Sprachpolitik: Some Socio-Political Effects of English in Germany

Language is a major component of identification for individuals and nations, and linguistic difference has manifested itself as an enduring political issue. This continues in the age of globalization when the presence of a powerful global force, the English language, now less attached to a particular national entity, is viewed as intrusive among language groups that are, including in the most economically and technologically advanced countries. Some groups and individuals within Germany's postindustrial civil society are conducting an ardent defence of German against the encroachment of English. The German state, meanwhile, is pressured to support the national language while adapting, like the private economy, to new imperatives that tend to magnify the presence of English.     

论德国刑法典中的“不实施救助”罪

从德国刑法第323c条＂不实施救助罪＂的法律性质、处罚基础、保护的法益以及构成要件来看,其处罚的不是违反风序良俗的行为,也不是保护人类之间的团结一致,而是保护身陷紧急状态下的个人或公共法益。在当前的社会背景下,设立见危不救罪的前提已经存在,立法疑虑也可以通过对德国刑法第323c条的分析得以排除。所以我国应该参照德国成功的立法例设立见危不救罪。