我国违宪审查机构的模式选择

虽然我国目前建立违宪审查制度的条件还不成熟,但学者仍可探讨“将来”需要时,该机构的设置模式。根据我国国情,这一机构放在最高法院内较为合适,或设一个宪法庭,进行专门审查;或不设宪法庭,由各审判庭做附带性审查,但需辅之以宪法咨询;或就违宪审查案件组成特别陪审庭,陪审员可在学术性的宪法委员会成员以及社团代表或普通民众中产生。     

略论方法牵连犯中的方法行为

牵连犯属于刑法理论中的难点之一,在司法实践中影响也较大,在定罪量刑方面起到重要的作用。本文通过对方法牵连犯中的方法行为进行分析,提出方法行为与方法、实行行为、预备行为等概念的区别,以便实践中对方法牵连犯的准确把握。     

论宪法在我国民事案件中的适用--以新闻侵权案件为例

我国的新闻侵权案件可分为两类其中一类为表达自由与名誉权或隐私权的冲突;另一类则为表达自由与公共权力的冲突.从法律关系的性质看,体现表达自由与公共权力冲突的新闻侵权案件,不是民事案件,而是宪法案件;纠纷双方不是平等主体之间的民事法律关系,而是监督与被监督的宪法关系.公民或媒体享有对公共权力的监督权,而接受这种监督是国家机关及其工作人员的宪法义务.所以,对这类案件中侵权行为的认定,不应当适用民法的归责原则,而应当适用宪法的归责标准.     

我国古代监察机构之演变及其法治意义

我国古代监察机构历经各个朝代的演变和不断完善 ,已经形成了一个严密的组织体系 ,通过梳理古代监察机构的演变过程 ,从中寻求历史的教训和经验 ,并借此分析监察组织建设的一般特点 ,这对我国当前行政监察组织的法治建设具有很强的现实意义。     

海上货运委托合同受托人责任之归责原则反思

《中华人民共和国合同法》第406条中表述的“过错”与“故意”“重大过失”相对应,强调的是受托人在履行委托合同过程中对注意义务违反的范围,而非主观心理状态。海上货运委托合同项下,“过错”不应独立出来成为受托人承担责任的要件,因为过错的因素已经包含在违约行为这一基本要义之中。将过错的举证责任倒置给受托人,在一定程度上等同于将违约行为的证明责任转移给了受托人,这可能导致委托双方利益的失衡。相关司法解释的制定应建立在对《中华人民共和国合同法》第406条准确理解的基础上,根据海上货运委托合同完全商事化的特点,明确海上货运委托合同适用严格责任原则,使司法解释中委托双方权利义务的规定达到“准立法”的科学合理的目的。     

当下国际金融监管法律制度改革的焦点与问题

由美国次贷危机引发的国际金融危机爆发后,国际社会出台的金融改革方案都把国际金融监管法律制度的改革作为整个金融改革的不可或缺的有机组成部分,这是金融全球化条件下防控金融风险和危机的需要和必然反映。从目前来看,加强和健全国际监管规则和标准、健全国际监管责任的划分、建立国际金融监管机构等方面,是国际金融监管法律制度改革的焦点。国际金融监管法律制度的改革关系着国际间利益的分配,我国对每一项国际金融监管法律制度的改革都应视其情况,研究和采取恰当的策略。     

委托执行的实践反思与完善

委托执行制度本身存在一些不合理之处,受托案件负担论是影响委托执行效果的主要因素,管理、监督制度虚无化是委托执行制度动态运行上的最大问题。委托执行制度改革的内容核心是实行共同执行,运行核心是纳入执行流程,管理核心是强化高级法院责任。     

Science and Technology and the President's Crime Commission

The U.S. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice added a Task Force on Science and Technology as somewhat of an afterthought because there had then been very little interaction between science and technology and the criminal justice system (CJS). The task force focused on the CJS as a whole and interactions among its parts, with an important emphasis on analysis of the operating systems and on the important potential role of information systems as the technology advanced. The potential applications of contemporary information and electronic technologies is considerable, especially for assessing risk and needs of identified offenders and for providing relevant information wherever needed. There is urgent need for scientific evaluation of many of the positive and negative aspects of the operation of the CJS and of the potential for new technologies.     

The Strategic Use of Public Information in Anti-Corruption Agencies: Evidence from the Asia-Pacific Region

In this era of anti-corruption policy-making, the Internet provides a potentially critical strategic resource for anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) aiming to promote organizational and policy learning. Realizing its potential is a creative challenge that will tap different types of capacities in the agency and its environment. We present a framework for understanding the information-related functions that underpin policy and organizational learning for ACAs, develop a rating criteria to assess strategic information usage, and then assess five ACAs in the Asia Pacific region on one aspect of strategic information usage: dissemination via the Internet. Agencies differ markedly in the degree to which their use of public information dissemination via the Internet is “strategic” in nature, pointing towards a new arena for capacity building and strategy development.     

Missed opportunities: learning from the mistakes at Attica

The Attica prison riot was the culmination of years of increasing tension between the urban, racial, and ethnic minorities held at the prison and the rural, white officers, and administrators responsible for incarcerating them. While race was certainly an important factor in the riot, there were also a number of problems at the prison that prompted inmates of all races to unite against the New York State Department of Correctional Services and the state government. Inmates’ frustration increased as they waited for reforms that were promised but never materialized. As inmates’ patience waned, the prison administration made a number of decisions that damaged its ability to maintain peace and respond to problems. A review of the circumstances leading to the riot at the Attica Penitentiary in September 1971 is included as well as an analysis of some more recent riots where similar conditions and warning signs were present.