Public Access to the English Coastline: An Analysis of Part 9 of the Marine and Coastal Access Bill

The Marine and Coastal Access Bill includes legislative provisions for improving public rights of access to the English coast. This paper examines the background to the coastal access proposals and analyses the draft legislative framework in the context of ongoing controversies over the creation of public rights of access to private land. It also considers the issue of compensation payments to the owners and occupiers of land affected by the coastal access proposals.     

I Blog Therefore I Am

Twenty-five years since the publication of Intimate Strangers: The Culture of Celebrity, this essay reflects on the extraordinary changes in the nature of celebrity, including its radical democratization by way of the internet. Such changes reflect old dilemmas and pose new challenges as the internet and publishing worlds begin to merge and print culture is left behind.     

法律论证理论述评

法律论证理论要解决的核心问题是：如何使人确信某一法律评价或法律决策是正确的？解决这一问题的进路主要有三条：逻辑分析的进路,修辞学的进路和对话（论辩）的进路。通过从问题意识角度梳理这三条路径迄今为止的发展史,可以说：第一,他们都没能解决法律论证理论的核心问题。第二,其原因是：他们都回避了对这样的问题的解决：一个正确的法律评价或决策的实质标准是什么？如何证立？第三,德性伦理学是可能解决法律论证理论问题的新路径。     

文学史家也是文学批评家——从陈平原对夏志清的批评谈起

陈平原对夏志清文学史写作的批评中强调文学史与文学批评的分界,这一提法反映了美学对于文学史家只是辅助手段的偏见。过分注重演化价值的文学史写法带来一些消极的影响,即强调科学、实证的研究思维,忽略了作品与艺术家个性的关系以及艺术作品里隐含的世界观问题。文学史家在建构宏阔的史学框架时应同时具备对作品的想象性理解,因而优秀的文学史家也是文学批评家。     

略述中国与东南亚文化交流史中的几个重要方面

文化交流史是中国与东南亚关系史中的重要部分。本文对中国与东南亚文化交流史中的几个重要方面进行了论述．以体现中国与东南亚文化交流的丰富性与重要性。