Implicit Consitutional Change-Changing the Meaning of the Constitution Without Changing the Text of the Document

Constitutional change is often thought of as explicit constitutional change, i.e., as change that implies a modified wording of the constitutional document. In this paper, the possibilities of implicit constitutional change, i.e., change that is not accompanied by formally changing the constitution, are analyzed. The separation of powers a la Montesquieu is taken as a starting point and it will be argued that constitutional change can be brought about by all government branches, i.e., by the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary. If this argument is accepted it follows that the judiciary-even when endowed with the competence of judicial review-is not the ultimate arbiter in supervising constitutional change. It is the main hypothesis of this paper that the judiciary in bringing about implicit constitutional change is subject to a number of constraints among which the original document plays a rather marginal role. Instead, it is claimed that the current preferences of the other government organs as well as those of the population are more relevant in ascertaining the meaning of the constitution at a given point in time.     

法治原则在中国宪法文本中的嬗变

法治原则作为世界多数国家宪法所普遍贯穿的一项基本原则,在我国历部宪法文本中经历了由法制到法治的发展演变。现行宪法对法治原则的规定表现为直接和间接两种方式。而法治原则在宪法文本中的价值可区分为宪法文本内和宪法文本外两个层面：在宪法文本内,法治原则是协调统一宪法规则的标尺和确立宪法权威的依据;在宪法文本外,法治原则要求规范和控制国家公权力的运行,保障人权与公民权的实现。     

行政信赖保护之立法思考

人们对信赖保护的认识已经提到了一定的高度 ,将信赖保护规定在行政程序法之中已基本上形成共识。但信赖保护究竟是作为具体法律规则的立法还是作法律原则的立法 ,甚至能否作为行政程序法的立法目的之一 ?信赖保护仅仅是实体性保护 ,还是包括程序性保护 ?在构成要件上 ,是否需要与公共利益相权衡 ?在保护请求权上是否需要设定时效 ?等等 ,这些问题需要在立法上引起足够重视并得到妥善解决 ,以让信赖保护能够收到良好的效果。     

“无意入镜者”个人信息权益的保护——以公共场所的个人信息权益为视角

随着科技的发展,公民更加频繁地用镜头记录其日常生活。在公共场所,拍摄者有可能也将他人摄入镜头之中,构成了"无意入镜者"的情形。我国《民法典》与《个人信息保护法》并未将"无意入镜者"在公共场所中的个人信息权益与非公共场所的个人信息权益进行区分对待,无论个人信息是否属于私密,都可以得到保护。在"无意入镜者"个人信息权益与拍摄者权益平衡的问题上,应对我国《民法典》与《个人信息保护法》确立的关于个人信息保护的告知同意规则进一步做出解释。公共场所本身的属性,意味着"无意入镜者"存在自行公开个人信息的可能。对于被认定为自行公开的个人信息,拍摄者无需再取得"无意入镜者"的同意。除此之外,在公共场所中,履行告知同意义务既应当像服务提供商或者公权力机构采集民事主体个人信息一样严苛,同时可以适用默示同意的推定行为的空间而无需取得"无意入镜者"的明示同意。     

The propriety of establishing the fact of neonatality based on the examination of the child's corpse

It is shown based on the historical and legal analysis that the designation of the child's status as a newborn infant throughout the period of its neonatal life till violent death "at or immediately after births" is the exclusive prerogative of the law-enforcement authorities. An original approach has been developed and recommended for the introduction into the expert practice. According to this proposal facts and arguments in the "Expert conclusions" should be formulated so as to avoid mentioning the child as newborn and to indicate only the duration of its extrauterine life. Such an approach leaves it to the law-enforcement authorities to decide in each concrete case whether the child should be designated as a newborn infant or not.     

工作场所外待命时间劳动法属性认定的困境突破:劳动基准法和劳动合同法的共同应对

雇员按雇主指示在工作场所外待命能否被认定为工作时间及应否获得工资等权益保护,是劳动法上的典型难题。这一问题可分别从劳动基准法和劳动合同法两个视角认识和解决:雇员在工作场所外待命,乃是受雇主拘束管理的劳动给付行为,应计为劳基法上的工作时间,使其享有最高工时限制、最低工资保障、劳动保护和工伤权益保障及必要休息时间等对价权益;而待命工资支付问题,本质上属于劳动力市场上的交易行为,应允许劳雇双方依劳动合同法“自愿、合法、公平”原则协商解决。     

《〈民事诉讼法〉修改决定》评析——兼论我国《民事诉讼法》的修改

《民事诉讼法》修改是众望所归的事,但以《〈民事诉讼法〉修改决定》的形式通过却有点出乎大家的意料。《〈民事诉讼法〉修改决定》有其创新之处,但其暴露的不足也是显而易见的。应当尽快启动对《民事诉讼法》的全面修改程序,将其打造成一部既有前瞻性又有特色的能很好服务于民事诉讼的法律。     

On the legality of cannabis; the responsibility of the expert witness.

The controversy concerning the taxonomic status of the genus Cannabis has now advanced to a stage where the forensic scientist has limitations to his testimony in identification of "marihuana" plant material in jurisdictions where the law defines "marihuana" as Cannabis sativa L. Whether the genus Cannabis is monotypic or polytypic is as yet uncertain, but recent taxonomic reviews weigh heavily toward the existence of three or more species within the genus. The taxonomists or forensic scientists cannot, therefore, positively state for fact that C. sativa is the only species existing within the genus Cannabis. The popular concept of "marihuana" is actually based on the chemical characteristics of the plant Cannabis, rather than on the taxonomic classification. This is evident in its inclusion as a drug or hallucinogenic substance under Federal and local statutes. It is therefore proposed that "marihuana" be redefined legally to include all members belonging to the genus, in jurisdictions where legal definition warrants such an act, or that these jurisdictions follow the format set forth by Federal rulings.     

论公安学报在新世纪的发展思路

公安院校学报在新世纪面临新的机遇和挑战，只有抓住机遇、完善自我、迎接挑战，才是其生存与发展的必然选择。欲使其自秀于期刊之林，就必须明确学术定位，树立精品意识，发扬创新精神，提高编辑素养，重视信息传播。     

行政诉讼受案范围与原告资格关系之辨

在我国,行政法学理论与实务对行政诉讼受案范围与原告资格关系的认识存在混淆。就受案范围来说,从行为作出结果出发判断是否“实际影响权利义务”,从而界定行为属性的做法,既是循环论证,也是受案范围容易与原告资格混淆的根本原因。正确的逻辑应当是从构成要件出发判断行为属性,“实际影响权利义务”是一个行为属于行政行为之后的当然结果。就原告资格来说,相对人受到行政行为法律效果侵害,遵从行为不法的逻辑,受案范围满足即意味着原告资格的满足。其他利害关系人受到行政行为事实效果侵害,遵从结果不法的逻辑,原告资格判断需要另行从损害结果出发归责行为违法性。受案范围与原告资格纠缠形成的牵连性阶段体系表明,应当探索在终局行为前阶段构建定分止争制度。     

Examining the Aesthetic Dimensions of the Constitutional Treaty

Abstract:  One of the most important issues surrounding the new Constitutional Treaty is the extent to which it will be able to generate a greater popular identification with the European integration project. This article explores this issue in more depth by looking at the role of popular identification in securing polity legitimacy in general. An argument is then developed that although popular identification and polity legitimacy are often separated, from a practical point of view, it is preferable to think of polity legitimacy in such a way as to incorporate questions of identity and affectivity. The article then outlines a way in which such a theory can be constructed, termed an 'aesthetic' theory of political legitimacy. Such a theory is then applied to understand both the EU as a distinctive type of post-state polity and the role that the constitutional tradition might play in securing its legitimacy.     

关于非法医疗机构内执业医师是否构成非法行医罪主体的探讨

依最高人民法院《关于审理非法行医刑事案件具体应用法律若干问题的解释》规定,个人未取得《医疗机构执业许可证》开办医疗机构的行为应认定为《刑法》第三百三十六条第一款规定的“未取得医生执业资格的人非法行医”,即在个体行医的场合下,医师必须取得《医疗机构执业许可证》,方能开展诊疗活动,否则便属于非法行医。然而,非个体行医的情形下,医师在无执业许可证的医疗机构行医,是否属于非法行医？对此,法律并无相关规定,本文对此类案件所涉医师是否属于刑法规定的“未取得医生执业资格的人”进行探讨。     

论不安抗辩权

不安抗辩权是双务有偿合同中先履行义务一方当事人所享有的一项自我补救权利，它在许多大陆法国家的民法或债务法中均有体现。我国新《合同法》首次以法律的形式确定了不安抗辩权制度及其适用条件，使它与同时履行抗辩权和先履行抗辩权一同构成合同履行抗辨权，完善了我国的合同履行制度。本文针对我国《合同法》中不安抗辩权的规定，对不安抗辩权的特征、适用条件和行使效果问题进行了一些初步的研讨。     

Experimental statistical studies on the evaluation of the value of evidence in the comparison of human hair

In this paper a statistical experiment is presented which allows to estimate the evidential value of human head hair comparison. The procedure described in detail was essentially the same as in case-work. Questioned hairs were taken randomly from 20 different persons out of a pool of 111 individuals. From each of the 20 persons one, three an five hairs respectively were compared consectively with samples from 100 different individuals. The results were classified as follows: a) "matching" and b) "similar" - if the hair(s) may originate form that person; c) "not matching" - if an individual is excluded as possible source. In our experiment about 95% of the samples (persons) were excluded as possible source of a questioned hair on the average. This is a mean value which may vary considerably in a distinct case. The experiment, its results and problems are discussed.     

无罪推定原则的确立与口供制度的完善

无罪推定是被追诉者的一项基本权利,也是被追诉者各项诉讼权利的基础。在刑事诉讼中将无罪推定确立为指导刑事诉讼活动的基本准则,就是无罪推定原则。我国应当在刑事诉讼中彻底确立无罪推定原则。无罪推定及其引申的主要内容应当分为三个层次:证明责任、被追诉者的权利和对被追诉者的权利的保障。由于无罪推定假定被追诉者无罪,对控诉的举证责任应由控方承担,被追诉者不承担无罪的举证责任,所以,被追诉者就没有理由配合控方提供自己犯罪的证据,包括口供。我国刑事诉讼法关于"犯罪嫌疑人对侦查人员的提问,应当如实回答"的规定,违背了无罪推定关于被追诉者不应当承担举证或证明责任的基本精神,使得被追诉者负有帮助侦控方履行举证和证明的义务。这一规定实质上表明我国刑诉法要求被追诉者承担举证或证明责任。因此,从无罪推定的这一层面上说"应当如实回答"是不合理的,应当予以取消。     

An economic analysis of the use of citations in the law

This paper examines the use of citations analysis as an empiricaltool for understanding aspects of the legal system and for improvingthe performance of the system. Emphasis is laid on the use ofsuch analysis as a means to evaluate courts and judges (andtherefore as a judicial-management tool), to test hypothesesabout judicial behavior, and to evaluate and improve legal scholarship.It is argued that economic models, particularly of reputationand of human capital, can frame and guide the use of citationsanalysis in law.     

Use of the MMPI-2 in the treatment of offenders

The MMPI-2 is among the most frequently relied upon inventories for personality assessment. The test is utilized across a variety of nonforensic settings (e.g., psychiatric inpatient and outpatient) as an aid in formulating treatment plans, assessing treatment progress, and measuring treatment outcome. The MMPI-2 can also be utilized in forensic settings in a manner similar to its use in other settings, such as identifying treatment goals and evaluating treatment efficacy. Various MMPI-2 scales can identify an individual's treatment needs, reveal potential obstacles to treatment, and serve as a measure of treatment efficacy. Such information can be very helpful to the clinician in formulating or modifying a course of treatment for offenders. This article provides an overview of the use of the MMPI-2 in treatment planning and describes the relation between scores on the validity, clinical, and various supplementary scales and treatment-related issues.     

对侵犯知识产权犯罪案件中“违法所得”的确认

＂违法所得＂是知识产权刑法及司法解释中的常见词语,但理论、实践界对＂违法所得＂的理解不尽相同,有的将其与＂销售金额＂联系起来,有的认为是扣除一定成本的利润;就是利润本身也存在不同的解释,如销售利润、净利润等。法律上的不确定给侦查办案增添了难度,因此,在法律层面必须明确＂违法所得＂的真正内涵,在不同案件中的具体核算方法。公安机关办理相关案件,取得＂违法所得＂证据的过程中,要重点注意现场处置;有价值会计资料信息提取;针对性的讯问及从交易双方获取＂违法所得＂记录等等。     

司法公正要素分析

司法公正是法的公平与正义的一般概念在司法活动中的体现 ,表现为一整套被社会伦理所普遍认同的司法制度和被司法活动参与者个别认同的司法程序。它所体现的交往合理性的制度构架和程序安排使司法活动过程和司法活动结果获得正当性和权威性 ,并因此发挥社会纠纷解决机制的功能。因此 ,司法公正是权威、伦理、制度和程序诸要素综合作用的结果 ,其实现需要在伦理认同的基础上构建制度和程序 ,并使司法获得其权威性。