employee
Far Eastern Federal University
Vladivostok, Vladivostok, Russian Federation
The article is devoted to the analysis of the issue of the effect of the principle of freedom of contract in the sphere of the institution of interpretation of a civil contract. The authors conduct a brief review of modern theoretical provisions on the methodology of interpretation and its consolidation in legislation and guiding judicial practice and, on this basis, conduct an analysis and assessment of the terms of model contracts (templates) that provide for rules of interpretation. Based on the results of the study, a general conclusion was made that domestic legislation recognizes the freedom of the parties to the contract in agreeing on and including in the contract the rules for interpreting its terms, limiting it to the requirement of non-contradiction to the fundamental provisions on the interpretation of a civil contract, the basic ideas and purposes of this institution of contract law.
interpretation of a civil law contract, interpretation methodology, interpretation rules, model con- tracts (templates), private ordering
1. Contract law (general part): article-by-article commentary to articles 420-453 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation / rev. ed. A.G. Karapetov. 2nd Edition. Moscow: MLogos; 2020. 1072
2. Karapetov A.G. Economic analysis of law. Moscow: Statute; 2016. 528 p.
3. Bayramkulov A.K. Interpretation of the contract in Russian and foreign law. Moscow: Statute; 2016. 224 p.
4. Kotz H. European Contract Law. NY: Oxford University Press; 2017. 390 p.
5. Posner R. The Law and Economics of Contract Interpretation. Chicago John M. Olin Law & Econom-ics Working Paper No. 229 (2d Series). URL: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/Lawecon/index.html (ac-cessed date: 01.07.2025).
6. Vogenauer S. Interpretation of Contracts: Concluding Comparative Observations. University of Oxford Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Working Paper No. 7/2007. P. 123–150. URL: http://papers.ssrn.com/Abstract=984074 (accessed date: 04.07.2025).
7. Larenz K., Canaris K.-V. Methodology of jurisprudence / Per. with German K.V. Nama. Moscow: M-Logos; 2024. 357 p.
8. Kornet N. Contract Interpretation and Gap Filling: Comparative and Theoretical Perspectives. Antwerpen. Intersentia Oxford, 2006. 485 p.Kornet N. Contract Interpretation and Gap Filling: Comparative and Theoretical Perspectives. Ant-werpen. Intersentia Oxford; 2006. 485 p.
9. Avtonova E.D. Comment on Resolution of the Plenum of Supreme court of the Russian Federation No. 49 dated 25 December 2018 “On some issues of the application of the general provisions of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation on contract execution and interpretation” (Part 3). Bulletin of Economic Justice of the Russian Federation. 2019; (11): 71–125. EDN: https://elibrary.ru/TRFBIJ (accessed date: 01.07.2025).
10. Lupton S., Stellakis M. Which Contract? Choosing the Appropriate Building Contract. 6-th edition. London: RIBA Publishing; 2019. 380 p.
11. Anderson M., Warner V. Boilerplate Clauses. 3rd Edition. Bloomsbury; 2012. 631 p.
12. Mekhontseva A.A. Integration clause: comparative observations (Part 2). Bulletin of Economic Justice of the Russian Federation. 2023; (9): 137–171. DOI:https://doi.org/10.37239/2500-2643-2023-18-9-137-171 (accessed date: 01.07.2025).
