IR: Human Rights

Which of the following is HR soft law?

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

• The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

• The Genocide Convention

Which of the following is the first treaty with clear obligations in HR?

• The International Covenant on Civil and Poltiical Rights

• The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

• The Genocide Convention

• The Convention Against Torture

Which of the following is not a civil and political right?

• Right to life

• Freedom of thought

• Right to education

• Right to asylum from prosecution

Which right is not an economic and social right?

• Right to maternity leave

• Right to form trade union

• Right to equal standing before the law

• Right to free education

All of the HR inscribed in the ICESCR are non-derogable.

• True

• False

Prisoners of Conscience refer to individuals imprisoned:

• Solely for their political beleifs

• Solely for violent opposition to the government

US ratified the Rome Statue that created the ICC.

• True

• False

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is part of the International Bill of Rights.

• True

• False

Which court allows for individual petitions?

• The ICJ

• The ICC

• The ECHR

• None

Which statement is true about Russia's membership to the European Convention on Human Rights, adopted by the Council of Europe?

• It was never a member

• It is still a member

• It was a member, but it no longer is

• Became a member in 2022