text: bear primary liability for transboundary harm. He invited the Commission to address this issue more extensively at the next session. - 271 -511. Artiale 21, the Speaial Rapporteur stated, reiterated the principle of negotiation in good faith in respect of resolving problems derived from causing transboundary harm, The article thus directed the parties to negotiate for compensation bearing in mind that in principle harm should be Aa51 Articles 21, 22 and 23 in the proposed outline read as followsr “CHAPTER IV. LIABILITY “Article. !Ju&auQga to necratiate If transboundary harm arises as a consequence of an activity referred to in. article 1, the State cr States of origin shall be bound to negotiate with the affected State or States to determine the legal consequences of the harm, bearing in mind that the harm must, in principle, be fully coapensated. “Articls-z.2. Pluralitv of affectea StaLm Where more than one State is affected, an international organisation with competence in that area may intervene, if requested to do 80 by any of the States concerned, for the sole purpose of assisting the parties and fostering their co-operation. Xf the consultations referred to in article 14 have been held and if an international organisation has participated in them, that same organisation shall also participate in the present instance, if the harm occurs before agreement has been reached on a regime for the activity that caused the harm. For claims made through the diplomatic channels, the affected State may agree, if that is reasonable, to a reduction in the payments for which the State of origin is liable if, owing to the nature of the activity and the circumstances of the case, it appears equitable to share certain costs among the States concerned [for example, if the State of origin has taken precautionary measures solely for the purpose of
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the liability of states for harm caused by activities that affect other states, with a focus on negotiation and compensation. This suggests that the topic is related to environmental or natural resource issues, as the harm being discussed is likely to be transboundary in nature.