Intervention and Subversion: The EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine

By way of an inquiry into the European Union's border assistance mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM), this paper articulates two moves. Firstly, deploying intervention to study the relations of the European Union with its self-designated neighbours is heuristically relevant because such a move draws attention to the deployment of a patronizing rationale towards ‘intervened populations’. This is captured in the paper by the notion of tutelage. Secondly, analyses in terms of intervention remain unsatisfying in how they account for the linkage between the planning and ‘programming’ of intervention and its effects. While they work with the idea that intervention like any other practice of rule is a perpetually failing activity, they have yet to articulate this observation analytically. This paper advances the discussion by arguing that the notion of subversion may provide such an articulation.     

Intervention at Risk: The Vicious Cycle of Distance and Danger in Mali and Afghanistan

In crisis-hit countries, intensive risk management increasingly characterizes the presence of international interveners, with measures ranging from fortified compounds to ‘remote programming’. This article investigates the global drive for ‘security’ from an ethnographic perspective, focusing on Afghanistan and Mali. By deploying the concepts of distance and proximity, the article shows how frontline ‘outsourcing’ and bunkering have generated an unequal ‘risk economy’ while distancing interveners from local society in a trend that itself generates novel risks. To conclude, the article asks whether alternative forms of proximity may help to break the vicious cycle of danger and distance at work in today’s crisis zones.     

经济法与民法视野中的干预——对民法与经济法关系及经济法体系的研究

干预是外力对某种关系或机制的一种介入。在法律中 ,并非只有经济法才体现公权的干预 ,民法也体现了公权的干预 ,只是两种干预在对象、功能、手段、广度、深度及有效干预的前提等方面有着差异 ,这些差异构成了民法与经济法的区别。文章主要探究了这两种公权干预的质的规定性 ,并在此基础上对经济法体系中几个有争议问题作了一点探讨。     

论经济法的基本价值取向

经济法的价值具有多元性 ,但当其多元价值发生冲突时 ,经济法应当以效益作为其基本价值。以效益作为经济法的基本价值不仅具有坚实的理论基础 ,而且体现在经济法的具体制度中。经济法效益价值可以通过经济立法、经济执法和经济司法等途径得以实现 ,并与经济法其他价值存在连动互补关系     

论宪法基本权利条款在私法上的效力

传统的观念认为:宪法对权利的保障通常只是约束国家和国家机关,对私人领域的效力是间接的,不具有直接的法律效力,宪法的基本权利规范具有原则性,且无制裁性规定,不能在私法上直接适用。但“理论是灰色的,而生活之树常青”,本文立足于对国外相关理论的分析,对我国社会现实、法律观念及宪法规范的梳理,探讨我国确认基本权利私法效力的必要性、合宪性。     

有效性限度:政府作用的再认识

政府在经济和社会的持续发展中的作用是有效的,但政府自身的缺陷使得这种有效性具有了一定的限度。政府作用的这种限度表现为政府作用范围、政府赖以存在和发展的资源以及制定和执行公共政策的实际效果有限。政府作用有效性限度决定了有效政府的前提是有限政府。     

警察机关干预家庭暴力法律问题的几点思考

我国现有的警察机关干预家庭暴力的法律法规存在着重事后处置,忽视事前预防,重行政、刑事处罚,忽视民事责任承担等问题,因此,必须予以完善。应充分运用好现有的授权性规范,强化警察机关干预家庭暴力的责任意识;协调相关立法,增强可操作性;处理好隐私权与知情权、公力救济与当事人救济申请主动权之间的关系。     

足球犯罪问题初探

足球犯罪问题近年来在我国日益凸现出来。本文首先探讨对足球犯罪进行司法介入的必要性与可行性 ,进而对足球犯罪进行了详细地分析 ,最后还探讨了司法介入的限度问题。     

企业目标激励有效性分析

目标激励是当前企业使用频率较高的激励方法之一。这种激励方法有条件适用性,它们会影响职工积极性、主动性和创造性的发挥和管理的效率。目标激励的有效性主要取决于以下因素:目标的合理性;人们的参与程度;组织环境和工作特性;管理者的管理作风;分权程度;员工的素质和能力。     

A meta-analytic review of court-mandated batterer intervention programs: Can courts affect abusers’ behavior?

Court-mandated batterer intervention programs are being implemented throughout the United States to address the problem of domestic violence. Prior reviews of research on the effectiveness of these programs have arrived at conflicting conclusions. This study is a systematic review of the extant research on this topic. Experimental and quasi-experimental studies that used matching or statistical controls were included. The results were mixed. The mean effect for official reports of domestic violence from experimental studies showed modest benefit, whereas the mean effect for victim reported outcomes was zero. Quasi-experimental studies using a no-treatment comparison had inconsistent findings indicating an overall small harmful effect. In contract, quasi-experimental studies using a treatment dropout design showed a large, positive mean effect on domestic violence outcomes. We discuss the weakness of the latter design and raise concerns regarding official reports. The findings, we believe, raise doubts about the effectiveness of court-mandated batterer intervention programs.