论民事诉讼审前程序的模式转变

民事审前程序的改革是势在必行的,改革应当贯穿当事人主义和集中审理主义两项基本原则,同时应当确立证据交换、争点整理、审前会议等各项制度和程序。     

论刑法上的"从重处罚"

从重处罚必须具有从重处罚的情节.从重处罚情节包括犯罪情节与非犯罪情节.将非犯罪情节作为从重处罚的根据是法律明文规定的.非犯罪情节中,只有法定从重处罚情节、不存在酌定从重处罚情节.对"坦白从宽,抗拒从严"的刑事政策,应有一个法治时代的新认识;"抗拒从严"不能简单地理解为抗拒从重.<刑法>对首要分子、主犯的处罚仍然体现了"从重处罚"的精神,但与1979年<刑法>相比较,表现为一种"隐性从重".     

"先例判决"与建立中国特色的判例制度

自“先例判决”制度在我国产生以来 ,引起了法学理论界的争议 ,作为一项司法改革的新举措 ,尽管存在诸多值得商榷和需要完善之处 ,但它对我国司法改革所起的积极作用是不能否定的。但“先例判决”毕竟不是判例法 ,如何借鉴英美法系的判例制度 ,结合我国的司法实践 ,逐步建立有中国特色的判例制度 ,是我们法学理论界应当加以重视和需要解决的问题之一     

技术类民事案件适用先行判决的正当性思辨与规则构建

先行判决,又称"部分判决",是与全部终局判决相对应的概念,指人民法院对已经审理清楚的部分事实和部分请求作出的判决。在技术类民事案件中适用先行判决,符合技术类案件的内在审判规律,可以及时保护权利人的利益,有效提升知识产权审判效率,是程序上的一次审理机制创新。文章对我国司法实务中适用先行判决的知识产权民事案件进行统计,针对司法实践中呈现的问题,提出需要明确先行判决的适用条件,构建二元启动模式,避免剩余标的处理方式的异化,在具体操作层面作出精细化设计,并借鉴英美法系的禁令制度,在同案中处理好先行判决与行为保全的关系。     

中国古代思维方式的西方认知

以安乐哲和郝大维为代表的一些西方汉学家从思维方式出发探寻中西文化的差异，为我们比较中西文化提供了一个全新的视角。在他们看来，中国古代占主流的思维方式是关联性思维，这种思维方式对应的宇宙秩序是一种美学的秩序。而西方占主流的思维方式是因果性思维，这种思维方式对应的宇宙秩序是一种理性的秩序。     

再议我国刑事普通程序简化审

刑事普通程序简化审程序是具有中国特色的有罪答辩程序 ,该程序迎合了当今国际刑事诉讼立法的发展趋势 ,在我国无论从理论上还是从实践上都具备构建的必要性和合理性 ,同时 ,还必须建立相应的配套机制 ,真正实现公正和效率两大诉讼目标。     

合同解除效力形态的事实判断研究

合同解除溯及力问题首先并非价值判断问题 ,而是事实判断问题 ,即合同解除会使合同处于什么样的效力形态。在特定物交易时代 ,合同解除只能使合同要么溯及既往地消灭 ,要么只向将来消灭 ;在种类物交易的情况下 ,合同解除会使合同能够发生多种效力形态。针对上述多种效力形态 ,用“合同解除”一个概念表述更具科学性 ,也更加符合我国法律用语习惯和国际立法趋势     

Implementing violence and incident reporting measures on a forensic mental health unit

The assessment of risk and prediction of violence in mental health units can play a large role in creating a safer environment for both the staff and the patients. Nurses in forensic units are in a unique position in regards to assessment of violence as they spend a great deal of time with the patients. Nurses on a forensic mental health unit scored the Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) twice daily for 12 weeks for all patients either resident on or admitted to the unit (N?=?46). The Staff Observation Aggression Scale-Revised (SOAS-R) was used to report any adverse incidents (N?=?51). Data were examined at the both the item and scale level. Main results showed the area under the curve values of the BVC score, slide rule, and the sum of BVC and slide rule score in turn demonstrated strong predictive accuracy for inpatient aggression (0.68–0.73). Through logistic regression analyses the BVC uniquely predicted inpatient aggression but adding the slide rule did not improve prediction. Predictive accuracy was found across three diagnostic groups – dementia, psychosis and substance use disorders. These results provide further support on the predictive accuracy of the BVC for short-term violence in forensic mental health settings.     

HCR-20 violence risk assessments as a guide for treating and managing violence risk in a forensic psychiatric setting

Abstract

Over the past decades there has been a vast development in the research into risk factors for violence and the development of risk assessment instruments. One instrument that has been given special attention is the HCR-20 violence risk assessment scheme. However, little attention has been paid to the clinical applicability of this tool, i.e. how does this assessment scheme perform when utilized in clinical practice as a tool to guide intervention and management in order to alleviate risk of violent behaviour? The present study was a true prospective study into the utilization of the HCR-20 as a clinical routine. Data on forensic psychiatric patients (n = 81) from a forensic unit in Denmark are presented. As part of a clinical routine all patients were assessed for risk of future violence utilizing the structured professional judgement model, the HCR-20. Outcome measures were aggressive episodes during hospitalization and new convictions post discharge. The predictive validity of the HCR-20 was lower compared with previous findings. It is argued that this does not necessarily indicate poor predictive accuracy of the HCR-20. Rather, it may indicate that the HCR-20 is suitable for guiding risk management in order to prevent violent behaviour.