ARE WE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS ABOUT ATTACHMENT?

Everett Waters is involved in a wide range of longitudinal research projects and educational programs that advance the Bowlby‐Ainsworth tradition of attachment study. His empirical and theoretical knowledge is far reaching. Here, Waters explores the family law field's hopes and expectations of attachment theory, identifies a number of myths about attachment theory that may influence divorce decision making, and challenges why we ask the questions we do. His views encourage hardened supporters and detractors of attachment theory alike to identify a middle ground where the essence of attachment knowledge might best inform family law practices in divorce and separation matters.     

FAMILY LAW AND THE NEUROSCIENCE OF ATTACHMENT,PART I

In this far‐reaching interview, Allan Schore, renowned scientist, clinical psychologist, and clinical neuropsychologist, considers the place of neuroscience in facilitating developmental knowledge and better decision making in family law matters. He details current science on the neurology of attachment formation, the function of early caregiving relationships, gender, neuroscience perspectives on conflict and family violence, and implications for parenting arrangements. At the meta level, Schore describes the responsibilities of the family law system in promoting the development of the child. On the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA, Schore is on the editorial staff of 35 journals in various academic and clinical fields. His integration of neuroscience with attachment theory is documented in three seminal volumes, Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self, Affect Dysregulation and Disorders of the Self , and Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self, as well as numerous articles and chapters. He has justifiably earned the nickname of “America's Bowlby.”     

“IF I COULD TELL THE JUDGE SOMETHING ABOUT ATTACHMENT. . . .” PERSPECTIVES ON ATTACHMENT THEORY IN THE FAMILY LAW COURTROOM

This article gathers diverse attachment specialists in a far reaching conversation about the utility of attachment assessment and theory for complex family law decision making, and reflections on the thorny question, “If I were the judge . . .?” Inge Bretherton, Professor Emerita, Developmental Psychology at Wisconsin University, is one of a few attachment researchers in the Bowlby/Ainsworth tradition to have completed studies in the divorce field. Seligman, a psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist, Solomon, a clinical psychologist and researcher, and Crowell, professor of psychiatry and psychology, take on some large controversies, and offer well over 100 years combined experience of applying attachment knowledge in complex family matters.     

HUNTER‐GATHERER COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE

This article describes the development of a practice group based on a hunter‐gatherer model, with the mission of providing high quality collaborative divorce services, with an emphasis on protecting children and divorcing partners, and expanding access to middle‐ and lower‐income families. The practice group professional disciplines include law, mental health divorce coaching, co‐parent coaching, financial analysis, and case administration. These professionals have collectively associated their individual practices to address challenges facing their collaborative practices. With common purpose, the practice group builds skills, generates client base, nurtures trust, and lays a common knowledge base. Collaborative divorce teams formed from its members serve divorcing families with efficient, cost‐conscious, interest‐based negotiation processes that protect children and help parties productively move on with their lives.     

论适时审判请求权

适时审判请求权是诉权的重要组成部分。诉讼外纠纷解决方式的倡导、民事审限制度的规定和法院诉讼促进义务的强化皆从一定程度上促进了法院适时裁判。但若能基于案件性质和当事人需求等因素对某些案件予以优先审理,并对诉讼拖延提供事前预防和事后的救济措施,将会给当事人的适时审判请求权提供充分的保障。     

论海事司法鉴定的完善——以案例研究为路径

随着中国司法鉴定制度的成熟和发展,海事司法鉴定的特殊性凸显。通过分析涉海诉讼案件,如船舶碰撞和船舶触碰、海洋环境污染、船损货损等,我们可以看出海事司法鉴定在海事审判中发挥着重要的作用。因此,相关部门应进一步改革与完善海事司法鉴定制度,充分发挥其在海事诉讼中的作用,以更加客观、科学的依据认定事实,妥善处理海事纠纷和海事案件,真正使＂让海洋更洁净、让航行更安全＂。     

检察机关参与监督民事诉讼问题研究

检察机关参与监督民事诉讼受“公共利益”保护、检察职权配置、民事诉讼结构等因素的影响.在现行法律框架内,应在诉讼制度和国家制度两个层面上完善检察机关以法律监督者身份介入民事诉讼的方式,同时探索检察机关以法律监督者以外的身份介入民事诉讼的方式.     

我国刑事简易程序的完善

刑事简易程序在我国刑事诉讼中具有重要的地位。文章借鉴国外的立法经验,提出了完善我国刑事简易程序的若干构想,如建立多元的刑事简易程序,引入法律援助制度,赋予被告人刑事简易程序选择权和变更权等,以利于完善刑事简易程序,从而有力地提高诉讼效率。     

检察机关提起环境民事公益诉讼问题探析

检察机关提起环境民事公益诉讼既是保护环境与资源,弥补环境行政执法不足的需要,也是维护弱势群体合法权益,完善诉讼制度的客观要求。构建检察机关环境民事公益诉讼制度,除在立法中赋予检察机关环境民事公益诉讼诉权,还需解决检察机关的诉讼权利和义务问题。     

恶意诉讼侵权之责任主体与救济路径

诉权行使的副产品为诉权之滥用。因此,为了有效防止诉讼、仲裁等纠纷解决方式被滥用,对恶意诉讼侵权责任的主体应持广义论。本文认为,除当事人外,诉讼代理人、鉴定人、证人乃至裁判者如果与当事人存在合谋或者独立实施了严重的程序滥用行为,应被追究侵权责任。作为法定之债,恶意诉讼的侵权责任应当通过审判程序来追究和实现。提起恶意诉讼侵权之诉是主要途径,具有普适性,而在本诉中提起反诉,或在原仲裁程序进行当中提出反请求,则具有合并审理的效率优势。