南都学坛2024，Vol.44Issue(5)：82-90,9.
消费公益诉讼中适用惩罚性赔偿的理论检讨与实践辨正
Theoretical Review and Practical Reflection on Punitive Damages in Consumer Public Interest Litigation
摘要
Abstract
In consumer public interest litigation,the imposition of punitive damages on defendants faces challenges of legality,rationale,and necessity.Legally,Chinese law consistently categorizes punitive damages as a private enforcement measure,accessible only to individual consumers who can initiate such claims.From a rational perspective,punitive damages do not align with the objectives of public interest litigation and fail to compensate for deficiencies in public law enforcement by incentivizing private enforcement.In terms of necessity,administrative or criminal fines already sufficiently signify severe penalties for defendants'illegal conduct,and consumers can pursue punitive damages through private interest litigation if desired.Moreover,the management and utilization of punitive damages vary widely across regions,whether deposited into the national treasury,distributed to victims,or allocated to a designated fund,none of which provide comprehensive solutions.Therefore,this system should be temporarily suspended,pending the formulation of specific punitive damages provisions within the framework of procuratorial public interest litigation laws.关键词
消费公益诉讼/惩罚性赔偿/代表人诉讼/请求权基础Key words
consumer public interest litigation/punitive damages/representative action/basis of claim分类
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李响..消费公益诉讼中适用惩罚性赔偿的理论检讨与实践辨正[J].南都学坛,2024,44(5):82-90,9.基金项目
国家社会科学基金重点项目"以人民为中心的民事司法程序前沿问题研究"(项目编号:20AZD118). （项目编号:20AZD118）
