Analysis on Application Scope of Mental Damage Compensation

Mental damage compensation belongs to civil damage compensation, and it is different from property damage compensation in several aspects. The essential elements for mental damage compensation are special. Victims are required to submit evidences besides their spiritual suffering. Now in China, there's not legal provision which stipulates the application scope of mental damage compensation. Thus in judicial practice, it is difficult for judges to determine whether the victims are allowed to receive compensation. In this paper, the application scope of mental damage compensation is discussed, in order to provide guidance on the specific work of judicial practice.