《两岸四地合同法示范法·通则》的编纂及其主要内容1

The Compilation and the Content of the General Principles of the Cross-Strait Quad Regions Model Contract Law

中国大陆、台湾、香港、澳门的民法学者正在起草《两岸四地合同法示范法·通则》,目前已经完成草案第一稿,正在进行第二稿的整理。在两岸四地的交易中,由于各自法域的合同法规则有所差别,因而在交易发生纠纷的法律适用中,自会发生法律适用的冲突。编纂一部体现当代合同法基本规则、被两岸四地共同认可的合同法示范法,不仅可以在两岸四地合同法的立法中起到示范作用,而且在两岸四地的民事主体签订合同约定仲裁管辖和法律适用条款时,可以直接选择示范法作为准据法。这将对给两岸四地的法制建设起到重要的促进作用,给两岸四地人民带来福祉。《两岸四地合同法示范法·通则(草案)》共十七章,规定了具体的合同法规则。

Scholars from Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao are now drafting the General Princi- ples of the Cross-Strait Quad Regions Model Contact Law. The compilation of the first version of the draft of this model law has been finished, and the revision for a second version is now in progress. Because of the differ- ences in their contract laws, the judges in these four regions always encounter with conflicts of legal applica- tions on disputes raised in the trades between two of these regions. Compiling a model contract law which meets the fundamental principles of the modem contract law and the trading customs of the referred regions can not only set a good example for the legislations on contract law in the regions above, but also provide the applicable law for the cross - strait disputes solving. It will certainly help to promote the construction of legal regime and bring benefits to all habitants in these regions. The draft of the General Principles of the Cross-Strait Quad Regions Model Contract Law lists a lot of concrete rules within the 17 chapters.