Restraining Gulliver: Institutional reform and the strengthening of state capacity and compliance

Governance in the developing world is fraught with problems of corruption, weak institutions, and inadequate expertise among bureaucrats. Failing to enforce laws and regulations is one way in which these problems manifest themselves. In this paper, we evaluate changes across three institutions charged with oversight or administration of labor justice in Mexico. We find that both autonomy from the executive and professionalization are necessary to improve compliance with labor law over time. Our study shows that professionalization can occur in several ways, including through training, merit hiring, and introducing experienced external administrators. The implications of the study are that reforms that increase the independence and legal authority of oversight institutions should be complemented by efforts to strengthen the professionalism of bureaucrats.     

RemoteForensicCSI: Enriching teaching,training and learning through networking and timely CPD

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about rapid, transformational change to pedagogic practice on a global scale. During this time, educators across all levels needed to significantly broaden and upskill their digital skills and competence to instantaneously turn face-2-face content into remote, online provision, particularly during periods of national lockdown. Whilst there was significant e-content available in some subject domains, there were limited e-resources available to those working within the criminal justice sector. The #RemoteForensicCSI network was established in attempts to fill this gap and support both practitioner and learner transition within further and higher education and industry.This article evaluates the value and impact that the #RemoteForensicCSI initiative had on the personal development of network participants, their peers and learners, whilst considering, reflecting on and recommending how remote delivery may influence the future of teaching, training and learning within education and the wider criminal justice sector.     

法院调解热成因浅析

我国法院调解热现象,是由法院调解的内在价值和外部因素共同作用的结果。法院调解制度在我国具有深刻的精神基础、制度基础和普通民众的心理基础,从而使它在解决纠纷机制中占据重要的位置。     

民事诉讼的价值取向——公平与效率的权衡

本文认为 ,公平与效率是民事诉讼法设计与操作中恒久存在并冲突着的基本价值目标 ,其所描述和反映的是诉讼成本资源的配置状态的不同方面。在特定的社会、历史、文化条件下 ,应将具有主观色彩和不确定性的公平目标同具有可预测性的客观效率目标有机地结合起来 ,探索两者的最佳平衡点     

宽严相济刑事政策拾遗

刑事政策的存在有其必然性,宽与严是我国古代的刑事政策考虑的两极,时下我国的刑事政策渐趋宽缓,通过分析其产生原因和源流,在甄鉴刑法各学派的观点的基础上,可以认为从宽与从严的基准应是根据具体情势,在国家、社会和个人之间达到良好平衡。     

法典缄默时的法官司法——《法律帝国》德沃金权利法学思想之完善

当代法学家德沃金为了完善自己的权利体系，继前两部著作之后，创造出又一巨著《法律帝国》，在该书中，德氏认为，当法典缄默时，法官没有越出法律去判案，法官以整体性为原则，建设性阐释为方法，通过相关立法和判例的分析，从中推导出正确适用于疑难案件的原则。     

民事诉讼答辩失权制度若干问题探析

我国民事诉讼立法中尚未确立答辩失权制度，而现行的答辩制度在实践中存在着明显的缺陷，建立答辩失权制度是对当事人处分权的合理限制，有利于落实诉讼平等原则、避免举证混乱、提高诉讼效益．实现“公正与效率”的双重价值目标。国外答辩失权制度的实践也充分证明了该一制度存在的合理性，因此我国应当借鉴国外先进经验，构建符合我国实际情况的民事诉讼答辩失权制度，同时也应注意保护被告在谊一制度中的合法权利。     

论实体正义与程序正义的关系

关于程序正义与实体正义的关系法学界及实务界一直有争议。传统上我国一直是重实体轻程序,这与法律应程序至上的原则不相符。我们决不能单纯照搬西方的唯程序论,更不能走重实体而轻程序的老路,要发展出一条适合自己的法治之路。     

论制度正义及其责任主体

正义是制度之魂,制度正义不仅表现为社会主体的利益均衡与协调,而且表现为公民个人自由、机会、平等、尊严等权利的维护。正义制度对社会进步发挥着十分重要的作用,但制度正义不是自然而然实现的。政府是制度正义的责任主体,制度正义的实现必须依靠政府来推动。政府推动制度正义建设的具体途径有:政府立法要以公共利益最大化为价值取向;政府要以民生为本进行制度设计;政府的政策制定要推动道德进步。     

REEVALUATING WHERE WE STAND: A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF AMERICA'S FAMILY JUSTICE SYSTEMS

The call for court reform remains critical in the face of the growing complexity of burgeoning family law cases nationwide. Many states have restructured their court systems using the unified family court model, resolving legal, personal, emotional, and social disputes with the aim of improving the well‐being of families and children. Other states utilize the traditional approach, resulting in cases being handled in a fragmented, time‐consuming and expensive manner. In this article, Professor Barbara A. Babb presents the results of her nationwide survey regarding how each state handles family law matters. The survey is a follow‐up to her comprehensive 1998 survey and her 2002 survey update. The results of the recent analysis reveal that a total of thirty‐eight states now have either statewide family courts, family courts in selected areas of the state, or pilot or planned family courts, representing seventy‐five percent of states. The number of states without a specialized or separate system to handle family law matters has decreased from seventeen states in 1998 to thirteen in 2006. These changes are significant when one considers the complexities involved in court reform. The need for court reform remains an urgent one, as family law cases occupy a significant percentage of court dockets across the country. Families and children deserve a court system where justice is effective and efficient and where their legal, personal, emotional, and social needs are resolved in a therapeutic and holistic manner.