[摘要]作为一种诉讼风险的社会转化方式,诉讼保险制度在西方产生了积极的社会意义。诉讼保险制度能够充分保障当事人的诉权,实现接近正义的客观需要;有助于缓解政府实施法律援助的压力;有助于稳定律师收入,提高律师服务水平;有助于使诉讼风险在社会上得到最大程度的分散,并促使当事人通过司法救济的手段来积极维护自己的合法权益。从目前情况看,我国引进诉讼保险制度尚存在着诸多障碍。但随着我国保险业的充分发展,以及公民法制观念的进一步提高,这些现实障碍的影响将会逐步减弱甚至消除。因此,诉讼保险在我国的发展有一定的可行性。 [关键词]诉讼保险;诉讼费用;法律援助 [中图分类号] F840.69 [文献标识码] A [文章编号]1004-3306(2006)07-0079-03 Abstract: As a social transfer of litigation risks, litigation insurance has demonstrated its social significance in western countries. This insurance can provide sufficient protection to the right of the litigants, and arrive at a ruling with due justice; it can ease up government’s pressure to administer legal assistance; it can increase legal counselors’ income and improve their service level;it can spread litigation risks to the widest possible scale; and it can impel litigants to safeguard their lawful rights through judicial assistance. Currently, there are many obstacles for China to introduce litigation insurance to the domestic market. However, along with further development of China’s insurance industry and the heightening of people’s legal awareness, these obstacles will gradually fade off till being removed completely. Therefore, there will be, with no doubt, some feasibility of operating litigation insurance in China. Key words:litigation insurance; litigation fee; legal assistance