摘要： 条约是两个或多个国家之间缔结的国际协议，不是由国家的立法机关制定的，其本身不是法律。条约欲在缔约国内得到适用，必须要得到缔约国宪法的规定，确立为国内法，或者被赋予以国内法的效力。中国应采取纳入与转化相结合的方式赋予条约以国内法的效力，条约在国家法律体系中地位的确立应反映并符合国家的基本政治与法律特征，以便适当地解决在条约与国内法发生冲突的情况下如何适用条约的问题。

关键词: 条约 , 法律效力 , 地位 , 适用

Abstract: A treaty is an agreement concluded between two or mole countries，not．a law itself as enacted by the national legislature．A treaty should be stipulated as a law or be granted legal force before it is applied．In China，treaty should be given legal force through ways of adoption and transformation．The status of a treaty in domestic legal system should be decided in accordence with basic pohtical and legal characteristics of China so that it Can be applied properly in the case of conflict between provisions of a treaty and domestic law．

Key words: treaty, legal force, status, application