matter of public policy, due to the seriousness or frequency of the underlying arime or the difficulty of taking criminal proceedings agsinst individual perpetratora and the same process might be envisaged on the international plane. 60, Some of the members who supported the inclusion in the draft Code of a separate provision on conspiracy thought that the relevant draft article should contain additional elements for a better definition of that notion, such as the criminal intent (-4) of each participant, agreement with another person and the attempt to execute the crime. 61. Other members believed that it was not really necessary to include in the draft Code a provision on conspiracy separate from that on complicity, since the two notiona were very close to each other and often overlapped. In their view, conspiracy should be regarded simply as an aspect. of participation in a crime. It was pointed out in that connection that while it wa8 true that the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide treated - 25 -aomplioity on8 aonspiracy separately, other inetrumenta, suah as the 1988 United Nations Convention again& the Xllioit Traffia in Marootio Druge and Yeyohotrogic Substances, dealt with them together. 62. With regard ,more particularly, to the two alternative texts submitted by the Speaial Bapporteur for his draft artiole, several membera thought. the Commission should avoid engaging in a discussion on indiviJua1 responsibility as opposed to aollective responsibility. In internal ariminal law, aa in international ariminal law, the principle was individual responsibility. It was true that the timft had come to face the problem of organiaed crime, and not only in the ca6e of crimes against peace. But the question that arose wa8 thet of the apportionment of responsibilities in the perpetration of auoh a
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing a topic related to law and international relations, specifically the development of a draft code on criminal law and the concepts of conspiracy and complicity. The text mentions international instruments and conventions, which suggests a focus on international law and governance.

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Law, International Relations