商事仲裁中的中间裁决及其功能辨正——兼议现行《仲裁法》第55条之修正

Interim Award and Its Function in the Commercial Arbitration——Suggestions of Revision on the Article 55 of Chinese Arbitration Act

根据处理事项的内容、效力及作出时间的不同,仲裁裁决往往被区分为部分裁决、中间裁决、最终裁决。其中,对中间裁决的理论定位与实践功能,以及其与先行裁决的关系问题,往往不甚清晰。近些年,我国仲裁实务界创新了仲裁裁决的新形态,即确认裁决。在我国《仲裁法》修订过程中,应当明确仲裁庭不仅有发布先行裁决的权力,也有发布中间裁决的权力。

Arbitral awards can be devided into partial award, interlocutory award and final award, according to the content, validity and it making time. Among these, the theoretical and practical function of interim award and its relationship with preliminary is not quite clear. Recently, our arbitration practical fields innovate the classification of arbitration award, which is confirmation arbitration. In the process of revising our Arbitration Act, the legislators should make it clear that the arbitral tribunal have both the power to make preliminary award and the power to make interim award.