平台经营者“相应的责任”的完善--基于94份判决书的实证分析

Perfection of"Corresponding Responsibility"of Platform Operators--An Empirical Analysis Based on 94 Judgments

《电子商务法》第38条第2款“相应的责任”之表述在立法上存在争议由来已久。实证研究表明法律概念的模糊与不确定导致法律在司法适用中存在平台经营者侵权责任的具体认定上责任认定、责任形态选择、法律适用竞合等难题,进而对消费者权益保护和平台经济发展产生影响。为了更好发挥《电子商务法》对电子商务行为的规范作用,在总结各级法院对“相应的责任”司法适用的基础上,有必要重新解释数字经济时代平台经营者审查义务与安全保障义务的内涵,完善“相应的责任”的周延性,更好地维护消费者权益,促进平台经济发展。

the expression of"corresponding responsibility"in Article 38(2)of the E-commerce Law has been controversial in legislation for a long time.Empirical research shows that the fuzziness and uncertainty of the legal concept lead to some problems in the judicial application of the law,such as the specifi c identifi cation of the tort liability of platform operators,the selection of liability forms,the concurrence of legal application and so on,which have an impact on the protection of consumers'rights and interests and the development of platform economy.In order to full play the normative role of the E-commerce Law on e-commerce behavior,it is necessary to summarizing the judicial application of"corresponding responsibility"by courts,and reinterpreting the connotation of the review obligation and security obligation of platform operators in the digital economy era,and improving the comprehensiveness of"corresponding responsibility",better safeguarding the rights and interests of consumers and promoting the development of platform economy.