The ‘Perils’ of an Identity Politics Approach to the Legal Recognition of Harm

In the past, and it still remains the case, people with learning difficulties who are victims of violence have been cast as being in need of protection rather than rights and justice. Such an approach belies an institutionalised perspective of harm that does not readily engage with criminal justice structures or solutions. At the same time, Sect. 146 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 gives the court the power to pass enhanced sentences where it can be proven that a crime was motivated by hostility towards someone because s/he is disabled. However, this provision may simply remain a symbolic pledge to equality that fails to tackle the complex and deep rooted causes of violence and oppression in modern society. The consequences of automatically turning to hate crime ‘solutions’ have yet to be explored. This article will draw from the ideas of a number of thinkers in the context of diverse activism to construct a bridge between current debates about how to theorise and tackle violence and oppression in the modern world and the campaigns fought by people with learning difficulties and their supporters. The hope is that this exercise will not only help people with learning difficulties to access the current debate but will further develop current thinking about how to understand and tackle violence in the modern world.

行政赔偿违法归责原则的合理定位

我国行政赔偿违法归责原则面临诸多问题,违法归责原则中的"法"不能等同于当前我国行政法体系中的"行政违法"之"法"。作为侵权法之特别法的行政侵权赔偿制度,其违法归责原则应定位于侵权法上的"行为违法",违法意味着注意义务的违反,可作为"过错客观化"之标准。这种认识可以克服目前违法归责原则面临的困境,使违法归责原则回归到过失责任原则。     

“脱钩论”背景下的中美金融断裂——以《外国公司问责法案》为切入

《外国公司问责法案》经美国总统特朗普于2020年12月18日签署而正式生效。该法案直指在美上市的中资企业,将两国证券监管合作的矛盾和分歧上升到金融脱钩,使得在美上市的中资企业面临下市和被迫退出美国资本市场的风险。《外国公司问责法案》是近年来中美两国贸易摩擦向金融领域的延伸,也是美方提出的“脱钩论”在贸易和投资领域之外的纵向发展。中美贸易冲突不仅没有随着《中美经贸协定》(第一阶段)的签署而得到缓和,反而在新冠疫情之后继续加剧,并且向金融、科技和教育等领域蔓延,中美两国“脱钩论”甚嚣尘上。美国加紧在金融领域通过法律战的方式推进中美“脱钩”,对中资企业在美上市融资构成现实威胁。中国应该通过法律的方式,在技术层面应对中美监管合作,化解和弱化双方的监管合作矛盾。     

The Concept of the Supremacy of the Constitution

The article compares and assesses the idea of the supremacy of the constitution found in Germany with the competing British tradition of parliamentary sovereignty. It concludes by examining the need for a supreme constitutional law in the European Union.     

The Impact of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Ban on Gun Violence Outcomes: An Assessment of Multiple Outcome Measures and Some Lessons for Policy Evaluation

The Federal Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 bans a group of military-style semiautomatic firearms (i.e., assault weapons) and ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds. Ban advocates argue that these weapons are particularly dangerous because they facilitate the rapid firing of high numbers of shots. Though the banned guns and magazines were used in only a modest fraction of gun crimes before the law, it was hypothesized that a decrease in their use might reduce gunshot victimizations, particularly those involving multiple wounds and/or victims. In response to a Congressional mandate for an impact assessment of the law, this study utilized national and local data sources and a variety of analytical techniques to examine the ban's short-term impact on gun violence. The ban may have contributed to a reduction in gun homicides, but a statistical power analysis of our model indicated that any likely impact from the ban will be very difficult to detect statistically for several more years. We found no evidence of reductions in multiple-victim gun homicides or multiple-gunshot wound victimizations. The findings should be treated cautiously due to the methodological difficulties of making a short-term assessment of the ban and because the ban's long-term effects could differ from the short-term impacts revealed by this study.     

美国《2018年出口管制法》评析与启示

美国《2018年出口管制法》在术语定义和政策声明、出口管制的权限和管理、许可证、确定和控制"新兴和基础技术"出口的要求、涉及与美国全面禁运的国家有关的审查、惩罚和强制执行等方面作出了许多新规定。该法使美国出口管制体系走向法典化、系统化和多边化,建立跨部门许可审查机制,确立"合规协助"条款,扩大了"新兴和基础技术"这一出口管制范围,并扩张出口管制域外管辖权,同时加强了惩罚和执行力度。我国应注重"新兴与基础技术"的管制,完善出口管制系列清单,扩大出口管制管理机构的执法权限,为出口经营者出口合规提供具体指导,严格执行阻断法,推进双边与多边出口管制标准的设立以应对该法的实施。     

环境责任"原罪"说--关于环境无过错归责原则合理性的再思考

关于环境侵权无过错归责原则合理性的解释,学术界作过反复探讨,但都没有给出无懈可击的论证.我们主张环境责任"原罪"说,即任何环境行为都负有妨碍环境的"原罪",环境侵权是由环境行为引发的对有归属利益的危害.环境侵权行为人只是环境行为人中的一部分,只有他们才成为环境侵权的受控者.     

从《琉璃宫史》看东吁王朝的王族婚姻

在封建社会,王族婚姻不仅具有一般的社会意义,还具有政治上的意义.本文通过梳理缅甸最权威史书<琉璃宫史>中所记载的东吁王朝王族婚姻状况,对当时的王族婚制、后妃身份、婚礼、婚姻观念等进行文化意义上的分析,由此揭示王室婚姻对政治和社会的影响.     

论行政行为补充说明理由

行政行为补充说明理由是指行政主体在司法审查中对行政行为作出当时根据的法律、事实或自由裁量依据做进一步的说明和分析。这一制度体现了行政效率的内在要求、公共福利的发展趋势,也是司法审查有限原则的配套措施。     

新婚姻法的进步性与缺陷

修改后的婚姻法具有极大的进步性:体现了法律与道德的融合,克服了原有婚姻法的一些弊端,完善了法律体系。修改后的婚姻法仍存在缺陷:内容不够全面,有些制度不够完善,法律条文存在逻辑上的错误。本文对修改后的婚姻法的进步性与缺陷进行了分析,并希望立法机关制定单行法或最高人民法院作出司法解释弥补缺陷。