随着2009年《侵权责任法》的颁布,精神损害赔偿这一法律概念再次引起了法学界的关注。根据该法第22条的规定,被侵权人对其人身权益受损、造成严重精神损害的事实可以请求精神损害赔偿。[1]那究竟何为精神损害?其赔偿机制是如何运行的?在其实际操作中是否存在着问题和弊端?单从这一条文是无法完满回答这些问题的。本文中,笔者将试图从比较法和法理角度全面剖析我国的精神损害赔偿制度,并试解决上述问题。 With the promulgation of the Tort Liability Act of 2009, the concept of legal liability for compensation for moral damages has once again drawn the attention of the legal profession. According to Article 22 of the Law, the fact that the infringer has suffered damage to his personal rights and interests and caused serious mental damage can request compensation for moral damages. [1] What exactly is moral damage? How does its compensation mechanism work? Are there any problems and malpractices in its actual operation? It is impossible to fully answer these questions from this clause alone. In this article, I will attempt to comprehensively analyze our country’s system of mental damage compensation from the perspective of comparative law and jurisprudence and try to solve the above problems.