According to the International Court of Justice, any person through whom an
international organization acts is an agent of that organization. However,
this definition is too broad. Any participation in the fulfilment of the
mission of an international organization does not necessarily make the
person an agent of the international organization. After detailing the
particularities of the status of international agents, this article
considers the issue of accountability for wrongs attributable to them. It
recommends in this respect the development of a system of accountability
that combines national and international justice responses with priority to
the former based on the location of the offence.