美国德克萨斯州冲突法的变迁

American Texas Conflict of Laws:The Change of Theory and Methods

在过去的几个世纪里,德克萨斯州的法律选择学说一直经历着翻天覆地的变化。自德州加入反对本地法运动开始,直至第二次重述的利益分析和最密切联系原则的出现为止,德州似乎一直在逃避着一致性而趋向灵活性。从根本上说,德州冲突法在美国两次冲突法革命的革新中,被赋予更多的政策因素,加上法律选择固有的含糊不清的性质,为德州法院留下了较多不稳定的法律选择因素,在帮助当事人预见法院的法律选择方面所发挥的作用更是日渐式微。因此,对德州冲突法演变的探讨,尤其针对其冲突法理论和方法的变迁方面的讨论,对于解决目前的理论困境,以及探寻未来的理论发展模式有着积极的推动作用。

In the past few centuries, Texas choice of law theory, as many other states, undertaken the earth-shaking changes, it can be described as a microcosm of the country. Since Texas joined the movement of opposition toward local law approach, until the principle of the most significant relationship and interest analysis in the second restatement of conflicts law, Texas seems avoid the consistency and flexibility. Fundamentally, Texas conflict of laws in the United States twice innovation and subtle revolution theory, been given more policy factors, plus the choice of law inherent vague nature, leaving the courts of Texas a lot of inappropriate factor in choice of law. At the same time, the bewildering of theoretical argumentation in Texas conflict of laws rules help clients foreseen the courts law-choosing is minimal. Therefore, to explore the evolution of Texas conflicts law, in particular for changes of its conflict of law theory and methods, which plays a positive role in solving the current theoretical difficulties and exploring the future development in theory model.