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Third Test Flashcards

1
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When did the Helsinki Session Occur?

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1985

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Which article of the I.L. Commission states that the outbreak of an armed conflict does not terminate the operation of treaties?

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Article 2

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Which article of the I.L. Commission states that a treaty establishing an international organization is not affected by armed conflict between any of its parties?

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Article 6

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Which article of the I.L. Commission claims that a suspended treaty resumes at the end of an armed conflict?

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Article 11

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5
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The Human Right movement came in the wake of what?

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WWII

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6
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What three instruments make up the “International Bill of rights?”

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  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
  • The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
  • The International Covenant on Economic and Social Rights (ICESR)
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7
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The international law of human rights begins where?

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Article 55(c) of the UN charter

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8
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The universal declaration of human rights was adopted when?

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1948

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9
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What was the vote on the declaration of human rights?

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48 to 0; 8 abstaining

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10
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The covenant on civil rights includes the right to not what?

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Be imprisoned for debt

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Where does it list the acts and practices that violate I.L?

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UN Charter Article 1(3) and UDHR Article 2

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12
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Who handled the Lawless Case?

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European Court of Human Rights

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13
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What was the Lawless case about?

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Ireland holding Lawless in detention without trial?

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14
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What was the ruling in the Lawless case?

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A state may hold an individual without trial during national emergency if doing so is necessary to meet the emergency

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15
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The US is a party to how many of the human rights covenants?

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2

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16
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When was the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide signed and by who?

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1948; President Truman

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17
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When was the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide before senate?

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1949-1986

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18
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When did Congress pass the Genocide Convention Implementation Act? When was it ratified?

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passed in 1988; ratified in 1989

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19
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When did the senate give consent on the Genocide Convention Implementation Act?

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1990

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20
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Enforcement of international acts is based on what?

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Compliance by member states

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21
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When was the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia established?

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1993

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22
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When did African States adopt the Banjul Charter of Human’s and People’s rights?

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1981

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23
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in 1961, Western European states adopted what?

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the European Social Charter

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24
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What act made communist states make human rights commitments and Western states accept the status quo?

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the Helsinki Final Act

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25
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When was the Helsinki Final Act created?

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1975

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26
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When did the EU heads of state move to establish a charter of fundamental rights of the EU?

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June 1999

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27
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Which part of the charter of the organization of American states recognizes the rights of the individual and principles of universal morality?

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Chapter IV Article 16

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28
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When was the Inter-American Commission oh Human Rights created?

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1960

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29
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Where does the Banjul Charter state that every person must recognize their duties?

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Article 27

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30
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Which part of the Banjul charter guarantees the right to self determination?

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Article 20

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31
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When was the Arab League founded?

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1945

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32
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When did the Arab league establish a permanent Arab Commission on Human Rights?

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1968

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33
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When did the Arab League adopt the Arab Charter on Human Rights?

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1994

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34
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The Arab Charter on Human rights is silent on what?

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the right to change religion

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35
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By the year 2000, how many countries have ratified the Women’s Convention?

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165

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36
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Rape is classified as a what?

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war crime

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37
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The statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda refers to rape as a violation of what?

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Article 3 of the Geneva Convention

38
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A state incurs international responsibility if it breaches what?

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An international obligation

39
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A state has a duty under I.L. to protect what?

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A foreign embassy

40
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True or false: negligence in protection alone is a breach

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False

41
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The entry of foreign troops into the territory of another state which would normally be unlawful becomes lawful if that state gave what?

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consent

42
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Under what rule makes the wrongful act of a state excused if the act was due to an irresistible force?

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force majure

43
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Who was involved in the Rainbow Warrior case?

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New Zealand v. France

44
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What was the Rainbow Warrior case about?

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France removed 2 agents convicted of destroying a ship docked in New Zealand on the basis that they required emergency medical treatment

45
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Under the claim of what, is a wrongful act excused if it was the only means of safeguarding an essential interest?

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Necessity

46
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When was the UN charter created?

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1945

47
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When did the GA first meet and where?

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1946; first met in London, reconvened in New York

48
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When did the GA adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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1948

49
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When did the GA establish the UN High Commissioner for Refugees?

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1949

50
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When did the GA approve the treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons?

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1968

51
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When did the GA announce the UN Decade of International Law?

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1989

52
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When did the GA establish post of High Commissioner for Human Rights/

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1994

53
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When did 152 heads of state from all over the world to reaffirm the UN’s central position in world affairs?

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2000

54
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What UN Security Council Resolution identified acts of terrorism?

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1566

55
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When did the UN Security Council pass resolution 1566?

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2004

56
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When did UN security council Resolution 1593 refer to its first case?

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2005

57
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What was Resolution 1593’s first case about?

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Sudan to the ICC

58
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Which article of the UN charter recognizes the contribution of regional agencies to global peace?

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VIII

59
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What is the Inter-American treaty of Reciprocal Assistance of 1947 also known as?

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The Rio Treaty

60
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The African Charter calls for a collective African defense posture known as what?

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The African High Command

61
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Which article of the Arab League Charter considers aggression against one member as aggression against all?

A

Article VII

62
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Where does NATO discuss collective self defense?

A

Articles 3-6

63
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Where does NATO discuss peaceful settlement of disputes involving a member?

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Article 1

64
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When was the landmine convention?

A

1977

65
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Who did not sign the landmine convention?

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USA, Russia, China

66
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When was the Geneva Gas Protocol?

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1925

67
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When was the Chemical Weapons Convention?

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1993

68
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The Chemical Weapons Convention oblige those who have them to dispose of them by when?

A

2010

69
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The possession and testing of nuclear weapons is handled by what?

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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1970

70
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What is the main authority about POWs?

A

The Third Geneva Convention

71
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The work a prisoner does must not be what?

A

dangerous, humiliating, affiliated with the war

72
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What governs the protection of civilians in wartime?

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The 4th Geneva Convention

73
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Which article of the 4th Geneva convention states that women shall be especially protected against any attack on their honor?

A

Article 27

74
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What codefines sexual and gender based atrocities?

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Article 7 (1) of the 1998 Rome Statute

75
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The convention on the Rights of the Child restricts the recruitment of children under what?

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15

76
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Jurisdiction under I.L. may be what?

A

Personal or Subject-Matter

77
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The jurisdiction of the nation within its own country is what?

A

exclusive and absolute

78
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Who handled Blackmer v. US and when?

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SCOTUS, 1932

79
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What was Blackmer v US about?

A

Blackmer was living in France and failed to respond to subpoenas served upon him that required him to appear in the US

80
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What was the ruling in Blackmer v US?

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For the exercise of judicial jurisdiction in personam, there must be due process

81
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Who handled US v. Fawaz Yunis and when?

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US Court of Appeals (DC) 1991

82
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What was US v. Fawaz Yunis about?

A

The hijacker alleged that the US did not have the right to prosecute him in the US

83
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What was the ruling in US v. Fawaz Yunis?

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A state may punish non-nationals outside of its territory

84
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Who handled Wilson v. Girard and when?

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SCOTUS, 1957

85
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What was Wilson v. Girard about?

A

A US soldier wounded a Japanese woman during a military exercise but was granted an injunction preventing him from going to Japanese authorities

86
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What was the ruling in Wilson v. Girard?

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A sovereign state has exclusive jurisdiction to punish offenses against its laws committed within its borders unless it consents to surrender its jurisdiction

87
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The surrender of an individual accused or convicted of a crime to the state where he committed the crime is known as what?

A

Extradition

88
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Under what principle can the state making the request not try or punish the fugitives for crimes committed before the extradition?

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Specialty

89
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Under the requirement of what is extradition available when the act is punishable under law of both states?

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Double criminality

90
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When did the US and UK sign the Supplementary Extradition Treaty?

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June 25, 1985

91
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If the fugitive is not a national of the asylum state, it may deport him as a what?

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Undesirable alien

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