充分发挥劳教职能作用为建设社会主义新农村服务

党的十六届五中全会明确提出了建设社会主义新农村的重大历史任务。党中央、国务院印发了《中共中央国务院关于推进社会主义新农村建设的若干意见》,出台了一系列加强“三农”工作、推进社会主义新农村建设的具体政策措施。2月14日,胡锦涛总书记在省部级主要领导干部建设社会主     

经济发达地区推进法律援助工作的思考——江、浙、沪法律援助工作调查报告

近期,司法部法律援助中心组成调研组赴浙江、上海、江苏三省(市)就农民工法律援助工作、法律援助向乡镇基层延伸的做法和实际工作情况、法律援助机构规范化建设情况等展开专题调研活动。在对有关情况深入调研的基础上作出经济发达地区进一步推进法律援助工作的思考。一、基本情     

司法部关于贯彻落实《建立健全教育、制度、监督并重的惩治和预防腐败体系实施纲要》的实施意见

中央关于《建立健全教育、制度、监督并重的惩治和预防腐败体系实施纲要》(以下简称《实施纲要》)是当前和今后一个时期深入开展党风廉政建设和反腐败工作的指导性文件。它的颁布实施,是加强党的执政能力建设、巩固党的执政地位和构建社会主义和谐社会的必然要求,是党中央对新形势下反腐倡廉工作作出的重大战略决策,是进一步加大从源头上预防腐败工作力度的根本举措。贯彻落实《实施纲要》是一项重要的政治任务,是司法行政系统开展反腐倡廉工作的主题和灵魂。按照中央要求和中央纪委部署,结合司法行政工作实际,现就贯彻落实《实施纲要》提出…     

全面贯彻落实十七大精神 推动劳教工作前进发展

党的第十七届全国代表大会是在我国改革发展关键阶段召开的一次十分重要的会议。十七大报告是指引全国各族人民夺取全面建设小康社会新胜利、开创中国特色社会主义新局面的行动纲领,我们一定要认真学习、深刻领会、全面贯彻落实十七大精神,抓住机遇,应对挑战,推进劳教工作的改革创新,为夺取全面建设小康社会新胜利而努力奋斗。一、十六大以来劳教工作取得了显著成绩,为新时期劳教工作改革发展奠定了坚实基础五年来,劳教工作始终围绕国家发展、稳定的大局,认真贯彻党的十六大精神,坚持“教育、感化、挽救”的工作方针,解放思想,与时俱进,深化…     

《律师事务所从事证券法律业务管理办法》解读

为了加强对律师事务所从事证券法律业务活动的监督管理,规范律师在证券发行、上市和交易等活动中的执业行为,中国证监会和司法部于今年3月9日联合发布了《律师事务所从事证券法律业务管理办法》(以下简称《管理办法》),(中国证监会司法部令第41号)自今年5月1日起施行。该管理办     

CHILD RELOCATION: AN INTRACTABLE INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAW PROBLEM

This article examines the current state of the law on child relocation across the major common law‐based jurisdictions, with particular emphasis on the contrasting approaches to the problem in Australia and the United Kingdom. It then goes on to suggest changes aimed at achieving more principled and predictable outcomes.     

Police legitimacy and support for vigilante violence in Pakistan

Bottoms and Tankebe recently analysed the multidimensional nature of police legitimacy and made an argument for its relevance to social order. Using survey data from three communities of varying socioeconomic conditions in Pakistan, this paper examines the links between the multiple dimensions of the Bottoms-Tankebe model of police legitimacy and support for vigilante violence. The findings show overall high levels of support for vigilantism. Regression analysis shows that experiences of police illegality consistently predict support for vigilantism across the three communities. Perceived quality of police decision-making predicts support for vigilantism in some conditions but not others. Contrary to expectations, quality of interpersonal treatment by police and police effectiveness do not explain support for vigilantism. We also found no evidence to show that feelings of obligation to obey the police mediate the influence of police legitimacy on vigilante support. The implications of these findings are discussed in this paper.     

Detection of Gunshot Residue on Dark‐Colored Clothing Prior to Chemical Analysis

Detection of gunshot residue (GSR) is an arduous task for investigators. It is often accomplished with chemical tests, which can reveal elements and ions indicating the presence of GSR, but are likely to cause physical alteration to the pattern. In this study, the Spex Forensics Mini‐CrimeScope MCS 400, along with 16 accompanying wavelength filters, was applied to various GSR patterns and target types. Three dark shirt materials, four ammunition calibers, and eight ammunition manufacturers, along with the primer residue of the different manufacturer ammunitions were tested. Results indicate the alternate light source wavelength of 445 nm to be the optimal setting. In addition, target material plays a large role in the preservation of GSR patterns as particles burn. Furthermore, it can be extrapolated that residue, observed from a full round and firing distance of six inches, is mostly composed of unburnt gunpowder residue, not primer residue.     

Viewing Things Differently: The Dimensions of Public Perceptions of Police Legitimacy

Legitimacy (or “the right to exercise power”) is now an established concept in criminological analysis, especially in relation to policing. Substantial empirical evidence shows the importance of legitimacy in securing law‐abiding behavior and cooperation from citizens. Yet adequate theorization has lagged behind empirical evidence, and there has been a conflation of legitimacy with the cognate concepts of “trust” and of “obligation to obey the law.” By drawing on the work of Beetham (1991) and others (e.g., Bottoms and Tankebe, 2012 ), this study tests the hypothesis that the contents of the multiple dimensions of police legitimacy comprise procedural fairness, distributive fairness, lawfulness, and effectiveness. The study also investigates the relative influence of legitimacy and feelings of obligation on citizens’ willingness to cooperate with the police. Using data from London, the results substantiate the hypothesized dimensions of police legitimacy. In addition, legitimacy was found to exhibit both a direct influence on cooperation that is independent of obligation and an indirect influence that flows through people's felt obligations to obey the police. Implications for future research are discussed.     

The death penalty and the right to life

On the first anniversary of the killing of Osama Bin Laden, some reflection on the phenomenon of state-sponsored execution in an enlightened, civilised world seems appropriate. While this subject has an obvious international character, it also possesses some intriguing Irish and Northern Irish dimensions. In a wide ranging treatise, I examine how the rule of law has dealt with the death penalty at both the national and international levels, highlighting in particular the important influence of national constitutional laws in this sphere. I examine also the influence of the universally acknowledged right to life and the requirement of due process.