could not be considered to be exempt from fault when it did not provide the members of its organization - particularly the members of the police and the armed forces -with adequate instructions concerning the positive and negative duties incumbent upon tMn. with regard to the treatment of foreign nationals and agents. 411, Some members of the Commission who spoke on the questic? of fault agreed with the general view of the Special Rapporteur that fault should play some They noted that since the Special Rapporteur himself had expressed only tentative views on the matter, They - 220 -nevertheless expressed so;ne preliminary views. For example, oome pointed out of woulc¶, eooner or later, have to yield to the need to consider the place of fault in State responsibility. They believed that, while fault would be of particular importance when the Commission went on to consider responsibility for crimes such as genocide or aggression, the issue was also relevant in connection with delicts. For a few members, fault was only one of the many factors which should affect the degree and form of remedies. Other factors included the importance of the obligation breached, etc. and they were not convinced that only fault should be singled out. 412. A few members felt that the question of attribution of fault to a State was a very complex one and required careful examination. They felt that fault by State agents should not be imputed indiscriminately to the State. Nor were they entirely certain that fault yas irrelevant to the forms and degree of reparation by equivalent, Such an approach, it was felt, might break the logical an3 theoretical balance of the draft as a whole. A few members did not feel it was prudent that the Commission, at this stage of development of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the concept of fault and its relevance in the context of international law, specifically in relation to state responsibility. The language and themes used suggest a focus on legal and philosophical issues, rather than concrete economic or social development topics.

**Category**
International law, Humanitarian aid and relief