Analysis of Crime in Africa by the Mass Media in the 1960's and 1970's

This paper seeks to demonstrate the extent to which the mass media has become a partner in investigating as well as documenting the crime problem in the new states of Africa since the 1960's. Also, it examines the problems that have confronted the mass media in this role.     

网络婚姻引致的法律问题与法律规制

网络婚姻有悖于传统伦理道德和社会公序良俗原则,使家庭观念产生变异,破坏现实夫妻感情,影响家庭稳定.网络婚姻并非法律意义上的现实婚姻,有配偶者网婚并不构成重婚,在广义上有配偶者网婚违反夫妻忠实义务,网婚是准予离婚的法定事由,受害方不能提起离婚损害赔偿.应培养公民的家庭伦理道德观和法治理念;夫妻间要增强婚姻责任意识;加强人格自律;因其他原因导致离婚的,无过错方有权请求损害赔偿;把"冷暴力"作为家庭暴力的一种形式;规范网站的经营和管理.     

Women in the Military 1980-1990

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A Secret Police: The Lasting Impact of the 1986 FOIA Amendments

The 1986 Freedom of Information Act amendments were passed as a last-minute rider to Reagan-era War on Drugs legislation. The three pieces – a broad restructuring of Exemption 7, the law enforcement exemption; the addition of exclusions for law enforcement and intelligence requests; and introduction of a new fee structure – have had a lasting impact on FOIA implementation and contribute to the contemporary inability to affect police transparency. Review of the 1986 FOIA amendments’ legislative history documents the White House’s determination to loosen law enforcement oversight and congressional appeals to exaggerated fears of illicit drug users. The study considers the effect on judicial interpretation of Exemption 7, exploring decisions before and after the amendments, while also analyzing FOIA use and implementation patterns through a dataset of annual reports from 1975 until present. The analysis reveals a sharp increase in Exemption 7 claims and “no records” responses, both attributable to the 1986 FOIA amendments.     

Lasting rights and last rites: a case report

The contrast between legal and clinical perceptions of reality, characterized as discrete versus continuous in nature, generates dilemmas for both professions. Individuals in conflict with either system are especially vulnerable to the philosophical serrations at the interface between psychiatry and the law. A case example, which serves to magnify the gripping impact of these diverse and powerful institutions, raises various issues for examination and discussion.