International responsibility Flashcards
PCIJ, Charzow factory case
“any breach of agreement involves an obligation to make reparation”
Art 103, UN charter
Conflict between members => UN Charter norms prevails
Article 59
UN Charter = basis
Article 55
Lex specialis
Article 56
Lex posterior
Articles 3/32
Irrelevance of domestic law
Articles 57/58
= States
- Not IO
- Not individuals
Articles 1/2
Breach of an obligation + attributed to a state = international Wrongful act = international responsibility
Article 13
Breach : law in force at the moment
Article 14/15
Single/ composed act
Article 33
Scope
- One State
- Several States
- Community as a whole
Article 42
Invoke responsibility => injured state
Article 48
Invoke responsibility => other states
Article 40
Serious breach of peremptory norms
Article 41
= specific consequences
Article 20
Consent
Article 21/22
- Self defense
- Countermeasures
Reciprocity : previous violation = right to breach the obligation (strict exception)
Article 23
Force majeure : no other choice / necessary
Article 26
Breach of peremptory rules : no circumstances precluding wrongfulness
Article 4
Act of an organs of the state : attributed to a state
Article 5
Act of a representative of the state : attributed to the state
Article 7
Ultra vires act : attributed to the state
Article 8
If effective controle of mercenaries : attributed to the state
Article 9
If no condamnation of the acts of the citizens : attributed to the state
Article 16
Aid a state in the commission of an internationally wrongfull act : responsible if
- knowledge of the circumstances
- if it commited it itself = wrongful act
Article 29
Continued duty of performance
Article 30
- Cessation
- “offer appropriate assurances and guarantees of non-repetition”
Article 31
- Full reparation for injury
- Injury : damage material/ moral
Article 39
Contribution of injury
Article 34
Form of reparation : single or combined
Article 35
Restitution
Article 36
Compensation => money
Article 37
Satisfaction => formal apology (moral damages)
CPIJ, Usine de Charzow
“erase all the consequences of the unlawful act”