NEGLECTED INFANTS IN FAMILY COURT

This paper applies the science of early childhood development to the question of neglect in infancy to offer best practice guidance to family law and child protection professionals charged with acting in their best interest. The paper discusses the challenges of presenting cases of infant neglect, particularly emotional neglect, to the court. Current science on the implications of neglect for brain development, and long term mental health are discussed. Recommendations for assessment, intervention and questions that should be addressed in court deliberations are outlined.     

关于未成年子女抚养费纠纷案件的调研

离婚后,父母对子女仍有抚养和教育的权利和义务,为子女创造一个良好的生存环境。一方抚养子女的,另一方应负担必要的生活费和教育费的一部分或全部,这是父母的法定义务。根据调研情况看,造成目前抚养费纠纷不断产生的原因是多方面的,最直接的原因就是当事人的职业和收入状况,深层次的原因既有道德责任的缺失和法律方面的缺陷,又有思维观念和认识上的误区,还有很大一部分纠纷是由于夫妻离婚后矛盾积聚并恶化产生的。保障未成年子女的抚养费按时足额地支付,是保障未成年子女生存条件的重要问题,法院应对审理好抚养费纠纷案件采取一些应对措施,以保护未成年人合法权益为宗旨,明确和细化工作内容。     

DO PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROMOTE HEALTHY POSTDIVORCE PARENTING? CRITICAL DISTINCTIONS AND A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE

Most parent education programs are designed to improve child well-being following divorce by changing some aspect of parenting. However, there has been relatively little discussion of what aspects of parenting are most critical and the effectiveness of programs to change different aspects of parenting. This paper addresses these issues by: 1. Distinguishing three aspects of post-divorce parenting that have been targeted in parent education programs; 2. Reviewing evidence of the relations between each aspect of parenting and the well-being of children and; 3. Critically reviewing evidence that parent education programs have been successful in changing each aspect of post-divorce parenting.     

从国美内战看家族企业的转型与发展

国美控制权之争反映了中国家族企业转型上市后遭遇到的普遍问题。它涉及到职业经理人的聘用和家族企业创始人的保护等公司治理结构的诸多方面。另外,双方能在既定的规则下博弈也反映了社会与法治的进步,从此意义上说,制度的完善和规则的遵守构成了家族企业成功转型的保障。     

论家庭教育对青少年犯罪的影响

当前青少年犯罪已成为一个突出的社会问题,犯罪率居高不下。家庭是青少年生活的基本环境,它在青少年身心健康、品德形成等方面起着重要作用。大量事实表明,不良的家庭环境和不当的家庭教育方法是青少年犯罪的重要原因。因此,有效预防和控制青少年犯罪,必须提高家长素质,关注青少年心理健康,营造和谐家庭环境,注重家庭教育方法,抓住家庭教育这一关键环节。     

欧美家族企业传承对闽商的借鉴与启示分析

在我国经济转型、海西经济建设深入开展时期,闽商家族企业顺利传承具有重要意义。在积极参考、吸收与借鉴欧美家族企业传承的成功经验与特点,闽商家族企业在思想观念上要与时俱进、做好传承计划、重视继承候选人的培养、完善家族企业管理模式、加强家族文化的培育与建设、成立家族委员会或理事会负责传承工作的推进等,努力推进家族企业顺利过渡。     

Ideological dimensions of the “Balkan Family Pattern” in the first half of the 20th century

This article deals with family ideology and family ritual processes in the Central part of the Balkans, in the mountainous part of the Bulgarian–Serbian border areas, during the second half of the nineteenth and the early twentieth century. Celebration rituals, dedicated to the patron saints of family-kin households (Serbian slava and Bulgarian sluzhba), have been described as an “ideology of patriarchalism” in ethnological and historical literature, based on the cult of predecessors. Ethnographical research in this region has shown the prominent social functions of the ritual cycle that built cohesion in the family-kin community, rather than archaism. Based on historical and ethnological data, and on ethnographic fieldwork in Western Bulgaria and Eastern Serbia, this contribution shows how the Orthodox cycle of celebrations and rituals was practiced in a family-kin environment during the first half of the twentieth century. The analysis focuses on how family rituals built family ideology, which kept its integrative functions even during the decades of socialism.     

Academic perspectives on teaching international family law in higher education institutions in England and Wales

ABSTRACT

The increasing prevalence of family law disputes in England and Wales with an international element is well documented in the development of domestic legislation, case law and family practice. However, despite changes to the legal landscape and the academic recognition of international family law as a legal subject, it is still often disregarded within the undergraduate family law curriculum or as a standalone module. This article explores the development of international family law in England and Wales and presents the findings of a national questionnaire into whether international family law is taught as part of the undergraduate curriculum. The article also explores what barriers exist to including international family law topics. To conclude, the author offers some general advice about incorporating these topics into the curriculum to ensure that students are equipped to deal with the realities of family practice in England and Wales.     

A Test of Self‐Control Theory Across Different Socioeconomic Strata

The current investigation examined the relationships between family processes, self‐control, and adolescent deviance in a sample of N = 3,764 Swiss male and female youth pursuing an apprenticeship (lower SES) or attending a Gymnasium/teacher’s college (higher SES). Participants completed a questionnaire that included measures of family processes, self‐control, and deviant behaviors. Results indicated that self‐control predicted adolescent deviance in both groups, and that direct and indirect effects existed in the relationships between family processes, self‐control, and deviance. Findings provided evidence of comparatively few differences in the observed associations by SES, though the magnitude of the positive effect by low self‐control on deviance was more modest in male apprentices as compared to non‐apprentices. Findings are discussed in terms of the implications for Self‐Control Theory.     

论中国传统家族司法主体的权力——以国家法律对家族长权力的确认为视角

中国传统家族司法是当今法律文化研究的重点,其司法主体如何在司法过程中实施司法权和国家如何看待这一权力的应用,引发了对传统家族长权力现代变迁的深刻思考。我们在理解国家法律与基层司法相结合治理社会这一法律文化的基础上,研究中国传统家族司法主体的权力,能够得出现代家族长的权力与民族现代化发展互容互补的结论。