A. They do not, because states are only influenced by the pursuit of power
B. Governments feel guilty if they do not try to protect and advance human rights
C. The UN is able to enforce international human rights norms
D. None of the options given is correct
Related Mcqs:
- Human Rights Watch is a United governmental organization that conducts researched and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters is in:
A. Washington DC
B. New York City
C. Arkansas
D. New Jersey - The 1948 UN General Assembly declaration, which delineates international norms regarding behavior by governments toward their own citizens and foreigners alike, is the:
A. Universal Treaty on Human Rights
B. United Nations Covenant on International Norms
C. United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
D. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - International norms:
A. rarely gain legitimacy in the absence of a world government
B. can become institutionalized through international organizations
C. were established after World War II by the United Nations
D. create common ideas and cultural attitudes across countries - The International Bill of Human Rights provides:
A. A list of economic human rights
B. The rights that all citizens hold
C. A list of indivisible human rights covering civil and political rights
D. An authoritative list of universal human rights covering civil, and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights - Which of the following treaties is considered part of the “International Bill of Human Rights”?
A. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
B. Convention against Torture
C. Convention on the Rights of the Child
D. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families - The International Opium Convention, signed on January 23, 1912 during the ‘First International Opium Conference’, was the first international drug control treaty and it was signed at:
A. London
B. Hague
C. Washington
D. Paris - Norms of environmental protection include:
A. The precautionary principle
B. The polluter pays
C. Prior informed consent
D. All of the options given are correct - What day no most countries celebrate as Human Rights Day?
A. 1 January
B. 10 December
C. 2 March
D. None of the options given is correct - When did human rights begin to emerge as an active concern of national foreign policies?
A. The end of the Cold War
B. The early 1950s
C. The mid-1960s
D. The mid-1970s - What was the immediate purpose of the Commission on Human Rights?
A. To draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
B. To organize peace keeping forces in the Congo
C. To prosecute military dictators
D. None of these options gives is correct
