Question a

Which of A, B, and C is correct?

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in theNorth Sea Continental Shelf Cases (Federal Republic of Germany v Denmark; Federal Republic of Germany v Netherlands) stated that a provision of a treaty may generate a rule of customary international law, provided that provision is:

A.Of a jus cogens nature;

B.Fundamentally norm-creating;

C.Has been recognized as a general principle of international law by the ICJ.

Question b

Which of A, B, and C is correct?

The criteria for statehood set out in Article 1(1) of the Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States:

A.Are rules of customary international law and therefore binding on all States;

B.Are binding only on contracting parties to the Montevideo Convention;

C.Are general principles of international law and therefore binding on all States.