Red Cross and federal government held liable for hemophiliacs' HIV infection

After eight years of litigation, on 21 June 2000 three hemophiliacs infected with HIV finally won a judgment against the Canadian Red Cross Society and the federal government. An Ontario trial court ruled the Red Cross and the government were negligent for having delayed the implementation of heat treatment for blood products, which resulted in the plaintiffs' infections. Since starting their lawsuits in 1992, two of the three plaintiffs died of AIDS before the trial judgment. But the damage awards were criticized by the plaintiffs' lawyer.     

架构政府责任体系的理论探讨

公共行政的民主取向与法治取向协调发展的产物便是构建责任政府,在当今世界,政府承担责任已经成为民主政治体制国家的一个重要标志。责任政府的核心在于如何保障国家权力主体对行政部门及其管理行为的有效的监督和控制。那么作为政府责任体系中重要的三种形式即政治责任、行政法律责任及道德责任如何定义,其之间关系如何呢?     

论行政领导的职位责任与社会责任

行政领导的职位责任可细分为三个层面:政治责任、法律责任、工作责任,但作为个体的行政领导担负的职位责任并非是作为群体的政府所担负的义务责任的简单个体化。任何一个行政领导其行政角色都会被打上深刻的社会烙印,其行政活动也都直接同社会的其他过程紧密结合,因此行政领导所拥有的双重角色定位与其社会责任同样不容忽视。本文阐述了行政领导的职位责任、社会责任以及二者之间的关系,并进一步探讨了二者之间的理论基础与实践环节。