商土中国及其法治建设

法律以社会为基础 ,法治建设深受特定社会性质的制约 ,有什么样的社会就有什么样的法治建设。因此 ,进行法治建设应当首先具体分析和科学认识其所依存的社会的性质。当代中国的法治建设亦然。本文通过对当前转型时期中国社会的性质进行论证界定 ,提出商土中国的概念。以此概念为中心 ,作者对中国法治建设的社会基础及可资利用的资源进行了深入的讨论     

Agrarian conditions in Luzon prior to martial law

Abstract

One hot day in May 1970, I sat with several villagers on a dusty road in the village (barrio) of San Ricardo in Central Luzon. The peasants had been describing how arduous life was and how difficult it was to do anything politically to improve the situation. Then one peasant who was a member of the MASAKA, a local peasant union, said “You know, we in the MASAKA wouldn't be totally surprised if martial law were declared in order to wipe out groups like ours who are seeking justice for people.” This was a prophetic statment indeed—said over two years before martial law in fact was declared. In order to understand better the statement and those who believed it, one must understand some major aspects of rural conditions in Luzon since World War II.