True / False
1. The United States belongs to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
a. True
b. False
2. Pacta sunt servanda means that every treaty in force is binding upon the parties to it and must be performed by
them in good faith.
a. True
b. False
3. According to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the court shall look to conventions establishing rules
expressly recognized by the contesting states.
a. True
b. False
4. The U.N. has recently sponsored a “supranational” set of laws that transcends national boundaries; most
industrialized nations have adopted it.
a. True
b. False
5. The development of international law has a long history that include the customs that have evolved into written
statutes recognized by civilized nations..
a. True
b. False
6. International business law draws from both public and private law as related to business transactions.
a. True
b. False
7. There is a uniform commercial body of law adopted by the United Nations governing all private international law
questions.
a. True
b. False
8. The two classifications of national legal systems are civil law countries and common law countries.
a. True
b. False
9. In a common law system, the judge has the power to control the conduct of the trial and empowered with authority
to examine witnesses and demand tangible evidence from the plaintiff and defendant.
a. True
b. False
10. Moral conduct is the preeminent concern in Islamic law.
a. True
b. False
11. The purpose of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law is to promote international trade through
the harmonization of trade law among nations.
a. True
b. False
12. The jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice upon its members in a dispute is compulsory.
a. True
b. False
13. Because international law is not dictated by any one legislative body, it is lawmaking by choice and by consent.
a. True
b. False
14. A treaty between three countries is said to be trilateral.
a. True
b. False
15. Once a group of nations has negotiated a convention, other nations cannot adopt the treaty.
a. True
b. False
16. A self-executing treaty is one that automatically creates rights that are enforceable in the courts of a contracting
nation, without any further legislative action.
a. True
b. False
17. One reason international business law still retains a “national” character is that national attitudes toward economics
affect attitudes toward law and regulation.
a. True
b. False
18. Many of today’s international business law concepts are derived from the law merchant and maritime law, which are
the accepted customs and practices of Renaissance-era merchants, traders, bankers, mariners, and ship owners.
a. True
b. False
19. The International Court of Justice, formed in 1945, is the primary judicial art of the World Trade Organization.
a. True
b. False
20. A code of conduct is a set of principles that guide people‘s behavior and actions when communicating with others via
the Internet and social media.
a. True
b. False
Multiple Choice
21. Public international law involves:
a. Relationships between public corporations in different countries as to business terms.
b. Relationships between nations that are reflected in treaties, conventions, or charters.
c. Relationships between private individuals in different countries.
d. All of the above.
22. The forum for public international law disputes is:
a. The World Forum.
b. International Court of Justice.
c. The League of Nations.
d. The Hague.
23. The difference between a common law country and a civil law country is:
a. Civil law is handled by the government while common law is handled by the people.
b. A common law country bases its laws on statutes while a civil law country uses court cases.
c. A common law country has similar laws throughout its regions while a civil law country is divided into areas.
d. A common law country relies heavily on precedent established by previous court cases while a civil law
country uses a comprehensive code of law.
24. In a socialist country, the legal system:
a. Reflects the private ownership of property.
b. Is similar to the English common law system.
c. Exhibits no need for commercial law because such disputes are settled politically.
d. None of the above.
25. Which of the following is not part of the structure of the United Nations?
a. General Assembly.
b. Security Council.
c. Secretary General.
d. House of Representatives.
26. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has developed:
a. Codes of conduct for companies and host countries in an attempt to set ethical standards for both.
b. Guidelines for interest rates to be charged multinational enterprises.
c. Codes of conduct for employee practices for multinational corporations.
d. None of the above.
27. Doing business internationally requires an understanding of all of the following except:
a. International law.
b. National law.
c. Different international organizations.
d. Availability of legal counsel in each country
28. The Paquette Habana case concerned:
a. A question of the applicable method for joining the IMF.
b. A question discerning applicable international law.
c. A question concerning the law merchant on mercantile law of Cuba.
d. A question of which court has jurisdiction over an international case.
29. All of the following are principles established by the codes of conduct promulgated by the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) except:
a. To take into account the policies and objectives of the country with which a corporation operates.
b. Nondiscrimination in hiring.
c. Mandatory wage scales for countries in which each corporation operates.
d. Utilizing “reasonable terms” when transferring technology.
30. Foreign investment laws might include:
a. Protection against state intervention and the ability to repatriate profits.
b. Repatriation of profits and the ability to have 100% foreign ownership.
c. Governmental approval of technology transfer agreements.
d. All of the above.
31. The United States has, in part, accepted the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. The U.S. acceptance
does not apply to:
a. Disputes the parties have entrusted to other tribunals.
b. Disputes that the United States decided are essentially domestic.
c. Disputes arising under a multilateral treaty unless all parties affected are before the court or the U.S. specially
agrees to jurisdiction.
d. A and B only.
e. All of the above.
32. The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises encourages responsible conduct in the following areas
a. Employment
b. Bribery
c. Environment
d. Both b and c.
33. What do many legal historians believe led to the development of modern international law?
a. the rise of the European nation-state
b. Chinese dynastic law
c. Roman law
d. trade law in the Middle Ages
34. In 1625, Hugo Grotius wrote a landmark book on international law called On the Law of War and Peace. In it, he
stated that the law of nations:
a. was divinely given.
b. arose by common agreement and by the accepted practice of nations.
c. recognized that all states are equal.
d. all of the above
35. A treaty between two countries is said to be , and a treaty between three or more countries is said to be
_________.
a. bitreaty; tritreaty
b. bitreaty; multitreaty
c. bilateral; multilateral
d. biratified; multiratified
36. Nations that express their willingness to join a treaty are called:
a. ratifiers.
b. signatories.
c. contracting parties.
d. abrogators.
37. If a country is willing to join a treaty but has an exception to the terms of the treaty, the exception is called a(n):
a. ratification.
b. signatory.
c. reservation.
d. abrogation.
38. Which three countries are notable because few, if any, treaties have direct effect there, and thus require
parliamentary action before they are enforceable by private parties?
a. United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia
b. United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States
c. Canada, Australia, and China
d. United Kingdom, France, and Germany
39. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that International Business Law has become more uniform?
a. The forces of free trade, economic integration, and the globalization of business have accelerated the need for
greater uniformity in IBL.
b. Nations have had to cooperate in their legal responses to global issues, common problems, and technologies.
c. All nations have agreed to practice and enforce the codes and legislation set down by the World Trade
Organization.
d. Private industry and trade organizations have encouraged the growth of uniform IBL.
40. The principle that a nation can project its laws beyond its territorial borders is known as:
a. extraterritoriality.
b. territoriality.
c. nationality.
d. protective jurisdiction.
41. Which convention calls for contracting parties to criminalize bribery of public officials and money laundering?
a. UN Convention Against Crime
b. UN Convention of Extraterritoriality
c. UN Convention Against Corruption
d. None of the above
42. Which of the following is NOT one of the crimes generally covered by the universal principle of jurisdiction?
a. piracy
b. war crimes
c. slavery
d. money laundering
43. The UN’s Guiding Principles for Business on Human Rights Article 23 states all of the following except:
a. Businesses should comply with all applicable laws and respect internationally recognized human rights,
wherever they operate.
b. Businesses should seek ways to honor the principles of internationally recognized human rights when faced
with conflicting requirements.
c. Businesses should seek to comply with the laws of their home country before considering internationally
recognized human rights.
d. Businesses should treat the risk of causing or contributing to gross human rights abuses as a legal compliance
issues wherever they operate.
44. Which of the following is NOT one of the objectives of the International Labour Organization?
a. To help promote the rights of workers
b. To eliminate child labor
c. To provide health care for all workers
d. To create decent and beneficial employment opportunities
45. Islamic law is known as:
a. Sharia.
b. Koran.
c. Sunna.
d. Fiqh.
46. Weigh the benefits and detriments of the U.S. entering into an ICC treaty.
47. In what ways is trademark law uniform globally? Different?
48. What are the similarities among the crimes and issues that beget universal jurisdiction? How are these uniquely
different from all other issues? Are there any parallel issues that should receive universal jurisdiction?
49. Compare and contrast the different sources of international law? Which are stronger? Weaker? More or less
justifiable in a global environment?
50. How are customary law and the general principles of law (international law) similar? Different?
51. Compare and contrast public international law with private international law.
52. Describe the types of foreign judgments that will and will not be enforced in the United States. Consider the reasons
for these differences.
53. Considering the speech protection granted by the U.S. constitution with those of countries such as Canada,
Germany, and the U.K., which are better at furthering a civil society? A tolerant society?
54. Compare and contrast the nation, the individual, and the corporation as entities in and subject to international law.
55. Draft a treaty that addresses the competing interests (and divergent national speech laws) where an individual from
one country is defamed by a person from another country over the Internet.
56. Draft a model code for the enforcement of foreign judgments against U.S citizens where the underlying foreign law
differs from that of the U.S.
57. Only a limited number of crimes/issues beget universal jurisdiction. Write a position paper advocating that another
issue/crime should appropriately receive universal jurisdiction.