Updating the Principles of International Law in a Period of Technological Change: from the 1970 Declaration to the Challenges of Biolaw

The article examines the impact of rapid technological progress, especially in the field of biotechnology and cyberspace, on the system of basic principles of international law enshrined in the Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation between States in accordance with the UN Charter of October 24, 1970. The “regulatory vacuums” and the process of formation of new industries, for example, the international biolaw, are revealed. The article analyzes the role of the UN International Law Commission as a key mechanism for adapting public international law to modern challenges and its progressive development. It is concluded that the system of principles of 1970 passes the so-called "stress test", but retains its system-forming character, developing through the prism of new technological realities.