Wang Sufen, Li Nongnong, Law School

 Abstract: With the rapid development of economy, environmental problems gradually come into people's view. As a result of the increasing number of environmental disputes, the traditional remedy of environmental tort can no longer protect the interests of victims. Therefore, it is necessary and feasible to introduce punitive compensation system in our country's environmental tort. However, the establishment of punitive damages system in our country should consider the specific types of cases and meet the specific conditions of the application of the system. At the same time, under the special conditions of our country, the application of punitive compensation system in environmental tort should pay attention to the strict proof standard, limited defense grounds and the limitation of the amount of compensation.

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