unlawful taking of foreign property of a going concern of B commercial or industrial nature, the Special Rapporteur felt that State practice in that respect should not be ignored. He explained that a review of State practice 2531 .m case, in Lapradelle-Politis, U_des B&&KUJB~mnauff, 1954-7, vol. VII, p. 635, sod Lrar;a;te case, &id., pa 296. m&w, UNRIAA, vol. 9, p. 65: Q&l&g.~-&y, LR Fontnine,em., 1902, p. 402:william.~ae, Moore, NJ&oxy..sxa-d R~aatsf_..Xntarnati~~.~rati~~~~-~~iLed S.QMB.. has.. besn -0w, p. 3495 and S&QL&V Factnry, PCIJ, Series A No. 17, p. 28. - 201 -seemed to indicate that the trend in unlawful taking had been to calculate profita which would epproximete the complete wiping out of the damage caused by the wrongful act.In wti v. m, where erpropriation was considered lawful in connection with lost profits, the tribunal found that the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), a method unsuitab!e for the calculation of lost profits in a lawful taking, might be adequate in a case of unlawful expropriation. m/ This approach reflected the understanding that the applicatian of such a method would ensure, in de of a wrongful taking, compensation more likely to restore the situation that would have existed if the wrongt!ul act had rut been committed. -‘he Special Rapporteur deem4 it indispensable to stress, however, that all thii applied to unlawful takings of foreign property. It did not prejudge the solution in cases of lawful nationalization. 368. With respect to -Q&J, many members, while admiring the analysis of abundant msterials by the Special RapportOur in his report, did not feel that those analyses were fully reflected in the proposed text. Some members agreed with the Special Rapporteur that an answer ta what was compensable lost profits was found in two presumptionsa that of the existence of profits, and
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international law and the concept of compensation for unlawful expropriation of foreign property, specifically in relation to lost profits. The language used is technical and refers to various cases and treaties, suggesting a focus on international relations and law.

**Category**
International trade, Industry