RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN THE MEDIA SPACE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

The roots of armed conflicts that spread over the territory of the Former Yugoslavia in 1990＇s had been largely connected with the religious differences among members of the Orthodox Church （Serbs and Montenegrins）, the Catholic Church （Croats） and Muslims （Bosniaks）. During the time of war in the involved States （Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro）, the media significantly contributed to spread hatred and intolerance among religious groups. In the post-war period, the situation has gradually improved. So nowadays, there is a complex network of laws and rules intended to protect and respect the rights of religious minorities in Croatia. Moreover, a wide range of laws regulate the rights of religious minorities access to the Croatian public television and radio. However, despite a well-defined legal framework, religious minorities continue to be dissatisfied with the way the media deal with religion and relevant issues in practice. Their plea for impartial and neutral media is easy to undarstand if we take into consideration the fact that the media have an utmost importance in raising public awarness in the area of rights of religious minorities, the improvement of their status and tolerance of majority population in that respect.     

THE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

The aim of this article is to give an overview of the tasks and the function of the Supreme Court of Justice in interaction with the other two “Highest Courts” of the Republic of Austria on the one hand, and the European Court of Human Rights as well as the Court of Justice of the European Union on the other hand. For this purpose introductory remarks will examine the Austrian understanding of the judiciary as a state power and judicial independence. The closing part of the article will particularly look into the role of the Supreme Court as highest instance in criminal matters.     

THE MARRIAGE LAW OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

This article describes the Chinese laws of marriage and divorce under the People's Republic of China and traces their historical antecedents. The actual laws are included at the end of the article in the appendixes. Fascinating changes are occurring in China and are documented in this article.     

个人或社会：民国时期法律本位之争

<正>个人与社会或个人本位与社会本位,确切地说个人权利与社会利益,在法律当中究竟应该占有怎样的地位,这种本位说,在当前的法律理论中,不再是一种流行的表述方式,但在民国时期的法律理论中,却是一个非同寻常的问题。无论这个问题是否依然值得关注,     

THE FORMATION OF LOCAL POLITICAL PARTIES IN UNITARY STATE OF REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA CONSTITUTIONAL LAW PERSPECTIVE

As a unitary state which adheres to the principle of local autonomy in 1945 NRI Constitution, Indonesia reflects the character of federalism in the context of the relationship between central and local. The character is reflected on more number of government affairs under the authority of the local than the central. It also reflects that Indonesia actually is a very diverse country, so the plurality must be treated with establishing a decentralized unitary state. Indonesian pluralism is also reflected in the diversity of its people political channels. Unfortunately, in this context, the party system in Indonesia is still highly centralized with the party system with national concern only. This normative law research with theoretical, normative, sociological and historical approaches finds that Indonesia, theoretically, is feasible to implement the local party system in addition to the existing national political party, because it holds the doctrine of the federalism mentioned above. Normatively, the provisions of pluralistic of Indonesia are set out in the Constitution, including provisions on local autonomy which provides a space for the pluralism. The pluralistic of the political channels is sociologically proven by more differentiation of public options in every election. Therefore, for the building of diverse and autonomous Indonesia in the future, a local party system which dichotomous with national political parties needs to be built. It serves as the basis of the strengthening of regional autonomy in the context of the Unitary State of Indonesia.     

民初私拟宪草研究

<正> 清末民国时期,我国官方宪法以及宪草面世者数以十计,其中每一部宪法的出台都会引起世人关注。时至今日,这些宪法仍为学界关注之焦点,研究成果颇多。然就在官方宪法得到高度关注的同时,清末民国时另一制宪成果却久为世人所忽视,这就是私拟宪法草案(简称私拟宪草)。据不完全统计,清末以至民国,私拟宪草至少有上百份之多。这百余部私拟宪草分别出现     

关于完善我国《票据法》的几点思考

1995年颁布的《中华人民共和国票据法》在规范票据行为、保障票据当事人合法权益、维护经济秩序、促进社会主义市场经济健康发展方面发挥了重要作用。伴随着我国经济与国际接轨，票据法与金融实践之间的冲突与矛盾日趋显现．给当今金融界带来了诸多不利影响。笔者从法理的角度并结合现实可能性，在对现行《票据法》的立法缺陷进行系统分析的基础上就其修改与完善提出了建议。