论我国公证遗嘱适用的效力位阶——以法律的价值理论与民众继承习惯的现实为视角

值此我国《继承法》正被立法机关修订之际,特对我国公证遗嘱适用的效力位阶进行考察研究。确定我国公证遗嘱适用效力的位阶,应当以现代私法追求的"正义、自由、效率、人权保护"等价值观和"以人为本"的目标为引领,结合当代中国民众继承习惯调查反映的民众对遗嘱形式的主要选择意愿,建议修改我国公证遗嘱适用的效力位阶之立法,以期彰显21世纪中国《继承法》具有的时代性、进步性特征,实现我国遗嘱形式效力立法的现代化。     

论我国知识产权融资保险制度之建构——从保险法角度切入

鉴于国家知识产权战略以及类似于"温州债务危机"的中小企业融资难困境,未来《保险法》的修订应该考虑知识产权融资保险,尤其是知识产权融资履约保证险和信用险、知识产权价值评估险等制度的运用,以缓解银行因融资风险过大而"惜贷"的现象。     

我国农业投资立法略论

现代化农业的建设离不开对农业科学持续大量的投入,加强农业投资立法,从法律层面明确各农业投资主体的权利义务,严格规范各投资主体的农业投资活动,为农业投资行为提供法律的确定性和可预见性具有重要意义.农业投资立法应当以财政资金引导多元投入原则、保护各投资主体合法利益原则、农业可持续发展原则和科学管理与有效监督原则为指导,在明确各农业投资主体法律地位的基础上构建以《农业法》为核心的农业投资法律体系.     

浅析对一人公司的立法规制

大多数国家和地区的公司法对形式一人公司都予以承认,但基于各个国家和地区的立法传统不同,对一人公司的承认模式不尽相同。我国于2005年修订的《公司法》对一人有限责任公司作了较为详细、具体的规定,从而将一人公司纳入法律的规制中。一人公司制度的引入,不仅反映我国市场经济发展和企业维持的迫切需求,也是对世界公司立法潮流的顺应。     

宽严相济刑事政策的展开

宽严相济刑事政策具有开放的空间,但需要立法者、司法者和执行者在刑法基本原则的制约之下展开其具体内容。宽严相济刑事政策应当首先作为刑事立法政策指导刑事立法,而刑事立法政策、刑事司法政策和刑事执行政策应当放在整体的刑事社会政策中考察,在有关犯罪人人权保障和被害人被害补偿的刑事社会政策中进一步展开宽严相济的刑事政策。     

《物权法》(草案)语言文字问题刍议

本文仅就《物权法》(草案)文本中语言文字问题零碎地谈一些肤浅的看法。这些问题包括:句子逻辑性不强、句子歧义、句式不当、概念不清、用语不统一等问题,并提出了相应的建议。     

关于北京金融功能区建设的初步探索

本文对金融功能区这一概念进行了界定,在对西城区金融街和朝阳区CBD这两个金融功能区进行实证分析的基础上,指出了存在着资源整合利用不够、规划指导不到位,主导产业不突出、政策支持不到位,产业配套设施不完善、金融发展环境有待优化等问题,提出了统筹规划、合理布局,整合首都优势资源、发展总部经济,加强配套设施建设、优化发展环境等建议。     

艾滋病歧视问题的法律探究

我国艾滋病(A ID S)歧视现象较为严重,主要包括艾滋病医疗歧视、就业歧视、教育歧视等歧视类型。目前,我国反艾滋病歧视法律制度还存在诸如立法理念落后、立法体系不完善,缺乏对艾滋病歧视的界定和法律责任的规定,司法救济力度不足等问题,加强我国反艾滋病歧视法律制度建设,应更新立法理念,完善立法体系,加强宪法监督,规定歧视者的法律责任,不断加大司法保护力度。     

Oversight Effectiveness and Political Will: Some Lessons from West Africa

The purpose of the present note is to advance two theoretical claims. The first claim proposed is that the impact of the availability of oversight tools and of the most broadly understood legislative capacity (availability of material, technical, financial resources; availability of well-trained staff) on the effectiveness with which legislative oversight is performed is conditional. The second claim put forward, after reviewing a rich body of work on executive–legislative relations and legislative oversight in West Africa, is that, of the various conditions that promote or prevent the effective use of oversight tools and capacity, political will is the single most important. These claims have both theoretical and practical relevance, for if political will is as important as is claimed for the effective performance of the oversight function, then international organisations may have to reconsider their approach to legislative strengthening.     

Friendship,Courting, and Engagement: Pre-electoral Coalition Dynamics in Action

The literature on pre-electoral coalitions (PECs) still relies heavily on comparative statics to gauge whether a PEC is likely to form and/or its effects on government formation. However, less is known about the behavioural dynamics of PECs. The dynamics of the recent 2009 PEC between the Socialist People's Party and the Social Democrats in Denmark are assessed. Elaborating on the signalling hypothesis, it is argued that coalition members over time must show their ability to vote together in parliament in order to establish a credible commitment. Empirical support is found for this take on the signalling thesis. It was also found that the distance between the parties narrows before the formulation of the PEC, and distinct phases in the process are pointed to, which the authors coin ‘friendship’, ‘courting’, and ‘engagement’. Finally, alternative explanations are assessed and the question of which party of the PEC would have to change voting patterns in the inter-party coordination process in order to become 'office-fit' is addressed. It is concluded that PECs have a systematic effect on the members' parliamentary voting behaviour and that they serve as a preparatory signalling device for opposition parties with office ambitions.