完善人大对司法机关的监督关系

司法领域可以被看作是一个权力域,其中各种规范的和非规范的、制度内的和制度外的力量都可能介入到这个领域。而人大对司法的监督意味着它必须作为规范的、制度内的力量来发挥作用,并且由于它的监督将能够极大的增强各种规范的和制度内的力量,使它们能够始终主导司法过程,从而实现司法公正。为此,人大在发挥监督作用的同时还应着力避免自己成为影响这个领域的非规范的、制度外的因素。为此,本文论证了人大监督权与司法权关系的理论限度,讨论了强化人大影响司法过程的各种监督制度和方式的有效性与规范性问题。     

后危机时代越南金融改革的路径选择

越南的金融改革在银行规模和效率、证券市场和保险市场的广度方面取得了较大的成效。但是越南的金融改革仍然未摆脱金融抑制,其原因是越南没有建立以产权制度、法律制度为核心的良好的制度体系。鉴于此,金融危机之后,越南应继续在渐进的改革路径下加强产权保护,加快立法进程和提高法律的执行效力,提高政府效率,以此推动金融改革。     

英美法系的历史转型

20世纪以来,英美法系处于剧魁的历史转型之中,为了配合从守夜人国家向福利国家转型而导致的国家统治方式发生的变化,现代社会对于司法效率的更高追求等国内社会环境的变化,英美法系的法律渊源、诉讼程序、法律分类等方面的基本特征发生了重大修正,表现出向大陆法系靠近的趋势。与此同时,法律全球化和区域化也促成了英美法系与大陆法系相互融合的历史新趋势。     

Indigenous institutions and local government in the Torres Strait

The relationships between local governments and Indigenous institutions in Australia are unstudied, despite both being oriented to the local level. Related research focuses on the performance of Indigenous local governments, Indigenous forms of governance and its relation to local government, relations between local governments and Indigenous communities, and the intercultural dynamics of Indigenous and Western governance frameworks in local governments. This article presents the findings of a study that examines relations between local governments and Indigenous institutions in the Torres Strait, a relationship that is framed by s. 9(3) of the Local Government Act 2009 (Qld) (LGA) that allows local governments to ‘take account of Aboriginal tradition and Island custom’. A framework adapted from health-related studies, consisting of three alternative policy approaches—mainstreaming, indigenisation, and hybridisation—is used in this study to characterise relationships between local governments and Indigenous institutions. Kinship and country, two important Indigenous institutions, are marginalised in Queensland's mainstream system of local government, which in turn creates obstacles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from participating and engaging in local government processes.

Points for practitioners

• Government that does not recognise the institutions which are fundamental to how Indigenous people govern will marginalise them from power.
• Indigenous institutions are legitimate actors whose voice must be considered within mainstreaming discussions.
• Representation within indigenous institutions influences local government relations.