Research On Burden Of Proof In Eco-environmental PublicInterest Litigation

Nearly half a century, environmental pollution is increasing. With the improvement of social production and the rule of law, The voice of establishing Eco-environmental Public Interest Litigation grows louder. The burden of proof plays an important role in civil procedure.This article discusses the burden of proof in the Ecological Environmental Public Interest Litigation as the background to the ConocoPhillips oil spill event. Firstly, it disscuss the concept and content of the burden of proof and the particularity of the burden of proof in the Eco-environmental Public Interest Litigation; Then it analysis the distribution of the burden of proof in the Eco-environmental Public Interest Litigation in detail. Lastly it addresses the existing problems and measures.In the Eco-environmental Public Interest Litigation, the balance of burden of proof between the plaintiful and defendant, it is not only the need to protect the procrdure rights of both sides,but also the protection needs of the victims, what’s more? It is the good for the protection of the environmental public interest.