情势变更制度探析

情势变更制度是指导合同履行的一项重要制度,无论在大陆法系国家还是英美法系国家的合同法中,它都得到了具体的体现,发挥了十分重要的作用,已被大多数国家的立法、判例、学说所确认。虽然我国《合同法》在制定时舍弃了情势变更制度,但学术界有关该问题的研究和讨论却非常活跃,许多学者提出了各自的观点,并就情势变更问题的概念、构成要件、法律效果等形成了基本一致的理论。但不少学者在情势变更的语义理解和运用上,对情势变更的界定上仍有不少分歧。通过比较、分析、评述情势变更和情事变更的异同,界定情势变更的制度定位,旨在进一步研究和规范我国情势变更制度的理论,为在我国建立情势变更制度提供相关的理论支持。

Discussing the System of Changed Circumstances

The system of changed circumstances is a kind of doctrine governing the performance of the contract.It is stipulated in the contract laws both in the common law countries and in the civil law countries,and plays a very important role in the contracts.Therefore,this system has been confirmed in judicial precedent,doctrines and legislation in most countries.Although the system of change circumstances is inevitable in our country,it has not been established in our current Contract Law,but the system is paid at...