"Due diligence" in international law: a general term with variable content

Abstract

Although the notion of "due diligence" originated in the areas of neutrality law and the regulation of the treatment of aliens, it has gradually spread to many other areas of international law, including international environmental law or investment law. It is clear that special aspects of due diligence in individual sectors of international law deserve attention.

However, this paper focused more on the origin and development of this concept in relation to the rules on the responsibility of states for internationally illegal behavior.

Keywords

• Due diligence
• international
• law
• general term
• variable content