Abstract
The purpose of this article was to present one of the most fundamental principles of international law. According to Art. 38 (1) (c) of the Statute of ICJ, the principle of good faith is a general principle of law recognized by civilized nations and accordingly is one of the formal sources of international law. Undoubtedly, there are still controversies regarding its nature, meaning, content and scope. It should be emphasized that it is impossible to settle one, generally accepted, definition of good faith because it is rather an ambiguous notion. The principle of good faith is applied in many areas of international law and is of great importance. The most relevant in this area is the law of the treaties. The principle of good faith is in use in the law of the treaties from formation of the treaty to its extinction. This principle covers also a narrower doctrine of “abuse of rights”, which is probably one of the most disputable aspects of this principle. The realization of the principle of good faith is well established in the principle of estoppel. What is more, the principle of good faith is also applied in the process of negotiation. Good faith performs intermediary function between rules and principles. Furthermore, it appoints the way of observance of the existing rules of international law and limits a manner of its execution.
Highlights
According to Art. 38 (1) (c) of the Statute of ICJ, the principle of good faith is a general principle of law recognized by civilized nations and is one of the formal sources of international law
The principle of good faith is applied in many areas of international law and is of great importance
The most relevant in this area is the law of the treaties
Summary
Uznane przez narody cywilizowane, zostały zawarte w art. 38 ust. 1 lit. c Statutu MTS7, który został zredagowany prawie identycznie jak art. 38 Statutu Stałego Trybunału Sprawiedliwości Międzynarodowej (STSM)[8]. Zdaniem tego autora ogólne zasady prawa rzeczywiście w przeszłości przyczyniły się do rozwoju prawa międzynarodowego, ale z upływem czasu zostały wchłonięte przez prawo zwyczajowe i w związku z tym utraciły swój charakter. Z ogólnych zasad prawa uznanych przez narody cywilizowane: „[...] the Court does not consider it necessary to examine whether general international custom or the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations may lead to the same result” C STSM oraz MTS można wskazać rozstrzygnięcia, w których trybunały, choć nie expressis verbis, odwoływały się do ogólnych zasad prawa[39]. Zob. art. 7 XII Konwencji haskiej, www.icrc.org/applic/ ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=FEFF373CB0480A04C12563CD002D685E&action=openDocument [data dostępu: 18.06.2015]
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