论外国法查明制度在我国的功能重塑

外国法查明制度作为国际私法的特有制度,是冲突规范功能正常发挥与实现的最终保证,也是整个国际私法制度良性运作的基石。然而,长期以来,外国法查明制度在我国立法及司法实践中存在功能定位偏移,外国法查明责任模糊化,查明方法效率低下,监督机制缺失等问题,使该制度的功能未能有效发挥,并将对构建统一的国际民商事法律新秩序产生消极影响。因此,笔者以为,通过明确外国法查明的责任主体,完善外国法无法查明的救济,改进外国法查明途径等方法重塑外国法查明制度功能应是我国当前国际私法立法及司法实践亟待解决的问题。

On the Function Remodeling of the Ascertainment System of Foreign Law in China

As a specific system of private international law,the ascertainment system of foreign law is the ultimate guarantee the realization of conflict function of the law,as well as the foundation of the normal operation for the whole private international law.However,the function of ascertainment system of foreign law has the deviation in our legislative and judicial practice.The responsibilities for ascertaining foreign law is obscure,the method of ascertainment is inefficient and the monitoring is missing and so on.All the problems will block the function of the system and have negative effect on establishing unified international civil law.Therefore,the author holds that the function remodeling of the system through establishing the responsibility for ascertaining,improving the remedies when the foreign law can not be ascertained,and perfecting the method of ascertainment is an urgent issue to solve in China’s legislative and judicial practice.