美麗灣案的法律推理――高高行一○二年度訴字第四八一號判決的理由重構與關聯課題

On Legal Reasoning of Decisions of the Case of the “Miramar Resort”

美麗灣渡假村開發暨環評審查案，為臺灣環境訴訟指標性案件之一。於行政實體法上，涉及系爭開發應否實施環境影響評估程序、主管機關應否命其停止開發行為及得否准予復工之問題。於行政程序法上，涉及系爭開發之環評程序是否合法，尤其是否遵守迴避原則等正當法律程序之問題。於行政訴訟法上，涉及當地居民或公益團體應如何及提起何種訴訟以資救濟之問題。以上三則問題相互交錯，彼此連動，本文從高雄高等行政法院一○二年度訴字第四八一號判決出發，嘗試進行法律推理，期能釐清其間之關聯，裨有利於法制研修及實務運作。

The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the “Miramar Resort” development project is one of the iconic environmental litigation in Taiwan.  In the administrative substantive law area, the legal issues of this case are that if such development project should proceed environmental impact assessment procedure and if the competent authority should order to stop such development or permit the resumption of work.  In the administrative procedural law area, this case involves that the legitimacy of such environmental impact assessment procedure, especially the issues regarding to complying the rule of recusing and other due process problems.  The three issues mentioned above are related and interact with each others.  This article would try to reason this situation and analyze the connection of them from the perspective of Decision No. 481 of Kaohsiung High Administrative Court (2013) for future discussions in theory and practice.