Does Moral Conviction Really Override Concerns About Procedural Justice? A Reexamination of the Value Protection Model

A large research literature on procedural justice demonstrates that people are more accepting of decisions that they do not feel are advantageous or fair when those decisions are arrived at using just procedures. Recently, several papers (Skitka, Pers Soc Psychol Bull, 28:588–597, 2002; Skitka and Mullen, Pers Soc Psychol Bull, 28:1419–1429, 2002) have argued that these procedural mechanisms do not have a significant influence when the decision made concerns issues about which those involved have strong moral feelings (“a moral mandate”). A reanalysis of the data in these two studies indicates that, contrary to the strong position taken by the authors, i.e. that “when people have a moral mandate about an outcome, any means justifies the mandated end” (Skitka, Pers Soc Psychol Bull, 28:594, 2002), the justice of decision-making procedures is consistently found to significantly influence people’s reactions to decisions by authorities and institutions even when their moral mandates are threatened.

论房产纠纷行政与民事交叉案件之审理对策——兼评《物权法》实施对民事行政关联诉讼审判之影响

目前房产纠纷行政与民事诉讼交叉案件的审判存在很大缺陷,不仅诉讼时间冗长,且难以正确处理二者之间关系,不能有效保护当事人的权利。应当在《物权法》立法精神和原则的指导下,以行政与民事程序"二审合一"审判模式一并审理解决行政与民事关联诉讼的难题,重构房产纠纷行政与民事交叉诉讼的审判对策。     

损害赔偿与民事责任

德国法中损害赔偿的外延远远大于我国民法中的赔偿损害和赔偿损失。弄清损害观念的源流和德国民法中的赔偿方式,才能澄清由于将德国法中的损害赔偿等同于我国法中的损害赔偿所造成的误解。以德国损害赔偿法为参照,可以发现我国现行侵权责任方式的缺陷。侵权责任方式不应只停留在列举的层面,不同的侵权责任方式之间存在内在的逻辑关系。至少在侵权法领域,集中系统地解决民事责任的方式与范围问题是可能的。     

被告人不认罪案件量刑程序的理想模式

被告人不认罪案件的量刑程序如何设计是当前量刑规范化改革试点过程中一个争议较大的问题,在司法理论和实践中有两种不同的模式——相对独立的量刑程序模式和隔离的量刑程序模式。量刑规范化改革的目的在于使量刑过程程序化、公开化,从而实现量刑公正,达到罪责刑相适应的要求。针对被告人不认罪案件,建立理想的量刑程序模式,将定罪程序与量刑程序有效地分隔开来,有利于达到量刑规范化改革的目的。     

谁之中国?何种主体性?——再读邓正来《中国法学向何处去——建构"中国法律理想图景"时代的论纲》

邓正来教授的<中国法学向何处去>在批判其他法学理论模式陷入"现代化范式"危机的同时,也陷入了一种"现代化范式"危机,邓正来教授提出了"中国法律理想图景"仍然是一种根据西方的"法律理想图景".     

无问而问与不答之答——读邓正来《中国法学向何处去》

中国法学受着一种源自西方的"现代化范式"支配,只有充分、坚实地证明当下中国法学已经从根本上无力解释和解决中国法律实践中所存在的基本问题或关键问题,才能断言中国法学存在着总体性危机.邓正来先生并没有有效进行这种证明,无法断言中国法学存在着总体性危机,"中国法学向何处去"就是"无问而问",即便不是一个假问题,在它的提出理路里也很难被认为是一个真问题.邓正来先生并没有给出"中国法律理想图景"或"邓正来的中国法律理想图景",他并没有真正回答"中国法学向何处去"这一问题,但是在他的论述中给出了一个问题解决套路.因种种原因,该问题解决套路的有效性十分可疑.经过邓先生的立论和笔者的驳论,显示出一些对中国法学发展可能有意义的问题.     

论宪政的行政权运行模式及其价值取向

行政法学界从哲学认识论和价值取向上概括出调整行政权的三种理论模式,即控权论、管理论和平衡论。本文研究行政权的运行模式则是在此基础上,从哲学方法论和宪政制度上探讨行政权由静态划分(宪法定位)到动态运行(行政法调整)及其司法监督机制所表现出来的三种不同制度模式、运行方式以及价值取向。     

The policy response to COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the equity market sentiment: The Indian experience

We examine the dynamics of the impact of the evolving policy response during the COVID-19 pandemic on the equity market sentiment in India. We operationalise our study by examining the India VIX, the fear gauge of the Indian equity market as an indicator for the market sentiment, and the country level Government Response Index of the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University as an indicator for the policy response. The relation is examined through the Markov-switching model using high-frequency daily data from January 30, 2020, to May 31, 2021. The evidence suggests that the policy response has a positive impact on the market sentiment when the market is fearful. Further, the evidence suggests that both the high-fear state and the low-fear state of the market sentiment given by the model are short-lived indicating heightened volatility and possible speculation during the ongoing pandemic in the Indian equity market.     

Policy beliefs,policy learning,and risk perception: Exploring the formation of local creative Placemaking-catalyzed policy network

This article studies the formation of a local Creative Placemaking (CPM) policy network based on the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) and social capital perspective of policy networks. This article hypothesizes that policy beliefs, policy learning, social capital, and the perceived risks induced by defections, as well as macro-level changes in the broader political and socio-economic system, influence partner selection in the local CPM policy networks. The study collected survey data from policy actors participating in the Franklinton CPM-catalyzed revitalization project in Columbus, Ohio. An exponential random graph model (ERGM) was applied to test the hypotheses. The findings partially support the hypotheses: policy learning, certain secondary policy beliefs, and risk perceptions of changes in economic and political factors are correlated with tie formation. The reciprocity-driven bonding structure underlies the Franklinton CPM policy network, suggesting that policy actors perceive the Franklinton CPM policy network as a high-defection-risk network. This study has implications for policy makers in designing engagement strategies to better involve stakeholders holding different beliefs and occupying different network positions.     

The Utility of Expanded Conclusion Scales During Latent Print Examinations

During fingerprint comparisons, a latent print examiner visually compares two impressions to determine whether or not they originated from the same source. They consider the amount of perceived detail in agreement or disagreement and accumulate evidence toward same source and different sources propositions. This evidence is then mapped to one of three conclusions: Identification, Inconclusive, or Exclusion. A limitation of this 3-conclusion scale is it can lose information when translating the conclusion from the internal strength-of-evidence value to one of only three possible conclusions. An alternative scale with two additional values, support for different sources and support for common sources, has been proposed by the Friction Ridge Subcommittee of OSAC. The expanded scale could lead to more investigative leads but could produce complex trade-offs in both correct and erroneous identifications. The aim of the present study was to determine the consequences of a shift to expanded conclusion scales in latent print comparisons. Latent print examiners each completed 60 comparisons using one of the two scales, and the resulting data were modeled using signal detection theory to measure whether the expanded scale changed the threshold for an “Identification” conclusion. When using the expanded scale, examiners became more risk-averse when making “Identification” decisions and tended to transition both the weaker Identification and stronger Inconclusive responses to the “Support for Common Source” statement. The results demonstrate the utility of an expanded conclusion scale and also provide guidance for the adoption of these or similar scales.