通过私法的社会控制——以近亲婚姻的无效为例

生育活动的私密性和人口的高度流动性致使国家对生育的干预成本过高,并存在技术障碍,这就使得国家只能通过对结婚行为的否定来达到防止近亲生育的目的。国家通过宣告婚姻无效,从而瓦解婚姻世界所必需的信任,进而迫使婚姻双方产生不信任,最终实现对近亲鸳鸯的社会控制。宣告婚姻无效这一私法技术是一种无需成本的控制方式,故对国家极具吸引力。但是,立法者在得益于无效等私法控制技术无成本的实惠之时,也应正视私法控制技术的不足及潜在危险。     

The nearest relative in the Mental Health Act 2007: still an illusionary and inconsistent safeguard?

Abstract

The role of nearest relative (NR) is intended as a safeguard in the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended in 2007) to curb the excesses of professional discretion and protect patients from unwarranted compulsory hospitalisation. It is unique to the mental health compulsory detention process in England and Wales. There are, however, evident tensions in the role and a lack of clarity surrounding the precise functions of the NR. There is also some uncertainty and confusion among practitioners about the scope of the NR involvement, and government plans announced recently to review mental health legislation will include a focus on the role of family and carers in the care of detained patients. Despite long-standing concerns about the role, there is remarkably little published research available to date on its use and effectiveness, in so far as evaluating the extent to which it provides an adequate safeguard for patients, as intended by the legislation. This article will briefly explore the background to the role, highlight some of the difficulties and tensions within it and conclude with some observations about where further research and reform may be needed to provide greater protection and clarity for patients, relatives and health and social care practitioners.     

The Relationship Between Deprivation and Forensic Opportunities with Stolen Vehicles

Abstract:  Collection and interpretation of forensic intelligence (primarily through DNA and fingerprint identifications) is an integral part of the investigation of criminal offenses ranging from burglary and vehicle crime to major crime. The forensic contribution depends not only on the successful recovery of material, but also the ability to identify potential offenders and apply this intelligence to solve the crime. This study examines burglary and vehicle crimes investigated by Northamptonshire Police (U.K.) by analyzing relationships between deprivation of a crime location and the recovery and identification of DNA and fingerprint material. The results show that, for stolen vehicles, although significantly more forensic material (both DNA and fingerprints) is recovered and identified in more deprived neighborhoods, this does not lead to a corresponding increase in solved cases. These findings are considered in relation to previous studies, which have advocated the prioritization of resources at crime scenes most likely to yield forensic material.     

“发展陷阱”的形成原因分析——兼论中国经济落入发展陷阱的必然性

陷入“发展陷阱”之前的追赶型国家,往往会出现以美元计量的人均名义GDP增长率快于以本币计量的人均实际GDP增长率,这实际上也就是国际相对成本的上升和国际相对竞争力的下降,国内外市场因此会不断被更低收入国家蚕食;人均美元收入的快速提高产生的对生活品质的追求,会导致大量有效需求向发达国家转移。这些表现在企业收支上,也就是成本的提高与收入的减少;在国家层面则表现为外贸收支逆差增加和外汇储备减少或外债增加,由此落入“发展陷阱”。我国目前可能正处在该陷阱的入口。     

知识产权“利润剥夺”损害赔偿请求权基础研究

利润剥夺作为知识产权侵权损害赔偿的一种赔偿方式,其请求权基础存在着疑问,由此产生了不同的路径安排模式。利润剥夺并入侵权损害赔偿请求权的路径将侵权获利推定为实际损害缺乏合理的理论基础;利润剥夺的前提是侵权行为成立,但在侵权法框架下无法以不当得利返还作为救济方式,并且从侵权获利中区分出不当得利在计算上难以实现;无因管理旨在维护公序良俗,与利润剥夺的预防功能无法契合;利润剥夺独立说缺乏充分的必要性以及合理的法理基础。利润剥夺应并入法定赔偿,作为确定赔偿额的影响因素存在,从而发挥预防功能而又不带有惩罚性,且避免使权利人获得意外之财,符合全面赔偿原则和矫正正义的实质性要求。     

特殊文件相对形成时间的鉴定

伪造、变造、异常处理文书的书写时间鉴定在诉讼中的作用越来越重要。笔者在多年的文书鉴定工作中曾遇到多起特殊处理的文件,如人为老化文件、塑封文件,污染文件以及书写于传真纸、宣纸等特定材料上的文件,在对这些文件的检验过程中,笔者进行了部分研究,获得一些实际体会。     

Violent and Nonviolent Misconduct Among Female Inmates: An Exploration of Competing Theories

Extant literature on prison misconduct focuses primarily on male inmates or pooled samples of male and female inmates. Moreover, this research typically combines several types of misconduct into one global measure. To add to the literature, the current study gathered self-report data from over 300 female inmates to explore the impact of variables from three different theoretical perspectives upon four types of misconduct (i.e., physical assaults, nonviolent sexual activity, drug/alcohol, and property). Results show that importation and social control variables predict all types of misconduct, whereas deprivation variables provided some modest support for sexual misconduct and property misconduct.     

Punishment and Bad Upbringing

This article examines whether bad upbringing (or what is sometimes called a “rotten social background”) affects just or deserved punishment. There are two possible rationales for this claim. First, it may be argued that an offender’s blameworthiness for his choice to offend is reduced if he had a bad upbringing; second, it may be argued that fairness requires us to impose a less severe punitive burden on an offender with a bad upbringing, even if he is no less blameworthy for his crime. The article rejects both of these rationales.     

Rebel music: Appeals to rebellion in Zimbabwe

This paper presents a typology that is used to classify the appeals that are issued by rebel groups to mobilize mass publics to take up arms against the state. This typology is developed by building a bridge between relative deprivation and resource mobilization theory. Secondly, this paper reports the findings of a pilot study that analyzes the Chimurenga songs from Zimbabwe's rebellion.     

相对资源视角下城市青年夫妻的除夕安排

利用中国人民大学人口与发展研究中心2009年的“中国城市青年状况调查”数据,对城市青年夫妻陪伴哪方父母过除夕及其影响因素进行研究分析发现：在除夕夜陪伴丈夫的父母是当前城市青年夫妻的主流选择,夫妻的独生子女属性与相对资源拥有情况会影响除夕安排,当只有妻子是独生子女时,青年夫妻并不会更倾向于陪伴妻子的父母,但更有可能单独度过除夕或轮流陪伴两方父母;而妻子拥有房产或收入更高时才会大大提高陪伴妻子父母的可能性。