Obtaining redress for abuse of office in Russia: The Soviet legacy and the long road to administrative justice

This article examines the options for redressing abuse of office available to citizens in Soviet and post-Soviet Russia. I consider the courts, the procuracy, and the complaint mechanism as sites for citizens to lodge claims against abuse of office in late-Soviet and post-Soviet times. After the collapse of the Soviet system there was an attempt to overcome the Soviet legacy, to strengthen legal institutions and establish administrative justice. Analysis of Soviet and post-Soviet normative documents and statistical data allows us to argue that opportunities for Russian citizens to combat service crimes in the courts have improved substantially. However, the system for coping with abuse of office remains imperfect, and retains features of the Soviet legacy despite vague legislation about administrative justice and dual ways of coping with abuse through legal and quasi-legal mechanisms. The re-establishment of the complaint mechanism in the conditions of contemporary Russia exacerbates this imperfection. Overall, the complaint mechanism occupies a significant place in people's options for making claims against officials, especially claims against high-ranking officials.     

Administrative Styles in the OECD: Bureaucratic Policy-Making beyond Formal Rules

As we know from comparative public policy, bureaucracies contribute to a considerable degree to the contents and the ways of policy-making. One important driver of administrative policy-making are their specific “styles” or “cultures”. “Administrative styles” are understood here as the standard operating procedures and routines that characterize the behavior and activities of administrative bodies in initiating, drafting and implementing policy. In this article, we convey the concept of Administrative Styles to the level of International Organizations (IOs) and apply it to the Organization for Economic Development and Co-Operation (OECD). The article proceeds in three steps: First, the concept of administrative styles is introduced and refined. Drawing on expert interviews with OECD staff, we secondly show that consideration of OECD administrative styles significantly advances the literature’s understanding of the organization. Finally, we give an outlook on new research avenues and the relevance of our findings for the study of International Public Administrations (IPAs) more generally.     

公共行政服务的道德约束

在市场经济中,社会公共服务的职能重要性日益突出,通过道德约束来提高服务效率,是一条重要途径。我国社会道德正处在惯例层次的第二阶段,该阶段的道德约束具有公认的多样性、对象的层次性、约束重点的集中性和实施上的高难度性等特点。对此,制度性道德约束将有利于公共服务效率的提高,制度性道德约束内涵比较丰富,在实施当中,要使潜规则显性化,以他律为主,采取多种激励手段,需要建立道德约束的保护机制。     

论法治政府下行政立法听证制度的构想

法治政府是法治国家的必然要求。要建设法治政府,需要规范行政立法听证行为,我国《立法法》虽然对行政立法听证制度有明文规定,但条文过于简单,不具有操作性。因此,我国行政立法听证的范围、听证的物质保障、听证的主持人制度、参与人制度、笔录效力制度、运行程序制度都有进一步探讨的必要。     

被害人补偿立法的理论与实践

本文对犯罪被害人补偿的概念、补偿立法的理论基础和内容进行了全面的论述 ,并就被害人补偿立法的相关问题阐述了自己的理论观点。同时对我国的被害人立法和保护问题提出了自己的一些建议。     

刑事诉讼审级制度之反思与重构

现代各国的刑事诉讼审级制度虽有一定差异,但多是以三审终审制为原则确立的。随着市场经济的发展和我国法院改革的不断深化,现有四级两审终审制的缺陷已不断显现,并与现代审级制度的一般原理相悖。现有审级制度在程序设计上以及在与司法体制相融合时表现出的渚多缺陷,已经影响到对被告人诉讼权利的保护和司法公正的实现,因此需重新建构以三审终审为原则,以一审终审为补充的刑事诉讼审级制度,同时实行法院的职能分层,规范再审制度。     

场景教学法在公安皖敕行政法教学中的运用

公安教育从根本上说是一种职业教育，强调警察职业核心能力的培养，对实践性教学提出更高的要求。“行政法”课程是关乎警察行政执法的必修课，采用场景教学法授课，让学生扮演角色亲历行政执法场景，有助于提升学生对行政法律规范的理解和运用能力，培养出优良的公安执法后备力量。因此，研究“行政法”课程中场景教学法的具体运用，探寻场景教学法有效实施的保障措施，应当成为当前公安院校教学改革的重要组成部分。     

论立法监督的价值

本文首先对立法监督的内涵进行了介绍，在对相关学说分析的基础上阐述了自己的观点，并对立法监督的对象和内容进行了总结；其次主要探讨了立法监督的价值，从法治、法律移植、立法质量三个角度剖析了立法监督的价值；最后指明了重视立法监督制度对我国建设社会主义和谐社会的现实意义。     

上海市"十二五"期间完善政府绩效评估体系的对策思考

完善政府绩效评估体系是实现两高一少目标的重要途径,是上海市十二五期间政府自身建设的重要内容。以科学发展观为指导,通过在评估对象的分类、评估内容的设计、评估指标的设置、评估方法的选择、评估过程的强化、评估结果的运用等方面进行全方位的大胆创新,形成目标、责任、督查、考核、结果运用五位一体、有机结合的政府绩效评估体系。     

论行政诉讼标的——以行政撤销诉讼为中心的考察

行政诉讼标的作为行政诉讼的客体,是判断当事人是否重复起诉、解决客观诉的合并、诉的变更以及确定既判力客观范围的依据。行政诉讼标的范畴的界定,应取向于其诉讼功能,立足于行政诉讼自身的特点和规律,以指导行政诉讼制度实践为目标,力求在"权利的有效救济"与"纠纷的一次性解决"之间达到平衡。行政诉讼标的作为诉讼法上的技术性概念,权利主张说较契合我国目前的行政诉讼制度以及未来的发展方向。