NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, NNAMDI AZIKWE EXPRESSWAY,
JABI, ABUJA
FACULTY OF LAW
2017_1 SEMESTER EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE: LAW 512
COURSE TITLE: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW II
COURSE UNIT: 4 UNITS
TIME ALLOWED: 2 ½ HOURS
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER QUESTION 1 (ONE) AND ANY OTHER 3 (THREE) QUESTIONS. (QUESTION 1 (ONE) ATTRACTS 25 MARKS
1. Man’s readiness to settle differences by force of arms has been a feature of society since prehistory. Man’s attempt to place rational bounds on the use of force, emerging from his revulsion against the scourge of war, is almost as old. This struggle to impose rationality on reality was a central feature of the enlightenment and the ‘Age of Reason’ in the eighteenth century. Discuss. (25 marks)
2. Discuss the methods of Self-Determination and Consequences.(15 marks)
3. Discuss the issues to be resolved once the reality of Decolonization has been conceded by any Colonial Power? (15 marks)
4a. What do you understand by “geographic distribution of Ethnic Nationals’’?
4b. Explain the means of State Acquisition or Disposal of Territory in International Law. (15marks)
5a. Discuss the judgment of the International Court of Justice given in 1996 on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons.
5b. Give your opinion or statement on the use or Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapon (15 marks)
6. Explain the literal meaning of Article 51 and its constraints upon the inherent right of Self-Defence of the United Nations Charter in restricting the use of force in International Law. (15 marks)
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