个案中凸现的法律适用问题——由一起涉港借款担保合同案引发的思考

对于涉港借款担保合同案件,应按照我国内地的冲突规范确定合同准据法。当事人未选择法律的,适用“最密切联系原则”确定合同准据法。当合同准据法是香港法时,法院可以依职权去查明,也可以要求当事人提供。在当事人选择法律之前,不存在合同本应适用的法律,故不存在法律规避问题。当事人对准据法的选择,依法不能产生适用香港法的效力,实质上是因为我国内地有关强制性法律规范对这类合同具有直接适用性。

An Issue of Law Application Revealed by Case Study——Speculation Aroused by a Case of Loan Guarantee Contract Relating to Hung Kong

When dealing with the cases of loan guarantee contract relating to Hong Kong,the applicable law of contract should defer to the rules of conflicts in the mainland of China.When the litigant has not chosen the law,the applicable law of contract shall be in accord with the "principle of most significant relationship in private international law".When the applicable law of contract is the Hong Kong law,the court has authorized power to verify,or request the litigant to provide relevant information.Before the litigant makes the choice,no applicable law of contract exists,and thus no legal evasion.The litigant's choice of applicable law of contract doesn't have the validity to apply Hong Kong law because the compulsory law in mainland China can directly apply to loan guarantee contract.