Religion and the Scottish Independence Referendum

The Scottish independence referendum debate, like the Act of Union of 1707, has significant religious dimensions. The Act gave special recognition through the monarch to the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. The Church, a national church, has not yet declared a position on independence, but is seeking to protect its existing privileges whatever the result. The Roman Catholic Church, recognised by the Scottish Parliament, unlike its formal rejection by the UK Parliament and monarchy, symbolically associates itself with the case for independence. Paradoxically, Catholics supporting independence subject themselves, in their religious lives, to an authoritarian foreign power. The SNP Scottish Government attempts to draw Roman Catholic support for independence from its traditional support base in the Labour Party by cultivating a sense of religious grievance that is not justified by the evidence. Old religious divisions are still relevant but non‐religion is growing fast and resulting in new perspectives on the independence debate.     

Specificity and independence of the literary game

In developing his theory of the “literary field,” Pierre Bourdieu essentially had in mind the case of France from the second half of the nineteenth century, the use of which as a case undoubtedly contributed to his marginalizing numerous aspects of the national microcosm. Among its unstated and unrecognized particular qualities, France is mono-national (rather than multinational) and monolingual (rather than multilingual), and occupies the dominant position in the international Francophone world (much as Germany is at the heart of the German-speaking world). A state, a nation, a language, a territory, a literature – all of these make one unit and prevent one from considering situations more complex or tangled, such as those of many minority literatures. These allow the tackling of issues – among others, problems of their “autonomy” in relation to realities outside of literature such as the political, religious, linguistic, and economic. Rather than imposing constraints on a research agenda, the study of minority literatures allows one to shed light on the complex and contradictory relations between the political (the national, the communal, and sometimes the state), the market, and the literary game.     

Families in need of supervision

Abstract

Even judiciaries that do not have histories of serious or pervasive corruption need to be watchful lest what I refer to as judicial corrosion occurs. Drawing on studies of institutional entropy, I identify some of the external and internal sources of such corrosion and comment briefly on challenges that face its prevention or repair within the judicial realm.     

Welsh Devolution and the Union: Reform Debates after Brexit

The survey addresses three key reform debates relating to devolution in Wales. These concern first, the case for the further devolution of powers, notably those over criminal justice and policing; second, the defence of Wales’ devolved powers in the context of Brexit; and third, the rooting of devolution in new constitutional ideals, primarily the Welsh government’s preferred model of the UK as a voluntary association of nations, or the alternative pressed by the independence movement. In each case, there are strong pressures within Wales for resolutions which sustain and develop devolution; and in the case of independence, have the potential, with reform debates elsewhere, to transform the UK Union. However, there are also grounds for reflecting on the contested nature of further change, the long road that a case for independence may yet have to travel, and the interests of UK government.     

探析我国独立电信管制机构的建立

对独立电信管制机构含义进行深入分析,在此基础上总结出独立性的三个层次;在对目前世界上存在的四种不同独立管制机构模式进行对比分析的基础上,针对我国电信市场的实际状况,提出建立我国独立电信管制机构的具体建议.     

从职务犯罪侦查角度看检察独立

职务犯罪侦查权应当具备独立性和权威性,才能保障侦查活动的顺利进行。在我国检察机关现行领导体制下,检察权缺乏独立性和权威性,检察机关在职务犯罪侦查中常常受到阻碍和干涉,因而困难重重。我国应当建立检察机关垂直领导体制,使检察权具备独立性和权威性,以保障职务犯罪侦查活动的顺利进行,遏制职务犯罪的蔓延。     

试析台湾当局国家认同观与两岸政策

从国家认同观的视角看待台湾当局两岸统独政策,是研究台湾政治发展和两岸政治关系的一个重要课题;在"中国"国家认同观下,蒋介石、蒋经国时期形成了"两岸统一"政策;在"台湾定位"国家认同观下,李登辉时期制定了"两岸分治"政策;在"台湾"国家认同观下,陈水扁时期推行了"台湾独立"政策;在走向"一个中国"国家认同观下,马英九时期确立了"两岸终极统一"政策。     

法治社会中的法官独立

法官独立是司法独立的关键,法官在审判时不受任何干涉是法官独立的本质要求。尽管我国“司法改革”的口号已喊了多年,至今却不见有大的制度性安排。如果我们要想真正地树立司法权威,根治司法腐败,就必须从制度上让法官从种种束缚下解脱出来。     

英国法下仲裁员独立与公正行事的责任——最新发展（节选）

从最近几年英国的判例来看 ,法官和仲裁员的独立性和公正性已引起人们充分的关注。本文分别分析了法官独立、公正行事的责任与仲裁领域的独立性和公正性。通过讨论大量的案例 ,说明过去几年仲裁领域出现的一些新发展 ,并且总结了一些有益经验。     

试论我国反垄断法执行机构建立的可行性

反垄断法执行机构在我国现行立法中并未得到重视并发挥作用 ,但随着我国政治、经济进一步发展 ,反垄断法执行机构的建立成为可能。而在反垄断机构的建立中 ,不能仅仅强调反垄断机构的独立性 ,因为在一个广泛联系的社会中不可能有纯粹的“独立” ,还必须注重对反垄断机构权力的制衡。特别是在中国的现实情况下 ,片面追求反垄断机构的独立性与层次性 ,不仅不现实 ,而且只会增大反垄断机构建立的难度 ,同时还对反垄断机构正常发挥干预市场、维护竞争的作用不利