新司法解释下寻衅滋事罪“口袋”的扩张与坚守

在当前刑法体制中,兜底性罪名是刑法废止类推原则到确立罪刑法定原则过程中的产物。作为一个具有口袋性质的罪名,寻衅滋事罪有其存在的必要性。刑事立法上,具有罪名与犯罪构成的法定性;刑事司法上,具有构成要件要素解释的必要性。信息网络空间既有"工具属性",也有"公共属性",新司法解释对"公共场所及其秩序"的解释是有权解释,使该罪名的构成要件要素更加清晰,其口袋并未突破。     

论司法权的民主特性与现代趋势——以刑事诉讼为展开

有证据表明司法权的民主特性是人类早期社会的普遍规律。2005年《关于完善人民陪审员制度的决定》实施以来,司法权的民主特性获得了进一步凸显,但实际上除人民陪审员和人民监督员制度之外,司法权的民主特性并没有及于更大的视野。以刑事诉讼为例,无论是当事人主体地位与诉讼权利、律师辩护、刑事和解,还是社会公众参与司法和媒体监督司法,都应当是司法权民主特性的体现。将司法权民主特性做广义的理解,是对司法权现状和未来发展趋势的基本把握,有助于强化刑事诉讼中的人权保障和实现程序正义。     

The Effects of Media and their Logic on Legitimacy Sources within Local Governance Networks: A Three-Case Comparative Study

Although theoretical and empirical work on the democratic legitimacy of governance networks is growing, little attention has been paid to the impact of mediatisation on democracies. Media have their own logic of news-making led by the media’s rules, aims, production routines and constraints, which affect political decision-making processes. In this article, we specifically study how media and their logic affect three democratic legitimacy sources of political decision-making within governance networks: voice, due deliberation and accountability. We conducted a comparative case study of three local governance networks using a mixed method design, combining extensive qualitative case studies, interviews and a quantitative content analysis of media reports. In all three cases, media logic increased voice possibilities for citizen groups. Furthermore, it broadened the deliberation process, although this did not improve the quality of this process per se, because the media focus on drama and negativity. Finally, media logic often pushed political authorities into a reactive communication style as they had to fight against negative images in the media. Proactive communication about projects, such as public relation (PR) strategies and branding, is difficult in such a media landscape.     

Milton's army: The white house press corps

White House reporters follow a path constructed by presidential advisers that they hope will lead them to fulfill goals set by their news organizations. White House officials ration them facilities for work, access to newsworthy people, and reportable information in amounts that depend on the importance to the President of the type of media they work in, the status of their particular news organization, and the staff's respect for the influence and competence of a particular individual. In this context, several constraints that affect White House reporting are discussed here: those placed on reporters by their organizations; by the way their type of media covers the White House; by their relations with each other; and by their concepts of what they are required to do. The framework for this discussion and analysis is a classification by type of media and news organizations that assign journalists to the White House. Of the resulting six categories, the first three have the most structural and organizational influence and are given the most attention. The special status, unique history, and influence of photographers at the White House require that they be treated separately.     

扎实推进社会主义文化强国建设思想的价值逻辑——建构中国特色社会主义文化话语体系的理论特色

党的十八大报告把中国特色社会主义文化建设推向了一个新的高度。＂扎实推进社会主义文化强国建设＂思想凝结着中国共产党文化建设思想的智慧,体现了建构中国特色社会主义文化话语体系理论特色的价值逻辑。其蕴含的新观点、新精髓、新思路、新提法,丰富了建构社会主义文化话语体系的先进特色、民族特色、和谐特色、时代特色的重要理论内涵。新观点体现了建构中国特色社会主义文化话语体系先进特色的价值目标。新精髓形成了建构中国特色社会主义文化话语体系民族特色的理论核心。新思路体现了建构中国特色社会主义文化话语体系和谐特色的发展导向。新提法体现了建构中国特色社会主义文化话语体系时代特色的实践创新。     

论我国司法鉴定启动权制度改革

司法鉴定启动权制度是司法鉴定程序中的重要组成部分,不仅影响着司法审判的客观公正性,更关系到当事人诉讼权利的保障.本文通过对两大法系司法鉴定启动权制度进行比较研究,在结合我国司法鉴定制度现状的基础上,对我国司法鉴定启动权制度改革进行了分析,并提出了相关建议.     

人民法院参与转型期乡村社会治理的思考——以偏远地区基层法院为视角

在我国转型时期的乡村社会治理中,案件纠纷在主、客体上存在的特殊性既是基层法院必须面对的微观环境,也我国法治化进程中应当直面的宏观问题.在明晰转型期乡村司法职能的基础上,人民法院有必要以加强诉调联动、司法释明和审判公开为主要的司法策略,探索参与当前时期社会治理的实践路径.     

论中国死刑案件中的精神病抗辩

随着权利话语的流行与国家对被告人权益保护的增强,中国死刑案件中的被告方在庭审阶段频频提出精神病抗辩,意图减轻罪责或不负刑事责任。然而,实践中却显示出如下悖论:被告方虽时时提出抗辩,但法庭却不愿启动精神病鉴定程序。这一现象的原因在于:当前被告方提出精神病抗辩的证明责任分配不明;被判无罪精神病人的监管难题与强制治疗措施缺乏;精神病鉴定一再反复导致法官无以判案等等。因此,在我国近年越来越重视死刑案件审判程序的背景下,有必要重构被告人精神病抗辩的合理制度,使其在维护被告人正当权益的前提下也不至于无章可循、变得过度泛滥。     

Restorative justice: the indigenous justice system

Dramatically different beliefs about justice will produce dramatically different methods for achieving justice. The beliefs underlying the traditional Indigenous restorative justice systems, systems that dramatically differ from the European-based system practiced in the USA are presented. The discussion highlights the legacy of colonialism for tribal communities and the resilience and creative resistance that have continued to characterize the spirit and ingenuity of Indigenous peoples.     

Choosing your own Boss: Variations of Representation Foci in Mixed Electoral Systems

Members of parliament are privileged agents. They can choose who to regard as their principal: the entire nation, a particular electoral district or a political party. Focusing on two countries with mixed electoral systems, Romania and Hungary, the article documents the dominance of the electoral logic of role-formation over the constraints of legislative organisation and the influence of socialisation. The focus of representation is found to be only modestly influenced by the degree of the embeddedness of MPs in political structures and hierarchies. The association of the seat with a particular territorial unit, on the other hand, has a robust effect even when this association originates in the political environment and not in formal rules. Finally, the psychological effect of losing a Single Member District is also found to influence how MPs perceive their representative role.