人身侵权之债债权人在破产清偿中的优先权分析

The Priority of Tort Claims in Bankruptcy Liquidation

在破产案件,特别是由大规模侵权引发的破产案件之中,人身侵权之债的债权人是否享有优先权是一个非常重要又颇具争议的问题。从优先权的价值取向、人身侵权之债的特殊性以及社会现实的需求等方面综合分析,人身侵权之债在破产中理应具有一定的优先性。从各国的司法实践来看,许多国家都对破产中的人身侵权之债给予了特殊保护,而且有越来越多的国家开始重视人身侵权之债的优先保护问题。

It is a very important and controversial issue whether creditors of tort claims have priority in bankruptcy,especially in bankruptcy caused by mass tort.Tort claims should have priority to some extent through the analysis on the origin and objective of priority,the particularity of tort claims,the strong needs of the society.More and more countries begin to attach importance to the priority of tort claims in bankruptcy in judicial practice.