Some Issues of Scholarly Exegesis (In Indian Philosophy)

The article deals with some facets of the phenomenon of the underdetermination of meaning by (linguistic) data which are particularly relevant for textual exegesis in the historico-philological disciplines. The paper attempts to demonstrate that lack of relevant information is by no means the only important reason why certain issues of interpretation cannot be definitely settled by means of traditional philological methods but that the objective nonexistence of pertinent data is equally significant. It is claimed that the phenomenon of objective under-determination possesses among others two major consequences: (1) A strict separation between the exploration of the history of (Indian) philosophy and philosophical criticism is theoretically incorrect. (2) Transference of indeterminacy and vagueness to the target langue in translations of textual sources is not only legitimate but sometimes most appropriate. Presumably the relevance of the discussed issues is not strictly confined to the area of Indian philosophy.     

行政诉讼强制执行措施再思考

针对行政机关的强制执行 ,行政诉讼法可供法院适用的强制执行手段极为特殊和有限 ,这在理论上不尽科学 ,在实践中导致执行难的弊病。应当增加对行政机关的强制执行措施 ,加大对拒不履行法院裁判的制裁力度 ,建立公正、强力、有效的强制执行制度。     

自由裁量管辖权及其行使——《美国最高法院受案议程表的形成》导读

关于美国联邦最高法院的研究可谓浩如烟海,但关于该院程序或过程(process)的研究作品却凤毛麟角。在获悉经典作品《最高法院实务》一书     

公共政策议程的成本分析

建立公共政策议程是公共政策制定过程中的起始阶段,公共政策议程决定着社会问题成为公共政策问题,并直接影响着公共政策质量。本文从成本角度分析了公共政策议程,指出公共政策议程有决策成本和外部成本,依此分析了公共政策议程不同类型的成本原因。在公共政策议程中由于成本的存在,当代中国公共政策议程具有内在推动特征。     

Setting euthanasia on the level

Summary The House of Lords recently set up a Select Committee on Medical Ethics to consider euthanasia and related medical decisions at the end of life. This followed widespread publicity surrounding recent cases, particular the trial and conviction of a doctor for the attempted murder of a consenting terminally ill patient, and the House of Lords' ruling that it is not unlawful to withdraw life-sustaining treatment from a patient in a persistent vegetative state. This paper suggests a perspective on some of the moral issues and conflicts which the House of Lords will no doubt consider. A legal structure in which medical euthanasia could be both permitted and controlled is then proposed involving two complementary mechanisms, a formal Euthanasia Notification procedure and a system of Euthanasia Tribunals.Senior Registrar in the Psychiatry of Old Age to the United Medical and Dental Schools and the South East Thames Regional Health Authority.     

The Impact of Supreme Court Activity on the Judicial Agenda

When the Supreme Court takes action, it establishes national policy within an issue area. A traditional, legal view holds that the decisions of the Court settle questions of law and thereby close the door on future litigation, reducing the need for future attention to that issue. Alternatively, an emerging interest group perspective suggests the Court, in deciding cases, provides signals that encourage additional attention to particular issues. I examine these competing perspectives of what happens in the federal courts after Supreme Court decisions. My results indicate that while Supreme Court decisions generally settle areas of law in terms of overall litigation rates, they also introduce new information that leads to increases in the attention of judges and interest groups to those particular issues.     

Setting the Record Straight: Comment on Gurley,Piechowski, Sheehan,and Gray (2014) on the Admissibility of the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) in Court

Gurley et al. (Psychological Injury and Law 7:9–17, 2014) express reservations about the admissibility of testimony based on the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) in court. They question whether there is sufficient evidentiary foundation in the underlying psychometrics and adequate general acceptance among psychologists for R-PAS-based testimony to meet either the Daubert or Frye criteria for admissibility and also raise doubts about how well it meets the criteria for the use of forensic tests proposed by Heilbrun (Law and Human Behavior 16:257–272, 1992). This invited comment addresses their concerns about the admissibility of R-PAS-based testimony and corrects some erroneous statements about the psychometrics of R-PAS and the pertinent empirical literature. Gurley et al. characterize R-PAS as being in competition with the established Comprehensive System (CS; Exner 2003), though we clarify that it is actually an evolutionary development from the CS and designed to be a replacement for it. We also point out how their conclusion that R-PAS-based forensic testimony may be hazardous or premature is based on an insufficient familiarity with the R-PAS scientific and professional literature, a misinterpretation of the Frye and Daubert evidentiary standards, and a mischaracterization of several of Heilbrun’s (Law and Human Behavior 16:257–272, 1992) criteria for the use of tests in forensic testimony.     

The Political Organization of Soviet Society: Principal Emphases in Scholarly Research (A Survey of the Literature of 1973-75)

The decisions of the Party orient all the social sciences, including the legal disciplines, to deeper and more diverse investigation of various spheres of the sociopolitical life of Soviet society and to study of the most recent tendencies and phenomena in the work of various sociopolitical institutions. An important place in this regard is occupied by the treatment of questions pertaining to the political organization of Soviet society. Considerable attention has been paid in our literature and in that of the socialist countries to study of this subject, particularly in recent years. This is shown, in part, by the appearance of a number of specialized books treating various aspects of the political organization of Soviet society and also by a large number of articles. (1)     

Uniform Rules for Contract Disputes: Putting Activity-Related Jurisdiction on the Agenda

Netherlands International Law Review - This article addresses the need for uniform jurisdiction rules in cross-border contractual disputes and attempts to put it back on the diplomatic agenda. It...     

The Experience of the Infant Entering Refuge (Shelter) Setting with Their Mothers After Fleeing Family Violence

Journal of Family Violence - Almost nothing is known about how the infant may experience being in a women’s Refuge (Shelter) setting with their mother after fleeing family violence, despite...     

刑事既判力在我国刑法中的重构

刑事既判力采取相关主义原则 ,既与刑法溯及力的从旧兼从轻原则相一致 ,蕴含了有利于行为人的思想 ,也与刑法所追求的三大价值目标 ,即公正、谦抑、人道并行不悖。是对罪刑法定原则精神在时间效力上的彻底贯彻。而采取分离主义原则 ,不仅不能彻底贯彻有利于行为人的思想 ,而且与刑法的三大价值目标相背离。建议我国刑事立法应采取相关主义原则 ,对我国刑法第 1 2条第 2款作出重构。     

一事不再罚理论的再认识--试从哲学层面上分析

"一事不再罚"在操作过程中遇到了诸多麻烦,表明其深层理论之单薄.从另一层面揭示了一事不再罚的若干理念、规则和运作过程,从哲理和适用实践的结合中对一事不再罚中的"事"、"罚"、"事与罚之关系"、"不"等进行了认真分析,在哲理分析过程中,尽可能结合规则与案例.     

我国刑法应取消非法经营罪

刑法典第225条第(4)项为非法经营罪设置了一种高度抽象的空白罪状,这种极为特殊的空白罪状形式为非法经营罪的扩张留下了巨大的自由空间.事实上,我国刑法中的非法经营罪经营司法解释的扩张以及刑事司法中法官的自由裁量,已成为了一个新的口袋罪.非法经营罪的设立及解释,既有违罪刑法定原则,也与市场经济的价值取向相悖.在我国全面建立市场经济体制的今天,国家刑罚权应尽量减少对经济活动的干预.抽象的非法经营罪应该取消,代之以具体明确的罪名.     

论随机法庭的创建

司法公正是社会公正的保障,司法公正有赖司法独立,法官独立又是司法独立的核心。法官独立可以通过随机法庭的建立可得到现有体制下最大限度的实现。由当事人参与选择的随机法庭具有加强人权保障、节省诉讼成本、排除内外干扰、提高司法诚信度、增强审判权威等多种积极意义。     

社会转型期经济犯罪立法模式的完善

我国目前正处于社会各方面的转型期,新生事物层出不穷,因而需要加强立法的灵活性以适应转型社会经济快速发展的需要。为解决刑法典自身的稳定性与其对社会关系的适应性之间的矛盾,对于经济犯罪立法模式的完善已是刻不容缓。     

国务院设定行政许可实践研究

国务院制定行政法规或者发布决定设定、取消和调整行政许可,是行政许可主要设定主体。国务院设定行政许可权被滥用,设定行政许可程序、内容不规范,设定行政许可具有随意性。国务院将非行政许可审批、核准等措施排除在行政许可之外,规避了《行政许可法》约束。国务院设定行政许可的实践妨碍了《行政许可法》实施,增加了行政审批制度改革的难度。     

Climate Change Litigation,Obsession and Expertise: Reflecting on the Scholarly Response to Massachusetts v. EPA

Climate change litigation is an obsessive preoccupation for many legal scholars. Three different “narratives” can be identified for why scholars find such litigation important to study: litigation is a response to institutional failure, legal reasoning holds authority, and litigation is a forum for the co‐production of facts and social orders. The nature and consequences of these narratives are considered in the context of the first U.S. Supreme Court “climate change” case—Massachusetts v. EPA (2007). This analysis has implications for both how scholars understand their expertise in this area, and how they should foster it.