地方实体是否具有缔约能力问题,国际法学界存在争论。一种观点认为,地方实体的缔约行为仅是代表其所属国而为,地方实体并不具有独立的国际地位;另一种观点认为,地方实体在得到国内合法授权和其他国际法主体承认的情况下,就具有一定的国际人格,可在授权范围内参与条约缔结并成为缔约方。有关联邦国家的组成部分及中国特别行政区的缔约实践表明,地方实体可以具有缔约能力,但这种能力具有附属性和具体性,中央政府往往对地方实体的缔约行为进行一定程度的控制,地方实体缔约能力的具体程度和范围限于国内法的明确授权和国际社会的承认 Whether local entities have contracting capabilities, there is debate in international law circles. In one view, the contractual conduct of a local entity is only representative of the country to which it belongs, and the local entity does not have an independent international status. Another view is that in the case of a local entity that is legally authorized by the Mainland and recognized by the main body of other international law , Has a certain international personality and can participate in the conclusion of the treaty and become a party within the scope of its mandate. The practice of contracting parties with regard to the constituent parts of the federal state and the Chinese Special Administrative Region shows that local entities may have contracting capabilities, but such capabilities are of ancillary and specific nature. The central government tends to exercise some degree of control over contracting behavior of local entities. Local entities The specific extent and scope of contracting capacity is limited to the express authorization of domestic law and the recognition of the international community