The Territorial Scope of Employment Legislation and Choice of Law

Traditionally, the determination of the territorial scope of the statutory rights conferred by employment legislation forming part of English law has been regarded as an issue entirely disconnected from the choice‐of‐law process. Indeed, this view formed the basis of the key decision addressing the problem of territoriality, Lawson v Serco, decided by the House of Lords in 2006. After presenting the current state of the law with regard to the territorial scope of employment legislation, this article takes a critical look at Lawson v Serco. It is argued that the ‘European’ choice‐of‐law rules must have a greater importance for determining the territorial scope of employment legislation and, consequently, that the approach pursued in Lawson v Serco is no longer correct, if it ever was, and should not be followed in the future.     

Arab Nationalism and British opposition in Dubai, 1920–66

The article examines the armistice talks between Israel and Jordan (March–April 1949) from the perspective of the UN mediator, Ralph Bunche, who coordinated them. The period described was stormy and complex: at its start, Israel took control of the southern Negev. Later, the two countries conducted formal talks in Rhodes, under Bunche's watchful eye, in parallel to informal negotiations, without UN involvement, in Jordan. The article, based to a large extent on Bunche's unpublished diary, explains why Bunche, who maintained rigorous control of all of the other armistice talks, behaved differently in this case, giving his post factum seal of approval to the Israeli takeover of the southern Negev and allowing Israel to pressure Abdullah to hand over the Triangle. The thesis is that Bunche, who could have put an end to the talks by resigning, or drawn the US into the crisis (as he did in the other rounds of negotiations), recognized the complexity of the relations between Israel and Abdullah and chose to act in a way that would prevent a new eruption of hostilities. In effect he was protecting Abdullah, who would have been likely to lose the West Bank to Israel in another round of fighting.     

Uhlin,Anders. Post-Soviet Civil Society: Democratization in Russia and the Baltic States. London and New York,Routledge, 2006, ISBN: 0-415-36804-9.

The Baltic German politician and political thinker Paul Schiemann (1876–1944) is widely recognized as the most prominent defender of liberalism in the Baltic states during the interwar period. However, his liberal ideas have rarely been interpreted in their own right. This article explores the main presuppositions of Schiemann's liberalism: his conceptions of individual freedom, democracy, and cultural development. Although Schiemann's main intentions are liberal, his theory of the anational state includes significant Marxist elements, which call into question the potential of the democratic state. In my conclusions, I will argue that Schiemann's ideas still have theoretical relevance, which must be further explored in the context of contemporary liberal theory.     

A Century After: The ‘Great DIET of Vilnius’ Revisited

The Vilnius assembly of December 1905 in Vilnius, the so-called ‘Great Diet’, is now seen as a watershed in the history of the Lithuanian national movement. The event was the culmination of socioeconomic changes as well as the growing assertiveness and political diversity of the Lithuanian national movement. The assembly radicalized village politics and encouraged the Lithuanian intelligentsia to formulate a vision of a future Lithuanian political entity. One enduring consequences of the Great Diet was increased acceptance of the idea of an independent state in which ethnic Lithuanians would assume the dominant role within a multinational framework.     

论立法后评估常态化启动机制的构建

一项新制度能否持续开展并加以制度化,既取决于立法主体的共同认可和支持,也有赖于规范化程序的保障。立法后评估制度的推行不应当是立法机关临时性有选择地挑选某一部法律法规的"试检",而应当是以法确立的长效性的常态化制度。将基于有效期制度的立法后评估启动机制与基于评估预警期限制度的立法后评估启动机制有机衔接、相互配合,建立起规范化、持续性、常态化的立法后评估启动保障机制,可以有效避免立法后怠于评估和随意启动立法后评估的发生,从而充分发挥立法后评估机制在有效运用立法资源,提高立法质量方面的功效。     

反思与重构:我国商业秘密立法之完善

商业信息只有符合商业秘密的构成要件时,才能受到法律的保护。如何认定权利人主张的商业秘密是否存在容易产生争议。我国《反不正当竞争法》中关于商业秘密构成要件的规定应当删除"实用性"要件,以采取合理措施的程度作为评价"合理性"的标准,同时商业秘密的保护范围不应仅仅限定为"技术信息或商业信息"。     

浅析我国地方行政立法监督机制的完善

我国现行地方行政立法监督机制存在审查监督的标准不明确、监督主体多元、职责不清、监督程序不完善等问题。应建立地方行政立法问责制,明确审查监督的标准,合理划分各监督主体的监督职责,并建立相互协调和衔接的监督机制,以进一步强化与完善对地方行政立法的法律监控。     

减免税立法之完善

清理越权减免税,仅仅是完善减免税制度的第一步。减免税制度的完善依赖于减免税立法之完善。从立宪主义的观点出发,本文从税收的宪法性依据、立法法修改、税收基本法制定、授权立法的角度分析了减免税立法完善之制度设计,并从预算法的角度分析了如何对减免税立法进行完善。     

论国家统一司法考试对法学本科教育的影响

司法考试是律师、法官和检察官的资格考试,是职业教育的一个组成部分。在我国法学院校,司法考试已经成为影响本科教学的一个十分重要的因素。本科阶段的法学教育有"应试教育"的趋势,课堂教学慢慢演变成"司法考试培训班",这背离了法学本科阶段的教育宗旨。法学本科阶段的教育宗旨是通识教育,职业教育应当在后本科阶段进行。因此,在本科阶段的教育中,应当尽可能减少司法考试的影响。     

民族法制现代化的经验及启示

伴随着社会的发展与变革,我国法制建设已步入了现代化发展的道路。作为法制建设重要组成部分的民族法制建设,同样面临着一个现代化发展的问题。由于民族法制建设具有自身的特殊属性,其现代化程度如何,不仅直接制约着整个国家法制建设的现代化进程,而且直接关系到民族地区政治、经济、文化以及社会的发展与进步。