观点摘要
6月28日，第十四届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第三次会议通过了《中华人民共和国对外关系法》，自2023年7月1日起正式实施。
马奥尼教授在专栏文章中认为，“我们生活在一个地缘政治紧张局势加剧的新时代，这种紧张局势不断破坏了近年来在国际关系中越来越普遍的本已薄弱的‘软法’现象。‘软法’的出现是因为各国越来越难以商定并独立批准具有法律约束力的条约，特别是在与金融和贸易无关的领域，但能够就原则达成一些一般但不具约束力的协议，宣言和行为准则仍然有助于管理气候变化或争议水域通行权等问题。
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中国制定新的《对外关系法》的部分目的是帮助应对这些日益增长的挑战。”
China's new law on foreign relations
File photo shows a view of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, on June 28, decided to pass the new law on foreign relations, which came into effect on July 1 (XINHUA)
The Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, on June 28 passed a new foreign relations law outlining the country’s aims and policies in foreign affairs and protecting its right to impose “counter and restrictive measures” against acts that “harm its sovereignty, national security and development interests,” an official with the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee told Xinhua News Agency when answering key questions about the law on June 30.
The new law became effective on July 1.
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来源｜7月5日北京周报客户端
编辑｜卢昱舟