Theoretical foundation for a debtor friendly bankruptcy law in favour of creditors

Although many works support creditor friendly bankruptcy laws, an evolution towards debtor friendly systems is at work. This paper proposes a theoretical ground to meet this paradox. It reconsiders the economic role of bankruptcy law by stressing on the courts’ production of information. It reveals that the transmission of a lenient signal by judges makes it possible to reduce the hazard that bad risks seek to avoid going on trial. Thus, it shows that debtor friendly bankruptcy laws are not systematically opposed to creditors’ interests. They reduce the risk of the economy and contribute to the improvement of the global efficiency.      

Alcohol Consumption and Females’ Recognition in Response to Date Rape Risk: The Role of Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies

This study examined the pharmacological and psychological effects of alcohol on women’s recognition of and response to dating sexual aggression. Female participants completed measures of prior sexual victimization experiences, sex related alcohol expectancies, general alcohol expectancies, and drinking habits. Using a 2 (alcohol) × 2 (expectancy) balanced placebo research design, women were exposed to an audiotape date rape vignette and asked to press a button when the man’s sexual advances had gone to far. Upon pressing the button, the tape was stopped and participants were instructed to imagine themselves in the same situation and generate a response describing what they would say and/or do at that point. Results indicated that although alcohol and expectancy were not related to risk perception, individuals who consumed alcohol displayed significantly less resistant role play refusals. A significant interaction between expectancy set and pre-existing sex-related alcohol expectancies was observed indicating participants believing alcohol affects sexual behavior generated less resistant refusal responses when they expected to receive alcohol. Moreover, for those who expected to receive alcohol, stronger pre-existing sex-related alcohol expectancies predicted less resistant refusal responses over above the effects of blood alcohol level and general alcohol expectancies. The implications of these findings are discussed.     

Co-Occurrence of Interparental Violence and Child Physical Abuse and It’s Effect on the Adolescents’ Behavior

This study analyzed the impact of the co-occurrence of parental and interparental violence on the behavior of adolescents. Results reveal that the co-occurrence of interparental violence and child physical abuse has a significantly greater negative impact on behavior than does exposure to interparental violence only. Moreover, participants, who are both abused and exposed to interparental violence, exhibit internalized and externalized symptoms falling within the clinical range more frequently. Exposure exclusively to interparental violence also has definite impact; for example, teens who are only exposed to interparental violence exhibit internalized and externalized symptoms more frequently than do those who have been neither subject to physical abuse from a parent nor exposed to interparental violence. Implications of the findings are discussed.     

对当代图书馆信息咨询服务及保障的几点思考

随着信息时代的飞速发展,"虚拟图书馆"以及"没有围墙的图书馆"伴随着网络打破了实体图书馆的存在方式与管理模式,电子图书馆即数字图书馆的应运而生,对新形式下图书馆信息咨询服务工作提出了更高的要求。如何更有效地提高检索速度,获取所需要的高质量信息,对图书馆的现代信息咨询服务工作显得尤其重要。本文在对当代图书馆信息咨询服务工作内容分析的基础上,针对当代图书馆信息咨询服务工作的重要性、战略地位及保障提出了相关建议。     

一个与中国体育结缘的家族——香港奥委会会长霍震霆专访

提到北京奥运会著名体育场馆——水立方，就不能不提到与水立方有着不可分割关系的家族——霍氏家族。这个对水有着别样感情的家族，见证了新中国体育发展的历程。     

范忠信迷津：从中国社会秩序构成原理角度看——解读范忠信教授“厦门讲演”

范忠信教授在厦门大学所作的<中国司法传统与当代中国司法潜规则>的讲演,考察了中国司法传统的七大面相,并系统、全面、深刻、大胆地反思中国古代司法传统与当代中国司法现状之间的内在关系.这种分析向我们呈现出中国司法的"七大面相"其实是一个深不可测的"迷津".要走出"范忠信迷津",必须摆脱以西范中、以中附西、以西化中这样长时期宰制中国学人的思维框架,认真考察中国社会秩序构成的基本原理,应将"三统说"即道统、学统和政统放到中国社会秩序原理的基础上来思考并推进之.     

我国古代司法官民事证据适用规则研究

司法实践中,司法官必须遵循一定的证据规则才能相对客观、公正的审理案件.民事证据适用规则在中国古代是既显又隐的.大致适用“交易有争,止凭契约”民事证据基本规则,“出簿籍相质证”规则,“众辞相质证”规则.如无“实在凭据”则“作罢”论,其间经过了讯问、质证、验明、判断、审结等司法过程.