与国内一般的PPP项目相比,国际PPP项目由于其“跨境”的因素,在合同架构及各合同管辖法律的选择方面更为复杂。而与中国承包商所熟悉的国际EPC项目合同相比,PPP项目涉及到更宽泛的合同群,各个组成合同的管辖法律以及东道国法律较多的管制,使得PPP合同群管辖法律的选择更加复杂和技术化。本文将试图对国际PPP项目合同群的管辖法律的选择提供一些通用的思路。基于合同自由原则,我们建议在合同中明确约定管辖法律,以避免合同各方对其权利义务以及合同和法律赋予的责任和救济的理解出现不确定性,甚至分歧。
原文发表于国际工程与劳务杂志2018年第6期(合著者:史密夫斐尔律师事务所北京/上海办公室合伙人张晓慧;刘怀亮,中国葛洲坝集团国际工程有限公司总法律顾问;史密夫斐尔律师事务所香港办公室合伙人李浩明)
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