日本商事仲裁司法审查中的公共政策适用问题

Issues on the Application of Public Policy under Judicial Review Proceeding of Commercial Arbitration in Japan

日本东京地方法院首次以违反程序性公共政策为由裁定撤销涉外商事仲裁裁决,扩张司法审查权。本文讨论了日本《仲裁法》有关公共政策的规定在司法适用中的主要问题以及改进措施。

The Tokyo local court made the first adjudication for setting aside a domestic foreign-related arbitral award,for violating the procedural public policy of Japan,which has enlarged its power of judicial review. This article analyzes the rule of public policy under the Arbitration Law of Japan and its application issues in legal practice,and summarizes some suggestions for improving the correct application of public policy theory by the Japanese court,in order to reduce the barriers to recognize and enforce international commercial arbitral awards in Japan.