我国环境公益诉讼制度的限度

The Limit of the Institution of Environmental Public Interest Action

环境公益诉讼制度作为一种重要的以保护环境为目的的法律制度,其顺畅地运行有赖于司法资源的投入。司法权能、法官数量与能力、诉讼费用与原告能力等制度因子的有限性充分说明了我国司法资源的整体有限性。有限的司法资源拘束、制约了环境公益诉讼制度的有效运行,形塑其适用的限度。我们应该充分发挥已有制度的功能,节约社会成本,保证环境公益诉讼制度在一定的限度内顺畅地运行。

The institution of environmental public interest action,as an important system of protecting environment,heavily relies on judicial resources for its smooth operation.The limitation of judicial resources can be fully underlined in the limitation of judicial power,number and capacity of Judges,the cost of litigation and plaintiff＇s＇ ability.The limited judicial resources constrain the scope and function of the institution of environmental public interest action.Therefore,it＇s necessary to utilize comprehensively the functions of existing systems and save the social cost in order to smooth the institution of environmental public interest litigation within its limit.