试论新破产法(草案)的两个问题及缺陷

Study on the Two Questions and Defaults of New Bankruptcy Law (Draft)

在新破产法立法过程中,破产法的适用范围和劳动债权的清偿顺序是争论最激烈的问题。本文从破产理论、市场经济实践以及各国立法比较等方面论证破产法的适用范围应当扩大到各种企业和自然人,并且阐述劳动债权的优先性和限制性。

In the legislation process of the new Bankruptcy Law, the most severely argued questions are its application range and the discharge sequence of labor creditor’s rights. This paper expounds and proves that the application range of Bankruptcy Law should be extended to all kinds of enterprises and natural persons from the aspects of bankruptcy theory, market economy, and different nations’ legislation comparisons, etc. It also explains the priority and limit of labor creditor’s rights.