If a Judge, While Applying an International Treaty in the Course

question 8

Multiple Choice

If a judge, while applying an international treaty in the course of deciding a case, disagrees with parts of the treaty, what should the judge do?

• A) Apply its term regardless of his or her personal disagreements with the treaty
• B) Reject the treaty
• C) Modify the treaty to the judge's liking
• D) Ask Congress to reconsider the treaty while the case is pending

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Definitions:

Enhanced Versatility

Improved ability of a product, service, or system to adapt to a wide range of functions or activities.

Law of Diminishing

Refers to the principle that as the quantity of a good or input increases, holding all else constant, the added benefit from an additional unit will eventually decline.

Marginal Costs

The increase in total cost that arises from producing one more unit of a product or service.

Stolen Goods

Items that have been taken without permission or acquired through illicit means, with ownership not legally transferred.