The Queen and the `Bolton Seven'

This note examines the case of a group of gay men who, having engaged in consensual sexual acts together, became known as the `Bolton Seven' following their conviction in 1998 for offences of buggery and/or gross indecency. More particularly the note scrutinises the implications of the ages of the participants (one of whom, at 17 , was unable to give lawful consent to sexual intercourse with a man) in the light of the enactment of Part I of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 which introduces a system of compulsory registration by some convicted and cautioned sex offenders with the police (including men convicted of, or cautioned for, buggery or gross indecency). The note explores the justification for inclusion of these offences within the remit of the1997 Act together with the cultural construction of gay men as predatory and as constituting a risk to younger members of society. It also analyses some of the effects of the registration requirement in terms of it constituting a potential violation of fundamental rights such as equality and respect for private life. This discussion is located particularly within the context of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998 in the U.K.. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Patricia Williams: Inflecting Critical Race Theory

Critical Race Theory (C.R.T.) has developed out of a deep dissatisfaction that many black legal scholars in the U.S. felt with liberal civil rights discourse, a discourse premised upon the ideals of assimilation, ‘colour-blindness’ and integration. In addition, the emergence of the Critical Legal Studies movement provided Critical Race theorists with an innovative lexicon and practice which allowed them to develop a critique of traditional race analysis and U.S. law. Patricia Williams has played a key role in the formation of the C.R.T. movement and is concerned with many of the C.R.T. themes: the understanding that traditional civil rights law has benefited whites more than blacks, the ‘call to context’, and the critique of liberalism by the assertion that racism is routine and not aberrational. Following the C.R.T. belief that form and substance are connected, Williams has also extended the boundaries of another C.R.T. theme by (largely) eschewing the conventional genre of legal writing in much of her work, including her two books, The Alchemy of Race and Rights and The Rooster's Egg. This was one of the issues Williams discussed in an interview that commenced when she visited Britain in 1997 to deliver the Reith Lectures. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

论艺术教育与创新人才的培养

思维方式包括形象思维和逻辑思维。形象思维与大脑右半球有密切联系 ,逻辑思维则与大脑左半球有密切联系。正确的思维方式应是形象思维与逻辑思维的统一。加强艺术教育 ,如更新思想观念、增设艺术类课程、开展丰富多彩的校园文化艺术活动、创造良好的人文氛围和美育环境 ,可以开发学生的形象思维 ,提高学生的创新能力 ,是培养高素质的创新人才的有效措施之一。     

投资基金持有人派生诉讼制度比较法研究

投资基金组织一体化程度弱，基金持有人权益易受侵害。本文尝试将公司法中的股东派生诉讼制度移植到投资基金领域，构建投资基金持有人派生诉讼制度，为保护基金投资者合法权益另辟一条蹊径。美国特拉华州于1998年率先在企业信托中创建了派生诉讼制度，契约型投资基金就是企业信托的主要组织形式。从比较法角度出发，借鉴关国特拉华州立法先例，同时辩证借鉴公司股东派生诉讼制度的立法经验，将有利于构建符合我国国情的投资基金持有人派生诉讼制度。     

民事裁判中事实认定的对象

民事裁判中事实认定对象的准确确定 ,是作为裁判基础的事实得以正确、及时认定的前提。但由于受事实与评价、案件性质等因素之影响 ,使得事实认定对象的准确确定十分复杂。本文在深入地理论分析和实证考察的基础上 ,明确提出了以当事人就事实问题存在的实质性争议焦点为事实认定对象的观点 ,并尝试性地探讨及时、准确地认定对象的方法。     

纽约国际海事仲裁员大会述评

本文介绍了 2 0 0 1年 10月在纽约召开的第十四届国际海事仲裁员大会的主要论文及发言的要点 ,反映当今国际海事仲裁更加宽松的法律环境以及海事仲裁国际化、现代化的新发展、新趋势 ,并对中国海事仲裁的现状作了评论     

"政治与行政二分法"研究综述

"政治与行政二分法"从提出至今已有120多年的历史.随着社会的发展,虽然其遭到来自于凯恩斯主义、公共政策科学、新公共行政和新公共管理的批判和质疑,但其仍具有一定的理论价值和实践指导意义.本文从背景分析、内容陈述、批评回应和价值方面,对学界关于"政治与行政二分法"的研究进行了系统的梳理和研析.     

公司清算人制度理论与实务研究

清算人是以执行清算事务为目的依法选任的个人或组织，是清算中公司行为能力的实施机构，其地位相当于公司解散前的董事会。其在公司解散后负责进行公司债权债务的清算，这对保护公司债权人及公司股东的利益具有重要作用。然而我国现行《公司法》在清算人的选任等方面的规定仍存在不足，应完善我国清算人制度。     

改革开放以来农村基层党组织的功能调适及启示

改革开放以来，农村基层党组织自身所处的社会生态环境发生了变化，与此相适应，农村基层党组织的功能作出了相应的调整。功能定位从“行政化”逐步调整为“政党化”，功能实现途径由主要依靠行政权力逐步调整为主要依靠思想政治工作、服务群众。把握改革开放以来农村基层党组织功能调适的主要内容及其趋势，对于当前及今后农村基层党组织建设有着深刻的启示。     

基层民警职业倦怠个体干预探析

目前，基层民警的职业倦怠较为严重，对其进行心理的个体干预可以提高民警的适应能力。个体干预首先采用收集资料、追踪访谈、量表测试等方法了解民警的人格因素、职业倦怠及相关关系，并在此基础上利用认知行为疗法的理论和技术有针对性地实施心理干预措施，加强个体情绪调节的能力，改善归因方式，增强自我效能感，以提高个体的核心自我评价能力，最终降低职业倦怠水平。