Document Type : Article
Authors
1 Associate Professor, Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
2 Student in International Law, Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The International Law Commission (ILC) has introduced several new articles in the Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations (Dario), which has resulted in the increase of scenarios in which the exceptional rule of “responsibility in relation to the act of another” person could be applicable. The purpose of the current paper is to explore the effects of broadening the scenarios of responsibility in relation to the act of another person. The study makes the premise that expanding the situations that would fall under this category of responsibility will have an effect on the concept itself but it will not make it any simpler to hold a state or organization responsible for the acts of another. From the theoretical perspective, this paper illustrates how the coherence existed in the Draft Articles on State Responsibility concerning “responsibility in relation to the act of another” person, has been undermined by the introduction of new articles in Dario. Furthermore, given the limited likelihood of application to actual cases, this study contends that the full sections regarding the responsibility in relation to the international wrongful act of another in Dario would not probably generate major practical benefits.
Keywords
- International Law Commission
- international responsibility
- responsibility in connection with the act of States
- responsibility in connection with the conduct of international organizations
- wrongful act.
Main Subjects
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