权力，为什么必然制约？

人的本性有邪恶的一面;权力具有扩展性、嬗变性等特点;传统社会主义体制的最大弊端是权力的缺位;而当今我国市场经济体制建设中权钱交易猖獗,贪污腐化蔓延的关键,依然是权力过于集中,权力没有得到有效的制药。不论从哪个方面看,权力都不可放任,而必须受到有效的监控与制约。     

Autonomy,paternalism, and institutional interest: why some conflicts can't be waived

This paper asks the question of why, in some cases, a client is precluded from demanding of their lawyer that they act for them and their adversary simultaneously. We accept that in numerous instances a lawyer can act for clients whose interests may diverge (or in some cases do in fact diverge) providing informed consent has been obtained. This paper enquires as to why the line between waivable and non-waivable conflicts is drawn where it is, and examines the theoretical underpinning of the waiver rule and its boundaries. It does so by first looking at the client autonomy argument for allowing waivers. It then turns to explore the paternalistic justifications for rendering a consensual waiver of a conflict inoperative. Finally it looks at those cases where a waiver is not permitted that are left unexplained by paternalism. It argues that paternalism, properly understood, is a legitimate justification for most refusals to accept a waiver of conflict. However, a residual body of cases remain unexplained by paternalism. Those cases are best explained by the propensity of the law and the legal profession to protect its institutional values and interest.     

Not so great expectations: why we should accept and respect hopelessness and futility

Medicine and health care attempt to prevent and cure disease, restore lost function, and relieve suffering. These are positive aspirations in the face of disvalued states of being. Part of the approach to countering illness can be to encourage or therapeutically increase such states as optimism, emotional wellbeing, peace and meaning, and to try to decrease mental and existential distress and despair, feelings of vulnerability, feelings of loss and loss of meaning. The column briefly examines examples from three fields--cancer, psychotherapy and end-of-life--and the relationships between therapeutic and social pressures for optimism and hope, on the one hand, and wellbeing, health and freedom, on the other. It suggests that in each field there are risks that arise from premature and/or excessive accentuation of the positive, and neglect of the presence and importance of what is conventionally regarded as the negative.     

创意不应受到版权保护

"创意应该受到版权保护"的命题不能成立.创意/表达两分法原则即版权只保护创意的表达而不保护创意本身,作为版权法的基本原则和各国法律的现实规定,勿庸置疑.用版权保护创意产业中的某些要素并不等于创意本身应受版权保护.不同种类的知识产权可以从不同的角度对创意产业中的不同要素进行保护.对创意可以采用合同和商业秘密等方式进行保护.     

非法获取的刑事鉴定结论应当排除

我国非法证据排除规则对非法获取的刑事鉴定结论是否应当排除没有明确规定。从鉴定结论的性质、国际社会的通行做法以及人权保障等三个方面来看,非法获取的刑事鉴定结论应当排除,但应适当限制排除的范围。     

我国宪法应明确规定沉默权

沉默权首先应是一项宪法权利,这可从沉默权的渊源、沉默权的国际化保护、沉默权与言论自由的关系以及宪法与程序法的关系等几个方面得到论证.我国宪法应明确规定沉默权,这是人权保障的要求,也是宪政实施的需要.文章并设计了一套我国沉默权宪法保护的规则.     

"派遣劳动"应当缓行

一、"派遣劳动"的字义与实质 "派遣劳动"在我国又称为"劳务派遣",是指"派遣机构(劳务公司)与派遣劳工(劳动者)建立劳动关系,而后将劳动者派遣到要派机构(实际用工单位),在实际用工单位的指挥监督下从事劳动."①但这个从所谓市场经济发达国家泊来的词语却在其出生地找不到与其对应的"dispatched employment"词汇.     

务实考虑加入《鹿特丹规则》

《鹿特丹规则》全名《联合国全程或部分海上国际货物运输合同公约》,2008年12月通过,2009年9月23日开放签署及之后的批准、接受、核准程序,目前已有24个国家签署。西班牙于2011年1月19日批准该公约。借由实务经验解释条文,发现有些文章对公约的理解似是而非,这些言论阻挠了许多政府的签署及批准。试就现有条文作实务面之解读,矫正过虑的误解并促请早日加入该公约。