Akteneinsicht im Gnadenverfahren

Gem § 513 S 2 StPO ist dem Verurteilten auf Verlangen Einsicht in die Ergebnisse der Erhebungen zu gew?hren. Wurden keine Erhebungen zum Gnadengesuch durchgeführt, kann keine Akteneinsicht gew?hrt werden. Hinsichtlich weitergehender Aktenteile (wie etwa beh?rdeninterner überlegungen zur Entscheidungsfindung) kommt dem Verurteilten keine Einsicht zu.     

Hungary in April

He is author of The Religious Factorand Power and Privilege: A Theory of Social Stratification,and coauthor, with Jean Lenski, of Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology.     

Institutional Linkages and Policy Networks in the Federal System of West Germany

West German federalism can be understood as a system of interlocking,but distinct and autonomous, "policy networks." Sectoral policynetworks are integrated into overarching networks. The traditionalpluri-centrism of state and societal institutions is contrastedwith an integrated (but not centralized) economic policy networkoriented toward national homogeneity. With the decline of Keynesianmacroeconomic policy, however, regional policy networks arebeing upgraded. At the same time, the political party systemand the politicization of administrative agencies have led tothe development of an overarching network in which bargainingand accommodation have precedence over hierarchical centralization.     

Consociational Democracy and Corporatism in Switzerland

The Swiss concept of Konkordanzdemokratie (consociational democracy)is examined in this article. The author traces the developmentof this practice from its earliest origins to its current manifestation,focusing especially on the role that religion and linguisticdifferences have played. The influence of the emerging "politicalmarket" is also examined as is the disappearance of traditionalpolitical cleavages. The article concludes with the author'sspeculation on the future relationship between Swiss "consociationaldemocracy" and the European Community.     

Distribution patterns and functional relationships of the encephalopathy (author's transl)

"Wernicke's encephalopathy", as one of the sequelae of chronic alcoholism, is discussed with regard to its effects on driving ability. The neurological symptoms are presented with reference to 33 cases and the possible personality defects with thalamic lesions and abortive types of disease are emphasized.     

On the efficiency of vote buying when voters have common interests

We examine the conditions under which vote buying may promote efficiency in an environment where voters have identical preferences with respect to the behavior of their elected representatives (who are subject to both moral hazard and adverse selection). Our results suggest that permission of vote buying may prove beneficial in the market for corporate control and in some types of local political elections.