• 무역학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.205-225
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• 2017

본 연구는 신용장거래에서 불일치서류에 대한 은행의 지급거절통지의 절차를 한·중 판례를 중심으로 고찰한다. 한·중 무역거래 비중이 높은 상황에서 한국 기업과 신용장을 개설하는 우리나라 은행들이 서류심사 결과로서 지급거절을 통지함에 있어 주의해야 하는 사항들과 신용장 관련 분쟁을 해결하기 위한 방안에 대한 제언을 목적으로 한다. 본 연구에서 고찰한 판례는 중국 매도인이 개설은행을 상대로 중국법원에 소를 제기한 것으로, 개설은행의 지급거절통지가 UCP 600 제16조 (c)항 (ii) (iii)의 내용적인 요건을 충족하지 못한다고 판시한 중국법원의 판결이다. 본 판결을 볼 때, 우리나라 기업들과 신용장 개설은행들은 첫째, UCP 600 제16조 (c)항의 규정에 근거하여 하자에 대한 통지의 내용을 자세하게 기재해야 한다. 둘째, 신용장 계약에서도 무역계약 마찬가지로 준거법에 대한 합의를 명확히 하는 것이 필요하다. 셋째, 한·중거래에서 중국법원의 편파적인 판결과 더불어 외국법원의 판결이 중국에서 집행이 어려운 점을 감안해서 분쟁해결 방식으로 중재를 활용하는 것이다. 신용장 개설 시 중재조항을 삽입하여 법적인 효력을 갖도록 하고, 국제신용장중재센터나 DOCDEX 시스템을 활용하는 것을 권고한다.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.219-232
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• 1995

• 통상정보연구
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.39-57
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• 2002

전자신용장통일규칙에 대한 그 동안의 논의는 주로 UCP500과는 별도로 새로운 통일규칙을 제정하여야 한다는 논의와 기존의 UCP500내에서 전자서류에 대한 내용을 새로이 추가하여야 한다는 논의였다. 그러나 궁극적으로 UCP500의 경우 종이서류를 근거로 하여 내용을 규정하고 있기 때문에 전자신용장거래에서의 전자제시에 대하여 적용할 수 없었다. 이러한 점에서 UCP500에서는 전자무역거래에서 사용되고 있는 기본 개념조차도 수용되어 있지 않고 있는데 예를 들면, 전자서명, 전자서류 또는 전자기록에 대한 내용이다. UCP가 안고 있는 이러한 문제의 소지를 사전에 해결하기 위하여 ICC에서 eUCP를 제정하였다는 점에서 큰 의의가 있다고 할 수 있다. 이와 같이 본 연구는 eUCP의 도입배경을 선화증권의 위기문제와 연관시켜 조명하고 eUCP의 주요내용을 살펴보고 이를 UCP500의 규정과 비교하여 봄으로써 UCP500과 유기적으로 사용될 eUCP의 이해를 제고하여 향후 발생될 당사자의 분쟁을 사전에 방지하고자 하는 것이 그 목적이다.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.175-205
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• 2005

One of the important issues facing current letter of credit practice is the effect of nondocumetary conditions. A nondocumentary condition is a condition contained in the credit without stating the document to be presented in compliance therewith, so nondocumentary condition must be ascertained by reference to factual matters rather than by review of a tendered document. This study attempts to examine the regulations in UCP, ISP98 and UCC on the nondocumetary conditions and the opinions on the effect of nondocumetary conditions and to analyze various cases on the effect of nondocumetary conditions. The results of this study can be summarized as follows. Firstly, UCP, ISP98 and UCC stipulate that banks will deem nondocumetary conditions as not stated and will disregard then So the legal standards for nondocumetary conditions have established. Secondly, courts used to permit the effect of nondocumetary conditions on the basis of the Wichita rule, party autonomy. Thirdly, issuing banks and applicants should not attempt to put in any nondocumetary conditions in order to prevent disputes on the effect of nondocumetary conditions.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.433-456
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• 2012

확인은행은 수익자가 신용장조건과 일치하는 제시를 하면 수익자에게 대금지급을 확약한다. 그러나 신용장 사기가 명백한 경우 확인은행은 개설은행과 마찬가지로 대금을 지급할 의무를 지지 않는다. 즉 확인은행이 서류 위조에 대한 위험까지 부담하는 것은 아니다. 확인은행이 발견하지 못한 하자를 개설은행이 발견한 경우 확인은행이 수익자 또는 지정은행에 소구권을 행사할 수 없다. 왜냐하면 UCP600에서 서류 접수 후 5은행영업일이 경과하면 개설은행 또는 확인은행은 서류 하자를 이유로 대금지급을 거절할 수 없기 때문이다. 확인은행이 수익자의 하자 있는 서류의 용인을 개설은행에 요구하여, 개설은행이 이것을 용인하였다 하더라도 확인은행은 확인에 따른 책임을 지지 않는다. 기한부 매입신용장에서 확인은행이 지정은행인 경우 수익자가 신용장조건과 일치하는 서류를 제시하면 확인은행은 즉시 신용장 대금을 지급하여야 한다. 따라서 확인은행이 즉시 대금을 지급할 의사가 없다면 기한부신용장에서 연지급 또는 인수신용장을 이용하여야 한다. 수익자 입장에서 신용장 확인을 받더라도 서류 일치성 여부에 대한 분쟁이 발생할 수 있으므로 대금회수가 100% 보장되는 것은 아니다. 신용장 확인보다는 상환은행의 상환확약이 더 안전하다.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.233-263
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• 1999

The issuing bank performs an important role than any other parties concerned in letter of credit transaction. Nonperformance of obligation by the issuing bank frustrates whole letter of credit transaction and makes serious effect on both beneficiary and applicant. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the nonperformance of obligation by the issuing bank and to present some problems and countermeasures. For this purpose, the author examines five kinds of cases on nonperformance of obligation by the issuing bank ; improper honor relating to examination of documents, improper honor not relating to examination of documents, improper dishonor relating to examination of documents, improper dishonor relating to handling procedure of documents, and improper dishonor not relevant to letter of credit transaction.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.93-123
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• 2005

As the international commercial transaction has drastically grown up with the mainland China, commercial disputes that are required to settle through ADR have tremendously increased during the last decade. Since China has not been fully exposed to the Free World for a long period of time, there would have been a great amount of misunderstanding about their competency and integrity to deal with internationally oriented commercial transactions with a view to internationally acceptable manner. This arbitration case was related to the contract in dispute of C&A Inc. as the importer v. China XX Importation Co. as the exporter for the sale of Silicon Metal. But after the contract were formed, exporter(respondent) declined to deliver the goods under the contracts because the market price of Silicon Metal increased according to the argument of the importer(claimant). Importer had to purchase alternative goods from other companies to substitute for the goods subject to the contracts in dispute. Importer purchased silicon metal of the same quality as under the contracts from two other Chinese companies as the necessary measure to mitigate the loss, paying prices higher than the contract price. Since exporter had breached the contracts, importer's loss should be compensated by the exporter as the Arbitration Tribunal decided for supporting importer's claim of loss for the substitute goods. This study is aiming at analyzing the rationale of the arbitral awards made by the Shanghai Commission in terms of (l)Place of Arbitration, (2)Applicable Law, (3)Validity of the Contracts, (4)Doctrine of Frustration, (5)Responsibility for the Mitigation of Damage by the Importer.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.161-178
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• 2009

This article focuses on the enforceability of arbitration agreements m the dispute of standby letter of credit, especially with the case analysis of the leading case from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. In Nova Hut a.s. v. Kaiser Group International Inc. case, while the underlying contract contained an arbitration clause, a guarantee to assure contractor's performance did not contain an arbitration clause. Nova Hut drew on the standby for the Contractor's failure to deliver contractual obligations. Against the Kaiser's action under US Bankruptcy law, Nova Hut moved to stay the proceedings pending arbitration, to compel arbitration, and to dismiss the complaint. The US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware denied Nova Hut's motions. On appeal, Kaiser argued that it was not subject to arbitration since it was not a party to the contract. It also argued that Nova Hut had waived its right to arbitration by filing a proof of claim in the bankruptcy proceeding and commencing legal actions in other countries. The appeals court noted that in order to avoid arbitration on those grounds prejudice must be shown. It indicated that because there was no long delay in requesting arbitration and no discovery conducted m the course of litigation, the Kaiser could not demonstrate actual prejudice on the part of Owner. In light of public policy favoring arbitration, the nature of the claims in the parties' agreements, Kaiser's conduct in embracing the agreements, and their expectation of benefit, the appeals court ruled that the doctrine of equitable estoppel applied in requiring the Parent to arbitrate.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제45권
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• pp.111-136
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• 2010

Bill of lading means the transport document ("marine", "ocean" or "port-to-port" or similar), however named, covering sea shipment only. Data in a bill of lading, when read in context with the credit, the document itself and international standard banking practice, need not be identical to, but must not conflict with, data in that document, any other stipulated document or the credit, according to UCP 600 and ISBP. This article has provided the general guideline of the discrepancies on the basis of UCP 600, ISBP 681 and the ICC Banking Commission Opinions, for the solution of the unpaid problems of the credit transactions. I have studied especially the ICC Banking Commission Opinions and the DOCDEX Decisions on the bill of lading after UCP 600, the international standard banking practice (ISBP 681), and the recent Korean cases. As such, this article would fill a need gap in the market between the general principles in the UCP provisions and the daily job of the practitioner. The credit practitioners are suggested to this resulting guidance whenever doubts arise as to how to check the credit documents in daily practice.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.29-60
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• 2004

Recently stand-by credits are using as surety devices in various global business transactions including sale of goods. Stand-by credits have lots of merits but simultaneously have high possibility of improper demand by the beneficiary due to the characteristics of the documents required. So so-called fraud rule has developed as a solution to the improper demand in letter of credit transactions. And the actual way of the fraud rule is the injunction by the competent court. The purpose of this article is to examine the applicability of the injunction in stand-by credit transactions by means of case studies. For this purpose, the author examined the concept of the injunction, necessity of the injunction in stand-by credit transactions and the cases of injunction granted and injunction denied. Firstly, the courts have legal standard of the application of injunction due to the legislation of the relative articles in the United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit and the Uniform Commercial Code. Secondly, the courts have taken a negative attitude granting injunction in order to observe the independence principle. Thirdly, the courts have a tendency to grant injunction when the demand has no conceivable basis and the applicant will suffer irreparable injury without injunction. Finally, like the saying 'prevention is the best cure', the applicant always pays attention with reasonable care before improper demand by the beneficiary.