Implementation of the Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act; thresholds for retailers and for distributors required to submit mail order reports; changes to mail order reporting requirements. Final rule

This regulation implements the new threshold requirements and mail order reporting requirements of the Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act of 2000 (MAPA), which was enacted on October 17, 2000. DEA is amending its regulations to reduce the thresholds for pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine for retail distributors and for distributors required to submit mail order reports. Also, DEA is amending its regulations to require mail order reports for certain export transactions. DEA is codifying exemptions from the mail order reporting requirements for certain distributions to nonregulated persons and certain export transactions. This rule is consistent with the intent of MAPA to prevent the diversion of drug products to the clandestine manufacture of methamphetamine and amphetamine, and simultaneously reduce the industry reporting burden.     

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE TO STUDY FAMILY ISSUES IN THE ARIZONA SUPERIOR COURT

Justice 2002, a strategic agenda for the Arizona court system over the next five years, has the goal to build public trust confidence in the Arizona courts. A focus of Justice 2002 is the protection of children, families, and communities. One of the number of projects that have been initiated is the establishment of The Committee to Study Family Issues in the Superior Court (Committee). On October 22, 1997, Chief Justice Thomas A. Zlaket established the Committee and charged the members to: "[E]xamine the manner in which cases involving family issues, including cases involving minor children, presently are processed and determined in the Superior Court,… leading to improvement in the manner in which these cases are resolved in the court system; and report to the Arizona Judicial Council its findings and recommendations…" This article is a summarization of the Final Report presented to the Arizona Judicial Council (AJC) in December, 1998. The reader will find that the report is rather general. The Committee has functioned under the assumption that an implementation committee would be formed to work out the details, should the AJC choose to adopt the recommendation to establish a Family Court in Arizona.     

中国特色社会主义司法制度的自我完善——案例指导制度的定位、价值与功能

近30年来,在中国特色社会主义法律体系逐步建立和形成过程中,中国特色社会主义司法制度也在不断探索中建立和完善。随着司法改革的不断深入,加强     

以“五抓”为突破口强化人民调解基础作用

自2005年以来，北京市人民调解工作以“巩固基础、拓展领域、创新机制、建立联动、强化效果”为总体工作思路，以“五抓”为突破口，开拓创新、锐意进取、注重实效，使全市人民调解组织进一步规范，人民调解队伍进一步优化，人民调解网络进一步健全，人民调解化解新型矛盾纠纷的能力，     

司法鉴定认证认可调研报告

在司法鉴定行业逐步走上规范化、法制化和科学化发展轨道的背景下,司法鉴定质量和质量管理问题日益突显,司法鉴定机构的认证认可已经列入相关管理机关的工作议程。本文从实现鉴定意见的合法性、可靠性和有效性要求出发,针对司法鉴定活动中存在的突出问题,依据相关法律、法规和规章,从司法鉴定质量管理的角度,探讨在司法鉴定领域开展实验室和检查机构资质认定或实验室和检查机构认可的必要性、紧迫性和可行性,分析了当前存在的问题和困难,提出了推进这项工作应当遵循的基本原则,提出了分阶段、分层次、分类别、分地域实施司法鉴定机构认证认可工作的具体建议。     

THE FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS ON FAMILY LAW AND THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Editor's note on the 5^th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights held in Halifax Nova Scotia, August 23–26, 2009     

人权保护视野下的证人隐名制度

在刑事诉讼程序中授予某些证人隐名,是国际法庭和西方国家普遍的做法。证人隐名是投入资源最少,往往也是最为有效的保护证人安全与隐私利益的举措,是建立证人出庭制度的重要一环。允许证人在作证时不披露身份,可能会影响被追诉人质证权的行使,损害被追诉人接受公正审判的权利。为此,国际社会与各国设立的证人隐名制度,通常都设计了较为详细的证据规则与程序保障机制,以实现被追诉人与证人之间的利益平衡。了解证人隐名制度的运行状况与其中蕴含的价值选择,有助于我国证人出庭制度乃至庭审制度的借鉴与改革。