The UN

When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the UN?

• 1945

• 1948

• 1969

• 1946

The UN was formed after which war?

• WWI

• Vietnam War

• WWII

• Frontier Wars

Is the UDHR legally binding in Australia?

• Yes

• No

Which countries are permanent members of the UN's security counsel?

• Brazil, US, China, Japan
• US, United Kingdom (UK), Russia, France, & China
• Every country in the UN
• France, UK, Japan, China

Which country is the newest member of the UN?

• South Sudan

• Macedonia

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Brunei

Which of the following statements best describes international law?

• It is universal and applies to all nations.

• It is enforced by special peace-keeping forces of the United Nations.

• It is voluntary and is created through negotiations between countries.

• International laws only take effect once at least 50 per cent of the world’s countries vote to accept the law.

What is a treaty?

• A non-binding agreement made between nations

• A document outlining the rules of behaviour that governments must follow

• A document signed by nations agreeing to be bound by certain rules of behaviour

• An agreement made between governments and non -governmental organisations

Australia negotiates a treaty with Indonesia on a certain aspect of trade. What type of treaty is

this?

• A bilateral treaty

• A sovereign treaty

• A declarative treaty

• An intergovernmental treaty

A nation ratifies a treaty. What does this involve?

• The leader of the country signing the agreement

• The people voting in a referendum to accept the agreement

• The nation indicating to the United Nations that it no longer wishes to be bound by the treaty

• The national parliament of a signatory nation passing a domestic law accepting the conditions of the treaty

What is an international custom?

• An international rule established through a long-standing tradition

• Rules governing the movement and trade of goods between countries

• An international rule made through a vote of the General Assembly of the United Nations

• Rules made through the legal decisions of international courts, such as the International Court of Justice