Circulación de modelos y centralidad de los códigos civiles en el derecho privado latinoamericano

This work presupposes the existence of a family of laws which can be situated in the extensive system of codified laws based on the Roman tradition, and within it a Latin American group, and seeks to organize the material within the context in which it has been produced, with the aim of achieving greater comprehension of the formation of the private law in Latin America, highlighting the models and influences used, the intervention of jurists and the significance it took on for the different societies, the characteristics of the mentioned process and the causes for its early or tardy consolidation.     

加快发展互助补充保险为职工构建保障网

发展社会主义市场经济需要建立和完善多层次社会保障体系,其中包含建立和完善职工互助补充保险制度.为建立这一制度,就要明确目标,增强责任;从实际出发规范运作;还要强化管理,逐步完善之.     

我国劳资双方恩想状况及关系协调研究

构建社会主义和谐社会，必须重视和谐劳动关系的建设。应当教育引导经营者依法经营，树立与职工共建共享的理念；教育引导职工依法有序提出诉求，以主人翁精神做好本职工作；政府有关方面则应认真履行职责，不折不扣地贯彻实施劳动法律。     

宪法第五十三条中守法义务的证成

与宪法规定的其他义务相比,第五十三条中的守法义务是更为基本的义务,但是宪法学界鲜有对守法义务的论证。从法理学进路则可证成此守法义务:首先,任一正常的社会都有正当的社会目标,这确保了社会对法律的要求是正当的;其次,法律与社会之间有基于相互性的责任,当法律回应了既定社会的正当要求时,此社会的任一成员都有回应法律的义务;最后,社会成员不证自明的理性确保了回应的必然性。所以,正常社会中的任一理性公民都有宪法上的守法义务。     

海峡两岸逃犯移交原则研究

逃犯移交是海峡两岸之间开展最早、也是目前最主要的司法互助事项。《海峡两岸共同打击犯罪及司法互助协议》将"逃犯移交"称为"遣返刑事嫌疑犯或刑事犯",并专条规定了"人道、安全、迅速、便利"的原则等内容,但是对其基础和核心的原则却采取了回避的态度。中国区际刑事司法互助中的逃犯移交与国际刑事司法协助中的引渡,性质不同,但问题相似。在参照国际惯例时,既要考虑两岸在政治经济和司法制度上的巨大差异,更要贯彻"一国两制"原则,同时还要在保障人权和防止罪犯逍遥法外之间掌握平衡。     

主观博弈论视角下的两岸政治互信初探

本文从主观博弈论的视角指出两岸的政治互信就是我们在互为＂他者＂的情境下,互相理解,然后形成共同理解。通过对政治互信演进轨迹的历史分析,梳理出政治互信的逻辑起点、关键节点和路径依赖机制。最后对增进政治互信提出一种现实建构,即一种公共秩序和集体行动逻辑的达成,以及制度创新和文化实践的促动。     

Subjectivity and bias in forensic DNA mixture interpretation

The objectivity of forensic science decision making has received increased attention and scrutiny. However, there are only a few published studies experimentally addressing the potential for contextual bias. Because of the esteem of DNA evidence, it is important to study and assess the impact of subjectivity and bias on DNA mixture interpretation. The study reported here presents empirical data suggesting that DNA mixture interpretation is subjective. When 17 North American expert DNA examiners were asked for their interpretation of data from an adjudicated criminal case in that jurisdiction, they produced inconsistent interpretations. Furthermore, the majority of 'context free' experts disagreed with the laboratory's pre-trial conclusions, suggesting that the extraneous context of the criminal case may have influenced the interpretation of the DNA evidence, thereby showing a biasing effect of contextual information in DNA mixture interpretation.     

两岸刑事实体法差异对合作打击跨境犯罪之影响及对策

《海峡两岸共同打击犯罪及司法互助协议》是两岸合作打击跨境犯罪的法律框架。两岸合作打击跨境犯罪的成效不仅受两岸刑事程序法影响,而且受两岸刑事实体法影响。两岸刑事实体法律差异下的罪名差异、同质异罪、同罪异罚等问题已带来司法互助中的管辖争议、合作懈怠、法公平性的损害等负面作用,并有形成两岸"犯罪洼地"之趋势。应经由"合作范围"去罪名化、商定两岸互涉犯罪之管辖条款以及自由裁量下的刑罚趋近等对策和路径,减少两岸刑事实体法差异的负面影响,以提升合作打击跨境犯罪之成效。     

民事行政交叉案件审理若干问题研究

行政诉讼与民事诉讼是两类不同性质的诉讼。从诉讼客体、诉讼目的、诉讼主体、受案范围等方面静态地看,二者本不应存在交叉问题。但在司法实务中两大诉讼经常相互交织,且在审判实践中成为法官棘手的难题。就民行交叉案件审理中存在的问题、国外相关规定与实践以及审理模式进行粗浅探讨。     

Privatisation in Botswana: the demise of a developmental state?

This article argues that efforts by the Government of Botswana to embark on privatisation of some parastatals as well as contracting out the provision of certain services with the main intention of enhancing productivity and strengthening the private sector will not have a negative effect on the strength and nature of the existing strong developmental state. It is argued that the cautious and pragmatic approach adopted by the government, coupled with the fact that privatisation in Botswana is embraced voluntarily (that is not imposed on the country by either the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a condition for financial assistance), hiving off parastatals to the private sector will not result in the weakening and ultimate demise of the state as it has happened in some countries within Sub Saharan Africa. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.