论诚信在国际法中的地位和适用

The Status and Application of Good Faith in International Law

诚信是人类法律文化或文明的共同财产,广泛适用于国内法和国际法。在实然国际法体系中,诚信具有重要的地位和作用。首先,它是世界各大法系甚至各国法律体系所共有的一般法律原则。其次,它构成习惯国际法的组成部分。再次,它具有国际法基本原则的抽象性、一般性、普遍性和至上性。最后,它构成条约的基础和核心,尤其贯穿于条约的谈判、解释和实施过程之中。

Good faith is the common heritage of legal culture or civilization of mankind which has been broadly applied both in domestic law and international law. In positive international legal system, good faith holds an important position and plays an essential role ： firstly, it is a kind of general principle of law commonly recognized by all legal systems in the world ; secondly, it constitutes an integral part of customary international law ; thirdly, it bears the basic characteristics of fundamental principles of international law, namely, abstrac- tion, generalization, universality and supremacy ; fourthly, it is the foundation and core of treaty law, particu- larly in the process of treaty negotiation, interpretation and implementation.