英文摘要 |
According to Guiding Case No. 2, if one party fails to perform a settlement, the other party can enforce the first-instance judgment. This rule has a substantive basis only when the relationship binding both parties aligns with the one under the first-instance judgment. In cases where a different substantive basis arises, different rules are needed to regulate the non-performance of the second-instance settlement. The substantive basis relied upon by Guiding Case No. 2 and the differing rules constitute the substantive consequences of the non-performance of the settlement. The latter, from a systematic perspective, falls under the issue of breach of contract, where private autonomy takes the advantage. In the absence of specific agreements, the specific content of the breach of contract needs to be determined by applying default rules. This means that when one party fails to perform a settlement, what binds both parties is neither the original substantive legal relationship in dispute nor the relationship under the first-instance judgment. Rather it remains the substantive legal relationship under the settlement. Due to the diversity of the substantive basis, in addition to the rules established by Guiding Case No. 2, rules such as not enforcing the first-instance judgment and initiating a new action are needed. |