text: on the understanding that the idea was dealt with, as suggested in paragraph 52 of the report, as the [denial of self-determinationn. 5. Australia agrees that apartheid, which is a particularly reprehensible breaeh of hunan rights on a nassive scale, deserves to be included on the list of offences. Australia has had difficulty in the past, however, with the extraterritorial legal conseguences of declaring apartbeid a 'crime against hurnanityrr and it would hope that this could be avoided in this exercise. 5. The Australian Government agrees that acts causing particularly serious damage to the environment Inight also be considered for inclusion in the Code, subject to appropriate legal formulations. fn this area there tnay well be problens in attributing a rygg to those responsible for such damage and careful thought will be needed as to whether it would be roortbwhile including this in the Code, no natter what the enormity of the danage, if the offence can never be proved sat isfactorily. 7. Tbis problern of proving intent, conpounded by that of trying to fit resolutely non-legal concepts into legal formulations, also bedevils the proposal to declare "economic aggression" an offence against peace and security. The Australian Government would be inclined to exclude it therefore from the anbit of the Code. As with the use of atonic hreapons, this is a subject best left by the Commission for debate in the more political arena of the General Assenbly. 8. The Australian Government is synpathetic to the notion of including "mercenarisn" in the Code, mindful of the reprehensible nature of the practice. Having had experience in the operation of one of the few donestic laws in the world prohibiting mercenary activities, (Comnonwealth of Australia Crines (Foreign Incursions and Recruitnent) Act, 1978), it is verlr alrare, however, that the
analysis: The text appears to be a diplomatic document discussing the inclusion of certain offenses in a code, likely a international treaty or agreement. The topics mentioned include apartheid, environmental damage, economic aggression, and mercenarism, which are all related to human rights, international relations, and global governance.