国际商法(英)第一章答案和解析1_testbank.docx

Chapter 1 Introduction to International and Comparative Law WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL LAW? International law is the body of rules and norms that regulates activities carried on outside the legal boundaries of nations. In contemporary international law, the division between public and private law is precise and well defined. International law is not really law since there is no worldwide legislature to enact it.  Answer: True Answer: False Answer: False Comity is the practice, or courtesy, between nations of treating each other with goodwill and civility. Comity is not law because countries do not regard it as something they are required to respect. International law regulates relationships between: states and states. states and persons. persons and persons. All of the above. Both a. and b. above. Which of the following is an example/are examples of the subject matter of public international law? Contracts and sales. Answer: True Answer: True Answer: d Securities regulations. State succession. All of the above. None of the above.  Answer: c Which of the following is an example/are examples of the subject matter of private international law? Antitrust. Nationality. State responsibility to aliens. All of the above. Both a. and b. above. Law is: a rule established by authority, society, or custom. a body or system of rules. the control or authority imposed by a system of rules. All of the above. None of the above.  Answer: e Answer: d THE MAKING OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Despite the lack of international law-making machinery, states function informally as both lobbyists and legislators. International law exists when there is a consensus of the international community. Unratified treaties and reports of international agencies are  Answer: True Answer: True sometimes cited as evidence of a trend toward the development of a rule of international law. Case law derived from the decisions of arbitration tribunals hearing disputes between private parties is never used as a source