《国际法院规约》第38条:起草过程与启示

Article 38 of Statute of the International Court of Justice: Drafting Process and its Enlightenment

《国际法院规约》第38条是讨论国际法渊源问题的出发点,其直接来源是《常设国际法院规约》第38条。此条在制定过程中,主要经历了法学家咨询委员会阶段和国际联盟行政院与大会阶段。在此过程中,本条各项规定均有不同程度的调整与修改。准确、全面地了解本条各项规定的起草与修正过程,有助于更好地认识和评价国际法诸渊源的作用与功能。

Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice is the starting point for discussing the issue of source of international law. Article 38 of Statute of the International Court of Justice is directly derived from article 38 of Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice. In the process of drafting and adopting, this article mainly went through the stage of the Advisory Committee of Jurists and the stage of the Council and the Assembly of the League of Nations. In that process, every single provision of this article has different degrees of adjustment and modification. Accurate and comprehensive understanding of the drafting and revision process of the provisions of this article will help to better understand and evaluate the role and function of the various sources of international law.