略论鉴定人出庭作证

鉴定人出庭作证一方面属于广义上的证人出庭,另一方面又有别于普通证人出庭。因此,应当正确认识鉴定人出庭作证的特殊性,以正确把握鉴定人出庭作证的诉讼地位。鉴定人出庭作证的诉讼任务整体上是履行鉴定活动的委托方或指派方承担的举证责任,具体来讲则包括陈述鉴定意见和接受他人针对鉴定意见提出的质证两个方面,其中后者是具有挑战性的诉讼任务。为此,鉴定人应当主要从五个方面培训、学习、提高接受质证的能力。     

和谐社会视野下法院调解的法理阐释

近年来,法院调解在构建和谐社会的进程中被寄予了极高的期望.和谐社会视野下重构法院调解制度应立足于对其法理的科学阐释.作为兼具处分行为与审判行为双重属性的独特制度,法院调解的程序设置应体现诉讼解决纠纷与合意解决纠纷的特性.从形式与功能上看,西方国家的诉讼上和解与我国的法院调解并无本质区别.除纠纷解决功能外,法院调解还具有增进对话功能;形成规则功能及联结法律与道德、提高司法公信力的功能.     

扬帆远航正当时——纪念中国海事法院成立三十周年

在中国海事法院成立三十周年之际,回顾海事审判体系的构建、海事海商法律制度的完善、海事审判队伍的成长、海事海商案件审判的进步,肯定中国海事司法取得的成就,提出提高海事审判公信力,将中国建设成为亚太地区海事司法中心的奋斗目标.     

和谐社会与中国民事诉讼制度的未来走势

现代和谐社会是“和而不同”、“和而有讼”的社会，民事诉讼的许多功能都有助于和谐社会的成功建构。中国民事诉讼制度与“和谐社会”的诉求尚有距离，在当代和谐社会建构背景下，中国未来民事诉讼制度应追一步优化、完善，有助于和谐社会功能与制度。     

法院与当事人诉讼角色定位之机理探析

民事诉讼是以解决纠纷为目的的活动。在诉讼过程中 ,法院与当事人之间的相互关系即彼此在诉讼中的地位 ,直接决定了一个国家民事诉讼的体制性问题。如何调整法院与当事人在诉讼中的诉讼关系 ,是每一个国家民事诉讼法必须解决并加以规定的基本内容。民事诉讼的辩论原则、处分原则以及诚实信用原则 ,从不同的角度界定了法院与当事人在诉讼中的地位。辩论原则在形成法院裁判的基础方面起着调节作用 ;而处分原则在程序的进行、权利的处置等方面的支配权进行分配 ;诚实信用原则则在均衡并促成法院与当事人协同诉讼方面发挥着作用。     

Another victim of the ＂banana war＂： Some reflections on the status of the principle of liability in the absence of unlawful conduct in the community legal system

Articles 235 and 288 second paragraph EC provide remedies for damages caused by Community institutions, to individuals, legal bodies or States that concern legal obligations outside the scope of contractual relations. Although it did not receive any real application, the principle of liability in the absence of fault is mentioned by the Court in a couple of cases. This article seeks to explore this principle in its due context and in the light of comparative law. To that effect, it is first necessary to make a short recall of the historical case law in this field, to analyze afterwards the latest jurisprudential developments （FIAMM/FEDON case）, and finally to consider the future prospects of this principle in the Community law through two options. One alternative would be to adopt more lenient conditions for the application of Community＇s liability for fault and notably a progressive abandon of the current serious fault regime and the adoption of the simple fault regime. Another option would be to remove the tort nature from the no-fault liability and to move from the reparation of damage to a compensation for the breach of the equality.     

刑事诉讼中的亲属拒证权制度研究

亲属拒绝作证权制度作为现代法治国家的一项重要证据制度,在世界许多国家的刑事证据立法中都有明确规定。我国历史上也有类似的"亲亲相隐"制度规定。确立亲属拒证权制度,对于弘扬传统的伦理道德,充分保护公民人权,提高法律效益,维护社会的和谐与稳定,推动我国法治化进程具有重大的理论价值和现实意义。     

医疗事故技术鉴定专家出庭质证问题阐释

医疗事故技术鉴定专家出庭接受质证是法院审查、认定鉴定结论以及克服医疗事故技术鉴定自身中立性不足和程序不完善等问题的必然要求。鉴定专家出庭接受质证程序要体现交叉询问原则,同时,要引入专家辅助人、专家陪审员制度以构建均衡合理的质证主体结构。质证的内容应该围绕鉴定专家资格,鉴定结论的相关性、科学性、事实材料充分性、证明过程符合逻辑性等来展开。     

WHEN IT HAPPENS IN A FAMILY: AIDING PARENTS OF SUBSTANCE‐ABUSING ADOLESCENTS*

This article first summarizes key data on the scope of teen substance abuse and the lack of teen access to needed treatment services. It then describes how and why attorneys may be helpful to parents who discover their teen's drug or alcohol problem and seek advice and counsel about the legal implications of various actions that can or may be taken. The article explores such issues as parents finding illegal drugs in the house or on their teen's person, various modalities of treatment and how family members are involved, how parents might secure residential evaluations for their youth without the necessity of juvenile court involvement (and why this is important), concerns about placing youth in unlicensed residential treatment facilities, health insurance coverage issues, home drug testing, and how past American Bar Association (ABA) policy on youth drug and alcohol abuse is being followed up with a new ABA project to aid parents of substance‐abusing teenagers and their families.     

司法鉴定人出庭质证若干问题研究

诉讼实践中,司法鉴定人出庭率低已成为我国审判方式改革过程中的一大顽疾。这一问题的现实存在,不仅令鉴定意见质证流于形式,更使得直接言词原则无法在庭审中发挥其应用功效。诚然,我国已通过刑诉法、民诉法的修改,对司法鉴定人出庭作出了明确规定,但现行法律中对于司法鉴定人出庭权利与义务的规定严重失衡,出庭质证保护等规定亦极为笼统,缺乏可操作性。为此,有必要进一步从制度上保障司法鉴定人出庭质证的差旅费用和经济补偿,并加强对其出庭质证安全的保护措施。通过制度性构建与优化,探索司法鉴定人出庭质证的应然路径。