UGC NET LAW (058) · UNIT 03 · REVISION
Public International Law and IHL Rapid-Recall Sheet
Each line is a typical direct-recall item. Use it in the last days of revision, after you have read the topics and the exam traps.
- 69 high-yield facts
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High-yield facts
| Item | Key fact |
|---|---|
| UN members | 193 (51 original) |
| UNSC members | 15 (5 permanent + 10 non-permanent, 2-year terms); 9 votes needed |
| ICJ judges | 15; 9-year terms; quorum 9; one-third retire every 3 years |
| ECOSOC members | 54 (3-year terms) |
| Human Rights Council | 47 members |
| ILC members | 34 (5-year terms) |
| ITLOS judges | 21 (9-year terms) |
| ICC judges | 18 (9-year non-renewable terms) |
| WTO members | 166 |
| Appellate Body | 7 members (defunct since 11 Dec 2019) |
| Geneva Conventions | 4 (1949); Protocols I, II (1977), III (2005) |
| Territorial sea / Contiguous zone / EEZ | 12 / 24 / 200 nautical miles |
| DSU: consultations / panel report / appeal | 60 days / 6–9 months / 60–90 days |
| 1625 | Grotius, De Jure Belli ac Pacis |
| 1648 | Peace of Westphalia |
| 1863 / 1864 | ICRC founded / First Geneva Convention |
| 1899 / 1907 | Hague Peace Conferences |
| 1919 / 1920 | Treaty of Versailles, League of Nations / League functions begin |
| 1922 / 1946 | PCIJ established / ICJ replaces it |
| 1928 | Kellogg–Briand Pact |
| 1933 | Montevideo Convention |
| 1945 | UN Charter (24 Oct in force); Nuremberg Charter |
| 1947 / 1948 | GATT / Havana Charter; Genocide Convention; UDHR (10 Dec 1948) |
| 1949 | Geneva Conventions |
| 1951 / 1967 | Refugee Convention / Protocol |
| 1961 / 1963 / 1969 | VCDR / VCCR / VCLT |
| 1966 | ICCPR and ICESCR |
| 1977 | Additional Protocols I and II |
| 1982 | UNCLOS (in force 1994) |
| 1993 / 1994 | ICTY / ICTR |
| 1995 | WTO comes into force |
| 1998 / 2002 | Rome Statute adopted / in force |
| 2006 | Human Rights Council created |
| 2017 | TPNW adopted |
| Lotus (1927) | Residual freedom of States; prohibition must be proved; custom needs opinio juris |
| Chorzów Factory (1928) | Reparation for breach is a principle of international law |
| Island of Palmas (1928) | Territorial sovereignty; effective occupation; intertemporal law |
| Trail Smelter (1941) | No State may use its territory to harm another (transboundary pollution) |
| Corfu Channel (1949) | Every State has an obligation not to allow its territory to be used contrary to rights of others; innocent passage in straits; first ICJ case |
| Reparation for Injuries (1949) | UN has international legal personality |
| Asylum (1950) | Diplomatic asylum; regional custom; unilateral qualification of offence |
| Reservations to Genocide Convention (1951) | Compatibility test for reservations |
| Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries (1951) | Straight baselines; persistent objector |
| Nottebohm (1955) | Genuine link for nationality in diplomatic protection |
| Right of Passage (1960) | Bilateral local custom (India–Portugal) |
| North Sea Continental Shelf (1969) | Elements of custom; norm-creating provisions; equitable principles |
| Barcelona Traction (1970) | Erga omnes obligations; diplomatic protection of corporations |
| Namibia (1971) | South Africa’s presence illegal; abstention is not a veto; Art 25 binding decisions |
| Nuclear Tests (1974) | Binding unilateral declarations |
| Western Sahara (1975) | Terra nullius not applicable; self-determination |
| Tehran Hostages (1980) | Diplomatic inviolability; self-contained regime |
| Nicaragua (1986) | Force, intervention, self-defence; custom vs treaty; Art 3 common |
| Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros (1997) | Necessity, fundamental change of circumstances, proportionality of countermeasures |
| Nuclear Weapons AO (1996) | IHL applies; no specific prohibition; no conclusion in extreme self-defence |
| LaGrand (2001) | Provisional measures binding; consular rights (Art 36 VCCR) |
| Arrest Warrant (2002) | Personal immunity of Foreign Minister |
| Wall AO (2004) | Applicability of IHL/HR law in occupied territories; erga omnes obligations |
| Bosnia Genocide (2007) | State responsibility for genocide; duty to prevent; effective control |
| Kosovo AO (2010) | Declaration of independence not prohibited by international law |
| Jurisdictional Immunities (2012) | State immunity for acta jure imperii |
| Belgium v Senegal (2012) | Aut dedere aut judicare under CAT |
| Chagos AO (2019) | Decolonisation of Mauritius incomplete; UK should end administration |
| Jadhav (2019) | Consular access, Art 36 VCCR |
| 1A (Goods) | GATT 1994; Agriculture (AoA); SPS; Textiles and Clothing (expired 2005); TBT; TRIMs; Anti-Dumping (Art VI); Customs Valuation; Pre-shipment Inspection; Rules of Origin; Import Licensing; Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM); Safeguards |
| 1B | GATS (services) |
| 1C | TRIPS |
| 2 | Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) |
| 3 | Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) |
| 4 (Plurilateral) | Government Procurement; Civil Aircraft (not all members bound) |
Where each fact is explained
Open the topic for the concept behind any line you cannot recall.
- 0 How This Unit Is Tested
- 1 Sources of International Law
- 2 Recognition of States and Governments
- 3 Nationality and Refugees
- 4 Extradition and Asylum
- 5 United Nations Organs
- 6 Dispute Settlement Mechanisms
- 7 World Trade Organization (WTO): Basics
- 8 International Humanitarian Law (IHL): Conventions and Protocols
- 9 Rapid-Revision Tables
- 10 Examiner's Traps and Recent-Trend Radar
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