Which of the following statements are correct? (A) In the S.S. Lotus case, the Permanent Court of…
In the S.S. Lotus case the PCIJ described international law as principles in force between independent nations, Lord Salisbury remarked that international law is better…
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Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) In the S.S. Lotus case, the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) defined International Law as "principles which are in force between all independent nations."
(B) Professor Dias suggests that International law can never be called a 'Law'.
(C) Lord Salisbury, when he was the Prime Minister of England, once remarked, "It was a misnomer to call international law as 'Law'. It should be better described as a branch of ethics."
(D) Russel has defined International Law as "the aggregate of the rules to which nations have agreed to conform in their conduct towards one another."
(E) According to Austin, International Law is set and enforced by political sovereign authority.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer B
In the S.S. Lotus case the PCIJ described international law as principles in force between independent nations, Lord Salisbury remarked that international law is better described as a branch of ethics, and Russel defined it as the aggregate of rules nations have agreed to conform to. Professor Dias did not suggest that international law can never be called law, and Austin treated international law as positive morality rather than law set by a political sovereign, so the answer is "(A), (C), and (D) Only".
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