华北电力大学学报(社会科学版)

实证研究表明，现行惩罚性赔偿制度在消费民事公益诉讼中适用存在消费者协会或检察机关提起惩罚性赔偿请求的正当性不足、惩罚性赔偿金的计算方式不合理及惩罚性赔偿金的保管和使用无法体现公益性等问题。究其原因，为实现消费者私益保护创设的惩罚性赔偿制度，无法满足消费领域公益保护需求。确立与消费民事公益诉讼相耦合的公益惩罚性赔偿制度，契合消费民事公益诉讼公益保护本质需求。公益惩罚性赔偿惩罚威慑功能发挥和公益保护目的实现，需赋予公益诉讼原告公益惩罚性赔偿请求权，提诉案件范围保持谦抑性，公益惩罚性赔偿金计算方式具备合理性，保障公益惩罚性赔偿金使用的公益效能实现。

The empirical research shows that there exist some problems in the application of the current punitive compensation system in consumer civil public interest litigation, such as lack of legitimacy of punitive damages brought by consumer associations or procuratorial organs, unreasonable calculation method of punitive damages, and the fact that storage and use of punitive damages cannot reflect the public interest.The reason is that the punitive compensation system created to protect the private interests of consumers cannot meet the needs of public welfare protection in the field of consumption. A public welfare punitive compensation system should be established coupled with consumer civil public interest litigation, which meets the essential needs of public welfare protection of consumer civil public interest litigation. In order to play the deterrent function of punitive damages for public welfare and achieve the purpose of public welfare protection, it is necessary to give the plaintiff the right to claim punitive damages for public welfare, keep the scope of cases modest, and make the calculation method of punitive damages for public welfare reasonable,so as to ensure the realization of the public welfare efficiency of the use of punitive damages for public welfare.