最后的关口 死刑复核收权8年间

2015年,是我国死刑复核权收回的第8个年头。8年前的1月1日,最高人民法院收回了下放20余年的死刑复核权。在"慎用死刑,少杀慎杀"成为社会共识的背景下,死刑复核权回归这8年里,死刑复核工作是否一帆风顺?"枪口之下",有多少人成为留住生命的幸运儿?死刑复核程序被称为"生命权的最后一道防线"。在这道防线面前,作为掌握生死大权的死刑复核法官和作为死神之门"守门员"的死刑复核律师是怎么想的,又是怎么做的?     

红与黑：南非总统祖马

2014年4月22日,南非本届政府的任期行将结束,5月7日,将举行第五次全国大选以产生新的国民议会议员,并由此选举出新一届总统;这也就是说,雅各布·祖马的第一届总统任期即将届满,彼时,谋求连任的他能否如愿蹦尝,将看选民的意愿。     

盘点“死刑贪官”的十个最后时刻

俗话说：“不见棺材不落泪。”古语云：“鸟之将死，其鸣也哀；人之将死，其言也善。”大凡贪官们一旦落马，尤其是被判死刑，便惨惨戚戚，叫苦不迭，哀鸣不止，往往出语“雷人”，惊世骇俗，让人忍俊不禁。     

论死刑的正确适用

死刑是刑罚体系中最为严厉的一种刑罚,具有不可挽回性。本文从对死刑的历史渊源谈起,对死刑的限制适用展开理论分析,探讨了死刑的价值、作用及其局限性,对我国现行死刑政策进行简要评析并提出了几点意见。     

关于死刑存废问题的思考

我国目前对死刑政策的完整内容,是在保留死刑的基础上慎用死刑。尽管我国立法与司法实践中曾一度背离上述死刑政策,但是我国刑法理论和实务界却始终认为,＂少杀、慎杀＂依然是我国现行的死刑政策。     

关于死刑存废问题的思考

死刑是剥夺犯罪分子生命的一种刑罚方法。由于死刑具有严厉性和残酷性，一旦实施将无法逆转，因此有关死刑存废的争议已久，引起人们广泛的关于死刑合理性争议。合理正确看待死刑的存废问题，以此为鉴，并对我国的死刑制度进行合理改革。     

关于死刑制度存废之争的思考

在我国死刑制度的存废问题上,赞成者和反对者各执一端,互不妥协。本文通过分析对立双方的观点和理由,认为我国目前尚不具备废除死刑的条件,因此应结合我国国情从限制死刑开始,逐步走向完全废除死刑。     

从俄罗斯死刑废止看我国死刑制度的发展方向

＂死刑作为理念是应当废除的,然而抽象地论述死刑是保留还是废除,是没有多大的意义＂,死刑的存废有待实践的论证。本文指出对整个俄罗斯死刑废止的原因、历程进行分析,能够引起我们的反思,启发我们对我国死刑制度发展方向的新思考。     

我国死刑政策的思考

从我国的历史来看,死刑这一刑罚是自古就存在的,直至今天它仍然适用于我国。但是随着世界的不断发展变化,死刑有无存在的需要已经逐渐成为人们所关注的问题了。本文主要对我国现行的死刑政策进行分析.     

清末咨议局结构性描述——以浙江省咨议局和湖北省咨议局为实例

清末推行宪政的一个核心就是召开议会。清廷为了延缓推行宪政的步伐,在各省设立了咨议局,咨议局并不具有议会的性质,它仅仅只是一个咨询机关。但是它对督抚也有一定的限制作用,而且在咨议局运作过程中确实产生了很大的影响。对于咨议局的组织结构虽然各省都有一些不同的规定,但是大体是一致的。本文主要以浙江省和湖北省的咨议局为实例,对其进行客观描述和统计。     

自杀:西方孤独老人的无奈选择

每个自杀老人的原因不尽相同,巴黎昂布里奥斯医院的老年科穆里亚斯医生认为,这些老人身体日渐衰弱,处于孤独与沮丧中,现代医疗对精神抑郁症难以根治。法国:老人因孤独而自杀世界预防自杀协会(AIPS)拉响了警报,根据该协会统计数据表明,在法国,老年人自杀逐渐成了自杀群体中人数最多的"族群"。法国平均自杀率为17.1/10万,法国《十字报》报道,2009年法国自杀人数为10499人,65岁以上的老年自杀者年均3000人左右,占自杀总人数的1/3。在78岁至84岁年龄段的老人自杀者中,其比例为32/10万;84岁至94岁年龄段的老人自杀比例上升到42/10     

The Last Year of Soviet Inertia

This article addresses the radical changes in Russian foreign policy that took place in 2014. By the end of 2013, Moscow had exhausted the potential for progressively raising its international status by evolutionary means. As 2014 approached, Russia started to define its own habitat. The trigger was a clash between comprehensive and mutually exclusive integration projects.     

The Supreme Court and Police Practices: The Last Two Terms

The 2003–2004 term of the Supreme Court was noteworthy because it decided a relatively large number of cases dealing with police practices, many of which were of special significance. The next two terms (2004–2005 and 2005–2006 terms) were not quite as noteworthy, but still the Court decided eight police practices cases, dealing with such important issues as the detention of the residents of a home while executing a search warrant, the use of canine sniffs during a traffic stop, the validity of anticipatory search warrants, and the validity of third party consent to search when another person with authority to consent is present and objects to the search. These two terms do not provide enough cases to permit a confident prediction about the approach that the two new members of the Court, Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito, are likely to take in police practices cases. However, their positions in the cases discussed in this article suggest that both will take positions in support of the police in these cases.     

Last Words, Last Meals, and Last Stands: Agency and Individuality in the Modern Execution Process

Despite the historical transformation of executions in the United States into cloistered, bureaucratic affairs, two past practices have persisted in modern executions: the opportunities for the condemned to request a special last meal and to make a speech to those assembled to witness the execution. The retention of these practices and the communication of their contents by the state and the media to the public reinforce a conception of those executed as autonomous actors, endowed with agency and individuality. Through these practices, the state and the media reflect and strengthen the oxymoronic construction of offenders in contemporary discourses as self-made monsters who are intrinsically different by choice. Presenting offenders in this way may ultimately maintain the emotional satisfaction needed to sustain the death penalty. Arguments are supported by published last meal requests and final statements in the state of Texas.     

近20年来汉语语法的新变

改革开放以来汉语语法较为显现的变化表现在 :词性的游移和转变 ,“副 名”现象的广泛 ,新兴 AABB式的流行以及动宾结构的新变化等方面。这些现象应从发展的观点来认识与评论     

SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS The Last Insult of a Sexist Society

An older, divorcing couple rarely has assets worth more than their Social Security rights. After a house and pension/retirement plans, Social Security is their largest "asset." Yet, it is rarely considered by lawyers, mediators, or the parties themselves. A key point, often missed, is that the working spouse receives twice as much Social Security as the nonworking spouse. For many retiring women, getting half as much Social Security as their ex-husbands is just one more insult from a sexist society. Although a nonworking husband will get the same half, the problem is largely one affecting older women, who earned less on average while they worked and who usually took time off to be with the children while the children were growing up. This article looks at Social Security regulations that make this so and how to avoid this unjust result.