resolutions 95 (I) and 1?7 (II) adopted aLnost 40 years ago (on 1l December 1946 and 21 November 1947 resepectively), entrusted the fnternational Law Commission with the formulation of a draft Co<te of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind, in which it was to rely on the Niirnberg principles. 4. In the view of the German Denocratic Republic, now as before, the elaboration and finalization of the draft Code should focus on the further developnent and updating of the Hurnberg prlnciples on the basis of the newest international instruments, with a view to determining antl reaffirning the individual criminal responsibility for grave international crimes against the peace and security of nankind. 5. The Gernan Denocratic Republic welcones and supports the proposal of the Commission that in the further work on the draft Code major enphasis should be placed on the exanination of the criminal responsibility of individuaLs. As was already,outlined in several comments of the Gernan Democratic Republic, regarding the scope ratione personae of the draft Code, the determination of the crininal responsibility of individuals who have eommitted crirnes against the peace and security of mankind does not inply the exclusion of the internationalA/40/45r Engl i sh Page 8 responsibility of States that induce, organlze or tolerate those crimes orpartici$ate in cornnitting such crimes by their own actions. The German Denocratic Republic considers that offences against the peace and security of mankind are conmitted, as a rule, through activities performed by organs of States, on behalfof States or tolerated by States, and entail the international responsibility of the States concerned. The purpose of the draft Code, however, is not Eo codify State responsibility by rather to elaborate an international agreenent on international offences committed by individuals for which they are held responsible irrespective of whether or not they acted in the capacity of an organ of a State.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of a draft code for international crimes, specifically focusing on individual criminal responsibility for grave international crimes against the peace and security of mankind. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international law or governance. The mention of the Nuremberg principles and the International Law Commission further supports this hypothesis.

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