文档介绍：res ipsa loquitur（事实自证）－法律英语
在阅读原版英文法律材料时，经常会碰一些外来词，感受就像吃饭时忽然嚼到一粒石头，对付这类词的方法只能是求助词典和靠平量的积累，今天我们就来讲一讲在阅读侵权法材料时经常碰到的这个词：res ipsa loquitur，所以，这个词也经常被律师在法庭上援用。
res ipsa loquitur
拉丁语：事实自证“（规那么）
是指在缺乏充分证明的情况下让事实本人说话；这时举证责任转移至被告。他必须证明，假如没有他的过失，事故也会发生。英国仅在过失法中使用这一规那么，美国有的法院也将其适用于严格责任案件。
A Latin term meaning the thing speaks for itself.（事情不言自明）“ Res ipsa loquitur is a legal doctrine or rule of evidence that creates a presumption that a defendant acted negligently simply because a harmful accident occurred. The presumption arises only if （1） the thing that caused the accident was under the defendant’s control， （2） the accident could happen only as a result of a careless act and， （3） the plaintiff’s behavior did not contribute to the accident. Lawyers often refer to this doctrine as res ip