对当今监狱功能的逆向思考

监狱的正面功能主要有：惩罚、矫治、教育、儆戒、稳定。当我们在细数监狱的这些正面功能时，不妨可以进行一次逆向思考。事实是，社会发展到今天，监狱的这些正面的功能正在被弱化甚至被蚕食，因而必须引起决策层的高度关注。     

新《刑事诉讼法》中技术专家出庭质证制度研究

新《刑事诉讼法》把技术专家出庭质证制度纳入了刑事诉讼程序之中。但是此制度在实际操作过程中有一些重点问题需要思考并解决。这些问题需要结合我国设立技术专家出庭质证制度的理论渊源,通过明晰其概念、特点以及必要性加以厘清。     

刑侦机制改革中的探长制浅析

为了提高市场经济条件下的刑侦工作总体水平 ,各地纷纷进行了刑侦机制改革 ,其中一个重要尝试就是实行探长制。实行探长制是进一步深化刑侦机制改革的必然要求。探长制的具体操作包括探组组建、分工情况及工作制度、措施等方面。作为改革的探索 ,探长制存在不足 ,需加以完善     

共同过失犯罪的刑事责任

共同犯罪之所以比单独犯罪具有更大的社会危害性，在于它是基于共同犯罪故意结成的犯罪活动的整体；而过失犯罪的特点决定了共同过失犯罪不可能具有共同犯罪所要求的那种整体性。共同过失犯罪根据个人过失犯罪的情况分别定罪量刑，不以共同犯罪论处。     

论和平与发展是当代世界主题

和平与发展作为当代世界的主题,是对当代世界新变化、新特点的高度概括,有着坚实的科学依据,符合当今社会演进的逻辑,因而具有重要的现实意义.     

读秀网视角下的马克思主义中国化基本问题研究述评

马克思主义中国化研究是新世纪以来学术界研究的热点问题,围绕马克思主义中国化研究的成果层出不穷。文章以读秀网书名中含"马克思主义中国化"的著作为研究对象,对国内外马克思主义中国化研究的基本问题进行梳理,以期推动该问题的深入研究。     

Partisanship,Ministers, and Biotechnology Policy

Research in public policy and political economy has provided many insights in the evolution of public resistance against genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the last two decades. But how does the partisan composition of a government, its programmatic orientation and the allocation of cabinet offices affect policy making in this specific area? We argue that the regulation of GMOs is determined by the ideological orientation of governments and the presence of parties with a specific ideological background in the cabinet. In addition, we hypothesize that the parties' control over relevant cabinet posts matter for GMO regulation. We test our hypotheses by using an innovative dataset that contains information on biotechnology regulation outputs of European governments in the time period from 1996 until 2013, the partisan composition and policy‐area specific positions of governments, and the party affiliation of key cabinet actors. The results show that the presence of a Christian democratic party in a cabinet increases the chances of a ban on biotech crops, in particular if it controls the Ministry of the Environment.     

On claims of culture and duties of recognition in democratic states

One important way in which individuals and groups express their ideas and principles, and present their proposals and demands, is in the language of identity or difference. They argue that what they value and what they deserve are related to their distinctive identities. Working within the framework of a political theory of recognition, I argue in this article that particular cultural communities may have reasonable expectations that their distinctive identities receive public recognition, and that others may therefore have good reasons to give those identities such recognition. To be specific, I contend that there are distinct and complementary ways in which the state and its citizens should respond to identity-related demands for public recognition. Using terms introduced by Axel Honneth, I argue that the state should give ‘public attention’ to some cultural communities, and that citizens should show one another ‘well-meaning attention’. I conclude that both these forms of attention can be justified by reference to a new, fourth principle of recognition, so long as this is understood as a principle of political inclusion rather than one of cultural recognition.     

新南非与津巴布韦的民族问题及民族政策的比较

内容提要南非和津巴布韦两国的民族问题和民族政策既有相同点,也存在较大差异。两国除历史条件等相同外,其民族问题与民族政策的不同点主要表现在以下方面:由于外部势力的干预程度不同导致政策制定过程不同;内部势力的分化与整合差异表明政策制定的国内政治环境差异;两国对白人种族主义政权遗产处理方式不同;族际分野与政治分化的敏感性使两国面临的政局和政策导致的政治后果差异。概言之,民族问题处理得当与否对政治稳定起着极重要的作用。虽然民族问题的重要性在下降,但激进的民族政策可能带来意想不到的后果,津巴布韦的教训为其他国家提出了警示。     

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF REFERRAL ISSUES AND “ULTIMATE ISSUE” RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PARENTS IN CHILD PROTECTION CASES*

Mental health professionals frequently respond to requests for clinical information on parents in child protection cases; however, little data exist on the issues precipitating requests or on the controversial practice of offering “ultimate issue” recommendations in forensic clinical reports. We investigated 243 requests for clinical information on parents and 204 clinician reports submitted for use in child abuse and neglect proceedings in a large, urban juvenile court system. We coded 56 objective and qualitative characteristics regarding referral questions, pending legal issues, and four levels of recommendations. We found that the most common referral questions related to service planning, parenting ability, and/or parents' mental health functioning, and the most common pending legal issues were selection or change of a permanency goal and visitation arrangements. Levels of recommendations varied with type of legal decision, in that clinicians always offered direct recommendations for narrow, statute‐based issues (e.g., termination of rights, adoption) and less so for other issues. Community‐based evaluators were more likely to offer direct recommendations than court‐based clinicians. Based on the findings, we offer practice recommendations and directions for further research in forensic parenting assessment.