中国外交思想的又一次历史性飞跃--再学邓小平外交思想

邓小平外交思想博大精深,常学常新。在纪念邓小平诞辰100周年之际,重温邓小平外交思想,又有新的体会。邓小平关于当今时代特征、关于国家利益是第一位的、关于大国关系中寻找共同利益的汇合点等战略思想忠实地继承和发展了马克思主义、毛泽东思想,是中国外交思想的又一次历史性飞跃。     

民族社会控制及其必然性分析

与民族社会发展相比,民族社会控制是一个相对被忽视的领域。事实上,它是一个涉及多学科、多侧面、多领域、多层次的重要的民族社会学课题,我们可以从广义、狭义两个层次理解民族社会控制的内涵。从广义看,民族社会控制具有规范性、综合性、互动性、强制性、敏感性等特征。硬控制与软控制、外在控制与内在控制、宏观控制与微观控制、积极控制与消极控制是民族社会控制的主要类型。任何一个民族及其社会的存在与发展都离不开社会控制。     

“溪州铜柱”铭文解读——以民族法文化视角

五代十国时期树立的溪州铜柱,是华夏政权妥善处理民族纷争的历史见证,是渝湘鄂黔毗邻地区少数民族土司制度逐步形成的里程碑。本文在梳理相关史料的基础上,着重解读溪州铜柱铭文所传达的民族法文化信息。作为确定独立国家政权与其附属少数民族羁縻政权关系的基本法律,铜柱铭文具有誓约的特质,并以其无可置疑的合法性和权威性,为缔约双方所谨守奉行;在巴楚民族文化圈,乃至中华大地具有较大的示范效应。     

Understanding the effects of religious attendance on political participation among ethnic minorities of different religions

In the United States, active church membership among ethnic and racial minorities has been linked to higher political participation. In Europe, the influence of religious attendance on political mobilisation of ethnic minorities has so far been little explored, despite the heated public debate about the public role of religion and particularly Islam. This study uses the 2010 Ethnic Minority British Election Study to theorise the relationship between religious attendance and political participation of ethnic minorities in a European context and extend existing theories to non‐Christian minority religions. The article shows that despite a significantly different context in which religion's place in political life is more contentious, regular religious attendance increases political participation rates of ethnic minorities. Some possible explanatory mechanisms are tested and an important distinction is introduced between those mechanisms that mediate, and those that moderate the impact of religion. The study finds that British minority churches and places of worships vary in how willing and effective they are in politically motivating their worshippers, and concludes that this relates to the political salience of certain religions within the United Kingdom context.     

论我国刑事和解制度的完善

新刑事诉讼法在借鉴各地试点以及规范性文件的基础上,设置了当事人和解公诉案件诉讼程序这一特别程序。但该程序使用范围过窄以及无法与自诉案件和解与调解程序相衔接等缺陷而导致被架空。因此有必要从广义上去解释刑事和解这个概念,并把公诉案件和解、自诉案件和解与调解、附带民事诉讼调解都纳入到刑事和解之中,在现行刑事诉讼法框架之下,重构刑事和解制度,使刑事和解的三个有机组成部分协调衔接,有效融合,消除法条之间的矛盾与冲突,进而增加刑事和解的可适用性以指导司法实践。     

中国梦:凝聚改革共识的精神力量

历经30多年改革开放的伟大历程,中国在取得经济社会快速发展的巨大成就同时,也出现了改革共识"流失"的现实问题。尤其是利益主体多元化、价值观念差异化和政治认同多样化的发展趋势,已经成为凝聚新形势下改革共识的主要困境。中国梦,从其内涵实质看,它将当下建设与宏伟目标相结合、国家进步和个人发展相融合、中国繁荣与世界发展相统一,为深化改革辨清历史方位、指明前进方向、提供力量支撑、赢得国际支持,为凝聚更广泛更深刻的改革共识提供精神力量,有利于团结国人共赴民族伟大复兴新征程。     

Beyond citizenship and residence? Exploring the extension of voting rights in the age of globalization

The introductory article to the special issue discusses how the extension of voting rights beyond citizenship (that is, to non-national immigrants) and residence (that is, to expatriates) can be interpreted in the light of democratization processes in both Western countries and in developing regions. It does so by inserting the globalization-specific extension of voting rights to immigrants and expatriates within the long-term series of historical waves of democratization. Does the current extension enhance democracy by granting de facto disenfranchised immigrants and emigrants political rights or does it jeopardize the very functioning of democracy by undermining its legitimacy through the removal of territorial and national boundaries? The article offers a synthesis of the findings of the volume's contributions in a broad comparative perspective covering both alien and external voting rights in Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. It shows that reforms toward more expansive electorates vary considerably and that their effects on the inclusion of migrants largely depend on the specific regulations and the socio-political context in which they operate.     

The Protection of Prisoners’ Rights in England and Wales

The system in England and Wales for the protection of prisoners’ rights relies on three institutions: a prisons inspectorate with right of entry to all prisons at any time, a prisons and probation ombudsman, and local independent monitoring boards. This contribution focuses on the Prisons Inspectorate and discusses its methodology and criteria for inspection, based on international human rights standards; the effectiveness of the inspectorate; its independence and relationships with other monitoring bodies, the government and the prison service; the application of the methodology to other countries outside the UK; and future developments and threats.     

价格二元调节的法律调整和国家调节少数民族经济的法治化选择——以两起政府对牛肉拉面限价为例

市场调节机制调节下的生产者和消费者的价格关系是一般价格关系，主要接受民商法调整，国家不作过多干预。但市场调节机制有其自身缺陷，国家调节应当对市场缺陷进行救济。转型期少数民族经济有其特殊性，除了市场调节之外，国家调节应当介入，国家对价格的调节既是一种调节方式，又是一种国家职能，应当严格依法进行。     

浅析受贿罪中利用职务上的便利

利用职务上的便利，是受贿罪的基本特征之一。利用职务上的便利可分为利用本人职务上的便利和利用他人职务上的便利；利用现在职务上的便利、利用过去职务上的便利和利用将来职务上的便利。具体认定时应严格把握法律标准。