of the ICJ are correct?
A. The purpose of the Court’s advisory jurisdiction is to settle specific disputes between states.
B. The purpose of the Court’s advisory jurisdiction is to offer legal advice to the organs and institutions requiring the opening.
C. Advisory opinions are not binding on any and are given not to the particular states.
D. The object of the advisory opinions is to guide the United Nations in respect of its own action.

[多选题]Which statements about the nationality principle of criminal jurisdiction are correct?
A. Since states possess sovereign rights and jurisdictional powers, they are capable of exercising jurisdiction over nationals.
B. Nationals of a state are obliged to be subject to the jurisdiction of the state.
C. A national who committed crimes, even though such a national is now resident abroad, will be tried for his offense, once he returns within the jurisdiction of the state.
D. States are to respect the legitimate rights of nationals of other states and may not mistreat them within its jurisdiction.

[单选题]Which statements about the Contiguous Zone are correct?
A. States may claim contiguous zones up to a maximum of 12 nautical miles from baseline.
B. States may claim contiguous zones up to a maximum of 24 kilometers from baseline.
C. States may only exercise restricted jurisdiction over contiguous zones.
D. Contiguous zones constitute part of the territorial sea.

[多选题]Which statements about the international arbitration are correct?
A. Arbitration is a procedure for the settlement of disputes between states by a binding of award on the basis of law.
B. State may express consent to arbitration in certain treaties or in certain provisions of general treatise under which the parties agree to submit certain disputes between them to arbitration.
C. States are not obliged to send a dispute to arbitration even if they do make consent to arbitration.
D. States are obliged to send a dispute to arbitration if they have expressed consent to arbitration.

[多选题]Which statements about the international minimum standard of treatment to foreign nationals are correct?
A. Western states are always intended to adopt the international minimum standard for the protection of foreign nationals.
B. In accordance with the international minimum standard, every state may treat foreign nationals irrespective of treatment to its own nationals, even if its own nationals may be treated in a lower standard by municipal law.
C. The practice of the international minimum standard tends to be used by the developed states as a means of interference in the internal affairs of the Their World states.
D. According to the international minimum standard, foreigners may not claim rights other or more extensive than those of nationals.

[多选题]Which statements about archipelagic waters are correct?
A. Archipelagic waters refer to all waters, excluding internal waters, within the archipelagic baseline.
B. Straight archipelagic baselines are to be drawn between the outermost points of the island.
C. An archipelagic state may enjoy the sovereignty over archipelagic waters.
D. All other states have the rights of innocent passage through or over the archipelago waters.

[多选题]Which statements about the Exclusive Economic Zone are correct?
A. The EEZ is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea and is subject to the special legal regime established under the UNCLOS1982.
B. The coastal state must expressly claim the right of the EEZ.
C. The EEZ can extend to a maximum up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline.
D. The coastal state acts as a guardian rather than an owner of the natural resources of the EEZ.

[多选题]Which statements about the incidental jurisdiction of the ICJ are correct?
A. Preliminary objections as to whether or not the Court has the jurisdiction are to be considered by the Court before it deals with the merits of the case.
B. A decision by the Court on preliminary objections to jurisdiction cannot determine merits issues.
C. Applications to intervene can be made by a third party if it believes that it has an interest of a legal nature which may be affected by the decision in the case.
D. Although a third party is permitted to intervene, it cannot become a party to the proceedings and thus will not be bound by the judgment.

[多选题]Which statements about the unauthorized aerial intrusion are correct?
A. Every state should respect the territorial sovereignty, including the sovereignty of the airspace of any other state.
B. The unauthorized aerial intrusion of a state’s territory is considered as directly infringing the territorial sovereignty of that state.
C. International law recognizes the use of force by the intruded state against the intruding aircraft without warning.
D. The intruded state has the right to require a civilian airplane to land at a designated airport if it is flying over its territory without authority.

[多选题]Which statements about the Liability Convention are correct?
A. The Convention provides for the peaceful exploration and use of the moon and other celestial bodies.
B. The Convention sets out the legal framework for the provision of emergency assistance to astronauts.
C. The Convention deals with the responsibility for the damage caused by space objects of a contracting state to the treaty to other parties.
D. The Convention provides that the payment of compensation for the damage is required in accordance with international law.