The Use of Countermeasures of General Interest in Law of International Responsibility of state

The use of countermeasures by non-injured states as a means of the defense of general interests- referred to as "countermeasures of general interest" is not specifically embodied in the ILC’s draft articles on the international responsibility of state.Notwithstanding in the light of international practice, it seems justified to conclude that present-day international law recognizes a right of all states, irrespective of individual injury, to take countermeasures in response to large-scale or systematic breaches of obligations Erga omnes