Special Rapporteur Stated that that issue was a factual one and in his view this in of One the draft. such, the determination of the existence or absence of fault in his view, to appropriate Gecision-makers such as the international arbitral tribunals and courts. He admitted that the determination of whether or not there was a wilful intent or negligence on the part a wrongdoer State was a complex question. An act of a State as an not always, composed a plurality of from different l8vals of hierarchy of the State’s organisation, He explained that just as the conduct of one or more low-ranking officers might or might not R-3 be considered, in fact, conduct of a State as an international person, the so-called psychological attitudes of such officers might or might not constitute in fact a fault of the State; the determination of the presence and degree of such an element involved an equally global consideration of the internal organisation of a modern State, In his view, the fact that for such determination one could not rely on legal rules might explain in part the doubts that had been expressed about the impact and the role of fault in international law. 409. As regards the impact of fault on pecuniary compensation, the Special Rapporteur explained that the study of jurisprudence seemed to indicate that fault had not played any role in the determination of the nuantwn of damages, damages buing in most cases calculated solely on the basis of the nature and the extent of the injury caused. He indicated chat in a few cases, however, fault seemed to have been taken into account. In addition, he Stated that it was quite conceivable that fault might have been taken more frequently into
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing legal concepts and international law, specifically the role of fault in determining liability and compensation in international disputes. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on legal and academic discussions.

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