DISCUSSION QUESTIONS IN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

MARCH 12, 2019

INSTRUCTION: Read the assigned international instrument and answer the questions that follow
in a yellow paper. The questions and the answers shall serve as a discussion of the topic.

I. READ THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULAR RELATIONS (VCDR)

1. How is consular relations between states established?
2. Does the establishment of diplomatic relations imply the
establishment of consular relations?
3. Does the severance of diplomatic relations include the severance
of consular relations?
4. Who exercises consular relations? Can it be exercised by a
diplomatic mission?
5. Where is consular post established?
6. What are the consular functions?
7. May a consular function be performed in a third state?
8. What are the classes of heads of consular posts?
9. How is the head of consular post appointed and admitted?
10. What is exequatur?
11. How is the rank of the heads of consular posts determined?
12. Can a consular officer perform diplomatic acts? Can he claim or
invoke diplomatic immunities and privileges?
13. What is the size of the consular staff?
14. When may a consular officer be declared persona non grata?
15. When is the consular function of a member of a consular post
terminated?
16. Enumerate the immunities and privileges of a consular post and
member of the consular post.
17. Distinguish the immunities and privileges of the diplomatic agent
and the consular agent.
18. Are the consular officers and members immune from local
jurisdiction? Are there exceptions? Explain.
II. READ THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION CHARTER
1. What are the purposes of the UN?
2. What are the principles of UN?
3. What is domestic jurisdiction clause?
4. What are the kinds of membership in the UN? Distinguish one from
the other.
5. Who can be members of UN? How can state become a member of
UN?
6. When can a member be suspended? How?
7. When can a member be expelled? How?
8. Can a member of the UN withdraw its membership?
9. What are the principal organs of the UN? Discuss the a)
composition; b) functions c) voting requirements of EACH organ.
10. Distinguish important question and non-important question in the
General Assembly. What is the voting requirement of the two
questions?
11. Distinguish substantive and procedural questions in the Security
Council. What is the voting requirement of the two questions?
12. What is yalta voting formula? Explain.