论我国法院运用专业机构查明外国法之完善  

ON THE PERFECTION OF CHINESE COURTS’USE OF PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO ASCERTAIN FOREIGN LAW

作　　者：肖永平 Xiao Yongping(Wuhan University Institute of International Law)

机构地区：[1]Wuhan University Institute of International Law

出　　处：《China Legal Science》2023年第1期3-26,共24页中国法学（英文版）

基　　金：the phased achievement of the National Social Science Fund Key Program of 2020,entitled Research on the System Construction of Extraterritorial Application of Chinese Law from the Perspective of Private International Law(20&ZD203)。

摘　　要：外国法查明困难一直是困扰我国法院涉外民商事审判的核心问题。专业机构查明具有专业性、独立性和中立性的特点,可以协助法院准确理解及适用外国法,对提升我国涉外民商事审判质效具有重要意义。通过逐案研读我国法院运用专业机构查明外国法的案例,发现我国法院在实践中存在对专业机构可采性认定标准不清、专业机构查明费用负担的标准不一及裁判文书对查明意见缺乏释法说理三类主要问题,建议从确定外国法查明意见的可采性标准、厘清外国法查明义务的分配及强化对外国法查明意见的释法说理三个方面予以完善。The difficulty of ascertaining foreign laws has always been the core problem that plagues Chinese courts in foreign-related civil and commercial trials.Ascertainment by professional institutions is characterized by professionalism,independence,and neutrality,and they may assist courts in accurately understanding and applying foreign laws,which is of great significance to improving the quality and effi ciency of foreign-related civil and commercial trials.Based on a case-by-case study of judgments in which professional institutions are involved in ascertaining foreign laws,three major problems are found,which include unclear admissibility standards for the opinions of ascertainment by professional institutions,different standards for the burden of expenses,and the lack of interpretation and reasoning in judgment documents.So the suggestions for improvement are from the following three aspects:determining the admissibility standards of the opinions of foreign law,clarifying the burden of ascertaining foreign law expense,and strengthening the interpretation and reasoning on the foreign law opinions in the judgment documents.

关 键 词：外国法查明 费用负担 释法说理 涉外民商事审判 裁判文书 可采性标准 我国法院 中立性 

分 类 号：D997[政治法律—国际法学]