text: omission of a third party done with the intent to cause harm, were grounds for eroneretion. Such acts or omission or the negligence of the party who suffered harm were grounds for partial or complete exoneration. The Special Rapporteur explained that such grounds were common in conventions - 277 -dealing with liability. m/ Articie 27 set forth a statute of limitation. The date chosen for this article was, of course, subjective. The question w&s to determine a reasonable period of time. Some conventions had chosen one year following the date of the occurrence of the damage or from the date of the identification of the Rate of or&in. ?a/ The more recent instruments presently being drafted on issues of liaklity, for example, in the Council of Europe and the Economic Commission for Europe, seemed to opt for a 3 or S-year time period from the diecovery of the damage and a 30-year period after the occurrence of the accident, after which no claims may be brought against the person who caused the damage. m/ 519, On article 26 comments were made to the effect that it should also include terrorism as grounds for exoneration. Questions were also raised as to whether s should also be included in that article. One member aleo stated thst tie wording ~7 subyaragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of article 26 had to be harmonised because full exemption of the State concerned from liability was justifies not only by the fact that tho harm wae directly due to i.?a~ events referred to in subparagraph (a), but also and in particvir.. by thr, 4act that the harm was wholly caused by those ovent’l. As for. article 27 the view was erpregsed that it was rather vague since it did not
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international law and liability, specifically in the context of conventions and treaties. It mentions "liability", "exoneration", "omission", and "negligence", which are legal terms. The text also references specific articles and paragraphs, suggesting a formal or official document. Given the technical and legal nature of the language, I hypothesize that the text is related to international law or diplomatic agreements.