KSLU Public International Law Past Questions & Exam Topics
KSLU Public International Law Past Questions & Exam Topics
To crack the KSLU exam for Public International Law, analysing past trends is crucial. Below is a unit-wise breakdown of theory and problem questions compiled from KSLU semester papers.
How to read the map:
- ⭐⭐⭐ : Asked 5+ times — Must Cover
- ⭐⭐ : Asked 3–4 times — High Priority
- ⭐ : Asked 1–2 times
[16M]/[10M]: Essay marks[6M]/[SN]: Short notes / brief topics[Prob]: Solved problem fact patterns
📅 Unit 1 — Nature, Definition, Origin, Basis, Sources, Municipal Relationship & Subjects of International Law
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Questions & Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Definition, nature and meaning of International Law; is it ’true law’? | [16M] 2012(100), 2019(100), 2020(100), 2023(100), 2024(100), 2025(100); [10M] 2022(80); [5M] 2012(100) · 8 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.2 | Origin and development of International Law (incl. Hugo Grotius) | [16M] 2012(100), 2015(100), 2017(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2023(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2024(80), 2025(80); [6M] 2022(80), 2026(80) · 12 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.3 | Basis of International Law — theories (naturalist, positivist, consent, auto-limitation, pacta sunt servanda) | [16M] 2013(100), 2014(100), 2017(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2025(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2026(80); [8M] 2023(100); [6M] 2023(80), 2024(80), 2026(80); [5M] 2012(100), 2013(100) · 15 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.4 | Sources of International Law (Art. 38 ICJ Statute: custom, treaties, general principles, judicial decisions, juristic works, decisions of international institutions) | [16M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100), 2015(100), 2016(100), 2018(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2024(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2025(80); [8M] 2018(100), 2019(100), 2020(100), 2024(100), 2025(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2024(80); [5M] 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100) · 30 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.5 | Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law (monism, dualism, British and Indian practice) | [16M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100), 2015(100), 2016(100), 2017(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2020(100), 2022(100), 2024(100), 2025(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2024(80), 2025(80); [8M] 2017(100), 2019(100), 2021(100), 2023(100), 2024(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2025(80); [5M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2013(100); [Prob] 2017(100) — see Application Problems table · 33 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.6 | Subjects of International Law (states, individuals, international organisations) | [16M] 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100), 2016(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2024(100); [10M] 2026(80); [8M] 2022(100), 2026(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2025(80); [5M] 2013(100), 2014(100) · 23 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.7 | Weaknesses of International Law | [5M] 2011(100) · 1 Qs ⭐ |
| 1.8 | Public International Law distinguished from Private International Law | [6M] 2025(80) · 1 Qs ⭐ |
📅 Unit 2 — States as Subjects — States in General, Recognition, Territorial Sovereignty
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Questions & Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | State — definition, essential elements and kinds of States (micro-states, condominium, federal/vassal/protectorate) | [16M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2013(100), 2015(100), 2016(100), 2023(100), 2025(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2026(80); [8M] 2017(100); [6M] 2022(80); [5M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2014(100) · 18 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.2 | Recognition — meaning, theories, modes, de jure and de facto, legal effects, withdrawal, retrospective and conditional recognition | [16M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2014(100), 2015(100), 2016(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2020(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2023(100), 2025(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2024(80), 2025(80), 2026(80); [8M] 2014(100), 2016(100), 2017(100), 2018(100), 2023(100), 2026(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2024(80), 2026(80); [5M] 2012(100), 2013(100); [Prob] 2013(100), 2014(100), 2016(100), 2019(100), 2021(100), 2022(80), 2023(100), 2025(100) — see Application Problems table · 45 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.3 | State territorial sovereignty — modes of acquisition and loss of territory (occupation, prescription, cession, annexation/conquest, accretion); exceptions/restrictions on territorial sovereignty | [16M] 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100), 2016(100), 2018(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2024(100), 2025(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2024(80), 2025(80); [6M] 2023(80), 2026(80); [5M] 2012(100); [Prob] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2016(100), 2018(100), 2023(80), 2025(80), 2026(100) — see Application Problems table · 29 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.4 | Intervention and the duty of non-intervention; the Monroe Doctrine | [16M] 2017(100), 2021(100), 2024(100); [10M] 2022(80); [8M] 2021(100), 2022(100); [6M] 2024(80), 2025(80); [Prob] 2015(100) — see Application Problems table · 11 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
📅 Unit 3 — State Jurisdiction, Law of the Sea, State Responsibility and State Succession
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Questions & Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Territorial jurisdiction of a State — principles, exemptions, exceptions and limitations | [16M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100), 2015(100), 2017(100), 2019(100), 2020(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2023(100), 2025(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2024(80), 2025(80), 2026(80); [5M] 2012(100); [Prob] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2020(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2025(100), 2026(100) — see Application Problems table · 29 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.2 | Other bases of jurisdiction — personal (nationality), protective and universal principles; the Lotus case | [16M] 2012(100), 2017(100); [8M] 2015(100), 2019(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2024(80); [5M] 2013(100); [Prob] 2013(100), 2015(100), 2016(100), 2024(100), 2025(80), 2025(100) — see Application Problems table · 14 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.3 | Law of the sea — territorial sea/maritime belt, contiguous zone, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone, high seas and their freedoms; inter-oceanic canals | [16M] 2012(100), 2014(100), 2015(100), 2016(100), 2017(100), 2018(100), 2020(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2023(100), 2024(100), 2025(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2023(80); [8M] 2015(100), 2016(100), 2019(100), 2022(100), 2026(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2025(80), 2026(80); [5M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100); [Prob] 2012(100), 2014(100), 2018(100), 2021(100), 2023(100), 2024(100) — see Application Problems table · 42 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.4 | State responsibility for international delinquencies — imputability, acts of organs, mob violence, expropriation of foreign property, breach of contract, denial of justice, Calvo doctrine/clause | [16M] 2012(100), 2013(100), 2016(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2023(100), 2024(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80); [8M] 2016(100), 2017(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2025(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2023(80); [5M] 2012(100); [Prob] 2014(100), 2015(100), 2017(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2020(100), 2021(100), 2022(80), 2022(100), 2023(100), 2024(80), 2024(100), 2025(80), 2025(100), 2026(100) — see Application Problems table · 39 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.5 | State succession — theories, kinds and consequences; succession to treaty, contractual rights and public debts | [16M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100), 2015(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2021(100), 2023(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2024(80), 2025(80), 2026(80); [6M] 2022(80), 2026(80); [5M] 2012(100); [Prob] 2015(100), 2018(100), 2019(100) — see Application Problems table · 22 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
📅 Unit 4 — State and Individual — Extradition, Asylum, Nationality, Diplomatic Envoys, Consuls and Treaties
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Questions & Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Extradition — meaning, conditions, double criminality, rule of speciality, political and non-extraditable offences | [16M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2021(100), 2023(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2023(80); [8M] 2014(100), 2017(100), 2021(100); [6M] 2024(80); [5M] 2012(100), 2013(100); [Prob] 2013(100), 2017(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2020(100), 2022(80), 2022(100), 2025(100), 2026(100) — see Application Problems table · 25 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 4.2 | Asylum — meaning and kinds (territorial and extra-territorial/diplomatic asylum) | [16M] 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100), 2016(100), 2019(100), 2022(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2024(80), 2025(80); [8M] 2018(100), 2020(100), 2023(100), 2024(100), 2025(100), 2026(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2026(80); [5M] 2012(100), 2013(100); [Prob] 2019(100), 2023(100) — see Application Problems table · 26 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 4.3 | Nationality — modes of acquisition and loss, international importance, double nationality, statelessness; Nottebohm’s case | [16M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2014(100), 2015(100), 2016(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2024(100), 2025(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2025(80); [8M] 2015(100), 2017(100), 2020(100), 2021(100), 2022(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2026(80); [5M] 2012(100), 2013(100); [Prob] 2014(100), 2023(100), 2024(100) — see Application Problems table · 31 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 4.4 | Diplomatic envoys — diplomacy, classes, functions, privileges and immunities | [16M] 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100), 2017(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2021(100), 2022(100), 2023(100), 2025(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2026(80); [6M] 2025(80); [Prob] 2011(100), 2014(100), 2015(100), 2016(100), 2019(100), 2023(100), 2024(80), 2024(100), 2025(100), 2026(100) — see Application Problems table · 27 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 4.5 | Consuls and other representatives — appointment, functions, privileges and immunities | [16M] 2015(100); [8M] 2016(100), 2019(100), 2024(100); [6M] 2022(80); [5M] 2014(100) · 7 Qs ⭐⭐ |
| 4.6 | Law and practice as to treaties — definition, classification, formation and consent, interpretation, termination; pacta sunt servanda | [16M] 2012(100), 2013(100), 2014(100), 2015(100), 2017(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2020(100), 2023(100), 2024(100), 2025(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2024(80), 2026(80); [8M] 2015(100), 2019(100); [5M] 2011(100), 2012(100); [Prob] 2021(100) — see Application Problems table · 24 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
📅 Unit 5 — The United Nations Organisation, the World Trade Organisation and the International Labour Organisation
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Questions & Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | UNO — purposes and principles; membership, suspension and expulsion | [16M] 2012(100), 2013(100), 2016(100), 2024(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2025(80), 2026(80); [8M] 2025(100); [6M] 2022(80); [5M] 2011(100) · 13 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.2 | General Assembly — composition, powers and functions | [16M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2014(100), 2017(100), 2021(100), 2025(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2024(80); [6M] 2026(80); [5M] 2013(100) · 12 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.3 | Security Council — composition, powers, functions, voting and the veto | [16M] 2012(100), 2013(100), 2015(100), 2019(100), 2021(100), 2023(100), 2025(100), 2026(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2025(80); [6M] 2022(80), 2023(80); [5M] 2012(100), 2014(100); [8M] 2025(100) · 19 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.4 | International Court of Justice — composition, jurisdiction, compulsory jurisdiction, law applied and role | [16M] 2017(100), 2018(100), 2019(100), 2020(100), 2022(100), 2023(100), 2025(100); [10M] 2024(80); [8M] 2014(100), 2016(100), 2018(100); [6M] 2025(80); [5M] 2012(100), 2013(100) · 15 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.5 | Other principal organs — Economic and Social Council, Secretariat and Secretary-General, Trusteeship Council | [5M] 2012(100), 2013(100) · 4 Qs ⭐⭐ |
| 5.6 | World Trade Organisation — main features, structure, functions and dispute settlement | [16M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2014(100), 2015(100); [10M] 2022(80); [8M] 2021(100), 2026(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2024(80), 2026(80) · 12 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.7 | International Labour Organisation — objectives, composition and organs | [16M] 2012(100); [10M] 2022(80), 2023(80), 2026(80); [8M] 2015(100), 2016(100), 2018(100), 2022(100), 2026(100); [6M] 2022(80), 2024(80), 2025(80); [5M] 2011(100), 2012(100), 2014(100) · 16 Qs ⭐⭐⭐ |
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