信用证欺诈及其法律救济

国际贸易中信用证欺诈案件屡屡发生,但多数国家在立法上并没有就此做出专门规定。信用证欺诈有多种表现形式,独立抽象性原则是信用证欺诈发生的根本原因。在国际贸易中若严格遵循信用证独立抽象性原则,势必为欺诈者大开方便之门,危害动摇信用证制度的存在价值。因此,一些国家通过立法和司法判例确立了信用证欺诈例外原则,以弥补信用证独立抽象性原则的不足,防止信用证欺诈的发生。

Fraud on the Letter of Credit and the Legal Remedies

Although the cases of fraud on the letter of credit frequently occur in international trade, few countries have specific stipulations on them. The cases of fraud on the letter of credit is varied in form. The occurrence of them is mainly due to the doctrine of independence of letter of credit. Adherent to this doctrine strictly will harm the existing value of letter of credit. Consequently, the principle of fraudulent exception on the letter of credit was developed in some countries.