述评《国际私法示范法》中的不方便法院条款

Comment on Forum Non Conveniens Article of Model Law of Private International Law

不方便法院原则是具有广泛自由裁量性质的一项原则,起源于苏格兰,在20世纪中后期,逐渐被绝大部分的普通法国家所采纳,形成了美国、英国、澳大利亚等模式。中国国际私法学会制定的民间法典———《中华人民共和国国际私法示范法》,吸取英美国家的实践,在第五十一条中规定了不方便法院原则。总的来说,《示范法》的规定符合中国的实践情况,但该条款也有值得商榷的地方。

The doctrine of forum non conveniens is a principle, which has a great deal of discretion. It first appeared in Scotland and was adopted by the most common law countries in the middle and late twentieth century, and formed American mode, British mode, and Australian mode. Model Law of Private International Law of The People's Republic of China, which was drawn up by Chinese Society of Private International Law, prescribes the doctrine of forum non conveniens in article 51.The prescript of Model Law corresponds to practical circumstance of China in general. But this article also has some aspects to amend.