بيد أن ذلك لا يعني أن تكون الحماية الدبلوماسية هي السبيل لاتخاذ هذا الإجراء، لأن ما ينبغي تأييده ليس فقط حقوق الرعايا ومصالحهم بل أيضا حقوق المجتمع الدولي ككل ومصالحه.
However, that did not mean that diplomatic protection should serve as the instrument for such action, because it was not the rights and interests of nationals alone that were to be endorsed, but those of the international community as a whole.