所谓集团诉讼是指诉讼标的是同一种类,当事人一方人数众多(一般为十人以上),起诉时人数尚未确定,由一名或数名代表人代表集母企体成员进行诉讼的一种制度。由于集团诉讼涉及人数众多,影响较大,涉及到多人的民事权益问题,有的案件还可能对社会治安造成一定的影响,因此,作为国家审判机关的人民法院依法及时审理好集团诉讼 The so-called group litigation refers to the subject of litigation is the same type of party a large number of parties (usually 10 or more), the number of prosecutions have not been determined by the representative of one or more representative members of the parent body litigation system. Because the group litigation involves a large number of people and has a great impact on the civil rights and interests of many people, some cases may also have some impact on social order. Therefore, the people’s court, as the judicial organ of the state, audits class actions in good time