Status Of Causation Concept In International Law

Causation is a rational concept which it beams to all different fields of science. Law and all fields of law benefit from this concept too. The purpose of this article is to study the status of causation concept or principle in international law. Causation is the basis of many rules of state and individual responsibility in international law and at the same time, fills the international law gaps in the form of the general principle of law. Although, some believe that causation is a raw concept and it’s legal concept has appeared in the form of agency and complicity in international criminal law and responsibility of states. However, there is this opinion that causation is a different concept from agency and complicity and it can be the source of international law in the absence of the legal rules which have stemmed from it. This is the goal that this article seeks it. In this regard, causation concept in domestic law and method of extension of this concept to international law will be considered.