The question (15 marks)
State the basis of international responsibility. Explain the rules of attribution, and the forms of reparation available to an injured State. (15 marks)
MU Module II, head 2.3; chapter on State responsibility.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 2 · State Territory, Jurisdiction and the Law of the Sea of Public International Law.
Authorities you will need
- Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts 2001, arts. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 31, 34 to 37, 44 and 49 to 53
- Corfu Channel Case (United Kingdom v. Albania), ICJ Reports 1949, p. 4
- Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America), ICJ Reports 1986, p. 14
- United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran, ICJ Reports 1980, p. 3
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969, art. 27
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