提单的交付与货物所有权转移的法律适用

On the applicable law of delivery of bill of lading and transfer of ownership

由于各国在提单的交付是否导致货物所有权转移方面的规定不一致,因此,在涉外提单法律关系中,就需要进行法律选择,以确定提单的交付是否能导致货物所有权的转移。国际社会对于提单的交付与货物所有权转移的法律适用主要有7种立法模式。中国国际私法对于提单的性质可以适用当事人选择的法律,在当事人没有选择时,适用当事人的营业所所在国法。提单的转让应适用提单转让时的所在地法。

Because of the differences of whether delivery of bill of lading leads transfer of ownership among countries, we must choose applicable law to decide whether delivery of bill of lading leads transfer of ownership in foreign bill of lading legal relationship. There are seven legislative models about it in international society. The private international law of China should provide the nature of bill of lading as being applicable to the law chosen by the parties and to the law where the parties have their place of business when the parties don＇t choose applicable law and the transfer of bill of lading can be applied to the law of the place where the bill of lading is transferred.