该书包括我国外交部条约法律司2012—2018年处理的20个具有代表性的一手案例。涵盖中国处理重要国际法案件、参与国际规则谈判、推进国际法治等方面，全面记录了中国参与全球互动和集体决策，谋求和增强话语权，遵守并善用国际法规则，利用法律手段解决纷争，维护**利益，促进本国和国际社会共同进步和发展的过程。充分展示了中国外交决策中的法律观念和法治理念，展现了中国特色国际法理论和实践的新面貌，增进公众对中国国际法理念和实践的了解。

CONTENTS Monograph Strive to Create a New Situation of International Law Work in the New Era Part 1 China and Russia Jointly Issued the Declaration on the Promotion of International Law Part 2 The Relevant Procedures of China’s Participation in the “Advisory Opinion on the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Kosovo” of the International Court of Justice Part 3 The Relevant Procedures of China’s Participation in the “Advisory Opinion on the Responsibilities and Obligations of Sponsoring States” of International Tribunal for the Law of Sea Part 4 China’s Work on Treaty and Relevant Practice Part 5 Legal Arrangements and Practices for the Application and Conclusion of Treaties in the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions Part 6 China Held the International Colloquium on “The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and the Development of International Law” Part 7 China Hosted the 54th Annual Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization Part 8 China Hosted the 40th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Part 9 Convention Negotiation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and China’s Contribution Part 10 Negotiations of the Paris Agreement and China’s Contribution Part 11 Negotiation of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and China’s Contribution Part 12 Negotiation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and China’s Contribution Part 13 South China Sea Arbitration Unilaterally Initiated by the Philippines Part 14 Case of Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards by the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Hong Kong Part 15 Case of U.S. Citizen Morris Sued China in the U.S. Courts Over Yuan Shih-kai’s Predecessor Government Debt Part 16 Case of China Being Applied for Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in the U.S. Courts for Contract Disputes of Fujian Shipbuilding Enterprises Part 17 Twenty Years’ History and Achievements of the China-U.S. Joint Liaison Group on Law Enforcement Cooperation Part 18 China’s Temporary Extradition of Byun In Ho to the Republic of Korea Part 19 China’s Extradition of Huang Haiyong from Peru Part 20 China’s Recovery of the Smuggled Dinosaur Egg Nest Fossil from the United States and the Study of the Basis of International Law for Recovery of Lost Overseas Cultural Objects Postscript