Corporate interests and public affairs: organised business–government relations in EU member states

The internationalisation of economic and political affairs changes the way in which business interests are brought to bear on public policy. This is a global phenomenon but can, in particular, be observed in Europe. The construction of the European Union, the development of the Single Market and the build‐up of the policy institutions to go with it, together change business–government relations profoundly. This paper answers the question of how organised business interests relate to government agencies and political institutions. By using the example of trade associations in the Netherlands and Germany, the paper shows that, despite the internationalisation of public affairs in Europe, the national political level remains strategically important for the representation of business interests. The paper thus argues that changes in European business–government relations are institutionally embedded at both the European and the national level. The implication for future research is that much of the dynamics of economic and political internationalisation materialises within the domestic arrangements of interest politics. Copyright © 2004 Henry Stewart Publications     

浅析我国《信访条例》的创新性

我国《信仿条例》于2005年5月1日起正式实施,这是我国人民群众政治生活中的一件大事。我国《信访条例》对于保持各级人民政府同人民群众的密切联系,保护信访人的合法权益,畅通信访渠道,创新信访工作机制,强化工作责任,维护信访秩序都具有十分重要的意义。     

浅论行政人的价值坐标

在现代社会中,行政人是公共领域的特殊群体,行政人的道德价值以公共利益为依归。因此,行政人应当以公共利益至上作为自己的信仰,自觉地正确对待和有效行使公共权力,以奉献社会为自己的价值目标,做到全心全意为人民服务。     

论国家征收中公共利益的界定

公共利益是启动国家征收的前提也是国家征收制度的核心内容。我国的公共利益法律界定模式应根据我国的实际情况,采取不完全的列举模式。实践中,具体的公共利益的界定应由行政机关在法律规定的框架内,依法定的符合公共决策规律的程序行使。人大可以通过对土地出让金、财政预算的监督,以及行使《监督法》赋予的对社会重大事项的监督权等方式间接控制行政机关“公共利益”的界定权。司法机关作为公共利益界定的最后一道防线是法治国家必不可少的,应在体制上保障其中立地裁决行政机关与行政相对人的征收纠纷。     

宪政维度中的刑讯逼供与罪刑法定

罪刑法定原则是刑法的根本原则之一,而刑讯逼供在我国是一个在司法中久禁不止,且甚为普遍的现象.刑讯逼供罪具有独特的多重当事人结构,与宪政视野的罪刑法定原则相契合.罪刑法定原则的设置源于宪政意义上的限制权力、保障人权的考虑.     

交通事故认定的法律救济

《中华人民共和国道路交通安全法》将交通事故认定书定性为处理交通事故的证据,公安部的部门规章随即取消了交通事故责任认定的重新认定程序,人民法院也不再受理对交通事故认定不服提起的行政诉讼,使得关系当事人重大权利义务的交通事故责任认定丧失了有效的救济途径。交通事故认定一旦错误。便将给当事人带来极大的危害。因此,有必要正确把握交通事故认定的法律属性,将交通事故认定纳入行政复议、行政诉讼的受案范围,为其引入制约与监督机制,以切实维护交通事故当事人的合法权益,同时应当建立民事附带行政诉讼制度,为公正、高效地解决交通事故损害赔偿纠纷提供一条便捷的法律救济途径。     

我国地下钱庄的现状分析及治理对策研究

目前,地下钱庄的活动猖獗,并且不断蔓延,严重扰乱着正常的金融管理秩序,影响着国家的经济安全和社会稳定。地下钱庄的形成和存在具有一定的历史背景和现实特征。必须采取切实有效的措施和手段加强对地下钱庄的预防和治理。     

说语言法

语言法是具有特殊性质的法律。语言法的价值追求包括效率与公平等内容,语言法的权利主体和义务主体的同一性往往为人们所忽视,语言法的实施是主要包括示范、管理和监督的依法行政的过程。对语言法的探讨主要是从法理层面的探讨。     

Hidden in plain sight? Irregularities on statutory forms and electoral fraud

The most common method of tabulating election results around the world is manually compiling paper forms at the local level. Recent election disputes in developing democracies, particularly in Africa, have centered on irregularities observed on these forms. However, scholars do not yet have a good understanding of the distribution of these irregularities, nor of their relationship to systematic fraud. In this paper, we theorize a catalog of irregularities that goes beyond simple vote tally editing. We use deep neural networks to identify these irregularities on forms from about 30,000 polling stations in Kenya’s 2013 presidential election. We find that although irregularities manifest differently in government and opposition strongholds, they do not correlate with election outcomes, and they are unaffected by the presence of electoral observers. Taken together, our findings suggest scholars of election integrity should pay greater attention to problems of benign human error and overtaxed bureaucrats.     

论犯罪构成论体系与罪刑法定、刑事违法性及刑诉法的关系

以往的犯罪构成论体系研究,是一种脱离犯罪构成论体系与其他重要法学范畴的关系而进行的"孤立性"研究。与罪刑法定、刑事违法性及刑诉法的关系应该构成犯罪构成论体系研究的一项重要内容。照应其与罪刑法定、刑事违法性和刑诉法的关系将使得犯罪构成论体系研究也是一种"关系式"研究,而这将丰满犯罪构成论体系,并有助于对中国大陆传统的犯罪构成论体系作出"中肯"评价和"冷静"对待。