States as international persons — State succession — Respect for private rights — Algerian accession to independence — Expropriation of property of French national by Algerian authorities following independence — Whether responsibility of France engaged — Evian Agreements, 1962 — The law of France

State responsibility — Nature and kinds of — In general — Absolute responsibility and responsibility based on fault — Expropriation of property of French national by Algerian authorities following independence of Algeria — Whether responsibility of France engaged — Alleged failures of France at the time of negotiation of Evian Agreements, 1962 — Whether constitutional principle of equality of nationals with regard to public burdens applicable — The law of France