Basis for the State Succession to Obligations in respect of International Wrongful Acts

Succession of states to obligations resulting from international wrongful acts is related to the broader topic of succession to international responsibility about which there are very different opinions. Applying a descriptive-analytical method, the present paper is seeking to explain the basis of state succession to obligations in respect of international wrongful acts. Moreover, it explains the principles of non-transmission and of continuance which the advocates of non-succession have relied on. In spite of all the dissenting opinions, especially in classical scholarship, this article comes to the conclusion that there are no impediments in international law to prevent the transfer of obligations in respect of international wrongful acts. Scrutinizing this proposition is the subject of the present paper.