论国际海上货物运输领域中的首要义务

On the paramount obligation of the contract for the international carriage of goods by sea

对首要义务进行界定,指出首要义务是合同义务群中的主给付义务,是即使存在不负责事项时仍被考量是否有效履行的义务。分析和评价国际海上货物运输合同领域中关于首要义务的争论,指出目前海商法学界关于首要义务的讨论仍处于讨论主题不明确的状态,这是由国际海上货物运输合同自身特征所决定的。为方便相关纠纷解决,建议参照《日本国际海上货物运输法》《1990年韩国商法典》等的规定,直接在法律中明确首要义务的规定。

This paper defined the paramount obligation as the master of the contractual obligations which should be examined even in the case of exemptions,discussed the current debate on the paramount obligation of the contract for the international carriage of goods by sea pointing out that the subject thereof was still unclear as a result of the characteristics of the contract for the international carriage of goods by sea,suggested that the paramount obligation be made clear in law by reference to the International Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of Japan and the Commercial Code of Republic of Korea so as to resolve the relevant disputes.