States that committed offences against the peace and security of mankind. A cautious but rigorous approach must be adopted to draw up the list of those types of offence and the deductive method should be combined with the inductive method. 3. His delegation was particularly interested in the topic of international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited under international law, and it deeply deplored the death of Hr. Quentin-Baxter. It hoped that a new Special Rapporteur would be appointed as soon as possible and that the work, which had benefited considerably from the competence of ; ... A/C.6/39/SR.39 English Page 3 (Mr. Al-Duwaikh, Kuwait) Mr. Quentin-Baxter, would continue without delay. It welcomed the exhaustive study prepared by the Secretariat on State practice regarding such liability and hoped that the document would soon be issued in the various working languages. While recognizing that the topic was a particularly difficult one, his delegation believed that, although some rules of customary law did exist, they were no longer sufficient qiven the consequences of the tremendous technical progress which had been made and which was the cause of some of the present-day problems. In order to deal with those problems it was necessary to establish a system of international measures of co-operation within the framework of a convention dealing with activities that resulted in transboundary injury. The issue must be dealt with realistically and provision must be made to repair the injury and loss suffered by neighbouring States as a consequence of the activities of a given State. The issue was of practical importance and was particularly urgent, for many States, including many developing States, had suffered and continued to suffer grave injury as a result of activities that were not forbidden under international law but that had 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the liability of states for harm caused to neighboring states as a result of activities that are not prohibited under international law, but which have a significant impact on the environment and human health. This suggests that the text is related to the field of environmental protection and international cooperation. However, the text also mentions the need for a system of international measures of cooperation within the framework of a convention, which could be related to international trade or economic development.

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