普京政权8年总评价:特征与得失

没有像戈尔巴乔夫和叶利钦那样,以一套抽象理论作为改革的蓝本,普京转而以具体的目标——在民主政治和自由经济的框架下建立一个强大的俄罗斯——作为施政蓝图。这是普京政权的显著特征,也是普京与前苏联、俄罗斯领导人的主要区别所在。为实现这一目标,普京在制定各项具体政策时,大致上遵守民主政治与自由市场的原则。总体而言,这些具体的政策有得也有失:其中促进国民团结与加强管理能力的政策,十分有效;促进经济发展和改善民生的政策,效率一般;至于遏止人口衰退和改善国民健康危机方面的政策,则效率不佳。就现时的发展水平而言,俄罗斯还未完全达到"跻身于世界强国之林"及"民主法治"的目标。     

对诉讼时效的新思考

我国《民法通则》规定的诉讼时效制度空间属消灭时效还是取得时效 ,学界看法不一。本文作者认为 :诉讼时效属于消灭时效。文章针对我国民事立法上规定诉讼时效过短的缺陷 ,提出作者的“三项改进意见”。     

论跨境数据流动的内涵与原理

通过以技术发展、作用对象和概念术语为视角对跨境数据流动的演进历程进行梳理,并分别从“数据” “跨境”和“流动”三个维度把握其内涵与外延,发现数据跨越国界并非跨境数据流动的必需环节,不发生地理位置变化的跨境访问也可实现数据被境外主体掌控的效果.因此,将跨境数据流动界定为一国非公开机器可读的数据,可被境外主体控制或处理的过...     

连横《台湾通史》论析：基于学术史的考察

连横一生以搜集、记录、整理、保存、研究台湾历史和文化为职志,著述颇丰,尤以《台湾通史》名世。纵观《台湾通史》的出版史和相关研究的学术史,实与近代以来中国历史进程相契合,其独特的学术价值和现实意义也逐步彰显。20世纪90年代以来,海峡两岸的《台湾通史》研究均进入新的发展阶段,无论视角还是视野、方法还是理论,特别是在学术性或学理性上,都有显著的推进和拓展。     

Self-Control and Deviance: A Test of the General Theory of Crime in Argentina

Gottfredson and Hirschi’s General Theory of Crime (GTC) has been one of the most cited and tested theories in criminology. It posits to be in effect transcultural in its application and relevant for any norm-violating behaviors. As most empirical work has been completed in English speaking countries, the current study tested some of the main theoretical postulates in a sample of 214 Argentinean male adolescents, both offenders and non-offenders. More specifically, it tested the relationships between parental practices, self-control, criminal opportunities, and deviance. Findings provide evidence that offenders reported more deviant behaviors and more risk factors than non-offenders. They also provide partial empirical support for the main theoretical propositions. Maternal closeness, support. and monitoring had different effects on self-control and on deviance; both low self-control and opportunities had direct effects of deviant behaviors. Theoretical, research, and practical implications of study findings are discussed.     

税收之债的消灭时效

税收之债的消灭时效是税收债权消灭的重要原因,对于督促税收债权人及时行使债权、保护纳税人权利、建构稳定和谐的税收征纳关系具有重要意义。税收债权的消灭时效包括确定时效和征收时效两类,其内容涉及时效的性质、期间长度、期间起算、中断和中止、期间届满的法律效果等问题。我国税法对税收债权的消灭时效制度规定很不健全,应当借鉴他国立法例和国际经验,通过制定税收通则法等途径尽快予以完善。     

“法律监督”概念内涵的中国流变

我国的“法律监督”概念,乃是在借鉴和理解苏联的检察机关定位、监督职能和“检察监督”概念之基础上形成的。苏联法中的“检察监督”,是在维护法制统一的目标下,以一般监督为核心,以垂直领导为组织保障所形成的概念。基于对“检察监督”的认知,“法律监督”在中国最初是作为一个法学概念被提出,并初步完成概念转型。“法律监督”入法成为法律概念后,在中国法的语境中生成新的意义,最终获得宪法上的内涵并具有了中国化的理念和制度内涵。在强化诉讼监督及监察体制改革的背景和“四大检察”新格局下,“法律监督”在职能维度成为一个具有宪制基础并拥有广泛监督职能的专门制度,是党领导下法治建设的重要成就之一。“法律监督”概念的核心内涵已经定型,但职权配置方面依然处在动态演进之中。     

The Australian Republic Referendum, 1999

The 1999 Australian republic referendum was intended to finalise the nation-building process begun in the mid-nineteenth century and to exploit growing national consciousness in the wake of post-World War II cosmopolitan immigration and the 1988 bicentenary. Despite strong republican support recorded by opinion polls and a broadly favourable media climate the proposal to institute a republic was defeated. The article summarises the campaign and explores some of the reasons that have been advanced, including the part played by the prime minister, for its outcome; it concludes that 'the model' might have been a contributory factor, but probably not the sole explanation. A re-run is unlikely before the election of a sympathetic, probably Labor, government. The episode illustrates the immensity of the difficulty facing republicans in Britain where similarly favourable conditions are inconceivable in the foreseeable future.     

The Impact of Timing of Exposure to Violence on Violent Behavior in a High Poverty Sample of Inner City African American Youth

A growing body of research has linked exposure to violence to violent behavior, but few studies have examined the impact of the timing of exposure to violence on violent behavior among inner city, minority youth. Theoretical insights derived from developmental psychology and psychopathology (DPP) and Agnew’s general strain theory (GST) give contrasting accounts of whether exposure to violence has a short term or long term impact on violent behavior. Five waves of data collected from African American youth living in twelve high poverty inner city neighborhoods was used to examine how the timing of exposure to violence over a four year time period impacts year five violent behavior. Multivariate results support GST’s contention that more proximal exposure to violence has a larger impact on violent behavior. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings for adolescent development in high poverty settings are discussed.

松散式、汇编式的民法典不适合中国国情

民法典草案是原封不动地将现行法编入 ,是彻底的松散式和汇编式的 ,与人民所期望的民法典差距甚大。中国应当制定一部具有逻辑性和体系性的民法典 ,1 0 0年前 ,前人已经替我们作出了选择 ,在历经百年所形成的法律传统面前 ,任何立法者和学者都是渺小的。取消“债权”概念和“债权总则编”的理由站不住脚。人格权不应单独设编 ,基本理由在于人格权的特殊本质。