同一制与区别制的对立及解释

同一制与区别制是涉外继承法律适用的两种基本制度选项。从历史基础和继承法律关系性质出发进行考察,同一制较之区别制具有理论优势。《涉外民事关系法律适用法》富有特色地划分法定继承和遗嘱继承的法律适用,前者采用区别制,后者采用同一制。但区别制与同一制简明的立法结构的表象背后,各自隐藏着一系列难以具体规范的复杂问题。无论是最高人民法院未来制定司法解释,还是法官在个案中适用涉外继承冲突规则,都应遵循的基本思路是:区别制的制度运行有时需要同一制的思维方式作为补充,同一制的制度运行需要格外注意不动产所在地法的积极作用。

Conflicts between Unity and Scission and Its Explanation

Both unity and scission are options of the basic system for the conflicts rule applied to the foreign-related succession.Based on historical roots and the nature of succession,unity has much more advantages than scission from a theoretical perspective.The Law of the Application of Law for Foreign-related Civil Relations is characterized by its distinction between intestate succession and testate succession.Scission is applied to intestate succession,while unity is applied to testate succession.Although thei...