本文讨论的是国际商事仲裁中所谓商事法(lex mercatoria)的适用问题。当标的或当事人与几个法律体系相关联时,仲裁就是国际性的。通常当事人在不同国家有其惯常居所。在过去的几十年里,仲裁在解决国际案件中的作用日益增加。越来越多的国家已建立起旨在专门从事国际商事仲裁的机构,现有的仲裁机构也越来越被人们所援用。 This article discusses the application of the so-called lex mercatoria in international commercial arbitration. Arbitration is international when the subject or party is associated with several legal systems. Usually parties have their habitual residence in different countries. In the past few decades, the role of arbitration in settling international cases has been increasing. An increasing number of countries have set up institutions that specialize in international commercial arbitration. The existing arbitration institutions are also increasingly being invoked by people.