美国事证开示程序的域外效力及阻断路径探究

Research on Extraterritoriality of American Discovery Process and Blocking Approach

摘要: 近年美国法院通过扩张事证开示程序的域外效力，对在美中国企业施加了严苛的开示义务。随着中美贸易摩擦不断升级，事证开示程序或将成为美国打击中国企业的又一手段，故应从各国阻断美国域外事证开示的立法实践中汲取经验，并对美国法院适用事证开示程序时的考虑因素进行总结归纳，以期探寻出阻断美国事证开示程序域外效力的可行路径，进而保护我国海外企业的合法权益。

Abstract: In recent years, American courts have imposed onerous discovery obligations on Chinese enterprises in the United States by expanding the extraterritorial effect of the discovery process. With the escalating trade friction between China and the United States, the discovery process may become another means for the United States to crack down on Chinese enterprises. Therefore, it is necessary to learn from the legislative practices of other countries in blocking the extraterritorial discovery in the United States and summaries the factors considered by the American courts in applying the discovery process, with a view to finding a feasible way to block the extraterritorial effect of the discovery process in the United States, thereby protecting the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises overseas.