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This paper examines the existing approaches taken in establishing the degree of fault required to impose liability for environmental harm in international law, with a specific focus on identifying the key considerations in establishing a standard of liability for deep seabed mining activities. The paper considers the standard of liability for state behaviour under the law of state responsibility and on operators through international legal regimes on civil liability, as well as detailing the use of liability exceptions and liability caps across various regimes.