美国合同法上的口头证据规则  

On the parol evidence rule of American Contract Law

作　　者：杨志利[1] 

机构地区：[1]沈阳大学思政部,辽宁沈阳110044

出　　处：《中南大学学报（社会科学版）》2015年第6期34-41,共8页Journal of Central South University：Social Sciences

摘　　要：口头证据规则仅适用于整合合同确认之后,表明在整合合同之前或与之同时的口头证据不得与合同相抵触,也不得补充完全整合合同。口头证据规则排除了对事实的证明,是合同实体法规则,而不是证据法规则。口头证据规则的目的在于确定整合合同中当事人意思的法律效力,它的适用限制是因为超出了它的目的范围。口头证据规则有利于激励当事人协商整合合同,有助于减少诉讼成本,我国民法典应予借鉴。The parol evidence rule is only applicable after the confirmation of an integrated agreement. It denies operative effect to parol agreements that are contradictory to the integration, and the evidence of a consistent additional term is admissible to supplement an integrated agreement unless the court finds that the agreement has been completely integrated. The parol evidence rule precludes the facts to prove, so it is the rules of contract substantive law rather than the evidence. Because the parol evidence rule aims to determine the legal effect of the meaning of the contract parties, it does not determine vagueness or ambiguity of contract terms. The parol evidence rule encourages parties to write an integrated contract and helps to reduce litigation costs. So, Chinese civil code should attach great importance to it.

关 键 词：口头证据规则 整合合同 实体法 合同解释 

分 类 号：DF418[政治法律—经济法学]