公害犯罪因果关系推定

公害,作为经济高度发展的产物,正在给国民生活带来巨大威胁.公害犯罪因果关系的证明具有科技性、间接性、积累性、长期性、潜伏性和滞后性等特点.在此情况下,若固守传统的刑法因果关系理论,不仅会使诉讼陷入不必要的科学论争,而且也往往会因原告方无法证明事实因果关系的存在而使大量的公害犯罪得不到应有的制裁,使受害者的权益得不到及时的救济,有损于公平正义的法制理念.因此,应当在公害犯罪因果关系的认定中引人推定.

On the Causality of Public Hazards

Public nuisance,as the product of a highly developed economy,is to bring a huge threat to national life.The causality of public hazards is high-tech,indirect,cumulative,latent etc.In this case,if we stick to traditional theories of causality in criminal law,not only litigation will drop into much scientific debate unnecessary,but also the plaintiff could not prove the existence of causality,so the rights and interests of victims will be unable to obtain timely and the legal concept of fairness and justice will be also damaged.Therefore,presumption should be introduced to the proof of the causality in public hazards.