我国法院对《联合国国际货物销售合同公约》的适用

随着统一法之风盛行,《联合国国际货物销售合同公约》的成员国已遍布全球,几乎所有贸易大国都参与其中。我国作为创始成员国在公约的司法实践中扮演着重要角色。但由于部分法官国际法知识相对缺乏,在公约的适用方面把握不准。文章选取若干典型判决,从公约的直接适用和选择适用两方面指出正确的公约适用方法,并通过对公约与国内法的衔接和中国对第一条第1款(b)项的保留等中国化问题的分析,明确了我国法院在适用CISG公约时应注意的一些问题。

Application of UN Convention of International Sale of Goods （CISG） in China Courts

Along with the global trend of uniform law, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, has obtained a large membership, with almost all leading trade nations involved. China, as a founding member, plays an indispensable role in the judicial practice of this Convention. But because of a relative lack of knowledge in international law, some judges may not apply this convention properly. This article analyzes several typical cases and points out the appropriate ways of CISG application from direct and selective perspectives. Considering China internal law and reservation of subparagraph (1)(b) of article 1, some noticeable issues are also clarified.