#23 - Concept Reference, Must Be True

[Administrator]

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[zpm1290]

Could you please post an explanation for this question? Thank you.

[Robert Carroll]

zpm1290,

The passage tells us that these norms are commonly accepted, but not formal. legal principles that nations already use when they interact with each other.

Answer choice (A) is wrong. The principles are not formal and there's no indication they are the basis for formal statutes.

Answer choice (B) looks like what I said, so keep it.

Answer choice (C) has no basis in the passage.

Answer choice (D) also has no basis in the passage.

Answer choice (E) is a wrongheaded idea - they are not formal principles, and there is no indication they are models for treaties, which would be formalizations.

Robert Carroll

[justinabethel]

Could you explain why B is the correct answer? The question stem states "The author claims that which one of the following is true of the precautionary principle and the principle that nations should prevent transboundary harm?" but I see no such claim anywhere in the passage. Thanks!

[Dana D]

Hey justinabethel,

The author explains that these two environmental principles are "norms" (around line 8-10 to line 15 or so). Later in the passage, the author says that "norms" are primarily used to criticize other nations (around line 40). Understanding that the "norms" are in fact these two principles, that is where the support for answer choice (B) comes from.

hope that helps!