Using Rule 11 Sanctions to Punish Accusers Who Make False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse in Custody and Divorce Cases

False claims of child sexual abuse negatively affect the accused parent and the child. Such false claims can be used to sway custody determinations and cause frivolous applications to the court. This Note proposes that courts impose sanctions, comparable to those set forth in Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, on litigants who make false claims of child sexual abuse.     

Virtue,Interest, and Works in American Foreign Policy

Three questions shape American foreign policy: Is it right? Is it in the national interest? And does it work? “Right” is defined by the American ethos, sometimes called the civil religion. Self-interest and pragmatism characterize the other two elements. The interplay among these factors may be found most clearly in presidential rhetoric. After examining Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, and Ronald Reagan, the article finds that while effective presidents have invoked a religiously based virtue, U.S. foreign policy itself tended to avoid religious issues. In contrast, President George W. Bush has relied on the American civil religion to combat Islamism. But his rhetoric “stretches too far” on democratic virtue at the expense of national interest and pragmatism. The article concludes that the U.S. civil religion, although based on theological ideas, does not travel well.     

妥协:一种有效的利益整合机制——基于阶层利益矛盾、冲突的思考

经济体制改革和政治体制改革必然带来阶层分化,随着不同阶层及其成员在收入分配上的差距的扩大,阶层间的利益矛盾和冲突随之产生。阶层间的矛盾、冲突源于利益差异,“妥协”则是一种有效的协调和化解阶层利益矛盾和冲突的整合机制。深入探讨阶层间的利益妥协,对于进一步推进改革与和谐社会建设具有重要的理论和实践意义。     

试论弱势群体的成因与职工权益保障

“弱势群体”是我国经济体制变革过程中阶段性的产物,造成职工群体中部分体力劳动者弱势的原因,主要是劳动力市场供大于求和经济体制转换过程中由于职工权益保障机制的不完善所造成的落差。强化工会维护职能,完善法制建设,保障职工的各项合法权益,是保护“弱势群体”的关键。     

美国企业治理结构变革及启示

股权至上是美国传统企业治理结构的最显著特征。20世纪中后期以来,美国企业治理结构创新的基本趋势是双加强型模式对股权至上模式的替代。理解现代企业的双重依赖性则是理解这一创新趋势的关键所在。借鉴双加强型模式,尤其是尽快变革公司法,亦是完善我国企业治理结构的当务之急。     

我国商事立法模式之选择——兼论《商事通则》的制定

在我国 ,由于智识、经验和立法技术的欠缺 ,法律调控的社会领域不断扩展以及对英美法律的不断继受 ,制定完全意义上民商合一的民法典已经没有可能 ;而效法欧洲大陆国家分别制定独立的民法典和商法典或者效法美国制定一部美国式的商法典的模式 ,亦是一种不识时宜的想法 ;只有在制定民法典的同时制定一部《商事通则》 ,用以规范基本的商事法律关系 ,才是立足现实和着眼未来的最佳选择     

论商事营业国家干预原则

商事营业国家干预原则主要有四个方面的本质规定性 ,其中最为重要的是该原则必须支持商事营业和保障社会公平。同时该原则也强调多元的利益集团的存在与商法的部门法化乃为其赖以存在的基础。深刻地认识该原则 ,也会有助于中国的商事法治建设。     

Neglecting results? A critical view of the literature on organised interests in the European Union

Much research has been undertaken to cast light on to the role of interest groups in the European Union and elsewhere. However, only a few researchers have focused their energy on the practical effects of involvement—effects on the legal output of the political process. Thus, we have a good knowledge of interest groups as input factors, and we have a language to asses their weight in terms of input legitimacy. However, we do not understand their actual impact on the substance of legislation: does involvement make laws more efficient? This question seems especially relevant in the European Union as this organisation is often said to be much dependent on the effective and efficient functioning of its rules—its output legitimacy. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Adoption and Safe Families Act: Proposing a “Best Efforts” Standard to Eliminate the Ultimate Obstacle for Family Reunification

The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) was enacted in an attempt to expedite the child's permanency plan by pushing for adoption of children in foster care. The ASFA requires the U.S. Department of Health to make reasonable efforts to reunify and preserve existing families while rewarding the states for increased adoption of foster care children. The ASFA was enacted to ensure the best interests of the child are to remain paramount, but in practice, the ASFA is furthering the best interests of the state. This Note proposes amendment of the ASFA to increase the obligation of the Department of Social Services (DSS) to make its best efforts to preserve and reunify the existing family unit, while also imposing a penalty if the DSS fails to do so.     

毛泽东统筹兼顾、协调发展思想再探讨——兼论构建和谐社会的方法论

我国社会主义建设中统筹兼顾、协调发展思想的倡导执行始于第一代党的领导集体,其中毛泽东的理论成就和历史贡献最大。本文集中阐述了毛泽东探索社会主义现代化道路中统筹兼顾、协调发展的主要思想成果,以及为我们今天构建社会主义和谐社会所提供的方法论启示。