母子公司人格否认在环境侵权案件中的运用——由信宜紫金矿业溃坝事件引发的思考

Piercing the Parent-subsidiary Corporate Veil in Environmental Tort Cases

信宜紫金矿业溃坝事件的发生,引发了我们对于母公司对其子公司造成的环境损害是否需要承担责任的思考。在该案中,环境受害人通过人格否认要求母公司紫金矿业对子公司信宜紫金造成的损害承担责任,但对于责任如何认定,是否应该认定,存在不同认识。反思该案,由于母子公司人格否认以及侵权案件人格否认在实践中都有各自的特殊性,而母子公司人格否认运用于环境侵权案件中,则会使二者在适用情形上产生冲突,对于这种冲突需分析背后隐藏的利益冲突,运用利益衡量的方法,确定母子公司人格否认在环境侵权中的认定条件。

There are different views on whether the parent company should be responsible for the environmental damage caused by its subsidiary. The reason for the argument is considerations on piercing the parentsubsidiary corporate veil inconsistent with piercing the corporate veil in environmental tort cases. It means that environmental interests conflict with economic and social interests in such cases. Therefore, we should use the method of interest weighing, determine the standards for piercing the parentsubsidiary corporate veil in environmental tort cases.