Principles of Cross-border Insolvency Law

尽管目前正在对《欧洲破产条例》进行修订，但欧盟的长期目标是协调各国的破产法。跨国界破产法已在很大程度上由《破产条例》统一，但仍需改革。只有对国家和国际规则所依据的共同原则有明确的理解，法律的协调才能成功。这项任务迄今尚未执行。尽管有许多论述（国际）破产法原则的论文和专著，但情况确实如此。这些文本几乎总是列出一系列法律应该解决的问题，但没有详细说明基本原则。对个别原则（如债权人平等待遇原则-平等权利规则）的影响进行了比较深入的研究。目前所缺乏的是对法律基本原则的全面研究。本研究所建议的研究项目旨在弥补这一不足，至少是在跨国界破产法方面。(If如果该项目顺利完成，将扩大该项目，以包括国家破产法。然而，这仍有待于进一步的应用程序来讨论。）在执行这项任务时，将考虑到《破产条例》等国际立法、《贸易法委员会示范法》或美国法学会示范法等示范法以及跨国界破产法的国家规范，特别是在德国、英国和美国实施的规范。利用这些不同的规范，该项目将评估立法材料、法院判决和文献中反映的现行法律，阐述其共同的基本原则，澄清原则之间的关系，审查其适用范围，特别是调查其协调的潜力。（12个月，从2015年8月1日开始）和美国（2个月）。英国是一个理想的地点，因为（1）作为欧盟的一个成员国，联合王国正在执行《破产条例》，（2）与所有其他国家相比，联合王国还通过了《贸易法委员会示范法》，（3）与英联邦国家相比，联合王国根据国内破产法回答了重要问题（第103节）。426《1986年破产法》）。这最后一个因素允许增加允许比较在英格兰和英语国家之间适用的不同法律的附加标签。在美国的时间将用于完成对美国来源的评估。研究结果将以英文出版成书，使其在国际上可见和可获得。

Notwithstanding the revision of the European Insolvency Regulation (EIR) currently being undertaken the long term goal of the EU is the harmonisation of national insolvency laws. Cross-border insolvency law has already largely been unified by the EIR but does still need reforms. Harmonisation of the law can only succeed if one has a clear understanding of the common principles upon which national and international rules are based. This task has so far not been performed. This is true even though there are numerous treatises and monographs dealing with the principles of (international) insolvency law. These texts almost always list a series of topics that the law is supposed to address, but do not elaborate on the underlying principles. The effects of individual principles (such as the principle of equal treatment of creditors - pari passu rule) have been relatively well researched. What has been lacking is comprehensive research on the foundational principles of the law.The research project proposed here, for which my Faculty has granted a sabbatical year, is designed to make up this deficit, at least in relation to cross-border insolvency law. (If the project is successfully completed, it will be expanded to include national insolvency laws. That, however, remains for a further application to discuss.) In undertaking this task, international legislation such as the EIR, model laws such as the UNCITRAL Model Law or that of the American Law Institute, and national norms of cross-border insolvency law, in particular those operating in Germany, England, and the USA, will be taken into account. Using these different norms, the project will evaluate the current laws as mirrored in legislative materials, court decisions and literature, elaborate their common basic principles, clarify the principles' relationship with each other, examine their scope of application and, in particular, investigate their potential for harmonisation.The carrying out of this research project will require stays in England (12 months, starting 1 August 2015) and the USA (2 months). England is a desirable location because (1) as a member state of the EU, the United Kingdom is executing the EIR, (2) in relation to all other states, it has also adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law, and (3) in relation to the Commonwealth countries, it answers important questions on the basis of domestic insolvency law (sec. 426 Insolvency Act 1986). This last factor allows for the added advantag of permitting comparison of both the different laws applicable in England and between English speaking states. The time in the USA will be used to complete the evaluation of American sources. The results will be published as a book and in English in order to make them internationally visible and accessible.