ABSTRACT
The International Law Commission's (ILC) Draft Articles on State Responsibility adopted on first reading in 19961 are currently being revised in light of government comments by the Special Rapporteur, James Crawford.2 Although their final form remains unresolved, significant parts of the Draft Articles have already been relied upon, for example by the International Court of Justice, as customary international law. 3 The Special Rapporteur has emphasized that the articles do not encompass primary mIes of international obligation, but describe the secondary mIes of state responsibility for the commission of an internationally wrongful act. Responsibility of other international actors, such as international governmental organizations, and individual responsibility for international crimes do not form part of this reference.
