外国人传播传染病所发生之侵权行为的法律责任--以韩国MERS患者金某案为例

摘要

From May to June,2015, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) broke out in South Korea. One MERS sufferer, a Korean man named Jin who came to China on business carrying this virus, became the first MERS patient in China. Because of him, China paid a high price. This event set off a public discussion on "how to pursue legal liability of foreign infectious disease spreaders" in China. On the question of how to bear legal responsibility, the law lay particular stress on the administrative and criminal liability in our country, but it still exists large legal blanks in the field of civil liability such as tort liability, etc.. So it is necessary to discuss the legal liability of tort of foreign infectious disease spreaders with emphasis from the perspective of tort liability law.%2015年5月至6月，韩国出现中东呼吸综合症(MERS)疫情，一位患上MERS的韩国人金某因带病毒出差到我国，成为我国发现的首例MERS患者，并使我国付出了昂贵的代价。此后，国内掀起“如何追究外国人传播传染病的法律责任”的大讨论，在事主如何承担法律责任问题上，我国法律偏重规定了行政和刑事责任，但在侵权责任等民事责任领域仍存在较大的法律空白。鉴此，有必要以侵权责任法为视角，探讨外国人因传播传染病而发生的侵权行为之法律责任的相关问题，在此基础上提出完善立法等法律解决途径。