单边主义法律选择方法

单边主义和多边主义是国际私法中两种既对立又统一的法律适用方法。单边主义的法律适用方法在法则区别说时代就已经存在了,但在19世纪中期到20世纪初这段时期,随着法则区别说被推翻和法律关系本座说与既得权说的盛行,欧美国际私法更多地采用多边主义的法律适用方法,单边主义法律适用方法被忽视。到20世纪初,特别是在“二战”之后,随着国家对国际商事关系干预的强化,单边主义的国际私法方法分别在欧美的国际私法立法和司法中得以复兴。重新认识单边主义的国际私法方法,借鉴欧美的立法和司法经验,对中国国际私法立法和司法具有重要的现实意义。

On Unilateralism in Choice of Law

Unilateralism and multilateralism are two approaches in choice of law that are contradictory and uniform at the same time.Unilateralism existed during the statutist period in conflict of laws,but it was neglected and replaced by multilateralism during the time from the middle of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century when the statutist theory was overturned and the vested right theory as well as the theory of the seat of legal relationship prevailed.As the state strengthened its role in foreign commercial relationships,unilateralism revived both in European and American private international law.So it is significant to the legislation in People's Republic of China to reevaluate unilateralism and make use of the legislative and judicatory experiences in Europe and the U.S.