A BETTER BEGINNING: FAMILY LAW IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LAW SCHOOL

The American Bar Association's Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar's Standards Review Committee has focused law schools' efforts to modify their curriculum with an appeal to focus on outcomes and assessments. A cornerstone of the outcomes and assessments discussion is skills training. The committee's call for more skills training has prompted family law faculty to consider innovative methods to bring that training into substantive courses or to bring the substantive curriculum into a skills course. This essay discusses how law faculty are incorporating family law doctrines into first‐year legal research and writing courses.     

THE RULE OF LAW: A THEME IN FIVE VARIATIONS

This article unpacks the concept of the rule of law by distinguishing five distinct meanings of the term. These are: (1) the rule of practical wisdom, (2) the rule of the law, (3) rule by law, (4) the rule of law as a principle of constitutionalism, and (5) the rule of law as a power-building technique. It suggests that unless the particular meaning being used is clarified, discussion of the concept is likely to generate more heat than light.     

应从立法上考虑条约在我国的效力问题

<正>本文的主题属于国际法与国内法关系的范畴。条约在一国(国内)的效力包含三个基本问题:第一,条约是否可以在一国为法院所直接适用?第二,条约在一国国内法上的地位如何?这个问题也可以表述为:当条约和国内法抵触时,谁优先适用?第三,在一国国内谁有权按照什么规则解释条约?     

RULE OF LAW IN CHINA-- LEGISLATION REASONING AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW IN CHINA AND THE WEST

It is a long debate over whether rule of law is reliable in China, when some Chinese regulations are considered to be decided for political interests rather than the law itself. Furthermore, Chinese court decisions are often criticized for not according with statutes, even though the latter are properly written. The author examines these issues by comparing the legislation reasoning and enforcement of competition law in China, the European Union and the United States, which will not lead to endorsement of or objection to the view that rule of law is properly enforced in China, but it shall be an inevitable responsibility for the Chinese judiciary to demonstrate efforts it has taken.     

北京大学法学院民法研究中心暨《中外法学》编辑部2005年物权法草案研讨会综述

<正>物权法(草案)三审稿已向社会公布,为配合物权立法,北京大学法学院民法研究中心暨《中外法学》编辑部于2005年10月28、29日联合举办了物权法草案研讨会。民法研究中心尹田教授及《中外法学》主编贺卫方教授致词后,研讨会由民法学家魏振瀛教授、尹田教授及郭明瑞教授主持。来自北大、清华、法大、中国社科院法学所等单位的中青年民法学者以物权法(草案)三审稿为对象,以服务物权立法为宗旨,对物权法草案的评价标准、物权变动、所有权的取得及类型等主题展开了热烈的讨论,现将讨论的主要观点综述如下。     

THE SECOND SESSION OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF FRONTIERS OF LAW IN CHINA

The 2nd Session of the Editorial Board of Frontiers of Law in China （FLC） was held in Renmin University Law Building on May 23, 2014. Editorial members talked about new changes, current challenges and the future development of FLC.