环境污染损害惩罚性赔偿原则之探究

Study on the Punitive Compensation Principle for the Damage of Environmental Pollution

因环境污染而导致的侵权行为是一种不同于传统民事侵权行为的特殊侵权行为,但在我国的立法与司法实践当中.环境污染损害赔偿责任的承担原则仍为传统民法的同质赔偿原则,这导致了对受害人的救济严重不足和对加害人的制裁不力。本文在分析同质赔偿原则局限性的基础上认为:在环境污染损害赔偿领域适当地适用惩罚性赔偿原则是必要可行的,这样可以更好地实现民事责任的救济、制裁与预防功能,从而可以更好地实现社会的公平与正义。

Although the tort of environmental pollution is different from that of traditional civil case, the former is handled by the principal of parity compensation in our legislation and judicatory practice, which is unfair to the injured and inadequate to punish the inflictor. Based on the analysis of the limitations of parity compensation, the article suggests that it is necessary and possible to involve the principal of punitive compensation in compensation for the damage of environmental pollution, so as to strengthen the function of civil relief, sanction and prevention, and eventually to create a fairer society of justice.