Teaching UGC NET Mock Test Series 2025 (Paper 1 & 2) Law Public International and IHL Public International Law
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Art. 38 (2) of the Statute of the I.C.J states, that "Provision in Ar.t 38 (1) shall not prejudice the power, of the court to decide a case EX AEQUO ET BONO if parties agree thereto."
Reason R: EX AEQUO ET BONO enable the court to decide upon considerations of fair dealing and good faith. Which may be independent or even contrary to law.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
1
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3
A is true but R is false
4
A is false but R is true