Do Lawyers Cause Adversarial Legalism? A Preliminary Inquiry

Cross-national case studies have indicated that compared to other economically advanced democracies, American methods of policy implementation and dispute resolution are more adversarial and legalistic, shaped by costly court action or the prospect of it. To what extent are lawyers responsible for creating American-style adversarial legalism? This article argues that while adversarial legalism stems primarily from enduring features of American political culture and governmental structure, the legal profession plays a significant independent role in promoting and perpetuating this mode of governance.     

Americans and their sexual partners

Andrew M. Greeley is a priest, sociologist, novelist, and journalist. His scholarly writings concentrate on religion and ethnicity. His other writings range from critiques of the Catholic church to best-selling novels.     

非物质文化遗产商业开发中的利益分享机制之确立

非物质文化遗产不仅具有宝贵的文化价值,同时还蕴含着丰富的经济价值.随着社会对非物质文化遗产商业开发程度的加剧,商业开发中的利益分享机制亟待建立.非物质文化遗产管理机构的设置、知情同意原则的应用、非物质文化遗产信息平台的建立都和利益分享机制密切相关.实现利益分享的具体方式包括合作开发、合资开发、发源地投资、知识产权共享、金钱补偿等七种具体方式.     

试论印度与东盟关系

2004年11月,在老挝首都万象举行的第三次印度-东盟峰会上,印度总理曼莫汉·辛格与东盟领导人共同签署了<和平、进步与共同繁荣伙伴关系协定>.     

法学研究的经济学维度——基于法律经济学的思考

法律经济学作为经济学帝国主义的重要表现 ,它是用经济学的方法和理论来考察、研究法律和法律制度的形成、结构、过程、效果、效率及未来发展的学科 ;它是法学和经济学科际整合的边缘学科。本文在阐述了法律经济学的发展历程及基本理论思维后 ,提出了法律经济学运动带给我们的几点思考     

浅谈青少年成长过程中人文素质的培养

青少年的素质直接决定国民素质 ,应我国综合国力的迅猛发展对未来社会生力军的要求 ,主要针对当前青少年人文素养的相对缺失 ,以及由此引发社会问题和青少年成长中的困惑 ,提出增进青少年人文素养的一些建议。     

The Social Conditions for Nanomedicine: Disruption, Systems, and Lock-in

Here we consider two ways that nanomedicine might be disruptive. First, low-end disruptions that are intrinsically unpredictable but limited in scope, and second, high end disruptions that involve broader societal issues but can be anticipated, allowing opportunity for ethical reflection.     

农村基层领导班子应具备的基本能力

为适应全面建设小康社会,加快建设社会主义新农村的需要,必须大力加强农村基层党组织领导班子的能力建设,努力提高农村基层党组织领导班子的领导水平和工作水平,当前应重点提高七个方面的能力。