definition of restitution in kind necessarily covered the whole range of reparation and always comprieed a certain mount of pecuniary compensation. The ambiguity in article 6 would theroforo create aonfuoion. Evon tho title of the article was misleading, since the award of! damages, the subject of article 0, wae based on the assumption that damage could not be rectored by the return of the object that WBB damaged or its equivalent, Indeed, if an equivalent of the damaged object could be offered, that would conetitute restitution, What article 8 covered wa8 basically pecuniary compensation and it should therefore be entitled a8 such. 347. The Special Rapporteur explained that altornativos (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of article 8 were only meant, as a number of speakersl had noted, for the Drafting Committee to choose, As regard6 the relationship between article 8, paragraph 1, and article 7, he believed that since the combined effect of the two provision@ would be the re-establishment of the eituation that would exist if the unlawful act had not been committed - and sincem could hardly be expected to achieve that result by itself, it wr.s really not necessary to take in the text an explicit stand between the broad and the narrow definition of rm .*However, while he had thought it to be indispensable to go beyond the formulation of draft article 6 as proposed in 1965, he would be reluctant to suggest that the Commission now go too far in an opposite direction, As regards the title of article 8, he agreed that “pecuniary coppeneation” would be preferable. This title would also meet the point- made by one member that reparation by equivalent might in certein cases, according to Irslamic private law, represent.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a specific aspect of international law, focusing on the concept of restitution and its relation to pecuniary compensation. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a specialized knowledge of international law and its terminology. The context of the discussion seems to be a legal or diplomatic setting, where experts are debating the nuances of restitution and reparation.

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