论信用证欺诈的司法保全措施——兼论“欺诈例外”理论的适用

A Brief Study on Judicial Preservatory Measures Against FraudOn the Letter of Credit

跟单信用证是当今世界贸易结算中最为重要的一种支付工具,也是我国对外贸易结算的主要支付方式。我国入世后,信用证在我国国际贸易中的作用必将日益重要。但是近年来,我国企业与外商之间的信用证纠纷案件也呈逐年上升趋势,其中有相当比例的纠纷涉及到信用证欺诈问题。因此,从信用证欺诈入手,深入研究由此产生的信用证司法保全措施及“欺诈例外”理论的适用问题,是十分必要的。

The documentary letter of credit is the most important payment tool in the international trade settlement, and a major means of payment in Chinese foreign trade as well. With China' s entry into the WTO, the letter of credit will play an increasingly important role in our foreign trade. Nevertheless, in recent years, letter of credit disputes between Chinese and foreign enterprises are also on the rise, a considerable percentage of which are related to fraud on letter of credit. The article, starting with fraud on the letter of credit, tries to explore judicial preservatory measures against fraud on the letter of credit arising from there. This article also provides opinions on the application of the 'fraudulence exception' doctrine.