Polygraphs: Erosion of the privacy right

The polygraph is a machine which invades previously private regions in the human being. Its operation is often viewed simplistically and lacking in danger. Such naivete is the subject of this comment. The paper considers the mechanics of polygraph operation, and its theoretical basis; the legal admissibility of the polygraph in a variety of settings, and lastly the impact the polygraph has upon our private lives.Clearly, the polygraph intrudes on the private regions of each individual, and this frightening fact is cause enough to consider the human, social and constitutional implications of its use. The project considers the reliability factor of the polygraph and its questionable use in personnel and business settings; its use in disciplinary procedures and labor arbitration, as well as reviews its place in judicial process and criminal review.Most critically the paper attempts to arrive at a constitutional basis for restrictions on its use in the private sector. Ingenious arguments have been made by opponents of the polygraph, and this paper reviews the substance and content of these constitutional arguments.     

诚信政府的缺失与构建

信用不足是当前社会活动中十分严重的问题。信用问题已经影响到我国社会的各个层面,再发展下去可能成为我国法治和市场经济秩序运行的顽疾。我们不仅只关注个人信用、企业信用的缺失,而且更应重视拥有垄断权力的政府及其官员的信用问题。政府信用的降低乃至丧失,将成为整个社会信用滑坡的根本因素。本文从社会学和制度学角度出发,分析政府自身缺失信用的成因,并就加强和完善建立政府信用提出几点浅见。     

GPS tracking and the right of privacy

Government authorities and law enforcement agencies start using the satellite-based GPS tracking technology more often for various purposes. Due to its unique technical features, GPS tracking poses a much greater threat to the right of privacy compared with traditional electronic tracking techniques, such as the Beeper. Comparisons are extensively analyzed and a number of the US cases are quoted for illustrations. In the end, several key principles are proposed to facilitate the supervision of investigation behaviors in China.     

隐私权新论——试论罪犯的隐私权

隐私权作为一项个人的权利,越来越受到人们的重视,但作为特殊群体的罪犯是否也享有隐私权呢?刑满释放人员对其曾经的犯罪事实是否也享有隐私权呢?本文将就该问题予以论述。