Mobilising the Periphery: Brazil's My House My Life Programme and the Homeless Workers' Movement

Brazil's Movimento de Trabalhadores Sem Teto (MTST, Homeless Workers' Movement) has grown dramatically in recent years. This growth was partly provided for by the use of a large government housing programme, Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV, My House My Life), which allowed the MTST to construct housing for its members and swell its ranks with thousands of new members. Yet some have argued that the MCMV programme used by the MTST may compromise the autonomy of civil society organisations. This article, by contrast, argues that while the MCMV programme encouraged bureaucratic practices, it also helped to promote the cultural politics of the MTST.     

To block or not to block: European approaches to content regulation,and implications for freedom of expression

Based on the limited effectiveness of state laws, and lack of harmonization at international level a number of states started to introduce policies to block access to Internet content and websites deemed illegal which are situated outside their legal jurisdiction. However, blocking policies are not always subject to due process principles, decisions are not necessarily taken by the courts of law, and often administrative bodies or Internet hotlines run by the private sector decide which content or website should be subject to blocking. Therefore, increasingly, the compatibility of blocking action is questioned with regards to the fundamental right of freedom of expression. This article assesses significant developments at the pan-European level with regards to the development, and implementation of Internet content blocking policies. Adaptation of content blocking policies from certain member states of both the European Union and the Council of Europe will be used to assess the nature and implementation of access blocking policies. It will be argued that there could be a breach of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights if blocking measures or filtering tools are used at state level to silence politically motivated speech on the Internet.     

预售商品房转让和房地产开发项目转让有关法律问题的研究及立法建议

商品房预售合同签订后,应到登记机关办理预告登记。预购人转让预购合同的权利和义务,必须到登记机关办理登记手续。已经预售的房地产开发项目的转让,必须征得全部预购人的同意才能生效,并且必须到登记机关进行登记。预售商品房不得办理按揭贷款。     

刑事诉讼中的"实事求是"和"自由心证"——兼论自由心证在中国的构建

实事求是证据原则与自由心证由于阶级理念、思想派别等原因在中国一直处于格格不入的状态.本文通过探讨实事求是与自由心证在刑事诉讼中的和谐统一,对自由心证在中国的发展作出展望.     

略论住房按揭中购房人权益的保护

购房人权益应是住房按揭法律制度的首要内容 ,但我国相关立法对此却缺乏明确规定。本文探讨了住房按揭中购房人权益保护的几个具体问题 ,并对完善我国有关制度建设提出了有益的建议     

哲学的“未来”观念（上）

西方将哲学称作“形而上学 (metaphysics)”,“meta”和“physics”缺一不可。“形而上学”不能“形式化”,“时间”与“自由”进入“形而上学”,也不能“形式化”。“时间”不可分割,但“时间”与“自由”皆有“度”。“自由”有“你我他”,“时间”有“过去现在未来”。同时这也是“存在”的状态———“人自由者”的一种特殊“存在状态 (Dasein)”。“人”作为“Da sein”是“有死者会死者”,以“死”来划分“时间”的“维度”。“生死”这一过程,就是“自我”的“现时在世”。然而,“死”仍提示着“他者”。在“Dasein”的“过去现在未来”的“度”中,“未来”居于核心的地位。“人”作为“自由者”,是“创造者”。“自由”的“创造”,使“非存在”成为“存在”。“自由”之“创造”,使“未来”成为“希望”。“希望”又使传统哲学范畴的地位发生变化,“可能性现实性”如同“自由必然”一样在理解上有所推进。     

美国的“网络自由”战略及其对策

为了操控国际互联网政治传播，关国政府制定和执行一整套“网络自由”战略。所谓的关式“网络自由”是美国国家利益的网络延伸，是美式民主、人权和美国霸权主义在虚拟世界的扩张和体现。美国的“网络自由”战略由理念输出、资金支持、技术研发和组织运作等几个方面构成。要深入揭示美式“网络自由”的虚伪和危害，加强应对美式“网络自由”的综合能力，不断提升对互联网和虚拟社会的管理水平。     

唐君毅人文主义的自由人权观念

唐君毅推举人文主义理想,强调人的普遍理性可以作为自由主义的理论根据.他更推崇儒学的自由精神,亦即孔子为仁由己的人格自由,儒家自尊尊人的大平等精神、和融贯通而充实圆满的人文精神.此种人文精神显现出宽容的性格与可能开展的民主涵养.我们可以从人文主义的人权观念、文化价值的自由学说与以理性为主的人权哲学这三个方面,探寻及反思唐...     

刑罚结构部分调整之理性探索

我国的刑罚结构是典型的重刑结构,最主要的表现是以生命刑和重度自由刑为中心.就目前而言,严格限制以至不适用死刑是我国大致可以接受的废除死刑的方式.对无期徒刑也需做出必要的控制,尤其要注意无期徒刑与有期徒刑的衔接问题.而对短期自由刑改革的最直接有效的方式是将短期自由刑易科为非监禁方式的替代型改革方案.     

自由意志与法律意志

针对沉默权立法论争中的“自由意志”问题,从实际出发来探讨自由意志与法律意志这对命题,有益于我国建设法治社会的立法实践。