回看国际法渊源——评谭渝丹《〈罗马规约〉作为习惯国际法证据》

A Look Back at the Sources of International Law--The Rome Statute as Evidence of Customary International Law by Yudan Tan

谭渝丹的《〈罗马规约〉作为习惯国际法证据》一书以《罗马规约》部分条款为研究对象,通过运用强调法律确信的识别习惯国际法之“二要素”法,加之巴克斯特关于条约作为习惯国际法证据的理论,逐一分析了所选条款是否曾/现具有对习惯宣示的特征,以探索《罗马规约》能否作为习惯国际法证据的问题。该书在条约解释方面的扎实论证、运用识别习惯国际法方法上的灵活调整、处理条约与习惯国际法关系的特殊视角以及对习惯国际刑法规则的全新突破,具有较强的理论意义和实践价值。虽然该书并未明确所选取条款的具体标准,从而难以据此推测这些条款是否可代表《罗马规约》作为整体的共性,但该书无论在方法论层面还是具体分析层面,都值得国际法学者特别是国际刑法学者参考和借鉴。

"The Rome Statute as Evidence of Customary International Law"by Yudan Tan examines whether the chosen provision is/was declaratory of customs in order to explore whether the Rome Statute could be considered as evidence of customary international law through using the"two-element"technique of identifying customary international law,which emphasizes more on opinion juris,along with Baxter's theory of treaties as evidence of customary international law.Strong theoretical significance and practical value are provided by the author's solid arguments on treaty interpretation,flexible application of the method of identifying customary international law,unique perspective on the relationship between treaties and customary international law,and latest buildings in the customary international criminal law rules.Albeit the book does not at all specify the qualifying criteria for the chosen provision,making it challenging to infer whether these provisions can adequately reflect the commonality of the Rome Statute as a whole,the book is nonetheless valuable for international law experts,particularly those who specialize in international criminal law,mostly at the level of methodology and in-depth study.