摘要
和解集团诉讼是源于集团诉讼的一种司法创造,通常可以理解为当事人起诉的目的在于和解而不是诉讼的集团诉讼。美国自20世纪80年代中期大众侵权诉讼开始运用和解集团的方法后,这种诉讼方式很快就流行开来。本文分析了和解集团诉讼产生的背景及其方法为什么会对被告、律师和法官有较大吸引力的原因,阐述了和解集团诉讼运作的程序及其与集团诉讼和解的区别,最后,介绍了围绕和解集团诉讼的各种不同意见及其发展前景。
Settlement class action is a kind of judicial creation originated from class action. It generally can be understood as a kind of action aimed at judicial approval of a settlement rather than litigation. Since its adoption in mass tort litigation in U. S. in the 1980＇s, settlement class action has become increasingly popular. This article analyzes the background of settlement class action and the reasons for its great attraction to the defendant, attorney and the judge, elaborates the operation of settlement class action and its difference from class action settlement. The article also introduces different opinions on, and development prospect of, the settlement class action.
出处
《环球法律评论》
北大核心
2006年第4期485-490,共6页
Global Law Review
基金
美国福特基金会研究项目<解决群体纠纷的理论与实践>[项目批准号:10551035]
上海市哲学社会科学规划课题[课题批准号:2005EFX002]的资助。
