检察机关支持环境公益诉讼的实践与思考

Practice and Thoughts of Environmental Civil Public Interests Litigation Sponsored by Procuratorial Organs

检察机关依据民事诉讼法第15条的规定,可以通过提供法律咨询、提交书面意见、协助调查取证等支持起诉。根据最高人民法院的司法解释,检察机关支持起诉的对象是社会组织,起诉范围限于环境民事公益诉讼。从实践来看,支持民事公益诉讼的案件应受到严格限制,限定为严重侵害国家和社会公益的环境污染案件、破坏自然资源或者有环境污染隐患等重特大案件。检察机关支持内容范围宜严格限定原告诉讼请求范围,诉讼利益归属应体现公益性。

According to article 15 of Civil Lawsuit Procedure, procuratorial organs can sponsor social organization to issue civil environmental lawsuit by providing legal consultation, submitting opinions in paper form and assisting investigation and evidences. According to the judicial interpretation of The Supreme People＇s Court, procuratorial organs＇ supporting object is the social organization and the scope is only the civil environmental public interests litigation. From the practice, cases of the civil public interests litigation should be strictly limited, such as serious pollution cases against the state and the social public interests, severe cases of destruction of natural resources and environmental pollution. Procuratorial organs should strictly limit the scope of the plaintiff＇s litigation request, and the interests of litigation should reflect the public interests.