text: however, to apportion the damage in respect of different causes and perhapa a different term could be used to reflect that idea, 377. Tho Special Rapporteur specified that in paragraph 5 he did rlot refer to contributory negligence as a cause of exclusion of wrongfulntiss. He referred to such injured State’s conduct as might have concurred in causing damega. Hc? was ready, in my ewe,te consider different lenguege and WAH equally qmn t.o the possibility of turning paragraph 5 of article 8 into a seperele art.i(*lt! AS suggested by some members. - 206 -378. The very basic premise for including interest in compensation, the Special Rapporteur explained, watr found in 1:he concept of full compensation and wiping out all the consequences of the wrongful act. He explained that while there waa general eupport in literature and State practice for awarding interest on the principal damages, there was no consistency as to tile date from which interest should be calculated and on the interest rate. Regarding the date from which interest should be calculatsd, he pointed out three positions that had emerged, First, a method frequently resorted to was to calculate interest from the date the damage had occurred. A second method, less frequently used, was to calculate interest from the Bat-e in which thee decision was rendered. A third method, also commonly used, wag to calculate interest from the date on which the claim for damages had been filed at a national or international level. The third method had been based on the assumption that only the submission f a claim to the offending State could reasonably create the assumption of that State’s knowledge about its international obligation. In practice, this choice of date was suggeeted by international tribunals, taking into account the circumstancLs which were specific to each case. Those circumstances included, for example, the fact
analysis: The text appears to be a discussion about international law and the calculation of damages in cases of wrongful acts. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a context related to international relations, law, or diplomacy. The topics of interest, compensation, and the calculation of damages are central to the text, which further supports this analysis.