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CSS International Law Past Paper 2025

CSS International Law 2025 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
“From the theoretical standpoint, the provision for applying the ‘general principles’ sounding the death-knell of positivism”. Discuss.
(20)
Q. 3
Explain the term ‘Subjects of International Law’. Whether States continues to be the principal subjects of international legal relations? Also justify individuals as subject of International Law by giving appropriate examples.
(20)
Q. 4
To what extent, if at all, are the powers of the Security Council confined to the contents of Chapter VI and VII of the United Nations Charter?
(20)
Q. 5
Discuss in detail Recognition in International law and its various kinds. Argue with particular reference to the Constitutive Theory of Recognition and the consequences of non-recognition of government.
(20)
Q. 6
Explain the structure and powers of the International Court of Justice and assess the importance of the principles laid down in judicial decisions of leading cases as precedents for states.
(20)
Q. 7
Frequent interventions have challenged the validity of some of the fundamental principles of international law. Discuss those principles in light of recent interventions.
(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)
  Territorial and Extra-Territorial asylum
  (10)
- (c)
  The Nottebohm Case
  (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.
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 question will not be considered.