析外币债务判决中的Miliangos规则

法院地货币/违约日规则曾经被认为是英美法系外币债务判决中的基本原则,并且对很多大陆法系国家产生重要影响,这种状况一直持续到1975年英国上议院的Miliangos案才发生改变。Miliangos案以后的一系列案件将外币债务判决的Miliangos规则发展成为:法院可以用外国货币作出判决,或者按照实际支付日的汇率,折算成本国货币判决。在对Miliangos规则的确立、完善及其发展变化进行详尽阐述的基础上,可以对该规则进行有意义的评价和分析。

Miliangos Rule in Judgments under a Foreign Currency

The traditional rule of Forum Currency/Breach Day,a basic principle in common law system,exercised great influence upon the civil law system until the case of Miliangos v George Frank Ltd, 1976], after which Miliangos rule was evoked in a series of cases involved with foreign currency debt and it gradually developed into an important rule that provides:courts can render judgments in foreign currencies or forum currencies, or converse contractual foreign currencies at the exchange rate on the Payment Day. This article will detail the establishment,improvement and the development of Miliangos Rule and then give it an analysis and evaluation.