农民工社会保障权的实现

如何实现农民工的社会保障权是我国一个重要的现实问题.本文以农民工群体的特征和社会保障权的基本现状为基础,分析了农民工社会保障权实现的重要意义和存在的主要障碍,指出了农民工社会保障权实现的途径和措施.     

Party cues and incumbent assessments under multilevel governance

Politicians' party membership allows voters to overcome incomplete information issues. In this article, we maintain that such ‘party cues’ in multilevel governance structures also induce voters to incorporate their assessment of incumbents at one level of government into their assessment of incumbents at other levels of government. Moreover, we argue that these assessment ‘spillovers’ increase in magnitude with voters' level of political information. They become particularly prominent for voters with higher levels of political knowledge and interest as well as during election periods (when information is less costly and more readily available). Empirical analyses using survey data from Germany covering the period 1990 to 2018 corroborate our theoretical propositions.     

Baker & McKenzie's annual review of developments in EU law relating to IP,IT & telecommunications

This is a summary of the Baker & McKenzie columns on developments in EU law relating to IP, IT and telecommunications. This summarises the principal developments in 2008 that are considered important for practitioners, students and academics in a wide range of information technology, e-commerce, telecommunications and intellectual property areas and which were reported on in this column in 2008. It seeks also to update any further development which may have taken place in relation to the specific topics since originally reported. It cannot be exhaustive but intends to address the important points. This is a hard copy reference guide, but links to outside web sites are included where possible. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of information contained in these links.     

EU developments in IP,IT & telecommunications law

This is the latest edition of Baker & McKenzie's column on developments in EU law relating to IP, IT and telecommunications. This article summarises recent developments that are considered important for practitioners, students and academics in a wide range of information technology, e-commerce, telecommunications and intellectual property areas. It cannot be exhaustive but intends to address the important points. This is a hard copy reference guide, but links to outside web sites are included where possible. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of information contained in these links.     

Electronic signatures and security issues: An empirical study

Security concerns with regard to the use of electronic signatures in the electronic environment seem to represent a potential barrier to their usage. This paper presents an empirical study that examines businesses' perceived security concerns with the use of the electronic signature technology for executing contracts and commercial transactions and whether such issues represent a disincentive for their usage. The findings of the study reveal that there are significant security concerns in the business community with regard to the use of electronic signatures. However, such perceptions seem to be primarily driven by a lack of awareness and understanding. Advising prospective users of electronic signatures about the kind of safeguards that could be put in place to minimise risks associated with their usage can be a useful step towards overcoming their fears and hesitance.     

Asia-Pacific news

This column provides a country by country analysis of the latest legal developments, cases and issues relevant to the IT, media and telecommunications' industries in key jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific region. The articles appearing in this column are intended to serve as ‘alerts’ and are not submitted as detailed analyses of cases or developments.     

The Laffer effects of a program of deregulation cum detaxation: the Italian reform of labour contracts in the period 1997–2001

We examine the Laffer effects of the policy of social security tax reduction cum partial deregulation of labour market undertaken in Italy in the period 1997–2001. Laffer effects of tax cut are generally delayed and governments responsible of the reform cannot benefit from the resulting increased revenues when in office. Our empirical findings show that tax cuts combined with policies of liberalization determine almost immediate Laffer effects. In terms of coherent supply-side political programs, the effects of the two measures are not separable. Reflection on our results may broaden the scope of the supply-side policies of deregulation and detaxation.

生态人与法的价值变迁

人性处在不断变化、不断发展和完善之中,人性的进化必然同时带动了法的价值变化。生态人代表了人性在环境时代的一次全新展现,它意味着"自我"认同继续深化成为人与自然一体的"大我",意味着利他精神不仅向后代人扩展,而且还超出了人类范畴而惠及到自然界内的其他生命物种——而生态人所代表的人性在环境时代的种种变化,必然最终带来了法的安全、平等和自由价值的变迁。     

对我国社会保障争议解决机制的理论反思——基于权利救济的考察

我国宪法以制度保障的方式宣告了公民的社会保障权,无救济即无权利,而其中以司法救济最具有决定意义。社会保障争议主体多元、内容复杂,不同于民事争议和行政争议,也有别于劳动争议。西方各国普遍将社会保障争议作为一种独立的争议形式,通过立法建立专门法院或法庭,或授权普通法院通过特殊程序处理社会保障争议。我国还没有专门的社会保障争议解决机制,对社会保障争议按照劳动争议或行政争议的方式处理,存在诸多不足,应借鉴国外经验,根据其特殊性探索处理社会保障争议的理论,完善非诉讼解决机制,设立社会保障法庭,建立专门的社会保障争议解决程序制度,加强权利保护。     

政府信息公开行政诉讼案件疑难问题研究——以浙江法院审理的行政案件为实证样本

《政府信息公开条例》实施以来,由于《条例》本身需要明确的问题很多,相关规定的可操作性不强,导致其实施效果不佳。当大量的信息公开行政诉讼案件涌入法院后,法院对受案范围、原告资格、裁判方式等问题的把握缺乏相关的界定标准,导致对裁判标准的尺度掌握不一,影响了法院裁判的公信力和信息公开工作的有序推进。以具体案件审理中出现的疑难问题为实证样本探求立法本意,明确审理此类行政诉讼案件的思路与裁判标准意义重大。