A critical reflection on the gap-filling function of general principles of law. Wang, Y. Cambridge International Law Journal, 11(1):96–117, June, 2022. Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Section: Cambridge International Law Journal![A critical reflection on the gap-filling function of general principles of law [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex It is well established in international legal scholarship that general principles of law (GPL) have an important function of gap-filling. However, there are many controversies about the concept and the usages of gap-filling. It is unclear what gap-filling means in legal doctrines. Moreover, the judgments of the International Court of Justice rarely mention the gap-filling function of GPL. With these controversies, one may even ponder that the gap-filling function may have been over-claimed by legal scholars. This article takes stock of these questions and critically engages with the implications of having the gap-filling function as a cardinal function of GPL. It provides four aspects of critiques on the gap-filling discourse on the basis of the genesis of gap-filling, relevant legal doctrines and judicial practices. By providing these critiques, this article argues against an established episteme in international law that the gap-filling function is a major function of GPL. Moreover, it notes that scholars tend to attribute the gap-filling function to GPL because they have a vision of the lex ferenda of international law.
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title = {A critical reflection on the gap-filling function of general principles of law},
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abstract = {It is well established in international legal scholarship that general principles of law (GPL) have an important function of gap-filling. However, there are many controversies about the concept and the usages of gap-filling. It is unclear what gap-filling means in legal doctrines. Moreover, the judgments of the International Court of Justice rarely mention the gap-filling function of GPL. With these controversies, one may even ponder that the gap-filling function may have been over-claimed by legal scholars. This article takes stock of these questions and critically engages with the implications of having the gap-filling function as a cardinal function of GPL. It provides four aspects of critiques on the gap-filling discourse on the basis of the genesis of gap-filling, relevant legal doctrines and judicial practices. By providing these critiques, this article argues against an established episteme in international law that the gap-filling function is a major function of GPL. Moreover, it notes that scholars tend to attribute the gap-filling function to GPL because they have a vision of the lex ferenda of international law.},
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