His delegation welcomed the deletion of former draft article 19, which had distinguished between the civil and criminal liability of States in international law and had contributed to the controversy on the notion of international crimes.
10. 约旦代表团对删除第19条感到欣慰，该条对国际法中的民事和刑事责任进行了区分，从而加剧了对国际罪行概念的争议。