地役权制度的立法价值与模式选择

相邻关系与地役权的关系宿生争论,有以所谓相邻权取代地役权的,有以地役权取代相邻权者,二者关系究竟如何,在我国目前物权立法紧迫之际必须做出回答。笔者在考察了二者的基本含义和功能的基础上,指出二者的区别体现在基本保障和更高追求上,而且地役权还具有排除或者改变相邻关系适用、满足人们获得对土地利用形式多样化和稳定化的要求,具有独立而充分的立法空间和重要立法价值,理应在明确其名称和立法模式的前提下,在我国未来物权法中加以规定。     

Managing Complex Collaborative Projects: Lessons from the Development of a New Satellite

This paper examines the case of a Complex Product System (CoPS)—a new satellite—and the combination of international firms and agencies that contributed to its development. Despite many political, organisational and interpersonal tensions, divergent objectives and strategic misjudgements, the satellite was successfully launched in 2002. It was found that a number of factors contributed to the successful conclusion of the project, including the evolution of organisational structures between different actors as the project progressed, the use of a range of innovation management tools accompanied by personnel with significant discretion and judgement, and a unifying methodology for satellite production called the Small Satellite Philosophy (SSP), which helped provide an approach for its effective integration. The paper describes the satellite project and the problems of technology transfer it confronted, then examines whether the solutions adopted could be appropriate for other complex innovative projects, particularly those involving joint public–private investments. It also describes the interaction between development time, mission cost, risk and return in reduced resource CoPS. Although the satellite itself was a technical success, government policy objectives for the project were not realised and the paper considers mismatches between policy objectives and mechanisms in complex projects.     

The Zuma moment: between tender-based capitalists and radical economic transformation

ABSTRACT

The Jacob Zuma Presidency (2009–2017) was dogged by persistent allegations of corruption and the looting of State Owned Enterprises (SOE’s) by those allied to him. It led to allegations of state capture that placed the Gupta family at the centre of this project. These allegations have been highly contested, with Zuma supporters arguing that he has come under attack because of his support for the BRICS alliance (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), which they hold challenges Western imperial interests. Alongside this are those aligned to the Gupta family, arguing that the real culprits of state capture, both historically and in contemporary South Africa, is White Monopoly Capital (WMC), through its ability to determine macro-economic policy. At the heart of this contest is what has come to be known as tender-based capitalists who sought to use access to SOE’s for the accumulation of capital. This process has been defended on the basis that it has the potential to lead a radical economic transformation (RET) that that can challenge the power of WMC. Others have held that this argument is a mere fig leaf for the looting of state coffers, eroding its capacity for deeper developmental initiatives and fostering a parasitic class. This article that focusses on this debate that entered the heart of the African National Congress (ANC) and threatened to tear it apart takes the form of a conjunctural analysis; conjuncture defined as an amalgam ‘of circumstances, a convergence of events, an intersection of contingencies and necessities, a complex, overdetermined state of affairs-usually producing a crisis, leading to breaking point, driving to historic crossroads’ (Mowitt 2015 Mowitt, John. 2015. “In The Conjuncture.” In Cultural Critique. Vol. 89, 125–127. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. [Google Scholar], 125).     

诉讼保障制度的必要性

法官自由裁量权的存在 ,使司法裁判过程既受到社会各方面的广泛关注 ,同时也不可避免地受到来自国家、社会、当事人 ,乃至社会公众舆论等各方面正当或不正当的影响 ,正确分析和了解这些因素对司法过程的不同影响 ,有助于我们进一步完善诉讼保障体制 ,以尽可能地减少或者防止其对司法独立与司法公正可能的不良影响。     

国家赔偿法弊端管见

国家赔偿法自实施多年来 ,赔偿案件少 ,赔偿数额低 ,获赔困难 ,有失当初立法的良好初衷。文章从立法方面对国家赔偿法存在的弊端作了一些探讨。     

Interrupted evolution: the Serbian medieval assembly (Sabor)

This article discusses the origins, evolution, composition and competence of the State Sabor – the assembly of medieval Serbia. Since there are no preserved written documents that prescribe its structure, competence or decision-making procedure, all research regarding the Sabor has to be based on the accounts of individual Sabors held throughout Serbian medieval history. This article also aims to show the power relations between the Sabor and the monarch and to determine the criteria according to which matters were taken before the Sabor. Finally, a short comparison is made of the Sabor to the assemblies of neighbouring countries – Bosnia, Byzantium and Hungary. The article concludes with some final remarks about the nature of the Sabor and its legacy after the conquest of Serbia by the Ottoman Empire.     

高校国家助学贷款的问题与对策

国家助学贷款是我国对普通高校经济困难学生所采取的一项重大资助措施,但存在着一定程度的学生欠贷、银行惜贷、后期管理难等问题。本文就此问题进行了分析,并提出相应对策。     

侵犯国家秘密犯罪立法研究

一个国家的法制总是有一个从不完备到完备的发展过程,尽管在修订1979年《刑法》时,立法者为了使新《刑法》的"侵犯国家秘密犯罪"具有科学性,已采取了一些合理的举措,但在犯罪分类、罪状表述、法定刑配置等方面仍存在一定的缺陷。对此,在现阶段,应通过刑法修正案等方式对有关条文予以完善;在重新修订刑法典时,则有必要重建其体系。     

社会福利保障的宪法路径选择

世界各国宪法保障社会福利有两种模式,一种是在宪法中列举各种社会权利的"社会权"保障模式,另一种是仅在宪法中明确建设社会国家的原则或者类似条款的"社会国"保障模式。从我国《宪法》的现有规定及其变迁、宪法的解释与学界的解读看,我国属于"社会权"模式。"社会权"保障模式的缺陷是随着民众追求平等意识的成长、市场机制的扩展和公民权利意识的增强,社会福利可能借助宪法无序、无限地扩张。通过淡化社会福利的权利性质、转变社会权的合宪性审查的方向、扩展反射利益推进社会福利以及贯彻宪法设立的可承受性、适度性原则,可以推进我国社会福利宪法保障模式由"社会权"模式向"社会国"模式转换。     

STATE LAW AND THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

This paper presents the findings from a content analysis of state laws authorizing the termination of parental rights. The analysis yielded a taxonomy of termination criteria and it identified those criteria that were most widely adopted by the states. State termination criteria were compared to those listed in the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997. The comparison shows that state laws identify more types of termination criteria than are listed in ASFA. In addition, criteria related to neglect and “parental failure” were often ambiguous and lacked detail. The study identifies possible directions for research on state termination law.