Kristen E. Boon has posted New Directions in Responsibility: Assessing the International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations on YJIL Online. Here is an excerpt from the essay:
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The International Law Commission’s (ILC) Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations (Draft Articles) are a critical new development in the law regulating international organizations (IOs). If adopted, these Articles will create a legal framework—although not a forum—to sue IOs that commit internationally wrongful acts. The Draft Articles create a law of "consequences": they lay out rules of attribution, excuses precluding wrongfulness, effects of a breach, and principles of reparations. The 2011 military intervention in Libya highlights the practical application of these principles.