论合同法的诚实信用原则

On the Principle of Honesty and Credit in the Contract Law

诚实信用原则是市场经济活动中所形成的一项法律化的道德规范，其本质上是一种为寻求市场利益公平的法律伦理，具有道德规范性、法律规范性和双重功能性等主要特征。作为一种基本的商业道德和合同法的基本原则，诚实信用原则贯穿于合同订立、合同履行、合同终止和合同解释等合同行为的全过程。

The principle of honesty and credit is a legalized moral norm formed in the market economic activities.Essentially,the principle is a legal ethics,with characteristics of moral norm,legal norm and double functions,which is the basic business morality and a basic principle of contract law,through the whole process of the conclusion,the discharging,the termination,and the interpretation of contract.