Unit III · Topic 10Implementation of IHL - Challenges – Previous Year Questions

9. What motivated the States to ratify the Geneva and Hague Conventions?

1. (a)The Conventions being prestigious symbols of membership in the international society of civilized states✓
2. (b)The Conventions being the most extensive body of positive international law
3. (c)As the Conventions enlist constraints on state behavior
4. (d)As the Conventions prescribe international rights of medical care

13. Which of the following are the dates in which India signed and ratified the 1949 Geneva Conventions?

1. (a)Signed on 10th December 1949 and ratified on 13th November 1950
2. (b)Signed on 15th August 1949 and ratified on 26th January 1950
3. (c)Signed on 16th December 1949 and ratified on 9th November 1950✓
4. (d)Signed on 1st January 1949 and ratified on 10th December 1950

15. Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Statute)

A. Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

B. Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

C. Statute of the International Criminal Court

D. Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

List-II (Year)

(I) 1998

(II) 2002

(IV) 1993

Options:

1. (a)(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
2. (b)(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)✓
3. (c)(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
4. (d)(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)