thut of a l;ausal link with the wrongful act. Rut they found the reference to ’ “any” profits the loss of which derived from the internationally wrongful act mu& too broad. Such a reference, they felt, encompassed all possible profits without any qualff!cation, whereas carq should be taken to cover only the lost profits which could be clearly dpfiiled and were more than a mere possibility or a hops or speculative profits. In connection with damage caused by pollution, it had often been held that the loss of profit had to be a direct result of the pollution or at least that the loss should have been foresesable. They wcndered why the Special Happorteur hed not introduced into the text of the draft article any of ths qualiftcations discussed in paragraphs CS to 76 of his report. One member cautioned against taking a narrow approach to lost. profits in tarms of only limiting it- to the yrcagerty of private individual:;. In his view, some contemporary practice unre:.ated to property of private - 202 -individuals was of particular relevance. Ha referred to the dscieion of the Xnteraatioual Court of Juutice on the merits in the cake m . L* a.!!1 3159. As regards the reference to pollution in general and the international transport of oil in particular, the Special Rapporteur st&ted that paragraph 3 only covered ualawful acUt and it only set forth a general rule, surely subject to demgation by apucial conventions such as those concernkug oil transport, As regards in particular tha injured p&rties, he had not intended to exclude damage to the St8te itealfr an the coatraty, dsmage to the State, actually the most important aspect of ths matter, absorbed any damage Itgatrimnial or personal, fncluding morel) to private parties. 3?0. As regards the assessment of lost profits, it was felt that most of the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international law and the assessment of damages related to environmental pollution, specifically the loss of profits due to pollution. The context suggests that the text is related to international environmental law and the responsibilities of states.

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