精神病被害人证人资格及其陈述的证明力探析

对精神病被害人的证人资格及其陈述的证明力,我国《刑事诉讼法》规定不明确,导致实践中认识不一致。从国外立法和司法实践看,精神病被害人具有证人资格,其陈述在一定条件下具有证明力;深入探析我国刑事诉讼法的立法精神,可以发现,精神病被害人亦可以具有证人资格,其陈述在他具有一定记忆能力、表达能力并符合刑事诉讼证据规则的条件下也具有证明力。     

论我国刑事被害人社会援助制度的构建

当前,我国刑事被害人社会援助制度严重缺位:缺乏规范被害人社会援助的专门法律;相应的社会援助机构尚在起步阶段;缺失刑事被害人社会服务内容。为使被害人得到尽可能的合理的保护,避免他们的再度被害,应尽快构建我国的刑事被害人社会援助制度。     

论我国检察机关为被告人利益抗诉的困境及出路

近年来,检察机关为被告人利益抗诉的重要功能逐渐为人们重视。我国法律目前对此种抗诉的规定不够完善,检法部门执行标准不一,导致抗诉效果不佳,因此对该程序进行制度设计迫在眉睫。本文通过在检察机关为被告人利益抗诉时赋予被害人上诉权、使其通过程序参与得以维护自己的权利,达到兼顾被告人与被害人利益平衡,从而为此种抗诉的顺利进行找到一种解决途径。     

The Spiritual Components of Restorative Justice

The concept of spirituality in restorative justice practice is recognized as important but is often fuzzy and vaguely understood. This study did a content analysis of restorative justice texts and found nine distinct components of spirituality: transformation, connectedness/belonging, common human bond, repentance, forgiveness, making right a wrong, balance/harmony, rituals, and unexplained spiritual phenomenon. The conceptual clarification of the relationship between spirituality and restorative justice gives mediators/facilitators of restorative justice dialogue more tools to deepen their interactions with victims, offenders, and community members. Furthermore, delineation of these nine components offers researchers a framework for the development of instruments or tools that can be used to assess participants' experiences in restorative justice dialogues.     

Reparations To Victims Before The International Criminal Court: Lessons From International Mass Claims Processes

The implementation of the rights of victims under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court presents momentous challenges to the Court. Given the nature of the crimes falling under the Court's jurisdiction, victims' reparation claims are often likely to number thousands, if not tens of thousands. Under the Statute, it is the Court's task to organize and determine the modalities of victims' participation in the reparation proceedings. The Court is well advised to closely examine the approaches and solutions developed by modern international and national mass claims programs that have faced similar challenges. The paper analyses in detail these challenges and outlines the options available to the Court. The authors are attorneys with Lalive, an international law firm based in Geneva, Switzerland. For further information see http://www.lalive.ch.     

Individual-Level Data on the Victims of Nepal’s Civil War, 1996–2006: A New Data Set

This article introduces individual-level microdata on victims of violence in Nepal’s civil war (1996–2006). The data being presented in this study are unique in that they are a census—not a sample—of the known population of victims for which information could be collected. The unit of analysis is the individual victim, and the data provide information on: whether the victim was killed, injured, or disappeared; the districts and villages where they were targeted; their permanent home addresses; the circumstances of the attack (combat, extrajudicial, etc.); socioeconomic information; whether they had any affiliation to rebel groups or other political parties; identification of the perpetrator; and whether the victim was considered to be a government or Maoist informant. After describing the data, an application of the data is performed and some preliminary findings are discussed on the differences in targeting behavior between the government and the Maoist rebels.     

SANE/SART Services for Sexual Assault Victims: Policy Implications

A study of 530 sexual assault cases from three jurisdictions tested the efficacy of sexual assault nurse examiner/sexual assault response team (SANE/SART) programs as a tool in the criminal justice system. Policy implications from the findings recommend a SANE training curriculum for the rape examination and biological evidence collection; SANE/SART programs for a multidisciplinary effort in the investigation and prosecution of cases, alternative disposition for cases whereby the victim and offender know each other, and a risk management plan for combating recidivism.     

渎职犯罪的被害人制度建构

法律关系为各种法律责任的独立性提供了理论依据。因犯罪引发的法律关系的多样性不仅包括刑事责任，还包括民事责任、行政责任和国家赔偿责任；前者以制裁为目的，后者以恢复、管理等为目的。据此，探讨渎职犯罪的被害人存在的可能性和特殊性具有重要的理论意义和实践意义。     

论刑事诉讼中被害人的权利救济

在我国当前的刑事附带民事诉讼中,被害人的权利往往不能得到有效救济。列举被害人权利救济时出现的三个问题:侵财型犯罪的被害人的权利难得救济、被害人无法在刑事附带民事诉讼中提起精神损害赔偿,司法实践中的"先刑后民"原则存在的问题,并提出一些立法建议及完善措施。