困境与革命——对合同相对性的第三人解读

The Dilemma and the Revolution—Interpreting the Privity of Contract from the Angle of the Third Party

合同相对性原则是合同法的一块基石。但是在合同相对性的本质中,就已经孕育了革命的种子——第三人。20世纪以来,经济的复杂化和交易的日趋频繁,使得这粒种子茁壮成长,并突破了它的内核,因此,应当承认革命者的地位,重新界定合同相对性的内核,建立第三人制度,平衡第三人与合同当事人利益。

The doctrine of the privity of contract is one of the cornerstones of contract law, and the essence of the privity of contract contained an evolutionary seed-the third party. But since the 20th century, with the complication of economy and frequent trades, this ＂seed＂ has outgrown the ＂peel＂. Consequently, it is necessary to acknowledge the status of the seed, namely, the privity of contract, and to demarcate the doctrine and establish the third party system, which can balance the benefits between the third party and contract parties.