Human Rights and Unfair Dismissal: Private Acts in Public Spaces

This article addresses the termination of employment because of the conduct of the employee in her leisure time, in the light of the right to private life. It explores the impact on the retention of employment of activities taking place outside the workplace and outside working hours, and argues that the approach of UK courts and tribunals, which is based on a primarily spatial conceptualisation of privacy, is flawed. A fresh approach to privacy, resting on the idea of domination, is proposed, which is sensitive to the particularities of the employment relationship. Considering the fairness enquiry in dismissal, it argues that off‐duty conduct may lead to lawful termination of employment only if there is a clear and present impact or a high likelihood of such impact on business interests; a speculative and marginal danger does not suffice. It further proposes that a particularly meticulous test is appropriate when certain suspect categories, such as the employees' sexual preferences, are at stake.     

退耕还林工程中的职务犯罪——以天水市为例

国家自1999年实施退耕还林工程以来，取得了显著的生态效益和经济效益：西部地区脆弱的生态环境得以明显改善，农村产业结构得到了重大的调整。但在推进退耕还林项目的过程中，一些主管、经手退耕还林补助粮款的林业、乡镇、村组干部利用职务之便，贪污、挪用、克扣、截留补助粮款的行为呈高发态势，涉案金额巨大，社会影响恶劣。造成该类犯罪频发的原因是多方面的，既有监督机制阙如、档案管理混乱、检查验收流于形式等外在因素，也有基层组织人员心理失衡、居功思想严重、法制观念淡薄等自身因素。职是之故，在治理该类犯罪时应坚持“打防并举、标本兼治”的原则，既要建章立制、加强教育，还要重拳出击，震慑犯罪。     

注意义务在侵权法中的地位及影响

注意义务在侵权法中处于举足轻重的地位,其良好构建能够更好地平衡加害人、受害人和国家之间的利益。我国引进英美法系的注意义务,以注意义务为核心建立侵权责任的构成要件,完善侵权行为法,可以缩短与英美等法制发达国家在法律制度上的差距,更好地维护受害人的利益。     

税务人员玩忽职守罪中行为与结果关系的认定

近年来,税务人员玩忽职守罪呈上升趋势,文章从税务人员玩忽职守罪行为认定的依据、结果认定的标准以及行为与结果之间的因果关系入手,分析税务人员玩忽职守罪的相关问题。     

Audit for Whom? Time to Review Roles of Independent Auditors in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong government has been reforming its laws regarding accounting practices in recent years, to pre-empt problems similar to that of Enron. It correctly recognizes an opportunity to enhance and distinguish the financial system in Hong Kong and create a competitive advantage for Hong Kong. The sixty-five billion dollar question is: what is the right approach for accounting practice reform? One obvious approach is to model reform after the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX). The SOX increases personal liabilities of senior management and introduces extremely cumbersome compliance processes (s 3 (b)(ix) of Minutes of Bills Committee of Financial Reporting Council Bill. (19 July 2005)). While this approach may be the right move for the United States, because rescuing investor confidence is paramount, a similar approach may not be optimal for Hong Kong. Hong Kong relies, to a great degree, on foreign investments and a heavy-handed approach may scare investments away (Charles E. Schumer &; Michael R. Bloomberg To Save New York, Learn from London, Wall Street Journal 1 Nov 2006). This paper, argues that failure of independent auditors was mainly caused by bad incentives. In particular, auditors were hired by and responsible to the management of companies. Thus, there is no surprise that auditors were less diligent in finding problems caused by management. Furthermore, proposing of an alternate to the SOA’s approach. Specifically, a new legal approach should be enforced that allows shareholders to sue auditors when failure to uncover accounting issues causes loss of shareholders’ values.     

科研人员在科学研究活动中的安全注意义务——以“瘦肉精中毒”事件为例

目前．科研成果在推动我国科学技术进步和提高生产力方面占有举足轻重的地位。我国的科技人才可以说主要集中在高等院校和科研院所中。科研人员在我国科学技术领域正扮演着越来越重要的角色。在普通人眼中。科研人员似乎是知识渊博，学问深不可测。当然，在提到科研人员时，也有人会认为，那是既有名又有利的职业。可是，随着“瘦肉精中毒”事件的发生，人们有必要对之有更深一步的认识：他们身上还肩负着一种社会责任——安全注意义务。     

论检察机关对职务犯罪的预防

检察机关作为法律监督部门,在预防职务犯罪工作中担负着重要职责。本文通过对职务犯罪的特点、心理因素及社会因素的分析,论述了职务犯罪的防范机制,有效地遏制职务犯罪的蔓延。     

以科学发展观为指导推进法律援助制度建设

法律援助作为为经济困难的公民或者特殊案件的当事人提供免费法律服务的一项法律保障制度，其核心工作是合理设置法律援助组织机构、科学划分法律援助职责权限、有效保障及管理使用法律援助经费等。为此，应以学习实践科学发展观为契机，认真查找目前法律援助机构设置、职责权限分配、经费保障及使用管理等方面存在的主要问题并深入分析其成因，从制度体系建设层面对解决问题的措施和办法进行有益的探索。     

美国LLC制度引入我国的法律分析

LLC企业组织形式是聚合了公司与合伙两种制度的"混血儿",是迄今为止将传统公司的有限责任屏障和合伙的灵活管理以及税收待遇结合得最完美的企业组织形态。通过对美国LLC制度的剖析可知,随着我国宏观制度层面中税收理念由过度偏重财政收入向财政收入与经济发展兼顾的转变;微观制度层面中LLC所涉信义义务和人格否认等制度的完善,我们将有条件建立相应法律制度,促使其引入。     

论渎职犯罪的特点及对策

渎职犯罪主体特殊、职位升高、涉及面广、隐蔽性强、错综复杂,难以查处。产生根源是官僚主义、法制观念淡薄、政治失信、道德底线后移、打击不力。应惩防并举、源头治理。