Abstract Continuing its work on the sources of international law, the International Law Commission decided, at its seventieth session, to include the topic “General principles of law” in its current programme of work. By taking up the topic, the Commission aims to shed light on various aspects of this source and provide guidance to States, international organizations, courts and tribunals and all others that may be called upon to deal with general principles of law. The present article provides an overview of the first debate on the topic that took place within the International Law Commission and the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the UN General Assembly in 2019, focusing on certain key issues that will be central to the treatment of the topic.

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法律通则：国际法委员会和第六委员会的第一次辩论

摘要 继续其关于国际法渊源的工作，国际法委员会在其第七十届会议上决定将“一般法律原则”这一专题纳入其当前的工作方案。通过讨论这一主题，委员会旨在阐明这一来源的各个方面，并为国家、国际组织、法院和法庭以及可能被要求处理一般法律原则的所有其他方面提供指导。本文概述了 2019 年在国际法委员会和联合国大会第六（法律）委员会内就该主题进行的首次辩论，重点关注对处理话题。