An Economic Analysis of State and Individual Responsibility Under International Law |
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Authors: | Posner, Eric A. Sykes, Alan O. |
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Affiliation: | University of Chicago Law School |
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Abstract: | The international law of state responsibility determines whenstates are liable for international law violations. States aregenerally liable when they have control over the actions ofwrongdoers; thus, the actions of state officials can implicatestate responsibility whereas the acts of private citizens usuallydo not. We argue that the rules of state responsibility havean economic logic similar to that of vicarious liability indomestic law: the law in both cases provides third parties withincentives to control the behavior of wrongdoers whom they canmonitor and influence. We also discuss international legal remediesand individual liability under international criminal law. |
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