编者按:《中华人民共和国缔结条约程序法》是全国人大常委会于1990年制定的,该法对于我国的外交工作特别是缔结条约行为发挥了积极的作用。经过多年实施,该法存在的过于原则、抽象,具体缔约部门之间的分工不明确,一些重要法律概念模糊不清,在一些重要的缔约活动和行为调整上尚存空白等诸多问题逐步显现。上述问题一定程度上制约了我国的缔约行为甚至对外交往的正常开展。近年来,我国外交部联合国务院其他部委,致力于该法的修订准备工作。本刊为此特遴选三篇论 Editor’s Note: The “Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Conclusion of Treaties” was enacted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in 1990 and plays an active role in our country’s diplomatic work, particularly the conclusion of treaties. After many years of implementation, there are too many principles and abstractions in the law, such as unclear division of labor among the specific contracting departments, unclear concepts of some important laws, and gaps in some important contracting activities and behavior adjustments. To a certain extent, these problems have restricted the normal conduct of our contractual acts and even of foreign affairs. In recent years, the other ministries and commissions of the State Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China have devoted themselves to the revision and preparation of the law. This journal special selection of three articles