The Elimination of the Concept of 'Crime' from the ILC´s Draft Articles
In the first reading of the Draft Articles on State Responsibility, the ILC adopted Article 19, which made a distinction between two categories of internationally wrongful acts&semic 'delicts' and 'crimes' of states. This article, however, proved to be highly controversial. Consequently, the ILC in the second reading decided to 'decriminalize' state responsibility, i.e.
