Forging a Resilient Social Contract in South Africa: States and Societies Sustaining Peace in the Post-Apartheid Era

ABSTRACT

Since the advent of democracy in the 1990s, the South African political settlement has ushered into policy a progressive framework for the realization of socio-economic rights, enshrined by the Constitution. However, this political settlement has failed to translate into an economic and social settlement that results in just livelihood strategies and equitable service delivery that addresses historical grievances. Inadequate implementation of socio-economic policies designed to address injustice has contributed to weakening vertical cohesion between state and society. Analysing these two core conflict issues, access to service delivery and livelihood strategies, this article argues that the interaction of the political settlement and the ability of institutions to deliver effectively has negatively affected state-society relations and the legitimacy of the reconciliation agenda meant to support inter-group cohesion.     

Public Service Recruitment Practices and Implications for Sustainable Development in Ebonyi State,Nigeria

ABSTRACT

Despite several reforms in Ebonyi public service, little or no indices of sustainable development has been recorded in decades. This study aims at examining the aspect of recruitment processes and how guaranteed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) attainment is affected. The findings drawn from three different ministries in Ebonyi State Civil Service (EBSCS) reveal that the processes of recruitment are characterized by nepotism, political interference devoid of merit, and professionalism. This implies that guaranteed sustainable development in Ebonyi state is at risk of attainment. This conclusion proves the relationship between Public Service Recruitment (PSR) processes and development. In view of the above, it argues that a new PSR reform should be instituted if the country is to achieve the targets set in the SDGs. This is hoped to promote accountability, transparency, and sound administrative governance in the public sector.     

Local Council Development Areas and Local Service Delivery: How a Fourth-tier Government Unit is Improving Access to Primary Health Care and Education Services in Lagos,Nigeria

ABSTRACT

Emerging accidentally from an array of political and legal contestations is a fourth-tier government unit in Lagos state – Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The LCDAs have survived almost two decades of existence without the ’traditional’ monthly federal allocation, which has been the mainstay of the existing 774 LGAs in Nigeria. This study attempts an explanation of this apparent survival by examining the institutional structure of the LCDAs vis-à-vis their service delivery performance. Different from earlier studies that have examined service delivery using final outcomes, the study examines accessibility as an intermediate output; dimensioned as availability, adequacy and affordability. Using a mixed-methods research design, the study shows that Lagos LCDAs’ inclusive operational structure is significantly improving access to primary health care and education services. Thus, the study finds evidence within the operational structure of Lagos LCDAs for Acemoglu and Robinson’s theory of inclusive and extractive institutions.     

新中国成立初期上海助产士的式微及其原因(1949-1966)

助产士是20世纪中国妇幼卫生工作的主要力量。中华人民共和国成立后,助产事业得以延续。因中等卫生教育培养模式趋向全科,助产教育呈式微态势。新老助产士进入国家妇幼保健体系后,其层级定位是既要向上"助"产科医师,又要向下"启"接生员,然而,实际工作中助产士与产科医师间的明确职权界限、助产士与接生员间的业务竞争关系成为助产士进一步式微的原因。加之分娩医疗化趋势、助产士无独立职称体系等新困境出现,助产士一职最终被国家卫生部门划入护士序列。     

特殊侦查方法在洗钱犯罪侦查中的运用

当今世界金融一体化和经济全球化方兴未艾,洗钱犯罪的迅猛发展使得社会财富和人们的个人财产遭到严重损失。2012年我国新修订后的刑事诉讼法明确增加了＂技术侦查措施＂一节内容,这是我国侦查诉讼法治化的一项重要举措,为公安机关、检察院侦查严重危害社会的犯罪案件提供了新的侦查方略,主要包括技术侦查、隐匿身份侦查和控制下交付3种特殊侦查措施,以及卧底侦查和诱惑侦查两种传统秘密侦查方式。这5种侦查措施为洗钱犯罪的侦查带来了重要的实用价值。     

Exclusion or interests? Why females in elected office reduce petty and grand corruption

Disappointed by the numerous failures of anticorruption reforms, international organisations, scholars and policy makers increasingly place their hopes on measures aimed at enhancing gender equality and in particular increasing the inclusion of female representatives in elected assemblies. Yet most studies to date focus on aggregate measures of corruption and fail to explain why the correlation between women's representation and levels of corruption occurs. Using newly collected regional-level, non-perception-based measures of corruption, this study distinguishes between different forms of corruption and shows that the inclusion of women in local councils is strongly negatively associated with the prevalence of both petty and grand forms of corruption. However, the reduction in corruption is primarily experienced among women. This suggests that female representatives seek to further two separate political agendas once they attain public office: the improvement of public service delivery in sectors that tend to primarily benefit women; and the breakup of male-dominated collusive networks.     

记名提单若干法律问题研究

论述了提单包括记名提单不是“物权凭证”而是“权利凭证”,无论采用哪种法律解释,中国《海商法》下记名提单都应理解为凭单放货,同时对记名提单与海运单的异同作了分析。     

关于物权契约独立性理论建构的前提性反思

动产物权变动为什么必须经过交付,交付是否暗含了一个转移物权的契约或者只是一个单纯的履行债权契约的事实行为,黑格尔基于市民社会辩证法对抽象个人观所作的批判以及特殊意志的现实性能够有效地解读要发生物权变动的法律效果必须交付的问题。黑格尔共同意志与特殊意志相对实存的二元架构对于理解意思表示(Willenserklarung)和确证交付作为处分行为的现实载体所具有的独立性具有重大现实指导意义,能够为有效读解关于物权契约的理论争议厘清认识前提。     

上海地区非法行医致孕妇死亡案例回顾性研究

目的研究上海地区非法行医致孕妇死亡案例并分析其特点,探究其形成原因及预防机制。方法收集本研究所2001～2005年接受上海市公安机关委托非法行医致孕妇死亡案例11例,按照孕妇情况、死亡原因及非法行医者的诊疗措施等进行分类整理分析。结果非法行医致孕妇死亡的原因多为产后大出血、羊水栓塞,多伴软产道裂伤。孕妇多未进行正规产前检查,到缺乏必要医疗条件的个体非法行医者处或者家中分娩,非法行医者往往存在不正当应用催产素,强行分娩,未采取及时有效抢救措施。     

《精神卫生法》对“被精神病”现象规制之评析

摘要在防止“被精神病”问题上，新出台的《精神卫生法》围绕“送、诊、治”三个环节及再次诊断和鉴定等程序作了较为详尽的规定，但仍存在一些不足。通过对其深入剖析，提出进一步完善强制送治制度、诊断制度、强制住院治疗制度及出院制度的建议。