美国法院查明外国法之考察

本文以当代美国立法与司法实践为基础，较为系统地探讨了美国法院查明外国法的若干问题。文章从外国法的性质在美国已从"事实"转变为"法律"的基本命题入手，着重研究了美国法院查明外国法的途径、程序及适用外国法错误的救济方式等问题。在此基础上，文章做出总结，同时对我国国际私法教材的相关内容进行评论并提出建议。 

Proof of Foreign Law in the U.S. Courts

Based on modern American legislation and judicial practice,the article analyzes the major issues on the proof of foreign law in the U.S.courts.Beginning with the premise that the nature of foreign law has been changed from "fact" to "law" the article goes on to discuss the channels and the procedures of the proof of foreign law,and the remedies for the mistake of the proof.In the end,the conclusion is drawn and the comments and suggestions on the relevant sections in the Chinese textbooks of private international law are put forward.