以科学发展观为指导推进法律援助制度建设

法律援助作为为经济困难的公民或者特殊案件的当事人提供免费法律服务的一项法律保障制度，其核心工作是合理设置法律援助组织机构、科学划分法律援助职责权限、有效保障及管理使用法律援助经费等。为此，应以学习实践科学发展观为契机，认真查找目前法律援助机构设置、职责权限分配、经费保障及使用管理等方面存在的主要问题并深入分析其成因，从制度体系建设层面对解决问题的措施和办法进行有益的探索。     

着力保障民生大力推进法律援助制度建设

为贫困者提供法律援助是一项公认的国家责任。我国法律援助制度是保障人权,维护公民合法权益,促进司法公正的一项重要制度。但由于我国法律援助制度起步较晚,在立法、经费保障等方面都存在着严重不足,需要大力推进和完善,进而为构建和谐社会发挥更大的作用。     

China and global development: towards a Global-Asian Era?

The rise of China as an economic and political ‘driver’ of the global economy may presage a new phase of globalization. This paper postulates the emergence of this new phase – a ‘Global-Asian Era’ (GAE) – as a ‘working hypothesis’. It suggests that such an era is likely to be distinct from any of the earlier phases of globalization, and China's global footprint, in terms of its business, economic and political actions and their geopolitical implications, is likely to be markedly different from what has gone before. The paper sketches the reasons for these differences before turning to a discussion of the nature and dynamics of a possible future GAE. Paying particular attention to the developing world, the paper then explores some of the evidence that could be marshalled in support of the hypothesis. It outlines a series of vectors (trade, aid and energy security) along which it is possible to discern some of the ways in which an emergent GAE could be seen as impacting on the developing world. The paper argues that, at least for these vectors, a China-driven GAE is likely to provide dangers as well as opportunities for national development projects.     

新时期扶贫与发展的几点思考

２０世纪末，中国的扶贫工作取得了卓越成效。当进入２１世纪时，中国所剩贫困人口主要集中在西部少数民族地区，仍面临着许多问题，扶贫与脱贫工作还很艰难，各有关部门千万不能松懈，还要积极进行研究，探索新时期解决贫困的新措施、新方法。     

刑事被害人法律援助论纲

现实中刑事被害人在受到侵害后往往因种种原因而使其受损权利得不到恢复,处于孤立无援的境地。应从援助的原则、主体、对象、机构、方式、资金、程序等方面入手科学构建法律制度,充分关注刑事被害人法律援助问题。     

农民上访、法律援助与司法公平

信访是一种低效率的和具有人治性质的救济方式,但农民却对此乐此不疲,其中重要的一个原因是:司法是一种昂贵和复杂的救济机制,由于我国法律援助的供给严重不足和分配不平衡,这使很多贫困农民无法获得公平的司法救济,从而踏上上访之路。在建设新农村与和谐社会的过程中,国家一定要重视法律援助工作。     

China’s Response to the Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa

This article examines the Chinese response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, first surveying Chinese interests in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Many Chinese workers have been evacuated and projects postponed. For the first time, China has extended humanitarian aid to countries facing a public health emergency. China is under pressure to ‘do something’ but faces its own developmental challenges as well as problems of logistics. Chinese knowledge of Africa is still relatively weak and uninformed. Although China’s assistance dwarves that from the other BRICS, the Ebola crisis has revealed problems in Sino-African relations, not least the gap between rhetoric and reality.     

‘Donors are not interested in reality’: the interplay between international donors and local NGOs in Kyrgyzstan's HIV/AIDS sector

This article explores the interplay between international donors and local NGOs in Kyrgyzstan's HIV/AIDS sector. It argues that donors have transposed ready-made policies without sufficient consideration of the local context and that NGOs have responded strategically, adapting their proposals and reports to the expectations of donors. This complex interplay has resulted in unintended consequences that have undermined an effective response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It has given rise to ‘virtual realities’ detached from developments on the ground. The funding system has also led to corruption and misappropriation of funds and the failure of NGOs to become sustainable. Largely bypassing the state in the allocation of funds, international donors have also undermined an already weak state.     

法律援助制度的基本理念分析--民事法律援助与刑事法律援助理论基础之比较

民事法律援助与刑事法律援助有不同的发展脉络.在法律援助发展的最初阶段--慈善事业阶段,一般只是对贫穷的囚犯提供刑事辩护,并不规定民事法律援助.在政治权利阶段,刑事法律援助得到完善,民事法律援助方面的规定较少且不成体系.在法律援助的国家福利阶段,民事法律援助得到系统化发展.无论是刑事法律援助还是民事法律援助,都有着共同的基本理念,那就是保障人权,维护司法公正,保护弱势群体的合法权益.但在共同理念的背后,两者的理论基础也有差异一是基础理念的差异,二是司法利益取向的差异,三是国家责任的差异.所以,不同性质的法律援助应适用不同的制度规则.     

我国跨境职务罪案协查机制的发展与完善

职务犯罪向境外发展是新时期廉政建设遇到的一个棘手问题。内地与港澳之间在控制此类犯罪的司法实践中已建立起个案协查机制,并根据情况变化不断进行自我完善。为适应港澳回归和“入世”的需要,法域间应当进一步扩大合作范围,提高合作档次,加大追逃追赃力度,制订协助法律规范,以健全有利于经济发展和社会稳定的法制环境。