The Limitations on the Effectiveness of International Courts

question 33

Multiple Choice

The limitations on the effectiveness of international courts

• A) make it so that countries can never settle disputes without going to war.
• B) prove that the courts have little more than symbolic value.
• C) contributed to the failure of the Bulgaria versus Ukraine case, which led to war.
• D) do not outweigh their valuable role.

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Definitions:

Milliseconds

A unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second, often used to measure very short durations, especially in scientific contexts.

Absolute Refractory Period

A phase during which a neuron is incapable of firing again immediately after an action potential, ensuring the signal only moves in one direction.

Action Potentials

Quick, electrical impulses that travel down a neuron's axon, allowing neurons to communicate with each other.

Synaptic Interval

The gap between neurons across which neurotransmitters travel to transmit signals from one neuron to the next.