Research on the Basis for Applying Mercantile Usage in Vietnamese Legal Practice

越南法律實務上適用商業習慣之研究

10.53106/207873752024010028004

NGUYEN Trong Diep(阮重聑)；NGUYEN Tien Dat(阮進達)

Commercial Law ； Custom ； Vietnamese Law ； Practice ； 商業法 ； 習慣 ； 越南法 ； 慣行

中正財經法學

28期（2024 / 01 / 01）

185 - 201

英文;繁體中文

Mercantile usages is one of the sources of law, recognized and practically applied in civil and economic law of many countries around the world, including Vietnam. In international law, the role of customary law is expressed in many areas such as international maritime law and international trade law ... In Vietnam, the Civil Procedure Code and the Commercial Law both stipulate that commercial practices are the basis for resolving commercial disputes. In fact, many commercial disputes have been resolved effectively through judges' reasonable application of local commercial practices, instead of applying legal documents. Based on reference to other countries in the world, Vietnamese commercial law stipulates that commercial practices are only applied when there are no provisions in the law and the parties have no agreement and no established habits between the parties. beside. This application must not violate the basic principles of Vietnamese law. Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW dated November 9, 2022 of the Political Bureau on Building and perfecting rule of law in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the new period emphasized the central task of "perfecting the legal system and the mechanism of law enforcement rigorously and consistently; ensuring the observance of the Constitution and the law". In the context that domestic commercial activities are dynamic and are the driving force for economic development, supplementing, updating, and improving the source of law is a mandatory requirement. The application of mercantile usage as one source of law has been established for a long time in Vietnamese legal practice. The paper contributes to clarifying the basis for applying mercantile usage more widely and popularly in domestic and international trade.

2022年11月9日越南社會主義共和國政治局第27-NQ/TW號決議《關於在新時期建設和完善越南社會主義共和國法治》強調「完善法律體系和執法機制，使之嚴謹一致；確保憲法和法律得到遵守」的核心任務。一國商業活動蓬勃，是經濟發展的原動力，在此背景下，補充、更新和完善法源是必要的。在越南的法律實務中，將商業習慣作為法源之作法由來已久。本文致力於澄清在國內和國際貿易中更廣泛、更普遍地適用商業習慣的依據。