Does One Size Fit All? A Note on the Harmonization of National Warranty Law as a Tool of Consumer Protection

The European Union's Directive on the Harmonization of national warranty laws directed interest to this particular legal institution. From an economic point of view warranties have different functions. In this note it will be argued that the change in the law of warranties leads to a loss of informational value and to a welfare loss resulting from constricted transaction possibilities, which has not been widely recognised in the recent discussion on warranties.     

Juvenile Criminality And Semi-Criminality: Learning From Victorian Perceptions And Responses

This article focuses on media reportage of offensive juveniles, past and present, to elicit lessons that the twenty-first century can learn from the Victorian past in terms of diversionary responses. How to prevent vulnerable juveniles sliding into dangerous criminality is a continuing preoccupation: the issue explored in this article relates to the creation of the identity of the criminal juvenile. In utilising the concept of semi-criminality to label certain types of juvenile anti-social behaviour the Victorians avoided actual criminalisation of socially offensive but, in legal terms, minor behaviours. The reasons for and negative consequences of the abandonment of this concept by the modern age are explored, including the reconceptualisation of where responsibility for juvenile offending lies in the modern era.     

Beyond 'Do No Harm': The Challenge of Constructing Ethical Relationships in Refugee Research

This paper highlights some of the central ethical challengesinvolved in undertaking social science research with refugeesin conflict and crisis situations. It focuses on two main setsof challenges: first, the difficulties of constructing an ethicalconsent process and obtaining genuinely informed consent; andsecond, taking fully into account and responding to refugeeparticipants' capacities for autonomy. The authors also discussthe challenges involved in applying the central normative principlesgoverning ethics review processes—the principles of beneficence,integrity, respect for persons, autonomy and justice—tothe context of refugee research. It is argued that researchersshould seek ways to move beyond harm minimization as a standardfor ethical research and recognize an obligation to design andconduct research projects that aim to bring about reciprocalbenefits for refugee participants and/or communities. Some ofthe methodological issues raised by this analysis are discussedin the conclusion.     

Conception and the Irrelevance of the Welfare Principle

This article challenges the assumption that their future children's welfare is a relevant consideration when deciding whether to provide a person with assisted conception services. It does not argue that infertility treatment ought to be available as of right. Rather, this article's proposal is that section 13(5) – which specifies that no-one shall receive assistance with conception unless account has first been taken of the welfare of any child who might be born – should be deleted from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. Extending the 'welfare principle' to decisions taken prior to a child's conception is shown to be unjust, meaningless and inconsistent with existing legal principle.     

我国农村社会保障现状及发展思路初探

农村社会保障体系建设既十分迫切,又非一蹴而就。本文在对当前我国农村社会保障现状及存在问题进行分析的基础上,借鉴国际经验,从我国国情出发,提出了建设我国农村社会保障体系的基本原则和工作思路,重点建立贫困人口生活救助制度,加快推进新型农村合作医疗,稳步探索农村养老保险,积极支持慈善事业发展,提升社会福利水平。     

The Experience of Women Regarding Chilean Government Measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study explores the experience of ten possible beneficiaries of the measures provided by the Chilean government during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic through remote semi-structured interviews. The results show a scenario of improvisation. Instead of relying on solid gender equity policies, a patchwork of focused measures was implemented, which increased uncertainty and vulnerability. As a result, women experienced sorrow and despair while facing economic constraints and care tasks mostly on their own. This article shows that care remains invisible in politics while overwhelmingly evident at home. Social care policies are urgently needed.     

社会福利中的政治道德问题与集体主义价值观

社会福利是一项需要道德支持的社会事业,是一种充分就业、安全、健康、快乐、社会生活有序的"好的生活"状态。要真正实现理想中的社会福利化,需要由国家和政府出面,以一种高度的政治道德观和复合集体主义价值观为大众谋福利。     

论被害人国家补偿制度的价值及本土化

被害人国家补偿制度是国家对遭受犯罪行为侵害而又没有得到充分赔偿的被害人及其家属,通过法律程序给予一定物质补偿的制度。其理论基础在于公平正义理念之彰显,国家基于契约义务所产生的责任和公共福利的实现。我们应当在借鉴外国立法的基础上,构建一种既符合我国本土特点又具备先进理论框架支撑的被害人补偿制度的范式。     

从近期中国共青团的建设看中国社会福利服务组织的发展

中国青少年社会福利正处于整合和发展进程中，社会福利服务组织发育不良是制约中国社会福利，特别是服务福利发展严重滞后的重要因素。共青团在组织发展和工作指导思想上的变革，预示着中国社会福利服务组织的良性发育，对于中国社会福利的长远发展具有重大意义。