Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil: the unsightly Milosevic case

To ignore evil is to cause it to cease to exist, thought the ancients, and so, perhaps, think those who accuse former leaders of now dismembered countries, no longer in existence, of war crimes, and who would prevent those they accuse of raising the aggression which was committed against their country. Can the evil of aggression be willed out of existence if it goes unmentioned, and if international ad hoc bodies do not consider it a crime within their jurisdiction? And if the defendant is gagged, if judgments permit him to be removed from the courtroom altogether, will we be free from having to see and hear the evil he persistently identifies, and for which he points out there will be no justice? The Milosevic trial has been underreported to the point where “speaking evil” – that is, expressing criticism of the persistent procedural irregularities that have plagued the proceedings, and indeed the outright erosion of fair trial rights (heralded as “progress” in some quarters) – has become a demanding exercise. It is one we attempt here.     

Coping with ultimate evil through the criminal law

Editor in Chief,Criminal Law Forum: An International Journal; Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, New Jersey, United States; B.A., Victoria University of Wellington 1964; LL.B., Victoria University of Wellington 1964; LL.M., Victoria University of Wellington 1967; LL.M., Columbia University 1968; J.S.D., Columbia University 1972.     

传统过失刑事责任观念在当代社会中的弊病-新的趋势与展望

一传统过失犯罪刑事责任观念早期的、现代的解释 当我们在欧洲范围内探讨过失犯罪刑事责任的传统观念时，自然会意识到欧洲各种法律制度关于过失刑事责任基本观念之间的差异。西班牙法律规定了普遍过失犯罪行为，即康迪格(Codigo)刑法第565条规定如下：…….     

Part one: Turnitin and the perils of entering the evil house of cheat at cheathouse.com

Abstract

Plagiarism is one of the most serious offences in the academic world. It has occurred as long as there have been teachers and students, but the recent growth of the Internet has made the problem much worse. Recent studies indicate that approximately 30% of all students may be plagiarising on every written assignment they complete. The “information technology revolution” is almost always presented as having cataclysmic consequences for education. In post‐secondary circles, perhaps the most commonly apprehended cataclysm is “Internet plagiarism”. Academics at all British universities and colleges can now test students’ work for cheating using the anti‐plagiarism program Turnitin. The program, run by the Joint Information Systems Committee and thought to be the first national system of its kind, offers free advice and a plagiarism detection service to all further education institutions in the UK. This article will try to: first, define exactly what plagiarism is; second, give examples and reports on samples of the new plagiarism detection software; and finally suggest strategies that lecturers can use before turning to the new software.     

无权处分效力论

无权处分是指已成立但未生效的合同,善意相对人可以单方解除合同。权利人追认或者无处分权的人取得处分权使得无权处分合同有效,善意取得制度强制矫正无权处分合同效力使得无权处分合同有效。     

Just say no to the war on drugs

B.A., State University of New York, Old Westbury, 1981; J.D., Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, 1989.     

从“不签字不手术”看“告知后同意法则”——对医患关系的再思考

"告知后同意法则"对现代医患关系之改善有根本性的影响,其旨在希望借助法律的医师说明义务,来加强医患间的沟通以增进患者对医师之信赖,尊重和维护患者的自主权,进而使医患关系趋向和谐。在实践中,我们既要注重法则自身的刚性,同时又必须依特殊的情形——危及生命安全适用其柔性,以避免患者掉入空虚的自主权。     

“The root of all evil”? An exploratory study of money and delinquent involvement

Modern criminological theory makes contradictory predictions about the possible effects of money on misbehavior. Strain theory suggests that the possession of monetary resources facilitates goal achievement and therefore reduces the likelihood of offending. In contrast, an anomie perspective would view possession of money as a prelude to greater drug use and delinquency. In this study we examine the effect of adolescents' resources—namely, money earned from work and received from parental allowance—on delinquent involvement and drug use. The results tend to be consistent with anomie theory, showing that money and its pursuit are associated positively with misbehavior. The implications for criminological theory are discussed.     

不作为共犯问题研究

关于不作为犯与共犯的关系,可以分为两类情况:一类是以不作为方式实施的共犯情况,包括不作为的共同正犯、不作为的教唆、不作为的帮助;另一类是对不作为犯的共犯,主要包括对不作为犯的教唆犯和对不作为犯的帮助犯,即教唆不作为和帮助不作为.关于不作为的共同正犯,应采全面肯定说;不存在不作为方式的教唆,但存在不作为方式的帮助;关于不作为共同正犯与帮助犯的区别,在法益保护的场合,不作为者原则上是正犯,但在据不作为无法实现构成要件的场合,不作为者仅论以帮助犯;在监督危险源的场合,不作为者构成帮助犯.对不作为犯的教唆犯和帮助犯都可以成立,而且帮助他人不作为既包括有形帮助,也包括无形帮助.     

西班牙华商的生前死后

2011年4月10日下午，笔者接到一个通知，请媒体前往了解情况。一名叫谢晓明（化名）的中国侨民在自己经营的饭店里自缢身亡，谢晓明经营的中餐馆取名叫“汉”，餐馆坐落在巴塞罗那的卫星城市埃斯普盖斯的市中心，离巴塞罗那半个小时的路程。