违反法律、行政法规强制性规定的合同的法律效力辨析——对《合同法》第52条第5款的司法应用的解读

Analysis of the legal effect on Contracts Breach of Mandatory Provisions of Law, Administrative Law and Regulations—Analysis of Judicial Application to Section 5 of Article 52 of the “Contract Law”

在司法实践中,由于不同的理解,对违反法律、行政法规强制性规定的合同法律效力的认定,在理论和司法实践中,出现了较大的偏差,因此有必要对此作进一步的澄清。本文试分析德国和台湾地区在此方面的理论和实际操作,结合我国国内立法现状,指出我国司法审判在适用该规定时,应充分考虑“强制性规定”所保护的权益与合同本身所涉权益平衡关系,并根据权益平衡结果区别确定合同的法律效力。

Great distinction of determination of legal effect on contracts breach of mandatory provisions of law, administrative laws and regulations is created in theory and actual judicial practice since different understanding in judicial practice. The article analyzes some theories and practice in Germany and Taiwan Region in respect of the issue, combining the current status of Chinese legislations, and point out when applying to the provision, Chinese judicial shall consider the balance between interests and rights protected by “mandatory provision” and interests and rights in respect of the contracts, and decide the legal effect of the contracts based on the result of the balance of rights and interests.