略论建设工程承包人优先受偿权的性质

On the Nature of Contractors' Right to Priority of Payment

《合同法》第286条规定了建筑工程承包人优先受偿权,但未明确其性质,学界和实务界对其争议颇多,笔者认为承包人的优先受偿权界定为优先权,并从其界定的理由和积极的社会意义两方面加以说明。

The contractors＇ right to priority of payment is established in the Contract Law, yet its nature is a controversial issue in both academic and practical sense. This paper explores it in terms of the reason for its definition and its positive social significance.