On Lawyers’ Plaintiff Qualification in Public Interest Lawsuit

The purpose of public interest litigation is to protect public interests.However,public interest litigation is always nonsuited or rejected in Chinese judicial practice because the plaintiff doesn’t have the right to sue.It is imperative to establish the system of public interest litigation in our country.As members of the society,lawyers share public interests and should be able to act as the plaintiff in public interest litigation.As a special group,lawyers can play an important role in perfecting the system of public interest litigation because of their professional knowledge and litigation ability and unique pursuit of value.Of course,in the construction of the system in which lawyers have the qualification of plaintiff in public interest litigation,lawyers’ participating in and initiate public interest litigation should be inspired and restricted appropriately.