Ruling Pertaining to the Difference Between France and New Zealand Arising from the Rainbow Warrior Affair 26 I.L.M. 1349 (1987) Greenpeace (an environmental group) had a ship in a harbor in New Zealand. They were headed to protest French nuclear testing in the South Pacific. French secret agents put a bomb on the ship, sinking it and killing a crewmember. New Zealand arrested two agents. France claimed that the agents were working for the government, so they shouldn't be held personally accountable. Under French law, criminal acts committed pursuant to official orders are not illegal. New Zealand said that international law doesn't excuse criminal acts on the grounds they were committed pursuant to official orders. New Zealand tried and convicted the agents and sentenced them to jail in New Zealand. France wanted them to serve their sentences in France. France attempted to pressure New Zealand by restricting imports of New Zealand goods. France and New Zealand agreed to Third Party dispute settlement through the Secretary General of the UN. The UNSG found: France should give an apology. France should pay compensation. France should remove trade restrictions. The two French agents should be allowed to serve their sentences in France.