对物诉讼是普通法国家特有的海事诉讼制度,在英美两国的海事司法实践中地位尤其重要。然而,有关对物诉讼的法律理论问题一直是英美海商法学者和法官们争论的话题,至今没有权威的与公认的解释。我国海商法学界还未曾对此进行比较深入系统地研究。本文旨在通过评介英美法对物诉讼的理论和实践中的问题,期望引起我国学者在这方面的研究兴趣,从而有利于我国有关当事人在参与国际海事诉讼关系时争取合法权益。 Litigation is a common maritime litigation system common law countries in Britain and the United States in the maritime judicial practice is particularly important. However, the legal theory of litigation on litigation has always been the subject of controversy between British and American maritime law scholars and judges, and so far there is no authoritative and generally accepted explanation. China's maritime jurisprudence has not yet conducted a more systematic study of this. The purpose of this essay is to hopefully arouse the interest of Chinese scholar in this field by appraising the theory and practice of litigation in the Anglo-American law, so as to be beneficial to the litigious rights and interests of the parties concerned in our country participating in the international maritime litigation.