ON THE PROPERTY DIVISION RULES OF THE JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION (III) OF THE MARRIAGE LAW OF CHINA

Property division rules in the Judicial Interpretation (III) of the Supreme Court on the Marriage Law of the People’s Republic of China have aroused broad controversy. Scholars misunderstand the Interpretation (III), including those related to cultural courtesy, male nesting, and dowry. The Interpretation (III) of the Marriage Law is neutral, universally applicable, and adjudicative in nature, which is consistent with the principle of gender equality.     

NO MORE CASEBOOKS: USING SIMULATION‐BASED LEARNING TO EDUCATE FUTURE FAMILY LAW PRACTITIONERS

Teaching family law using the traditional casebook method provides students with marginal knowledge and skills. To practice family law, one needs to know how to interview and counsel clients, negotiate with opposing counsel, file pleadings and supporting documents, draft agreements, and understand tax consequences. Moreover, ethical issues abound in the practice of family law, such as confidentiality, conflict of interest, and fee arrangements. Critics of traditional pedagogies in legal academia have included the MacCrate Report, the Carnegie Report, and Best Practices for Legal Education. The Family Law Education Reform Project has focused its attention on the failure of law schools to keep pace with the ever‐evolving nature and requirements of family law practice. This article offers one answer to those who seek to educate law students in a manner that will better prepare them for the practice of family law. The author, who is the director of Vermont Law School's General Practice Program, describes a family law course she has developed and taught for many years. The course is taught in an integrative fashion, and includes substantive law, practice skills, and ethical and professionalism issues. She offers the course as a response and antidote to the ongoing criticisms of tradition a methods of teaching law.     

物权法的扯淡与认真 评《物权法草案》第四、五章

<正>耶林有《法学的扯淡与认真》传世,是"概念法学"得名的由来以及对概念法学批判浪潮的先声。笔者不谙德文,无缘直接体味耶林的妙思与卓见。不过,在对已经箭在弦上的《物权法》草案的一些内容——尤其是第四、五章——有所了解后,不禁惊异于,这么多的条文,真是何其扯淡,而对于扯淡的话题,人们又是多么认真啊!故不揣冒昧,借耶林妙文之题,聊缀此篇。     

美国刑法中的重罪谋杀罪规则评析

重罪谋杀罪是英美刑法中比较特殊,并引起很多批评和质疑的罪名。目前,美国大部分州的刑法仍保留有该罪名,但其适用范围和条件受到越来越多的限制,实际上被限于在实施重罪过程中故意或过失造成死亡结果的情形。由于该罪名的设置仍具有一些积极意义且限制了适用范围,尽管存在比较严厉的批评之声,但绝大多数州的刑法仍然保留了重罪谋杀罪规则,短期内没有被废除的迹象。