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An example of how state responsibility can be important to international organization. The Secretary – General of the UN sent a letter to the President of the International Court of Justice in December of 1948. (Trygve 1948) The Secretary- General wanted the International Court of Justice to give their advisory opinion on a legal question that the General Assembly had. They wanted to know that if an agent of the UN got injured while performing their duties involving the responsibility of state does the UN as an organization have the ability to bring an international claim against the responsible party. They also wanted to know if they could obtain reparation due to the damaged caused to the UN, to the victim, or to the persons entitled through them. (Trygve 1948) Here is an example of an international organization wanting to have the same rights as states when it comes to state responsibility and reparations. The last case of state responsibility is the case of the United States v. Mexico in regards to the Massey Claim is a good example of state responsibility in regards to how no matter whatever official’s status or rank misconduct can make the state liable for their action against another state or citizen of the other state. An American subject in October of 1924 was killed by a Mexican citizeen in Mexico. He was then arrested and imprisoned. The assistant jail keeper unlawfully permitted the accused to escape. There was no evidence shown that the authorities in Mexico took effective action to apprehend the accused. Since the jailer allowed the accused to escape it placed responsibility on the part of the respondent government. (United States v. Mexico) A claim was made by the United States on the behalf Gertrude Parker Masse... ... middle of paper ... ... the President of the International Court of Justice, the Hague Massey Claim. 1927. United States v. Mexico Pugh, Michael.1987. “Legal Aspects of the Rainbow Warrior Affair.” The International and Comparative Law Quarterly Vol. 36 (No. 3): 655–669. Rainbow Warrior. 1990. (New Zealand v. France). France- New Zealand Arbitration Tribunal. Reis, Tarcísio Hardman. , Compensation for Environmental Damages under International Law: The Role of the International Judge, Netherlands: Kluwer Law International. 2011. Rosenne, Shabtai, 1991. International Law Commission's Draft Articles on State Responsibility. Netherlands:Martinus Nijoff Publishers. Veitch, J.2010. A sordid act: the Rainbow Warrior incident. New Zealand International Review, 35(4), 6-9. Wright, Robin. “Iranian Boats May Not Have Made Radio Threat, Pentagon Says.” Washington Post. 11 January,2008.

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