This article contains the first draft of the envisaged African Principles on the Law Applicable to International Commercial Contracts. The drafting of various sets of African Principles of Commercial Private International Law is a project of the Research Centre for Private International Law at the University of Johannesburg. The future sets of principles, in the form of model laws, could be used by national legislators on the continent and African economic integration organisations, particularly the African Union, in, respectively, domestic legislation and regional or supranational laws of a soft or binding nature. The existence of a reliable transnational legal infrastructure in respect of international commercial law, including commercial private international law, is a prerequisite for investor confidence, inclusive economic growth, sustainable development, and the ultimate alleviation of poverty on the African continent. The proposed sets of African Principles may contribute to sustainable growth on a long-term basis. The regulation of private international law of contract is essential in the further development of the African Continental Free Trade Area, which was established in 2018. Academics and other interested parties are invited to provide comments on the draft below before the end of June 2021.

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关于国际商业合同适用法律的非洲原则——第一次起草实验

本文包含设想中的非洲国际商业合同适用法律原则的初稿。起草多套非洲商业国际私法原则是约翰内斯堡大学国际私法研究中心的一个项目。未来的一套原则，以示范法的形式，可由非洲大陆的国家立法者和非洲经济一体化组织，特别是非洲联盟，分别用于国内立法和具有软性或约束力的区域或超国家法律. 在国际商法（包括商业国际私法）方面存在可靠的跨国法律基础设施，是投资者信心、包容性经济增长、可持续发展，最终减轻非洲大陆的贫困。拟议的《非洲原则》可能有助于长期的可持续增长。2018年成立的非洲大陆自由贸易区的进一步发展，国际合同私法的规范是必不可少的。请学术界和其他有关方面在2021年6月底之前对以下草案提出意见。