1994年5月国际统一私法协会通过的《国际商事合同通则》（以下简称《通则》）为国际商事合同确定了一般规则，它可以用于解释或补充国际统一法律文件，也可以作为国内或国际立法的范本。虽然它不是一个国际性公约，完全由当事人自愿选择适用，由于它尽可能地兼容了不同文化背景 The General Principles of International Commercial Contracts adopted by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (hereinafter referred to as the “General Regulations”) in May 1994 set out general rules for international commercial contracts. They could be used to interpret or supplement international harmonized legal documents and also act as domestic or international Legislative model. Although it is not an international convention, it is entirely voluntary for the parties to choose to apply because it is compatible with different cultural backgrounds as much as possible