own policies, provided that they did not thereby damage other States, and finally, whether it meant that States were entitled, in addition to their own shares, to enjoy equal benefits from the use of a watercourse as a whole. His delegation wished the draft of the text to be improved in that regard. 40. On the topic of State responsibility, he noted with satisfaction that new draft articles had replaced the ones submitted earlier on the content, form and degree of international responsibility. It had been rightly said that the new set of draft articles marked a major breakthrough in the consideration of the second part of the topic by the International Law commission, which would be able to make progress in the work it had begun more than ten years previously. Although the 12 proposed articles were generally acceptable, his deleaation hoped that the final draft would elaborate more on the legal consequences of international crimes, especially acts of aqqression. A distinction should also be made between a "directly injured State" and a State which was "indirectly injured" by an internationally wrongful act. 41. His delegation believed that the International Law Commission should draw up its work programme according to an order of priorities determined by two criteria, namely, the state of proaress of the work on each topic and the number of draft articles submitted, due account being taken of the importance of the subject involved. 42. Mr•·AL-KHASAWNF.H (Jordan) noted with satisfaction that the Commission had made proaress in its consideration of the six topics on its aaenda despite their complex and delicate nature. Turnina to chapter VI of the Commission's report (A/39/10) concerning international watercourses, he paid tribute to the efforts of the Special Rapporteur in submitting a set of revised draft articles which took into 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion on international law and its application to various topics, including international watercourses and state responsibility. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on legal and regulatory issues. The topics mentioned, such as international watercourses and state responsibility, suggest a connection to natural resources and environment, as well as international relations.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International relations