义利之辨——《物权法》第四十二条之评析

Individual Interests and Social Justice——On the 42nd Clause of the Law of Property Rights

《物权法》第四十二条将公益征收加以规范,这是刚通过的《物权法》的一大亮点。这一规定背后其实隐含的是一种"义利之争"。即利之权衡——谁之利为重;义之权衡——避免多数人对少数人权利的侵害。其实,此条规定表面上是对征收的补偿,实质上是法律对个体利益与社会正义折中的结果。因此,对"公益"与"私益"加以平衡,避免多数人对少数人权利的侵害,才应是本条规定的真实意含所在。

The 42nd clause of the Law of Property Rights standardizes the requisition for public interests, which becomes a shining point of the law. This clause, in fact, reveals the argument about individual interests and social justice, and therefore, it is the compromised outcome of individual interests and social justice. The real purpose of the clause is to balance individual interests and public interests, so as to prevent the infringement of the majority over the minority.