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📝 The International Court of Justice

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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-21

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Q1. How many judges serve on the International Court of Justice?

🔹 A. 9

🔹 B. 12

🔹 C. 15

🔹 D. 18

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: C

Q2. If State X and State Y submit a maritime boundary dispute to the ICJ, which step must occur before the Court can hear the case?

🔹 A. Both states must sign a treaty

🔹 B. Both states must accept the Court’s jurisdiction

🔹 C. The Security Council must refer the case

🔹 D. The General Assembly must approve the docket

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. State M alleges that State N violated its sovereign rights by constructing a dam on a river that forms their border. Which jurisdictional ground would most strongly support M’s ability to bring the case before the ICJ?

🔹 A. Treaty of mutual watercourse management

🔹 B. General principle of equitable utilization

🔹 C. Customary international law on transboundary watercourses

🔹 D. Consent of both states to the Court’s jurisdiction

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: D

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