UCP法律适用若干问题释疑

作为世界上最成功的国际惯例之一,UCP在以信用证为结算手段的国际交易中被广泛运用.除却广为关注的UCP实体规定的历次修订外,从法律适用角度看UCP,也有很多重要的问题需予以明确.例如UCP是否依据其规定自动适用,是否适用于所有当事人,若当事人没有选择适用UCP时.能否运用UCP的规定规制其间的信用证法律关系,其依据又是如何等等.这些问题的解决对适用UCP具有先决意义,也对信用证实践的当事人具有指导作用.

Some Issues on the Application of UCP

As one of the most successful international usages,Uniform Customs and Practice for Commercial Documentary Credits(UCP)is widely employed in the international trade which making use of letters of credits.Besides the revisions of UCP substantive provisions,many important issues should be cleared from the angel of application of law about UCP.For example,whether UCP is automatically applied by its provisions or not;whether UCP is applied to all parties relating to a documentary credit;whether UCP could be app...