In introducing article 17, the Special Rapporteur observed that the subject of the diplomatic protection of legal persons was dominated by the 1970 judgment of the International Court of Justice in the Barcelona Traction case.
16. 在介绍第17条时，特别报告员指出，对法人的外交保护专题起到支配性作用的是国际法院于1970对巴塞罗那电车公司案的判决。