遗嘱能力的法律适用问题探讨——《中华人民共和国民法(草案)》第九编第七十二条之评析

On the Application of Law for Capacity of Making Will

随着国际民商事交往的加强和我国经济体制改革的推进,涉外遗嘱继承问题也日益突显出来。涉外遗嘱能力的法律适用需要加以研究和规定。对立遗嘱能力,适用立遗嘱人立遗嘱时的本国法律、住所地法律或者惯常居所地法律;在前三种法律都适用完毕,如果立遗嘱人仍无立遗嘱能力,依照遗产所在地法律有立遗嘱能力的,视为有立遗嘱能力。

With the enhancement of international civil and commercial relations and the development of the economic reform of China, the problems concerning the foreign inheritance under the testaments have increasingly stood out. Thus it is necessary to attach attention on the law application of the capacity of making will. Based on the Chapter 9, Article 72 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (Draft) and the analysis on the related domestic and international provisions, the writer here indicates that it should apply the lex patriae or the lex domicilii or the law of the habitual residence of the testator at the moment of making his testament to identify his capacity to make a will. Furthermore, when the testator is incapable according to the laws above, his capacity to make a will can be determined by the lex rei sitae.