摘要
印章文化在我国源远流长,其中公章自古至今为实用而治,私章则经历了一个从实用到艺术的转变过程。我国古代书面契约的取信方式历经变化,但私章讫未成为公认的取信手段。西方国家在法律史上曾有盖印取信的制度,但当今通行的法定取信手段则是签名。我国现行法上的书面契约取信方式兼采签名和盖章。私章自身的内在局限及签名取信的多维优势,决定了签名取代私章的必然。自然人主体书面契约的取信方式统一于签名,是法律体系内部相协调的需要,并可以获得法律解释理论上的有力支撑。
The culture of seal on contracts enjoyed a long history in China. The official seal is still in use due to its practical function ; while the function of private seal has changed from practical use to appreciation of art. The private seal has never been well recognized as credit evidence in written contracts. In western coun- tries, seals have ever been used as credit evidence in history, but the statutory credit evidence at present is signature. In accordance with the current law in our country, both signature and seal shall be credit evidence in written contract. The inherent limitations of the private seal and the multidimensional advantages of the sig- nature have determined that the latter will replace the former. Thus, the exclusive credit evidence of natural persons in written contract is the signature, adapted to inner coordination of the legal system, and strongly backed up by legal interpretation.
出处
《北方法学》
CSSCI
2012年第2期13-23,共11页
Northern Legal Science
关键词
自然人
书面契约
取信制度
natural persons
written contracts
system of credit evidence
