Timing as a source of regulatory influence: A technical elite network analysis of global finance

Rules governing the international financial system are the subject of some of the most intense distributional battles waged in any area of global governance. Who wins and who loses such battles – and why? I develop a novel analytical framework – technical elite network (TEN) theory – which explains the widely varying levels of influence that stakeholders enjoy over global financial standards. TEN theory draws attention to how issue‐specific characteristics of international finance – in particular, its highly technical and complex nature – shape the distributional consequences of global regulatory processes. It posits that such characteristics influence distributional outcomes by (i) affecting who claims first‐mover position and, thus, sets the agenda in global financial rulemaking, and (ii) ensuring that proposals made by first movers are increasingly difficult to alter at later stages of rulemaking. I provide empirical evidence for the theory by examining two regulatory regimes that are central to the efficiency and stability of the global financial system: the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Accounting Standards Board.     

Fragmented or cohesive transnational private regulation of sustainability standards? A comparative study

Literature on private regulation recognizes the proliferation of competing regulatory organizations and approaches in various industries. Studies analyzing why fragmentation arises so far focus on single‐case studies, the exploration of single variables, or variation in types of fragmentation. This article analyzes why in certain industries and for certain issues regulatory organizations proliferate, while in others a single regulatory organization emerges which covers the entire industry. Through a comparative case study of private regulation of sustainability standards in the forestry, clothing, IT‐electronics, and chemicals industries, we show how a combination of low industrial concentration, civil society involvement in governance, and stringent standards of a first‐moving regulator offer the strongest explanation for a fragmented private regulatory field, while high industrial concentration, business‐driven governance, and lenient standards of a first‐moving regulator lead to cohesive regulation.     

“万能制造机”背后的冷思考--3D打印技术安全风险及法律规制研究

3D打印作为一种快速成型技术,近年来发展迅速,有着良好的发展前景与应用空间。然而技术革新的背后潜在隐藏着知识产权、刑事犯罪以及人类伦理等多方面的安全风险,利用法律、政策规制3D打印技术迅猛发展可能带来的安全风险,既是保障社会治安管理秩序的关键,更是3D打印技术进一步发展与革新的前提与基础。     

“跨法行为”法律适用问题探析——从行政处罚的视角考量

"跨法行为"由于行为跨越了新旧两部法,所以当新法与旧法对同一事项的规定不一致时,就产生了规范选择问题.在行政处罚法中,对"跨法行为"追究处罚时效通常是适用"行为终了时法".然而,这种做法在法律适用实践中并不具有普遍合理性和可行性,甚至违背了法不溯及既往原则.文章从构建"行为时法优于裁处时法"规则出发,结合典型实例,对"跨法行为"的"行为时法"作出重新界定,对行为的持续状态与行为的后果作出明确区分,并就跨法行为的法律适用具体细则进行了分析与阐释.     

建设法治政府的体制性思考

改革行政体制是加强依法行政、建设法治政府的必经之路。我国政府职能的转变应将着力点放在减少行政许可和强化经济调节、市场监管、公共管理、社会服务等四项职能上。机构改革必须以政府职能转变为基础,与政府职能转变同步进行。必须从行政执法、司法两个方面对行政行为体制进行全方位的改革。加强司法监督是建设法治政府的关键问题。     

服务型政府建设的实践困境及其改进策略——基于政府范式转换的视角

当前我国正兴起建设服务型政府的热潮,各级地方政府都在积极进行服务型政府建设的探索和创新。但是由于理论上的不成熟以及诸多现实因素的制约,各地政府在建设实践中也存在一些困境。从政府范式转换的视角,核心是要使观念范式得以根本转型,同时要在观念范式主导下实现三大层次范式有机的整体变革,即实现观念范式的价值理念创新,规则范式的政府制度转型以及操作范式的行政方式变革。     

例以辅律 非以代律——谈《清史稿·刑法志》律例关系之说的片面性

《清史稿·刑法志》夸大了清代律与例之间的冲突 ,一味抬高了例的地位 ,认为例优于律 ,甚至“以例破律” ,“以例代律” ,而律则“多成虚文”。本文引证史料 ,对此观点提出质疑 ,论证了律为主导 ,“以例辅律”才是律例关系的主流。     

论权力资源的法律调控方式

对权力资源实施法律调控 ,需要以民主宪政制度为基础并建立分权制衡体制。除此之外 ,还应注意对相关权力实行重点调控 ,注重以法律形式确认和保障权利 ,从法律上健全权力的责任追究制度。契约形式是区别于传统命令方式的权力资源法律调控的新形式。除法律形式外 ,权力资源的实现还有非法律形式 ,应当合理界分两种权力资源实现形式的适用范围     

论夫妻债务的法律规制

夫妻债务的法律规制,不仅关系到夫妻双方的财产权益,而且关系到第三人债权安全保障的问题,因此,在法律理论上明确夫妻共同债务、夫妻个人债务的各自范围、清偿责任,以及二者在法律上易混淆时的处理依据极为必要。     

我国政府规制改革的两个问题

规制是现代政府不可缺少的管理职能,政府规制机构是规制的核心。然而,在我国市场经济进程中,规制机构缺乏独立性,规制立法不科学,规制行为不规范。因此,必须对我国政府规制进行改革,实行政企分离,保证规制机构的独立性,完善规制法律体系。