租船合约下承运人的认定问题是一个一直存在争议的问题,而英国作为一个传统的海运大国,这个问题上有着丰富的司法实践,形成了大量的“一般案例”和“中间案例”。虽然我国《海商法》借鉴《汉堡规则》明确了承运人的定义并引入了实际承运人的概念,但同样无法彻底解决租船合约下承运人的认定问题。因此,英国的相关司法实践值得我国借鉴。 The issue of carrier identification under a charter party is an issue that has always been controversial. As a traditional maritime power, Britain has a wealth of judicial practice and has formed a large number of “general cases” and “intermediate cases.” Although China’s “Maritime Law” draws on the “Hamburg Rules” to clarify the definition of carrier and introduce the concept of actual carrier, it is equally unable to completely solve the problem of carrier identification under the charter party. Therefore, the relevant judicial practice in the United Kingdom deserves our country’s reference.