论交通肇事逃逸致人死亡案件的定性

交通肇事逃逸致人死亡的案件比较复杂,刑法中规定了交通肇事"逃逸致人死亡"的,构成交通肇事罪的加重情节,但肇事逃逸致人死亡存在构成不作为故意杀人罪的情形.     

有关死亡问题的探讨

死亡从概念上可分为心脏死、呼吸死、脑死亡;从分类角度看,可分为非暴力性死亡、暴力性死亡和急死;死亡的过程分濒死期、临床死亡期和生物学死亡期;与死亡相关的问题有假死、植物人和安乐死,"安乐死"不是"受嘱托杀人",应尽早立法保护。     

刍论中国脑死亡立法

＂脑死亡＂立法属于科技含量高,人权及伦理学混杂的法律进程。全文对脑死亡立法作了理论基础分析,对脑死亡立法的必要性,目前面临的主要问题作了探讨,提出对脑死亡立法的建议。     

132例滑动性脑挫伤类型与受力机制、受力部位的探讨

目的研究脑受力后在颅腔内滑动挫伤的类型与受力机制、受力部位的关系。方法按颅骨解剖部位划定受力部位，根据案情确定受力方式后，对132例滑动性脑挫伤的脑标本，经福尔马林固定后作冠状、矢状或连续切面，肉眼、镜下观察。结果滑动性脑挫伤按发生部位不同分3型：脑顶型，65例（49．24％）；脑底型，38例（28．78％）；混合型，29例（21．96％）。脑顶型多见于额顶部的加速性受力，脑底型多见于枕部的减速性受力，混合型多见于顶枕部的减速性受力。结论3种类型与头部的受力机制、受力部位有相应关系。     

人脑挫伤后神经丝蛋白NF200表达的变化

目的研究人脑挫伤后NF200在脑组织中神经元及轴索中表达的变化。方法88例闭合性脑挫伤标本,按损伤时间分为0.5h、1h、3h、24h、3d、7d、14d和30d共8个实验组,另以6例非脑挫伤的脑作为对照组,应用NF200免疫组织化学染色,结合图像分析技术,观察伤后不同时间NF200的变化。结果脑挫伤后0.5h和1h组,挫伤灶内及边缘NF200免疫组化染色几乎阴性;随时间的延长,挫伤灶内残存神经元及其周围神经元NF200染色逐渐增强,甚至发生核内转移;挫伤灶周围轴索在伤后出现波浪状扭曲、肿胀和断裂,最早在24h组出现收缩球(retractionball,RB),7d组轴索病变最明显,可见大量RB。图像分析发现伤后0.5h组和1h组,脑挫伤部位NF200阳性细胞的平均光密度(AOD)下降,其后逐渐升高,在14d组或30d组达高峰。结论脑损伤后NF200变化有一定规律性,并可用于诊断轴索损伤(AI),免疫组织化学结合结合图像分析技术在推断脑损伤时间上的有一定参考价值。     

收回死刑复核权面临的难题及其破解

It is of great significance for the Supreme Court of China (SCC) to take back the power of having judicial review for death sentences. For that purpose, first, we have to amend the procedures for judicial review for death sentences, including precisely defining the responsibility of the SCC to review death sentences, determining appropriate modes of review, prescribing the time limit of review, allowing the participation of defense lawyers and prosecutors, etc. Second, we must also amend the appellate procedures for capital cases, including holding hearings, comprehensive trial of key cases, and adjusting the time limit for the second instance. Third, we must improve relative systems that can directly affect the trial quality of capital cases, including the improvement of evidentiary rules, the reform of judicial committees, and the forbiddance to change an original sentence into a death sentence. Long Zongzhi, professor, chairs the academic commission at Southwestern University of Politics and Law. Meanwhile, he takes the vice chair of the supervising committee of legal education in the Ministry of Education of China. He advanced the theory of dual structure of criminal litigation in early 1990s and put forward the theory of relative reasonableness in late 1990s, which exerted great influence in academic law. Moreover, he has published a great number of works on criminal litigation, judicial system, and evidence law.     

近亲属请求死亡赔偿的法理基础

死亡抚恤金是国家或有关单位按相关法规规定给予死者近亲属和被扶养人一定金额的慰问金及生活补助费,抚恤金代替不了死亡赔偿。死者已无从取得主张赔偿的权利,但法律不能无视利益受到损害的近亲属。基于身份关系的重要性,从亲属法的角度进行分析,应当以近亲属身份权被侵害作为近亲属索赔的理论依据,近亲属不仅可以向直接致害人提起死亡赔偿,也可以要求学校和政府承担起相应的责任,这样才能使近亲属被侵害的身份利益得到真正的救济。     

死刑的适用原则与存废之争

死刑是以剥夺犯罪人生命为内容的最为严厉的刑罚，应遵循公正、功利与人道三大原则。死刑是起源最早的刑种，在几千年人类刑罚史上一直占据着刑罚体系的主导地位。死刑制度走向历来是一个极为敏感的问题。因此，如何评价死刑，保留或是废除，限制或是扩张，不仅是一个法律问题，也是一个非常重要的社会、政治问题。我国作为保留死刑的国家，限制与减少死刑已受到立法和司法的高度重视。     

Blind validation of postmortem interval estimates using developmental rates of blow flies

This study evaluated the use of different degree day (DD) models, developmental thresholds and developmental data sources for estimating postmortem interval (PMI) based on developmental rates of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Blow fly evidence was collected from three mock crime scenes and sent for blind analysis of PMI. PMI estimates were calculated using averaging, single sine, double sine, single triangle, and double triangle models of DD calculation with minimum developmental thresholds of 0, 6 and 10 °C and Anderson's, Byrd and Allen's, Greenberg's, Nishida's and Kamal's developmental data sets. These estimates were compared with the actual PMI to determine which combination of DD model, developmental threshold and developmental data provided the most accurate estimate. For all three cases, at least one method gave a PMI estimation that was within 1 day of the actual date of death. There was no variability between PMI estimated using the five models of DD calculation. Overall, as lower developmental threshold increased, the PMI interval estimates increased. Depending on the developmental data set used, increasing the lower developmental threshold caused some overestimations of the date of oviposition, with estimates given that were prior to the actual death. Future PMI estimates should include error ranges, so that overestimation of PMI is avoided.     

关于死刑案件证明标准的思考

我国死刑案件证明标准目前采用和普通刑事案件相同的证明标准,这不利于被告人的生命和自由的保障。应在定罪程序和量刑程序实现分离的基础上,对量刑阶段的证明标准加以提高。同时应分清留有余地判处死缓案件与疑案的情况,并采取不同的处理方式,证明标准的适用需要死刑程序加以保障。