Study on Sources of Contemporary International Law

1.本研究集中考虑国际法的渊源。传统的渊源，即条约、习惯和一般法律原则，由于其形式主义而不能充分适应不断变化的国际社会。有两种办法：一种是作为新的来源审查联合国决议的法律效力，另一种是寻求可能的国际立法作为世界范围的法律制定。根据联合国宪章，联合国大会的决议只具有推荐性。但是，一些作者试图赋予大会准立法职能，并重新认识一些决议的法律性质。最近，国际法研究所讨论了这一话题。提交研究所的报告涉及载有一般性和抽象行为规则的规范性决议，结论涵盖拟订程序和技巧以及此类决议的法律后果。在国际法的实际结构中，在没有国际立法机关的情况下，国际立法几乎是不可能的。但是，尽管有了“条约是新的条约”的原则，但具有普遍利益的多边条约还是增加了。准国际立法的效果可以通过对多边条约订立程序的审查和改进来预期。

1. This Study concentrates on considerations of the sources of international law. Traditional sources, that is, treaty, custom and general principles of law, by their formalism do not sufficiently adapt themselves to the changing international community. There are two approaches: one is to examine legal effects of United Nations resolutions as a new source, and another is to seek possible international legislation as world-wide law-making.2. U.N.General Assemly resolutions have only recommendatory nature according to the U.N. Charter. But, some authors try to give quasi-legislative function to the General Assembly and to rcognize legal nature of some resolutions. Recently, the Institute of International Law discussed this topic. Reports presented to the Institute deal with normative resolutionbs which contain general and abstract rules of conduct and the conclusions cover the procedures and techniques of elaboration and the legal consequences of such resolutions.3. International legislation is almost impossible in the actual structure of international law and in absence of international legislative organ. But, multilateal treaties of general interest have been increased in spite of the principle of "pacta tertiis nec nocent nec prosunt". The effect of quasi-international legislation is expected through the review and amelioration of multilateral treaty-making process.