REEVALUATING WHERE WE STAND: A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF AMERICA'S FAMILY JUSTICE SYSTEMS

The call for court reform remains critical in the face of the growing complexity of burgeoning family law cases nationwide. Many states have restructured their court systems using the unified family court model, resolving legal, personal, emotional, and social disputes with the aim of improving the well‐being of families and children. Other states utilize the traditional approach, resulting in cases being handled in a fragmented, time‐consuming and expensive manner. In this article, Professor Barbara A. Babb presents the results of her nationwide survey regarding how each state handles family law matters. The survey is a follow‐up to her comprehensive 1998 survey and her 2002 survey update. The results of the recent analysis reveal that a total of thirty‐eight states now have either statewide family courts, family courts in selected areas of the state, or pilot or planned family courts, representing seventy‐five percent of states. The number of states without a specialized or separate system to handle family law matters has decreased from seventeen states in 1998 to thirteen in 2006. These changes are significant when one considers the complexities involved in court reform. The need for court reform remains an urgent one, as family law cases occupy a significant percentage of court dockets across the country. Families and children deserve a court system where justice is effective and efficient and where their legal, personal, emotional, and social needs are resolved in a therapeutic and holistic manner.     

两种主体立法之比较评价

本文对公民直接立法和代议机关立法的短长及其一般发展趋势进行了对比分析 ,认为 :两种立法形式各有短处和长处 ;从民主政治的要求和发展趋势来看 ,公民直接立法是最理想的立法形式 ,代表着立法形式的发展方向 ;从社会发展的现实来看 ,立法的基本形式只能是代议机关立法 ,但公民直接立法应作为代议机关立法的必要补充。     

Decision‐making during international crises: A reexamination

The purpose of this research note is to reexamine the methods and codings of crisis decision‐making processes performed by Herek, Janis, and Huth in 1987, and thereby to discuss the role of the case survey method as a means to build theory in the study of foreign policy. The research reported here uses a somewhat different measure of decision‐making process quality and a slightly expanded list of data sources than were used by Herek and his colleagues. It reevaluates a subset of the cases explored in the previous study. This research note largely confirms the analysis of crisis decision‐making processes presented in the previous study, though it notes and discusses some discrepancies. Furthermore, this reexamination seeks to contribute to our understanding of crisis decision‐making processes by using a different conceptualization of decision‐making process quality and thus a different coding procedure.     

司法救助及其中国模式——以《关于建立完善国家司法救助制度的意见（试行）》展开

司法救助的前身是刑事被害人救助,后者与各国刑事被害人补偿具有同一性,而前者在吸收被害人救助内涵后,不再属于民事诉讼费用制度中的特定概念。社会矛盾激化、纠纷解决的司法化以及普遍存在的执行难现象,是司法救助取代刑事被害人救助的内在原因。我国司法救助以功利主义作为正当化根基,倡导保护生活模式,大幅扩张救助对象范围,实现救助决定权的多元分享,从而具有了鲜明的中国特点。明确国家在司法救助中的清偿代位人角色,多元化地理解司法救助的正当性根据,确定被救助人权利主体的地位,同时合理地对救助对象加以类型化,是我国司法救助制度完善的可行方案。     

山西省柳林县城区交通的调研报告

随着我国经济的快速发展和城镇化进程的加快,很多县市都出现了城镇人口日渐增长,机动车保有量逐年增加,而城区道路发展缓慢,人、车、路的矛盾日益突出的问题。微观治理对策主要是:减少交叉路口,提高通行速度和能力;科学规划,增加或者减少红绿灯交通信号控制;将部分支路由双向通行调整为单向通行,或者禁止左转。     

A Concerto of Cultural Mutual-learning:Side Notes on the 1~(st) China-US-Europe Young Leaders Exchange Program

正From October 14 to 23,2014,CAFIU successfully hosted the 1st China-US-Europe Young Leaders Exchange Program.Targeted at young leaders from China,the US and Europe with a focus on political,economic and cultural exchanges,this program has selected Beijing and Guangdong to make field visits in the forms of themed talks,     

警察圈套的理性分析——以刑法学为视角

从规范意义上讲，警察圈套是法定的无罪辩护事由；但从通常语义的理解上，警察圈套行为的合法性问题则又是一个需要重新审视的概念。在历史回顾和比较研究的基础上，必须对警察圈套重新进行界定和完善。     

日、韩公司代表董事制度立法比较及其借鉴

日本和韩国商法规定了代表董事制度.代表董事是代表公司并持有业务执行权限的董事,是股份公司的必要的常设机关.代表董事通常由数名董事组成,对外具有代表公司的法律地位,这对于提高交易效率,保障交易安全有积极意义.在我国,随着市场经济的发展,公司规模的扩大,董事长代表制已不适应公司发展的需要.我国将来修改公司法时可借鉴代表董事制度,从而弥补公司代表一元制的不足.     

犯罪心理测试后即转入讯问的意义及策略方法

犯罪心理测试工作不能只满足于出具测试结果,测试人员必须结合测试过程和测试结果与侦查人员共同研究测后讯问、测后调查的方向、内容、方法等问题,最大程度地发挥测试的作用,找到把测试结果转化成合法证据的途径。因此,研究测后讯问的意义,测试转入讯问的突破口以及测后讯问的方法技巧等策略问题是当前犯罪心理测试工作需要探索的重要课题。     

恢复性司法程序之思考

本文对恢复性司法程序的内容、制度基础以及历史渊源进行考察,并对恢复性司法程序的利弊加以分析,最后论述在我国构建恢复性司法程序的障碍及有利因素的基础上,提出了构建该程序的初步设想。