透视司法公正与效率——从分析民事诉讼中指定庭审结束时间入手

随着公民权利意识、法治意识的不断提高,以及人民法院在定纷止争中的重要性日益增强,公民通过诉讼讨要权利、找回正义的诉求呈现不断上升的趋势,人民法院审理民事案件的数量空前增加,司法公正尤其是程序正义再次面临前所未有的挑战,厘清司法公正与效率的关系,找出真正影响公正与效率的因素,并提出有效的对策在当前特殊的时代背景下显得极为重要。     

从共青团发展看执政党青年组织的职能变迁

本文通过总结回顾新中国成立以来在党的领导下共青团职能建设的发展轨迹,深刻分析不同阶段共青团职能建设的历史经验,研究共青团职能建设的规律和要求,探索推动共青团职能建设的思路和举措.     

Scenario study of biometric systems at borders

This paper examines and compares the existing privacy instruments of VIS and US-VISIT systems in addressing the specific legal issues and challenging the privacy-invasive behaviour in the world of biometrics. A biometric scenario is presented to give a vision of a future society in 5 years from now when biometric technology is more widely used. The objective here is to open up the scope of considering the potential legal risks of the use of biometrics, based upon the present passport and visa application plans in the EU and USA.     

The Privatization of Security: Lessons from Iraq

Images of private forces in Iraq—killed and mutilated in Fallujah, implicated in prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, and shooting up civilian vehicles—have provided a dramatic illustration of the role private security companies (pscs) now play in U.S. military operations. Though the United States’ use of contractors on the battlefield is not entirely new, the increased number of contractors deployed and the use of private security forces to perform an escalating number of tasks has created a new environment that poses important trade-offs for U.S. policy and military effectiveness and for U.S. relations with other states. This article outlines the history of U.S. contractors on the battlefield, compares that with the use of private security in Iraq, discusses the benefits and risks associated with their use, and proposes some trade-offs that decision-makers in the United States should consider while contemplating their use in the future.     

洗钱犯罪若干问题探析

洗钱犯罪主要指为掩饰、隐瞒因毒品犯罪、黑社会性质的组织犯罪、恐怖活动犯罪和走私犯罪的非法所得及其收益性质和来源,利用各种手段使非法收入转换成来源合法的资金和财产的行为。这种犯罪具有多重违法性、跨区域性、形式多样性、专业性等特点,主要通过金融机构、地下钱庄、私营公司、空壳公司、进出口贸易、网络等方式进行,给社会造成了巨大危害,必须予以高度重视井进行严厉打击。     

浅论合同解释的概念和对象

本文探讨了不同学说对合同解释概念的理解和认识,提出合同解释是法官在尊重当事人合意的前提下,对合同文本、合同行为进行解释,力图使欠缺或者矛盾的合同清晰、完整。进而指出合同解释的对象的不同种类。