醉驾:“一律入刑”还是“区别对待”

如何合理划定"醉驾"犯罪圈的大小,"一律入刑"与"区别对待"两种见解存在实质性分歧。罪刑法定原则作为刑事司法不可逾越的屏障,司法机关应该通过"一律入刑"呼应其明确性要求,同时限制司法机关的权力扩张;主观主义与客观主义作为两种不同的解释方式,在实践选择的位阶上应该以文本映射的主观主义优先适用;刑法总分体系需要刑事立法与司法进行一体化贯彻,在刑事立法已然兼顾总则要求的前提下不能通过"区别对待"再次限缩分则罪名的适用范围;"一律入刑"的主张不违背宽严相济刑事政策的内在精神,刑事政策的刑法化要求刑事司法必须坚守这一法治立场。     

美国州长卖官始末

在2008年12月9日世界反腐日当天，美国伊利诺伊州州长和他的办公室主任一齐被捕。此案让人们惊奇：号称政治清廉的美国也有卖官事件？其实，此案让我们看到了美国政治运作中的制衡力量和严密的监督体系。     

HIPAA privacy: "individual rights" and the "minimum necessary" requirements

This Article focuses on two key aspects of the proposed regulations related to health information privacy published by the Department of Health and Human Services ("DHHS") pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"). These two aspects, the provisions regarding individual rights and the provisions requiring use of the minimum amount of information necessary to accomplish a given purpose, will be particularly burdensome for the healthcare industry. Furthermore, they are likely to generate a significant number of complaints to the DHHS Secretary relating to alleged violations of the regulations. This Article analyzes the proposed regulations governing these two issues and offers practical advice regarding steps that entities should take in anticipation of the final regulations.     

On "Coherence" and "Law": An Analysis of Different Models

The aim of this paper is to compare different conceptions of the role of (normative) coherence in the legal field. More precisely, it aims to deepen Neil MacCormick's theory of legal reasoning, in which coherence is essentially considered an interpretative tool, and Ronald Dworkin's legal theory, in which coherence occupies a more crucial place. The main results of this paper can be summarized in two points. A) For Dworkin, coherence is not just an interpretative standard but constitutes the hard core of his theory of law. B) As a consequence of A, Dworkin's reflections on coherence (as an interpretative standard) cannot be separated from his theory of law grounded on the concept of integrity.     

“南北矛盾视角”应当“摒弃”吗?——聚焦“中-加2012BIT”

中国经济的迅猛发展不但提高了其在国际社会中的经济排名次序,而且加快了其对外投资的脚步,然而,随之而来的各种言论却将中国以及数十个其他发展中国家推向了不利的地位,诸如"中国已不再属于发展中国家的范畴"、"南北矛盾视角在构建国际经济规则和缔结BITs的谈判中已经过时,应当摒弃",等等。但这些说法的科学性、准确性及其背后隐藏的含义却着实有待推敲和商榷。本文拟从南北矛盾与BITs的本源出发,以新近缔结的"中-加2012 BIT"中的两大核心条款为例,试图证明在构建国际经济规则过程中和缔结BITs的谈判中,不能够、也不应当摒弃"南北矛盾视角"。     

Child Neglect and "Unfit" Mothers:

The state's reaction to pregnant mothers who use drugs today has major continuities with the Progressive Era's response to mothers accused of child neglect. The child savers in both historical eras have imposed their class, ethnic and racial biases upon poor, immigrant and African-American women. These child savers imposed a gender ideology of maternal care on mothers, labelling those mothers who did not conform to their cultural ideal, "unfit" mothers in need of state control. In the modem era, physicians collude with prosecutors and social workers to prosecute and medicalize pregnant mothers who use drugs through the use of mandatory reporting laws together with drug tests, often resulting in the removal of their children from their homes. Historical comparison provides us with insight into how processes of engendering state power have disempowered mothers.     

Politics and bioethical commissions: "muddling through" and the "slippery slope"

When they have addressed highly controversial subjects, the bioethical commissions of the last decade have tended to avoid explaining the ethical justifications for their recommendations. This omission is consistent with the typical preference of policymakers for "muddling through," because it is often possible to reach agreement on specific decisions even when disagreeing sharply on principles. In bioethical policy, this omission of reasons has some special consequences. It allows commission members to ignore "slippery slope" arguments, which are based on the claim that the logic of justification adopted to address the current problem will ultimately lead us to great harms. Case-by-case decision-making--along with the omission of reasons for decisions--will tend to highlight the benefits of innovation, and downplay possible long-term effects that might be ethically upsetting.     

Grading Duke: "A" for acknowledgment

The death of seventeen-year-old heart transplant patient Jesica Santillan at Duke University Hospital due to a mismatch of blood types sent shockwaves across the country and brought heightened attention to the issue of medical error. This Article explores the modern literature on medical error and proposes changes in medical culture to effectuate a system in which medical errors can be reported without fear. It argues that the way to achieve this goal is by placing less focus on the individual and more on systemic factors that provide the conditions in which errors occur. This new system would take a proactive approach to error, change the culture of medicine, and relieve physicians of the burden of impossible overachievement.     

Prison Birthday: "It's All Good"

Due to an overreliance on arrests in the late 1990s, the incarceration of young women in the United States increased dramatically. On any given day in 2010, over 9000 girls were held in residential placement. Largely hidden from public view, little is known about the health requirements of female adolescent offenders in US secure custody. Less is known about how those needs are met while in detention. Curiously, while most theories regarding female juvenile delinquency draw upon non-criminogenic health-related factors – sexual abuse, family violence, and low self-esteem – their specific legal troubles are rarely, if ever, framed in public health terms. Drawing on original interviews with 100 court-involved girls, detainees’ perceptions of their medical, psychological, sexual, and social health concerns are highlighted. The data link court-involved girls’ prior health issues to their coming to the attention of juvenile authorities as well as demonstrating possible non-compliance with domestic and international standards for the health rights of juveniles deprived of their liberty.     

聚合平台深层链接:以“链接服务”掩饰“内容提供”

深层链接是互联网的一项重要技术,网络聚合平台的出现使其法律性质变得扑朔迷离.聚合平台深层链接行为定性的关键在于“提供作品”的认定,在梳理和分析现有认定标准的基础上,从行为的主、客观方面以及利益关系出发,认为聚合平台深层链接行为实质是以链接服务掩饰的内容提供行为,并建议对信息网络传播权的“提供行为”进行扩大解释,从而将聚合平台深层链接行为纳入直接侵权范畴.     

公共政策制定的理论研究中的“村民”与“农民”概念辨析

构建和谐社会,落实科学发展观,离不开对“三农”问题的研究。长期以来,在关于“三农”问题与村民自治的公共政策制定和理论研究中,由于对“农民”与“村民”概念的片面理解和不规范使用,产生了严重的负面影响,对其规范使用已是势在必行。农民与村民本是两个外延不同,内涵既有同质性,但又有异质性的概念,二者不可相互替代。对其规范使用,有利于在公共政策制定和“三农”问题的理论研究上发挥正确导向和规范作用。     

“我与你”的心理学心理学的三种话语形态

在心理学的研究中存在着三种话语形态,即"我的"心理学,"你的"心理学,"我与你的"心理学.不同的话语形态蕴含了不同的研究模式,研究者与研究对象的关系是"我"、"你"的关系."我"、"你"长期各自为阵,成为两极.话语上的割裂最终导致了心理学的科学性与现实性的割裂.只有在"我与你"的话语形态中,通过对话,才能将心理学研究的科学性与现实性有机地统一起来.