国际私法中意思自治原则限制论探析--兼评《法律适用法》及其司法解释中的意思自治原则

Principle Constraint on the Party Autonomy in International Private Law——Commenting on “Application of Law”and Judicial Interpretation of Party Autonomy

意思自治作为确定涉外法律关系准据法的一种方式,体现了当事人意思自治的理念。但凡自由必有限制,国际私法中的意思自治原则也不例外。从国际私法的制度和实践来看,均体现了对该原则的限制。这似乎与该原则本身所倡导的自由相抵触,导致理论与实践存在冲突。如何调和以及在何种程度上可以摆脱被限制的困境等问题殊值讨论。文章在对上述现状的剖析过程中,兼评我国的《涉外民事关系法律适用法》(以下简称《法律适用法》)及其司法解释中的意思自治原则。

Party autonomy,as means of a proper law defining the legal relation concerning foreign affairs,shows the party＇s autonomy of will. The constraints can be seen in both system and practice of the international private law. This may sound contradictory with the principle itself. How to adjust the contradiction is worth discussion. By analyzing the current situation,the ＂Application of Law for Foreign-related Civil Relationship＂in China is commented in terms of the judicial interpretation of party autonomy.