The importance of industry compliance in improving advertising self‐regulatory processes

As the most visible element of the marketing communications mix, advertising has had its critics and, given the choice, developed countries usually select a self‐regulatory approach to deal with unacceptable advertising. The recent breakdown of one of the world's longest established advertising self‐regulatory programmes in Australia has reopened the 20‐year old debate that has taken place in the leading academic and business journals concerned with enhancing understanding of such regulatory systems. This paper focuses on the activity of code enforcement in improving the effectiveness of advertising self‐regulatory frameworks. The key findings of an Australian study, where its scheme has recently failed, are presented and discussed in this context and a key concept is developed. Copyright © 2003 Henry Stewart Publications     

浅谈刑法中的持有行为

通常认为犯罪行为的形式是作为和不作为。但有学者提出 ,持有是犯罪行为的第三种形式 ,也有些学者认为 ,持有是犯罪的不作为形式。从形式逻辑及我国刑法理论以及持有的本质角度分析 ,持有是犯罪的作为形式     

论信用证的严格相符

信用证(Letter of Credit简称L/C)是现在商业发展需要而非法律制度的产物,信用证平衡了买卖双方的风险负担而成为最受欢迎的一种支付方式,在国际支付中起到了不能取代的作用.严格相符(strict compliance)是信用证法律关系中一项独特的基本原则.在司法实践和商业实践中具有极高的指导意义.本文将结合案例从实质相符和程序相符两个方面讨论严格相符的条件.     

片面共犯之成立依据

片面共犯能否成立,在中外刑法理论界一直存在争议。片面共犯应当是成立的:刑法的规定是其成立的法律依据,部分犯罪共同说是其成立的理论基础,司法实践需要是其成立的现实依据。     

现代侦查权力的规制原则与我国侦查程序改革

现代侦查权力本质上是一种宪法权力,宪政的基本原理决定了宪法权力是一种受宪法和权利规制的权力。因此,现代法治国家均要求侦查权力依循宪法权力的内在理路而具有规范化、程序化、可救济性等特点。规范化要求强制侦查措施贯彻法定主义和令状主义;程序化追求控辩平等与独立的程序价值,体现为比例原则和辩护原则;可救济性要求侦查权力的程序性违法行为得到相应的实体性和程序性制裁。     

Ten tendencies of criminal justice

A study of the global tendencies of criminal justice will help us design a more scientific and rational pathway for the reformation of existing criminal justice system of China. In the forthcoming several hundred years to come, the world’s criminal justice is to take on ten tendencies, that is, the tendency toward unity, civilization, science, rule of law, human rights, justice, efficiency, specialization, standardization and harmony. __________ Translated from Yanshan Daxue Xuebao (Zhexue Shehui Kexueban) 燕山大学学报 (哲学社会科学版) (Journal of Yanshan University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition)), 2005, (1): 1–11     

The Concept of Appropriation and The Offence of Theft

The English law of theft is confusing and problematic in principle. Since the introduction of the Theft Act 1968 there has been inconsistency in the interpretation of appropriation as court and commentators have grappled with the intuition that appropriation must entail some subjective element and cannot be purely objective. Although subjectivity is traditionally associated with culpability rather than with conduct, it is argued that some acts can be subjective and yet factual and stand as causes to effects. Appropriation is such an act, its necessary and sufficient condition being a mindset, here termed proprietary subjectivity, on the part of the actor. It is argued that clarification of the concept of appropriation can help to resolve misperceived problems. Such clarification will also reveal other problems in the law of theft. Some tentative comments de lege ferenda are made suggesting how these problems can be addressed.     

Toward a Feminist State: What Does ‘Effective’ Prosecution of Domestic Violence Mean?

This article examines domestic violence criminal prosecutions and addresses what 'effective' prosecutorial action means in such cases. The argument elaborates on a point recently articulated by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, which links effective prosecution of violence against women to the creation of a less patriarchal society. The article concludes that 'effective' prosecution of domestic violence means prosecution which constitutes the State as less patriarchal ceteris paribus .     

统一公法学与刑法及刑法学的关系

刑法与刑法学,刑法学与公法学、统一公法学之间不是一种简单的线性关系。从数学中的集合概念来看,狭义的刑法学是统一公法学的组成部分,它们之间是被包含与包含的关系,即狭义刑法学被统一公法学所包含,狭义刑法学是统一公法学的子集。但若以广义刑法学立论,则广义刑法学与统一公法学之间是一种交叉关系,重合的部分即是狭义刑法学,此乃统一公法学与广义刑法学两个集合的交集。     

对刑法中“国家规定”的理解和适用——兼评一宗走私制毒物品案的审理

正确把握“国家规定”的内涵和外延,对于定罪量刑非常重要。当前将国务院各部委制定的规章视为刑法中的“国家规定”没有充足的法律依据。基于国务院的行政管理职责实际是由各部委来具体履行的现实,建议立法机关对“国家规定”作扩张解释,将国务院有关部门依据法律和行政法规制定的规章等纳入“国家规定”的范围,为打击诸如走私盐酸等类的违法行为提供法律依据。