论加拿大仲裁实践中的“准遵循先例”及其启示意义

On"Quasi-stare Decisis"in Arbitration Practice of Canada and Its Significance

遵循先例原则是英美法系的一项重要法律原则,仲裁是一种重要的"替代纠纷解决机制"。作为一个普通法系国家,在加拿大的劳动仲裁法理中,并不存在像普通法院程序那样的遵循先例原则。但在仲裁实践中,确实有一种类似于遵循先例原则的重要原则在发挥着作用。该原则维系了确定的法理,协调了仲裁法理内部的冲突,从而最终促进了劳资关系的和谐及社会正义的实现。这就是加拿大劳动仲裁法理和实践中浮现的"准遵循先例"。中国虽然是一个成文法传统的国家,但中国实质上也是存在"有本有文"传统的国家,因此,研究借鉴加拿大劳动仲裁中的法理对当前中国的劳动仲裁实践具有重大的意义。

Stare Decisis is an important legal principle in Anglo-American Law System,Arbitration is an important"Alternative Dispute Resolution"(ADR)mechanism.As a country of Anglo-American Law System,there does not exist such principle in Canadian arbitration jurisprudence as that in common court procedure.Rather,something similiar to the principle exists,which defends the"well-established"jurisprudence and reconcile conflicting awards in arbitration jurisprudence.This is"Quasi-stare Decisis"principle which advances the aim of labor relations harmony and realization of social justice finally. With a long-history of written-law tradition,China is also a country that has the tradition of"written legal texts and unwritten principles".Therefore, it is of significance to study jurisprudence of Canadian arbitration practice.