论当前消费者权益保护的立法缺陷

1993年颁布的《消费者权益保护法》为消费者合法权益的保护提供了强有力的保障。但15年过去了,《消费者权益保护法》因受制于制定时的经济发展水平和消费环境,存在的一些缺陷与不足日益显现。因此,进一步充实和完善维护消费者权益的相关法律法规迫在眉睫。     

电子公证论纲--以电子商务为进路

随着网络时代来临,电子商务从概念到实践不断演进与发展,但电子商务存在特殊风险需要法律加以控制.而电子公证作为传统公证与现代网络的耦合,能够及时固定电子数据,降低电子商务的特殊风险.本文在比较中试图架构我国电子公证的范式,以构建电子商务的信用平台,提供一个真正支撑电子商务运作的"阿基米德支点".     

Consumer Racial Profiling and Perceived Victimization: A Phone Survey of Philadelphia Area Residents

This paper explored the perceived prevalence of consumer racial profiling (CRP) (also known as “Shopping While Black”) among residents in Philadelphia. Based on data collected from a random digit dialing (RDD) phone survey, the authors examined the characteristics of those persons who believed they had been profiled in retail establishments. The research found that African Americans were ten times more likely than non-African Americans to believe they had been profiled in a retail establishment. As for gender differences, males were nearly two times more likely than females to report that they had been experienced CRP. Educated respondents were more likely than those with less education to report having experienced CRP. There were no significant findings regarding income. The authors conclude by noting the policy implications of the research findings. This project was jointly funded by Penn State’s Africana Research Center and Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs. The authors thank Auden Thomas, Stephanie Hintz, and the interviewers from Penn State Harrisburg’s Center for Survey Research who assisted in the completion of this project.     

论“最低消费”条款的合理性

"最低消费"条款是否具有合理性,在理论界一直存有争议。分析"最低消费"形成行业习惯规范的社会经济原因以及假设该条款违法可能产生的负面效果,可以得出"最低消费"条款具有合理性的结论。因此,应在消除经营者和消费者的认识误区、确立"容忍合理损害义务"的基础上,让市场对"最低消费"现象进行自主调节。     

You've been warned: Consumer liability in Internet banking fraud

This contribution provides a critical analysis of the treatment of consumer liability in cases of Internet banking fraud. Whereas generally banks refund the financial losses associated with Internet banking fraud to the individual victim, exceptions do occur, at least in certain EU jurisdictions. These, however, are rarely spoken about, but do indicate a number of (legal) problems. The main problems are lack of clarity and lack of consistency as to when a consumer can be held liable. These problems also maintain potential negative consequences such as increase in perceived risk, loss of trust and demands for better security, which may be suboptimal from an economical perspective. This article concludes by reflecting on the potential benefits of the introduction of zero liability as an alternative.     

《电子技术基础》教学与学生创新能力的培养

学校教育应把培养学生的创新能力作为目标。传统的应试教育存在很多弊端,因此,课程教学必须进行改革创新。《电子技术基础》教学分为课堂理论教学和实验教学两部分,在教学过程中应把培养学生的创新能力放在首位。     

论惩罚性赔偿的新运用

惩罚性赔偿作为经济法的一种具体责任形式 ,在英美法系国家得到广泛的适用 ,我国也在《消费者权益保护法》第 49条规定了双倍赔偿原则 ,但在实际运用中却还有很多不尽人意之处 ,且存在很大的局限性。本文试以英美法律惩罚性赔偿的相关规定为借鉴 ,结合我国实际情况 ,探讨如何使惩罚性赔偿在我国法律中得到更有效、更广泛地适用     

对"知假买假"者索赔问题的法律思考

、近几年，对“知假买假”索赔；有的地方法院予以支持，有的地方法院则不予支持。产生这种现象的根本原因是我国《消费权益保护法》中的有关“消费”基本法律特征的规定，使人们对“知假买假”的“消费”身份产生歧义。所以，应尽快修改《消法》，以明确“消费”的身份。“知假买假”作为“消费”应该是确定无疑的，理应受到法律的保护，而“卖假”的行为具有严重的社会危害性和违法性，理应受到法律的制度。支持“知假买假”索赔可以刺激和鼓励广大消费与不法销售作斗争，制栽和惩罚销售假冒伪劣产品的不法行为人，从而有效地遏制生产、售销假冒伪劣产品的行为，通过强化对消费的保护，维护消费权益，最终还可以起到净化市场的积极作用。     

Harmonisation by Example: European Laws against Unfair Commercial Practices

This examination of the implementation of the European Union's Directive on Unfair Commercial Practices in the United Kingdom by the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 assesses the likely impact on the national law governing the marketing practices of rogue traders, including its ambition to simplify and extend legal protection, and the likely success of the Directive in achieving the harmonisation of the laws and practices regulating marketing in Europe. In particular, the discussion evaluates the regulatory strategy of the Directive in its attempt to secure uniform laws through the combination of principles, rules, and concrete examples of prohibited practices. The paper also investigates the likely impact of the Regulations on the private law of contract and tort and the possibilities for improvements in a consumer's personal right of redress.     

电子治理视野下新闻舆论监督模式的选择

在电子治理的视野中,新闻舆论监督具有自己的独特形态。当前我国的新闻舆论监督存在着一些问题。完善新闻舆论监督的一个重要途径是选择建立合作监督的网络模式。