State Responsibility for State Sponsors of Terror

Abstract

This article explores the international legal obligations of states to cease trading with state sponsors of terrorism, focusing on Article 16 of the Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts. Using the principles of customary international law, including the prohibition on the use of force and non-intervention, this article evaluates state accountability for aiding terrorism as applied to China. The paper asserts that international trade with state sponsors of terrorism, such as China’s trade with Iran, constitutes a breach of international law.