设立民事案件超期审理异议制度的几点思考

民事案件超期审理产生的负效应是不容忽视的,它不仅影响诉讼当事人的诉讼权利和实体权利的落实,而且关系到社会的稳定,本文就此论证了在我国建立民事案件超期审理异议制度的紧迫性和必要性。     

民事审判中关于新的证据的理解与适用

本文试对民事审判中新的证据进行界定 ,对新的证据的审查判断、举证期限提出了自己的思路 ,将新的证据与“准新的证据”、新证据进行了比较分析 ,力图丰富新的证据的内涵 ,正确运用新的证据。     

刑事诉讼中的不告不理原则论

不告不理原则作为现代刑事诉讼的基本原则之一 ,在我国并未引起应有的重视 ,有关的著述对之的分析分散、零碎 ,远未深入 ;本文从不告不理原则的历史发展入手 ,对该原则的现代蕴涵、要求、意义 ,该原则与司法审判定位之关系作了深入的探讨和分析 ,并在此基础上对我国刑事诉讼法规定和司法实践状况进行了反思。     

我国审判监督程序制度改革若干问题探讨

审判监督制度改革是司法制度改革的重要组成部分,随着社会的演进,经济的发展,以往的审判制度越来越显得不堪重负,难以适应。从阐述现状开始,言及改革的切入点,再具体提出可采取的措施,涉及不同司法机关间较敏感、争议较大的问题,试图作一次有益的探讨。     

法治视野中的法官素质

法治视野中的法官素质除了良好的个人品性、丰富的社会经验外 ,更值得关注的是其对法的信仰、正义观念和超然的审判心理。法官对法的信仰应是对法律的绝对遵守和对法的自由批判的结合 ;法官的正义观念应遵循以平等为最高价值兼顾自由和以形式正义为核心两个原则 ;超然的审判心理要求法官在审理案件时必须努力排斥非法律因素和非理性因素。     

对我国刑事诉讼法第206条之质疑——兼谈审判监督程序审级制度的改革

我国刑事诉讼法第206条规定了再审程序的审级应同已生效的普通程序审级相一致.这给实际操作带来了困难,造成诉讼周期的相对延长、刑事诉讼的"N"审终审、国家司法资源的无谓浪费等不良后果.文章建议对我国刑诉法之206条予以修改,使审判监督程序非依赖于再审案件在普通程序中的终审审级,而实行"一审终审"制度.     

Stealing Thunder as a Courtroom Tactic Revisited: Processes and Boundaries

Stealing thunder refers to a dissuasion tactic in which an individual reveals potentially incriminating evidence first, for the purpose of reducing its negative impact on an evaluative audience. We examined whether it was necessary to frame the negative revelation in a manner that downplayed its importance, and found that stealing thunder successfully dissuaded mock jurors even without framing. We also sought to determine the mechanism by which stealing thunder operated, and found that stealing thunder led mock jurors to change the meaning of incriminating evidence to be less damaging to the individual. We also found that stealing thunder's effectiveness did not hinge on whether or not opposing counsel also mentioned the thunder evidence, and that the stealing thunder tactic was no longer effective when opposing counsel revealed to the mock jurors that the stealing thunder tactic had been used on them.     

Predictor Variables in Competency to Stand Trial Decisions

Clinicians possess significant discretion in competency to stand trial assessment. Therefore, it is paramount to explore the contribution of individual variables to ensure that the decision-making process is devoid of bias and solely relates to the legal criterion. To test for the possibility of bias in clinical decision-making, we examined the predictive efficiency of clinical, criminological, and sociodemographic variables in a sample of 468 criminal defendants referred for competency evaluations. Only clinical diagnostic variables and employment status were significant predictors. This finding supports the idea that examiner decisions of competency appear to be unbiased and relate primarily to a defendant's functional ability.     

对我国现行民事检察监督制度的理性思考

实践中我国民事检察监督因立法的简陋而难以操作;学术上对现行民事检察监督制度的研究,或者受制于"注释法学"的研究方式,或者基于部门本位主义而结论有所偏颇。构建我国的民事检察监督制度应该遵循四大原则:一是广泛借鉴国外立法的先进经验;二是充分结合具体国情和本土法治资源;三是遵循法律制度设置的内在要求,实现法律公正的目标,保证诉讼效益,维护诉讼程序的安定性;四要着眼于我国民事诉讼法律制度的整体发展,不局限于部门利益。     

我国地方政府制度创新的特点

我国地方政府的制度创新与中央政府的制度创新相比 ,具有明显的特点 :一是边际性 ,进行“增量改革” ;二是区域性 ,在本地区范围内发生作用 ;三是试验性 ,作为中央正式制度创新的前奏 ;四是微观性 ,只涉及个别领域和个别制度要素