身份与契约——全球化背景下对国家主权的观察

主权是国家的身份 ,而非国家的权力 ,这种身份来自于明示或默示的约定 ;作为国家身份的主权是不能分割、不能让渡的 ;所谓“主权限制” ,除非是外来的强制 ,其实是主权的行使方式 ;全球化使国家置身于更多的“契约”约束之中而并未减损国家的身份。     

高校毕业生就业中的知情权保护研究

《劳动合同法》首次明确了在合同订立阶段劳动者的知情权和用人单位的如实告知义务。但从现实情况来看,高校毕业生的知情权仍然受到用人单位的侵犯。因此,保护他们的知情权,对于改变劳动力双方信息不对称的局面,促进劳动就业权的实现和构建和谐稳定的劳动关系具有积极的意义。高校毕业生应通过《劳动合同法》等劳动法律的学习,增强自我维权意识,通过社会和法律救济手段切实保护他们在就业中的知情权。     

论知情权

知情权是当代法治社会中的一项基础性人权,但现存法律制度对知情权却存在着规范供给严重缺乏、理论支撑相当乏力的重大缺陷。本文试图从法理学的视角对知情权的概念与范围、知情权的理论基础和法律价值、知情权的特征和行使原则、方式、知情权的法律缺失与对策等系列问题进行系统探索,以期对知情权有一个全面和理性的认识。     

实然与应然——法律伦理之可能

法律伦理及法律伦理学是否可能取决于从法律伦理行为事实能否推导出法律伦理行为应该。然而,单纯从行为事实是推不出行为应该的,只有通过法律目的判断以及法律伦理行为事实和法律目的之关系判断才能从法律伦理行为事实如何推导出法律伦理行为应该如何。法律伦理行为之应该经由人们的实践活动可以变为现实,其具体保障在于法律伦理良心、法律伦理名誉及底线法律伦理的法律化。     

被害人视野中的刑事案件撤销制度

刑事案件撤销导致刑事诉讼程序终结,可能使被害人追诉请求落空,导致被害人“二次被害”。从被害人砚角看我国刑事案件撤销制度,它完全就是一个由侦查机关按照行政程序作出刑事决定的过程,既剥夺了被害人的知情杈、参与权,又限制了被害人获得救济权,有悖程序公正的基本要求。因此,应当借鉴域外先进做法,按照正当法律程序的要求进行改革,加强撤案过程中被害人人权保障。     

生存或死亡--安提戈涅的自由

当生存要以丧失自由为前提,而自由则必须用牺牲生命为代价时,生命的价值是什么？当我们认同生命是一个过程时,那么生命在时间里的延续是不是尺度？而当这种延续是评价生命的尺度时,人与这世间的动物仍至所有的生物又有什么样的区别？本文通过安提戈涅的悲剧故事揭示了“生存与死亡”这一命题内所掩藏的一个巨大的吊诡, 并提出在人类自由中思想自由是最重要的观点。     

贪污受贿犯罪定罪量刑标准的变迁与反思——以《刑法修正案(九)》的出台为视角

1997年《刑法》以数额为中心的定罪量刑标准缺乏社会适应性;各法定刑量刑幅度交叉现象严重;贪贿犯罪刑罚减免规定存在"宽严皆失"的弊端;生刑与死刑差距过大,资格剥夺措施一直缺位。《刑法修正案(九)》虽针对诸多问题作出了调整,但贪污与受贿的关系、终身监禁的落地实施等问题仍有待研究。为此,应降低贪贿入罪标准,扩大地方自由权,以无期徒刑重构终身监禁制度,厘清贪污受贿关系并严密刑罚裁量情节,废除贪贿犯罪刑罚减免制度。     

公法与私法间的抉择——论我国民间文学艺术的知识产权保护

我国非物质文化遗产体系中的民间文学艺术保护工作正在全面展开,知识产权是否能够适用于民间文学艺术的保护仍存有争议.探析民间文艺著作权保护的缘由是厘清选择何种保护模式必要的举措.社会正义是民间文学艺术知识产权保护的价值取向.采用分类保护方式是民间文学艺术保护的优先选择.     

‘Fat cat’ lawyers and ‘illegal’ migrants: the impact of intersecting hostilities and toxic narratives on access to justice

ABSTRACT

This article examines how three spheres of hostility intersect to prevent effective access to justice for those living with insecure immigration status. The neoliberal governance model, the barren justice landscape and the hostile environment are supported by the cynical construction of the ‘fat cat’ lawyer and the toxic ‘folk devil’ narrative of the ‘bogus’ asylum seeker. To the extent that the judiciary have frustrated the more obvious, ideologically driven, attempts to restrict access to justice for migrants, the austerity predicated measures pursuant to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) have completely altered the legal landscape. The analysis is informed by the findings of the ‘Legal advice and support for persons with insecure status’ project (hereafter LAPIS) in Nottingham which explores the challenges faced by service providers and the lived experiences of those with insecurity of status. It is clear that access to justice is a passport to the realisation of other rights, yet participants struggled to access a remedy because legal advice is too often out of reach.     

Lost in space? the role of place in the delivery of social welfare law advice over the telephone and face-to-face

ABSTRACT

Advice that is provided exclusively over the telephone has been promoted by government as more convenient and accessible than face-to-face appointments. The resulting push towards telephone-only provision, as implemented by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, challenges the long history of association between social welfare law advice and local delivery within disadvantaged communities. This article reports on qualitative research comparing telephone and face-to-face advice which uncovers the continuing relevance of place in the dynamics and mechanics of social welfare law provision. Familiarity with the geographical location, knowledge of local policies and procedures, relationships with opponents and allies, and an understanding of the ‘local legal culture’ mean that face-to-face advisers are often able to conduct their legal casework more effectively. Conversely, local knowledge is unlikely to be available to Community Legal Advice telephone advisers. This research suggests that, in addition, telephone-only advisers may be developing a more narrow understanding of the essential qualities of casework. These findings are particularly significant in view of the likely future expansion of remote methods of delivery in legal aid work.