十字路口：村庄民主何去何从？

当前,税费改革在大幅减轻农民负担的同时,“村—民”关系面临双重困境,即村委会供给公共物品的能力下降、对社会的行政控制能力下降。在已经变化了的社会条件与社会环境的情况下,村庄民主何去何从,是值得我们深思与探索的重大问题。     

跨文化交际中“颜”之源及语用失误

引言颜色词,即语言中用来描述事物颜色特征的词类。“颜色词属于‘文化限定词’,具有强大的民族文化特征,每个民族都有自己的颜色观。不同的民族文化中,同一种颜色表达不同的文化心理,引起不同的联想,具有不同的文化内涵。”①由于各民族在地理位置、历史背景、宗教信仰、气候条件等方面的巨大差异,同一颜色词在不同文化的读者中的联想和感觉自然不一样,从而形成了对颜色词有其独特的嗜好。这些差异给跨文化交际的人们带来诸多的不便,也容易使他们产生语用失误。为了减少交际失误,笔者认为研究和探索不同民族的不同颜色习惯很有必要。本文拟…     

The extent of aspartic acid racemization in dentin: a possible method for a more accurate determination of age at death?

In the current study the objective was to find to what extent a reliable determination of age at death is made possible by establishing the degree of aspartic acid racemization in the dentin of teeth. The results of the investigation of 46 teeth are in agreement with the values found by other authors. The method presented makes a reproducible and accurate estimation of age possible. We intend to elaborate and improve this promising method for determination of age at death. The relevant points are presented here.     

Consent and its meaning to the sexual victimization of women

Two conditions must be met in order for a person to be rightly considered the victim of a crime. First, there must be the victim of some form of harm. Second, the harm in question was the direct result of an act in which the harmed individual did not knowingly consent to take part. What are the dynamics of consent and how important should consent be in defining and placing criminal responsibility in crimes where women are sexually victimized? Finally, how does the conceptualization of victimization change when viewed from liberal and radical feminist perspectives?     

A DECADE OF DIVORCE MEDIATION RESEARCH

A decade of divorce mediation research has focused on outcomes such as settlement rates, cost efficiency, client satisfaction, effect on levels of conflict and cooperation, psychological adjustment, and compliance. Despite methodological problems limiting generalizations, most studies report mildly favorable to very positive findings. Research on the mediation process and mediator behaviors has received very limited attention, and should be the focus of the next decade of research to elevate the mediation field to a more sophisticated, effective level of practice.     

以“法”治法学院——介绍美国律师协会《法学院合格标准章程》

<正> 美国的法律教育在世界上颇负盛名。令人奇怪的是,美国没有教育部来领导法学院,而是由美国律师协会来担当此任。这组织是怎样领导法学院呢?简言之,以"法"治法学院。美国律师协会制定了一个《法学院合格标准章程》,就是用这个章程来管理法学院。