CSS past paper

CSS International Law Past Paper 2017

CSS International Law 2017 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
International Law is Oxymoronic. Argue.
(20)
Q. 3
Explain the basic difference between Primary and Subsidiary sources of International Law.
(20)
Q. 4
How can good offices and mediation help in avoiding influence of Security Council’s highhandedness? Analyze.
(20)
Q. 5
How does International Law deal with POWs? Explain with examples.
(20)
Q. 6
Under Vienna Convention how would you define treaty, its major features and conditions of termination of a treaty?
(20)
Q. 7
What are the Jurisdictional constraints to the right of self-determination in context to Montevideo Convention on the recognition of state?
(20)
Q. 8
Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (10 each)
(20)
- (a)
  Nature of relationship of a state with an individual.
  (10)
- (b)
  International Soft Law.
  (10)
- (c)
  Collective use of Force.
  (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.