论美国仲裁当事人对司法审查范围的协议扩大

Contractual Expansion of the Scope of Judicial Review of the Arbitral Awards in USA

仲裁当事人协议扩大司法审查范围是美国仲裁实践中的新问题。对此,美国司法界和理论界有赞同和反对两种不同的做法和观点。赞同的主要理由是尊重意思自治,反对的主要理由是保持仲裁的制度优势。美国仲裁实践的新发展给我国仲裁法的修改带来启示:原则上只应对仲裁裁决进行程序性审查,但允许当事人以明示的方式约定审查实体性事项。

It is a new question in American arbitral practice that parties contract for expanding the scope of the judicial review of arbitral awards. Cases in the US Circuits state pros and cons for expanding judicial review of arbitral awards and scholars have different viewpoints. The major reason for approval focuses more on the party autonomy,and the major reason for opposition takes more account of maintaining the superiority of arbitration system. The recent development in American arbitral practice brings the enlightenment for our arbitration legislation： in principle,judicial review works only with the procedural matters in attitration,but permitting parties to contract the judicial review of the merits.