Authors

1 Ph.D. Student in International Law, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Enshrined in all disciplines of science, Causation is a rational concept from which Law benefits as well. This notion is the basis of many rules regarding state and individual responsibility in international law. It simultaneously fills the existing gaps as a general principle of law. While some believe that causation is a raw concept with legal contributions in the form of agency and complicity in international criminal law as well as in the realm of responsibility of states, others believe it to be distinct from both agency and complicity. This view maintains that in the absence of rules stemming from causation, the concept itself can be regarded as a source of international law. With a focus on the latter argument, this article seeks to study the status of causation by evaluating it in the context of domestic law along with its extent in international law.

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