在閱讀原版英文法律資料時(shí)，經(jīng)常會(huì)碰一些外來(lái)詞，感覺(jué)就像吃飯時(shí)突然嚼到一粒石頭，對(duì)付這類詞的辦法只能是求助詞典和靠平量的積累，今天我們就來(lái)講一講在閱讀侵權(quán)法資料時(shí)經(jīng)常碰到的這個(gè)詞：res ipsa loquitur，當(dāng)然，這個(gè)詞也經(jīng)常被律師在法庭上引用。
res ipsa loquitur
拉丁語(yǔ)：“事實(shí)自證”（規(guī)則）
是指在缺乏充分證明的情況下讓事實(shí)自己說(shuō)話；這時(shí)舉證責(zé)任轉(zhuǎn)移至被告。他必須證明，如果沒(méi)有他的過(guò)失，事故也會(huì)發(fā)生。英國(guó)僅在過(guò)失法中使用這一規(guī)則，美國(guó)有的法院也將其適用于嚴(yán)格責(zé)任案件。
A Latin term meaning "the thing speaks for itself.（事情不言自明）" Res ipsa loquitur is a legal doctrine or rule of evidence that creates a presumption that a defendant acted negligently simply because a harmful accident occurred. The presumption arises only if （1） the thing that caused the accident was under the defendant's control， （2） the accident could happen only as a result of a careless act and， （3） the plaintiff's behavior did not contribute to the accident. Lawyers often refer to this doctrine as "res ips" or "res ipsa."
舉例：
Example： Aardvark Construction company is erecting an office building. During the lunch hour， one of Aardvark's cranes drops a steel beam on Hilda's car， which is legally parked on the street near the construction site. Under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur， Aardvark is presumed liable for the damage to the car.
res ipsa loquitur
拉丁語(yǔ)：“事實(shí)自證”（規(guī)則）
是指在缺乏充分證明的情況下讓事實(shí)自己說(shuō)話；這時(shí)舉證責(zé)任轉(zhuǎn)移至被告。他必須證明，如果沒(méi)有他的過(guò)失，事故也會(huì)發(fā)生。英國(guó)僅在過(guò)失法中使用這一規(guī)則，美國(guó)有的法院也將其適用于嚴(yán)格責(zé)任案件。
A Latin term meaning "the thing speaks for itself.（事情不言自明）" Res ipsa loquitur is a legal doctrine or rule of evidence that creates a presumption that a defendant acted negligently simply because a harmful accident occurred. The presumption arises only if （1） the thing that caused the accident was under the defendant's control， （2） the accident could happen only as a result of a careless act and， （3） the plaintiff's behavior did not contribute to the accident. Lawyers often refer to this doctrine as "res ips" or "res ipsa."
舉例：
Example： Aardvark Construction company is erecting an office building. During the lunch hour， one of Aardvark's cranes drops a steel beam on Hilda's car， which is legally parked on the street near the construction site. Under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur， Aardvark is presumed liable for the damage to the car.