Heaven's Talent Scout: Prime Ministerial Power,Ecclesiastical Patronage and the Governance of Britain

In the last decade the role of the Prime Minister in the process for making senior Church appointments has changed significantly. The man who replaces Dr Rowan Williams—and it will be a man—will be appointed through a procedure in which the Prime Minister is expected to enjoy no choice but to simply confirm the Church of England's preferred candidate. The aim of this article is to draw upon fresh empirical research in order to explore why and how the politics and governance of ecclesiastical patronage has been recalibrated in this way. More importantly this article seeks to embed the study of ecclesiastical patronage within a much broader appreciation of how other forms of ministerial patronage have also become tightly constrained. This, in itself, forges a connection between the role of politicians in senior Church appointments, on the one hand, and a much richer and broader seam of research and writing that poses distinct questions about the nature of modern governance, the benefits of depoliticisation, the accountability of appointment commissions, the capacity of politicians and the future of democracy.     

经济法之“国家干预”的理性分析

经济法作为国家干预市场经济的法律规范,对其理性的思考有利于探讨国家干预市场模式。分析经济法之"国家干预"理性主义的本质及其法律内涵,在对经济法形式理性和实质理性价值分析的基础上,探讨经济法之"国家干预"行为的形式理性和实质理性应辩证地统一于社会本位原则。     

Learning under the cross: legal challenges to ‘cultural–religious symbolism’ in public schools

This article examines the nature and scope of the legal challenges mounted against religious symbolism in European public schools. It discusses religion in education and the relationship between Church and State in European societies. The European Court is defining what counts as a religious symbol through a secular lens and while the court upholds the right to hold a religious belief it qualifies this right to manifest belief in public. This article argues that the courts should be more accommodating in their approach towards the public manifestation of religious beliefs and traditions.     

Transnationalisation, Orientalism and Crime

The paper begins with the question: how applicable are European and North American criminological theories to the situation in Asia? It takes a transnational and comparative perspective in relating contemporary and historical trends in crime, crime definition and crime control in a variety of Asian countries that comprise the so-called Confucian sphere. It provides a criminological critique of the ‘Asian values debate’ and, through an analysis of trends in crime, crime definition and crime control in China and Japan, of organised crime across the region, as well as selected examples of state-organised crime, seeks to provide a perspective on the developing criminological discourses of ‘the Orient’. The paper argues that, although cultural aspects are important and interesting in understanding the crime situation in the region, ultimately it is changes in politics and governance, economy and society that are most efficacious in explaining current criminological trends and developments.     

社会转型中高校与学生的行政关系

我国经济体制与社会管理体制影响了高校与学生关系的性质及表现。计划经济体制下,国家实行高度集中的行政化社会管理体制,高校与学生的关系是在国家行政权作用下的行政关系。市场经济体制下,社会组织主体地位得到确立,高校与学生的关系是建立在行政分权基础上的行政关系,其特征及外在表现应符合现代行政的要求。高校与学生的行政关系应是大陆法系国家的特别权力关系理论最终发展方向。     

Staatseingriffe im Markt fuer Versicherung gegen Naturkatastrophen

Wir fassen kurz die wichtigsten Ergebnisse unserer Länderstudien im Gebäudeversicherungsmarkt zusammen. Wir versuchen aus unseren Beobachtungen Schlüsse zu ziehen, wie die Versicherung gegen Naturkatastrophen institutionell organisiert werden sollte. Wir kommen zum Ergebnis, dass aus Gründen der Effizienz (niedrigere Verwaltungs‐ und Vertriebskosten) und um Probleme der Risikoselektion zu vermeiden, öffentlichen Monopolen auf diesem Markt eine wichtige Rolle zukommen sollte. Ein weiterer gewichtiger Vorteil der Monopollösung ist die Tatsache, dass diese Institutionen starke Anreize haben, sich für eine effiziente Prävention einzusetzen.     

合法刑事拘留是否赔偿——浅析修订后的《国家赔偿法》第十七条

修改后的《国家赔偿法》已经出台,此次修法力度较大,其中新法第17条关于刑事拘留赔偿的问题引起极大关注。与旧法相关规定相比,新法第17条有进步之处,但也存在不足。     

论非法获取国家秘密罪

为完善国家秘密保护法律制度，现行《刑法》规定了非法获取国家秘密罪。司法实践中，需严格把握本罪的构成要件，并以此为基础，准确区分罪与非罪、此罪与彼罪，进而合理施以刑罚。     

市场、激励机制及公司治理结构

本文从委托代理制的天然风险出发 ,将公司治理结构置于市场中来认识 ,提出由完善市场来解决公司治理结构面临的委托代理风险问题。并用此观点分析了对我国国有企业治理结构进行规范的必要性以及进一步地改革意见。     

公共管理视角下的国有资产管理体制改革

当前,我国国有资产管理体制存在的问题在于:国有资产管理仍过多地介入私人产品的生产和提供,国有资产管理考核的绩效指标背离公共利益,产权界定模糊容易引发地区利益冲突。国有资产管理体制改革需要分离政府的“运动员”与“裁判员”角色,对营利性资产和非营利性资产实行分类管理制度,强化非营利性国有资产管理的制度建设。