佘祥林冤案的刑事诉讼制度反思

佘祥林冤案的发生说明我国的刑事诉讼制度存在缺陷。我国刑事诉讼中公检法三机关互相配合的制度设计违背了诉讼的本来含义,作为“裁判方”的人民法院与作为控方的公安机关、人民检察院不应是互相配合的关系。刑讯逼供是导致冤案的重要根源,遏制刑讯逼供应对症下药:一是规定沉默权制度;二是将案件证明标准由“案件事实清楚,证据确实、充分”改为“排除合理怀疑”;三是加强社会治理,健全客观证据生成机制。此外,刑事诉讼法应明确程序法律责任,以促使公检法机关严格遵守诉讼程序。     

对两大法系“缺席判决主义”本质之思考

学界大多认为,"缺席判决主义"的本质是缺席就败诉。通过对两大法系一些国家缺席审判制度的深入考察,我们可以发现法官依然要对诉讼要件和证据资料进行审查。同时,在英美法系国家,法官同样须要经过审理才能作出缺席判决;一方当事人不履行审前命令的判决不属于缺席判决。因而,"缺席判决主义"的本质应当定性为单方审查。     

论立法规划的性质

立法规划,指一定的国家机关依照法定的职权,在一定政策与原则的指导下,根据一定的方式、程序与技术,对立法的进程进行的系统安排与设计。立法规划不仅仅是一种技术,或立法过程中的一个阶段,而且是立法政策的体现。立法规划具有政策性、非正式程序性和技术性。     

浅议专利申请权

专利申请权是权利人就某项尚未获得专利的发明创造所享有的一系列权利的总称,在多部法律法规中出现,但对于专利申请权的含义却没有明确的界定。申请专利的权利和专利申请权是两个不同的概念,专利申请权内容丰富,既有程序性权利,也有实体性权利。     

治安调解的特性分析

治安调解是公安机关依据《中华人民共和国治安管理处罚法》处理违反治安管理案件（即治安案件）的一种特殊方式,它作为一种行政调解,具有涉私性、自治性、公力性、终局性、程序性等特性,不同于一般调解乃至民事司法调解,这对于准确理解治安调解的适用范围、法律效力,规范地开展治安调解具有积极的指导意义。     

程序公正的价值——兼议实体公正与程序公正冲突的解决

实现公正是法哲学的核心问题。在我国推进法治建设的今天,尤其是目前正处在转型时期,各种利益纠缠在一起,在这样一个价值观剧烈冲突、客观标准剧烈变动,对于实体是否公正不好判断的情况下,程序上的公正就尤为重要了。实体公正与程序公正发生冲突时,应有正确的价值选择以期实现司法公正,实现我国社会主义法治。     

中国刑事诉讼制度科学构建论纲

因应我国改革开放的三十年进程,我国的刑事诉讼法学研究取得了长足的发展与进步,有必要对其进行全面审视与系统梳理,探寻出推动我国刑事诉讼制度科学化构建的重要理论。端正刑事诉讼目的,确立人权保障意识;弘扬程序法治理念,健全程序制裁机制;遵循诉讼运行规律,理顺控诉审判关系;发展诉讼主体理念,完善刑事诉讼构造;引入谦抑比例原则,规制权力行使;贯彻宽严相济政策,探索新型诉讼程序是实现我国刑事诉讼制度构建科学化的基本路径。     

Can the use of minipublics backfire? Examining how policy adoption shapes the effect of minipublics on political support among the general public

Academics and practitioners are increasingly interested in deliberative minipublics and whether these can address widespread dissatisfaction with contemporary politics. While optimism seems to prevail, there is also talk that the use of minipublics may backfire. When the government disregards a minipublic's recommendations, this could lead to more dissatisfaction than not asking for its advice in the first place. Using an online survey experiment in Belgium (n = 3,102), we find that, compared to a representative decision-making process, a minipublic tends to bring about higher political support when its recommendations are fully adopted by the government, whereas it generates lower political support when its recommendations are not adopted. This study presents novel insights into whether and when the use of minipublics may alleviate or aggravate political dissatisfaction among the public at large.     

军队跨越式发展的历史考察及启示

古今中外军队跨越式发展的历史表明:生产力的迅速发展是军队跨越式发展的前提;军队跨越式发展需要有力的政策支持;拥有必要的交往能力才可能实现军队跨越式发展;"单骑突进"很难实现军队跨越式发展;军队跨越式发展应避免以牺牲人民生活质量为代价;先进文化是实现军队跨越式发展的强大动力。     

Rethinking Prison Disciplinary Processes: A Potential Future for Restorative Justice

Abstract

The movement for restorative justice (RJ) has struggled with marginalization on the soft end of the criminal justice system where the threat of net widening and iatrogenesis looms large. To realize the full potential of RJ as an alternative philosophy of justice, restorative practices need to expand beyond the world of adolescent and small-level offenses into the deeper end of the justice system. Disciplinary hearings inside of adult prisons may be a strategic space to advance this expansion. This article presents findings from a study of prison discipline in four U.K. prisons. The findings strongly suggest that in their current form such disciplinary proceedings are viewed by prisoners as lacking in legitimacy. Although modeled after the adversarial system of the criminal court, the adjudications were instead universally derided as “kangaroo courts” lacking the basic elements of procedural justice. Based on these findings, we argue that RJ interventions may offer a viable redress to these problems of legitimacy which, if successful, would have ramifications that extend well beyond the prison walls.