Thwarted ambitions: the biography of Auvergne Doherty,an aspiring female barrister

ABSTRACT

Auvergne Doherty was the first woman from the Commonwealth to be admitted and called to the Bar of England and Wales.?In the first part of this article, Doherty's family background, education, legal training, and post-Bar experiences are set out. The second part analyses her profile compared with the other women called to the Bar in 1922 and considers why Doherty may not have gone on to practise as a barrister. This article argues that Doherty’s biography is important because it evidences how vital it was to have the necessary financial means and networks to be able to forget a career at the Bar. It was precisely the lack of these factors that impeded Doherty to fulfil her career as a barrister.     

关于律师政治素质和社会责任问题的思考

律师是为当事人提供法律服务的执业人员,具备坚实的法律素养是其基本要求,而要成为一名真正合格乃至优秀的律师,就必须同时具备良好的政治素质和政治敏锐性,要勇于承担维护公平正义的社会责任。我国律师业所面临的困境与法治处于发展状态有关,律师的困境就是法治的困境,而解决或缓解律师和律师业困境的首要问题是如何处理好律师政治素质与社会责任的问题。     

试论惩治邪教组织犯罪的基本方针

“法轮功”邪教组织反人类、反社会、反科学,对我国的经济建设、社会秩序和政治稳定造成了严重干扰,所以必须继续开展对“法轮功”邪教组织的斗争,取缔邪教组织,防范和惩治邪教活动。惩治邪教组织犯罪应采取的基本方针是:提高警惕,严肃对待,防止偏差,谨慎处置。     

侦查阶段律师介入的相关法律问题及其完善

律师介入刑事侦查是现行刑事诉讼法确立的一项诉讼制度。由于立法缺陷及侦查人员认识偏差等原因,司法实践中律师介入侦查困难重重,也带来了一系列负面影响。为此,应对现行律师介入侦查的相关规定进行立法完善,转变观念,依法保障犯罪嫌疑人及律师的权利,并完善相关的监督机制,开辟法律救济渠道。     

关于律师自治的思考

律师自治的含义、分类、依据和意义对于律师自治来说是一个本体论的问题,只有把这些本体论的问题先搞清楚,才能对如何实现律师自治等制度设计层面的问题进行进一步的研究。本文首先从自治的概念入手,对律师自治进行分类。其次,对律师自治的哲学依据、法理依据和客观依据逐一进行分析。最后阐述了律师自治的意义。     

完善死刑案件被告人辩护制度之构想

现行刑事诉讼法在辩护制度规定方匾存在许多缺陷,对关乎生命的死刑案件,这些缺陷更为明显.主要体现在控辩双方法律地位不平等(包括取证权不平等、会见权不平等)、被告人的自行辩护权得不到充分保障、面临死刑者无法获得充分的律师帮助等.提出构建控辩双方法律地位平等的诉讼模式、完善被告人的自行辩护权、保障死刑案件被告人充分的律师帮助权的改革思路.     

法律职业共同体引论

本文从解析法律职业共同体的概念入手 ,着重分析了法律职业共同体的构成、性质与特征 ,以期提供一个关于法律职业共同体的一般理论。本文认为 ,法律职业共同体是由法官、检察官、律师、法学学者所构成 ,是一个意义共同体、事业共同体、解释共同体、利益共同体 ,表现为独立与互涉的特征。     

Brokering Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Chilean Lawyers and Public Interest Litigation Strategies

Rights gains for members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) populations in Chile have been highly contentious since democratisation, indicative of the stigmatisation directed towards non‐normative gender and sexual identities. This article addresses the role of activist lawyers pursuing LGBTI rights cases through the courts, and draws on McAdam and colleagues' (2001) concept of a ‘broker’ to examine the lawyers' roles in linking previously unconnected sites within the judiciary and further afield. The analysis draws these processes together through interactionist perspectives of meaning‐making and how they relate to stigma, deviancy and identity.     

strong stimulus should Beruled out

正Although Chinese Premier Li Keqiang had predicted fluctuations in the economic data for August during his speech at this year’s Summer Davos forum held in Tianjin from September10-12,the figures for some macroeconomic indicators that were published right after the forum have surprised many.Industrial output rose 6.9 percent year on year in August,the slowest pace since December 2008.Electricity generation     

“磕出”中国法治“进步”?——死磕派律师的制度角色与中国司法的策略选择

死磕派律师是"北海案"和"小河案"中因"死磕"法院后,活跃起来的一批律师。死磕派律师将法院作为对抗的对象,把法条作为较真的目标,以"苦肉计"、网络直播、举报投诉和行为艺术为常用手段,将"个案正义"作为终极追求。虽然"死磕"有助于促使司法自律,但"死磕"的做法背离了司法制度的理性设计,极端化了法条主义,并大幅拉高了诉讼成本,事实上是在以"较真"程序的方式,追求有利的实体结果,同时,外部化了诉讼成本,造成了更大范围的非正义。中国司法面对"死磕",需要在反思原有的常见方案的基础上,加入新的应对元素,并根据案件具体情形,对所有方案进行有效整合,以有效处置"死磕"行为。