Some organizations had as members entities that were not States; the issue of the responsibility of such entities would therefore have to be addressed so as to determine, for example, whether they had legal personality and whether they could undertake international obligations.
Certaines organisations comptent parmi leurs membres des entités autres que des États; il convient donc de déterminer notamment quelle est la responsabilité de ces entités, si elles sont dotées d'une personnalité juridique et si elles peuvent avoir des obligations internationales.