text: report, suggested that in the case of crimes against the peace and security of mankind, it would be preferable to abandon the traditional perpetrator/accomplice dichotomy and adopt the broader notion of “participant”, which covered both princ.pal perpetrators and accomplices, In their view, the Commission should givo careful attention to that solution and consider formulating a general provision on criminal participation, covering organisers, instigators, perpatrators and accomplices. That provision could appear among the general principles and would apply, in principle, to all the crimes under the Code, it being understood that the judge of the criminal court concerned would have to asses8 the exact role of the various participants in each case. 52.The Special Rapporteur referred to several of the commente made during the discuseion. With regard to the definition of the “perpetrator” of a crime, he said that the absence of any definition of that term in a number of criminal codes, including the French, German and Finnish Codes, had not prevented the competent courts of those countries from functioning properly. In his view, it was for the courts to determine tho moaning of that word, The term “perpetrator” was generally understood to mean a person who had committed a crime directly and physically. Although an attempt had been made to extend that notion to indirect perpetrators, for example, such persons were not perpetrators in the strict sense of the term, but accomplices. - 21 -53, In the Special Rapporteur’e view, the link between the act and the perpetrator, a8 well a8 the alaeeifiaation of the perpetrator, should aleo be determined by the judge in each particular aase, The perpetrators were to be sought among those vested with the power of oommand, who u8od that power to oommit a crime. It could also be said that the person responeible was the
analysis: This text appears to be discussing the concept of criminal responsibility and the definition of a perpetrator in the context of international law. It does not seem to be related to any of the categories that are typically associated with economic development, natural resources, or the like. Instead, it appears to be focused on legal and philosophical concepts.