Talk:Public International Law/State Responsibility

Review: 4 June 2023
Dear Walter, I agree with my two colleagues that this chapter needs a bit more material. I also found it too descriptive and missed more examples and also your personal voice, guiding students and emphasising the legal questions that you find important. Also a stronger conceptualisation and contextualisation is needed and more references to the relevant case-law and literature.

I left my comments in the text.

Best, Raffaela--Raffaela Kunz (discuss • contribs) 08:29, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Review: 26 May 2023
I agree with Max and commend you on providing a clearly structured introduction to the doctrines students will need to know to pass exams, participate in moot courts etc. It may be hard to get students excited about the field of state responsibility and foster their curiosity due to the lack of specific examples and also due to the lack of contextualisation on why these rules matter, how they came about, what effect they have in the world etc. Given that - unlike many other chapters - this chapter is still well below the word count, you could still add both more examples and more historical, political and theoretical context. I also think that you need to include more sources, not only to increase the academic credibility and quality of the chapter, but also so that students can see where they can look for more elaborate accounts of what you are saying. Allow me to suggest some sources, which would also provide some inspiration for examples or contextualisations you could offer. I don't want to impose the critical stance some of these sources adopt on you, but I would love it if you could at least engage with some of their arguments, and I also think this would make the chapter fit better into the overall concept of the book as expressed in our guideline on didactics. Some additional sources I would suggest are: Creutz, Katja, State Responsibility in the International Legal Order Giuffrée, Mariagiulia, State Responsibility Beyond Borders
 * Allott, Philip, State Responsibility and the Unmaking of International Law
 * Aust, Helmut Philip, Complicity and the Law on State Responsibility
 * Brown Weiss, Edith, Invoking State Responsibility in the 21st century
 * Brunnée, Jutta, International legal accountability through the lens of the law of state responsibility
 * Caron, David, The ILC Articles on State Responsibility: The Paradoxical Relationship Between Form and Authority
 * Chimni, B.S:, The Articles on State Responsibility and the Guiding Principles of Shared Responsibility: A TWAIL Perspective
 * Greenman, Kathryn, Aliens in Latin America: Intervention, Arbitration and State Responsibility for Rebels, 31 Leiden J. Int’l L. 617 (2018).
 * Knox, Robert and Tzouvala, Ntina, International Law of State Responsibility and COVID-19: An Ideology Critique
 * Koskenniemi, Martti, Solidarity Measures: State Responsibility as a New International Order
 * Paparinskis, Martins, The Once and Future of State Responsibility
 * Perkins, John A., The Changing Foundations of International Law: From State Consent to State Responsibility
 * Proulx, Vincent-Joel, Institutionalizing State Responsibility (OUP 2016)
 * Rapp, Kyle, Social media and genocide: the case for home state responsibility
 * Sander, Barrie, Democracy under the influence
 * Shelton, Dinah, Righting Wrongs
 * Tzakanopoulos, Antonios, State Responsibility for Targeted Sanctions
 * Voigt, Christina, State Responsibility for Climate Change Damages
 * Wong, Meagan, The Law of State Responsibility and COVID-19
 * Lanovoy, Vladyslav, The Guiding Principles on Shared Responsibility
 * Quintana, Francisco José, and Uriburu, Justina, Modest International Law
 * M. Yakub Aiyub Kadir, Siti Nurhaliza, State Responsibility of Afghanistan Under Taliban Regime

I hope you find some of these sources helpful as you revise your chapter.

With best wishes, Sué González Hauck (discuss • contribs) 15:59, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Review: May 20, 2023
Your chapter's clear structure provides an excellent learning resource for students seeking to understand the intricacies of state responsibility. One commendable aspect of the chapter is its potential usefulness for case studies and moot courts. The comprehensive coverage and systematic approach facilitate the application of legal principles to practical scenarios, making it an ideal resource for students engaged in these questions.

However, while discussing the attribution of acts, your chapter predominantly relies on legal provisions without delving into the interpretation of key terms. It would greatly enhance the chapter's content if you included additional explanations, such as clarifying when "direct control" can be established or outlining the circumstances in which a state can be held responsible for another state's violation of international law.

Another area that would benefit from improvement is the scarcity of footnotes and references. Including more citations and sources would enhance the chapter's academic credibility and assist students in further exploring the subject matter.

Furthermore, it would be beneficial to incorporate case law from the ICJ into the chapter. Integrating relevant precedents from the ICJ's jurisprudence would provide students with practical examples and illustrate the application of state responsibility in real-world situations. This would also be helpful for students engaged in moot courts.

You will also find some comments in your chapter in which I elaborate on something more specifically. To view these comments, just open your chapter page and click on "Edit" in the top-right menu bar.

Some minor things:


 * There are some issues with the formatting of the footnotes, which are not always consistent with the OSCOLA citation style. To ensure the chapter is fully compliant with OSCOLA, you should review the formatting of the footnotes and make necessary corrections.
 * Note also that the following parts are still missing: required knowledge, learning objectives, further readings, conclusion
 * You could add some links to other chapters of the textbook.
 * Note that I have made some linguistic improvements to the text

Max Milas (discuss • contribs) 07:42, 20 May 2023 (UTC)