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CSS International Law Past Paper 2016

CSS International Law 2016 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

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How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

Q. 2
Define International Law. Discuss its nature and scope. To what extent it is relevant and effective in the modern times?
(20)
Q. 3
What are the material sources of International Law? Discuss any two of them in detail with necessary examples.
(20)
Q. 4
What is meant by “Freedom of High Seas”? Discuss certain restrictions on it by International Law, including the right of Hot Pursuit by the ships of a costal state on the High Seas.
(20)
Q. 5
What is meant by State Jurisdiction? Discuss different types of state jurisdiction under International Law.
(20)
Q. 6
Discuss the concept of Neutrality. How a neutral State differs from a neutralized State. Explain the rights and duties of neutral and the belligerent states during war.
(20)
Q. 7
What is Recognition? Discuss Dejure and Defacto recognitions. Also explain the constitutive and declaratory theories of recognition. Discuss the disabilities of unrecognized states.
(20)
Q. 8
Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (10 each)
(20)
- (a)
  Lotus Case
  (10)
- (b)
  Scotia Case
  (10)
- (c)
  Territorial and Extra-Territorial asylum
  (10)

Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.