CHILD PROTECTION MEDIATION: THE COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS EXPERIENCE—A JUDGE'S PERSPECTIVE

The Child Protection Mediation Program in Cook County, Illinois is the result of a collaborative effort on the part of the court, its stakeholders, and the attorneys involved in child protection cases. Child protection mediation empowers families and includes parents in many decisions impacting their children. It also helps judges to move children's cases through the legal system more rapidly and in a more efficient and humane manner. This results in children achieving more timely permanency. The program is sustained in part due to frequent outreach to, and input from, the program's consumers. These help to ensure that the program is meeting the diverse needs of the court, the families, and the professionals involved in the cases.     

“大调解”机制中法院的角色定位

"大调解"纠纷解决机制在基层实际运行状况如何,法院参与构建大调解机制是否存在必要性,从实然和应然的角度对法院在"大调解"中的地位进行分析,法院的角色定位为"参与者"可能比较合适,在"大调解"机制的运行中承担指导服务和保障作用。     

论交通肇事犯罪人的特点及刑事责任

交通肇事犯罪人属于一般自然人主体,具有与传统犯罪人不同的性格特征,交通肇事犯罪人在主观上是过失心态。行为人交通肇事后逃逸是我国刑法规定的加重处罚情形,交通肇事犯罪人的共犯是我国刑法规定的特殊处罚情形,交通肇事后行为人遗弃被害人的,应当按故意杀人罪或故意伤害罪处罚。应当从刑事立法、刑事政策、犯罪学理论三方面入手,加强对交通肇事犯罪人的预防和惩处,有效防止交通肇事罪的发生。     

医疗事故技术鉴定专家出庭质证问题阐释

医疗事故技术鉴定专家出庭接受质证是法院审查、认定鉴定结论以及克服医疗事故技术鉴定自身中立性不足和程序不完善等问题的必然要求。鉴定专家出庭接受质证程序要体现交叉询问原则,同时,要引入专家辅助人、专家陪审员制度以构建均衡合理的质证主体结构。质证的内容应该围绕鉴定专家资格．鉴定结论的相关性、科学性、事实材料充分性、证明过程符合逻辑性等来展开。     

论破产法上债务人高管人员民事责任的追究

The Enterprise Bankruptcy Law has designed the regime for debtor’s senior managers to bear civil liabilities, while the framework design concerning the prosecution mechanism of civil liabilities is still unclear. How to establish a prosecution mechanism of civil liabilities of debtor’s senior managers in line with the purposes of the bankruptcy regime is a substantial issue during the implementation of Enterprise Bankruptcy Law. The realization of the civil liabilities regime of debtor’s senior managers depends on the establishment and operation of a relatively well-developed prosecution mechanism of civil liabilities. The focus of the prosecution mechanism of civil liabilities is to determine the subject of prosecution of civil liabilities, the way to realize civil liabilities, and the special hearing proceedings and authorities of the court. Taking steps to clarify and improve the prosecution mechanism of civil liabilities focusing on the subjects of prosecution (debtor’s senior managers) and authorities of the court, is the essence and systematic safeguard of realizing the civil liabilities regime of debtor’s senior managers in the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law. Gan Peizhong, Ph.D, is a professor of law and director of the Research Center for Enterprise and Company Law at Peking University. Prof. Gan is a recognized expert on economic law, company law, bankruptcy law and the reform of state-owned enterprises in China. He has released numerous articles on Chinese law journals and published many books. His major publications include Encyclopedia of Chinese Economic Law (vice editor-in-chief), New Studies on Economic Law (co-editor), New Studies on Enterprise Law (author), Studies on Chinese Economic Adjudication (editor-in-chief), Studies on Foreign Economic Law in Beijing (editor-in-chief), General Theories on Economic Law (co-editor), Legitimate Exercise of the Corporate Control Rights (author). Moreover, he was named the “leading young and middle-aged jurist” by Beijing Law Society in 1999. In addition, Prof. Gan is the deputy-president of the Securities Law Association, a member of the Standing Committee of the Economic Law Association under China Law Society. He also serves as the consultant of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee and Beijing Municipal People’s Congress, as well as the Haidian District Court of Beijing.     

Expert examination and assessment of state under the influence of psychoactive substances

An expert examination is a medical examination performed by a doctor on the order of a police officer or investigating judge. It includes a clinical examination of the subject, collection of samples for toxicological analysis, and the doctor's assessment of whether the subject is under the influence of psychoactive substances. The doctor requires expert knowledge, skill, experience and sufficient time to successfully perform the examination. Since the accurate assessment of the effects of psychoactive substances present depends on a comprehensive evaluation of toxicological test results, the calculation of results at the time of the event and the results of the medical examination, an unprofessionally performed examination can have far-reaching consequences, primarily legal in nature.     

京珠高速公路湖南段交通拥堵问题探究

京珠高速公路湖南段在全国高速公路交通运输中的地位重要,一旦不畅必将影响全国。近年来,随着路况不断老化、流量不断增大、严重超载货车和危险化学品运输车辆增多,加之高速公路清障施救体制不顺、装备落后,导致交通拥堵现象时有发生,防堵保畅成了亟待破解的难题。高速公路交通安全管理是一项系统工程,防堵保畅,实现人、车、路的和谐统一,必须按照“政府领导、部门联动、全民参与、整体作战”的原则,发动各政府职能部门和全社会的力量,齐心协力,齐抓共管。     

美国未成年人死刑制度——对伦奎斯特法院刑罚观的法律思考

在西门斯案件中,美国联邦最高法院多数意见判决禁止对未成年人执行死刑。但以前首席大法官伦奎斯特为核心的保守主义大法官撰写反对意见,深入证成未成年人死刑制度。伦奎斯特法院保守主义力量坚持的法律路线——未成年人死刑制度具备存在的必要;在边缘性的案件中,该制度能够体现刑罚正义。在未成年人刑罚改革的过程中,获取稳妥前进的法律进路甚为关键。     

交通事故损害赔偿的法律分析

我国道路交通事故损害赔偿责任制度总体经历了三个阶段：过错责任原则;无过失责任原则或过错推定责任原则;第三者责任强制保险制度原则。但是,交通事故损害赔偿原则并非完美无缺,它在具体实施中也遇到了一些问题。建立完善的交通事故损害赔偿制度,一要制定专门的《机动车事故损害赔偿法》,二要制定完善的《机动车保险法》,三要加紧制定精神损害赔偿方面的法律、法规。     

交通事故损害赔偿归责原则的嬗变及批判

交通事故损害赔偿归责原则的不同选择对当事人的利益关系甚大。近年来,我国交通事故损害赔偿归责原则几经变更,经历了由笼统的无过错责任到过错责任,再到区分不同情形的适用过失相抵的无过错责任的演进。现行《道路交通安全法》第76条的规定较为合理,但有改进余地。