举证责任分配中的法官自由裁量权——以大规模侵权案件为视角

Right of Judge's Discretion on Distributing the Burden of Proof——from the View of Mass Torts

司法实践中,对民事诉讼证据规则第7条关于举证责任的裁量争议很大,近年来发生的很多案件由于涉及社会利益与个体利益之间的衡量,而使得法官在行使自由裁量权分配举证责任的过程中,遇到很大的障碍。"依据公平原则、诚实信用原则,综合当事人的举证能力"的概括性规定如何具体运用在个案中,是值得探讨的。本文从大规模侵权案件入手,通过几个具体的案例,分析了法官自由裁量权在举证责任分配中的范围,并对大规模侵权案件的举证责任的裁量问题提出了建议。

In judicial practice,discretion on the burden of proof is controversial.In recent years,the judges are difficult to distribute the burden of proof,because many of the cases involved with social interests and individual interests.With some specific mass tort cases,this paper analyzes the scope of the judges′ discretion on distributing the burden of proof and makes reasonable suggestions.