热污染损害赔偿之我见——从司法实例谈起

On Compensation For Damages of Thermal Pollution——Query About the Grounds and Results of Judgment For Cases of Thermal Pollution

文章对一起“热污染”案件的判决依据和结果提出了质疑 ,该案中法院认为 ,我国目前对热污染没有相关规定 ,把该案定性为“热污染”案件无法律依据 ,但被告确实给原告造成了损失 ,依据民法相邻关系准则和公平原则 ,给予原告一定的补偿。作者认为 ,我国关于热污染并不存在立法“空白”,只是不完善而已 ,将本案定性为热污染损害侵权案件有法律依据 ,本案应按污染侵权案件的规则处理 ,如无过失责任、举证责任倒置和因果关系推定等规则 ,这样的处理结果更符合立法精神 ,更趋公平。

This article queries about the grounds and results of judgment for a case of 'thermal pollution'. In the case, the court holds that there is no related provision about thermal pollution in our country, and they have no legal basis for determining its nature as a case of 'thermal pollution', but the defendant in deed caused damage to the plaintiff, so according to the rule of adjacent relation and principle of fairness in civil law, the plaintiff should be given certain compensation. The author thinks that no 'blank' in legislation about thermal pollution exists in our country, but only the relevant law is not perfect. There is legal basis for determining the nature of this case as an infringement case of thermal pollution damage. This case should be dealt with according to the rules about pollution infringement cases. If there is no such rule as the inversion of liability with negligence and burden of proof, and presumption of causal relationship, etc., such handling results will be more in tally with legislative spirit and fairer.