Smoke but No Fire? The Politics of a ‘British’ Bill of Rights

This article systematically explores the political context behind Labour and the Conservatives' new commitment to a British Bill of Rights. This is linked to conflicting incentives to resist the current trajectory towards rights constitutionalism (‘Constitutional Freeze’), to further encourage further rights constitutionalism (‘Constitutional Fire’) and to engage in largely cosmetic change (‘Constitutional Smoke’). Ultimately, the latter has proved dominant for both parties. This demonstrates the difficulty of building political momentum behind significant revision of institutional responsibility for protecting human rights in stable, democratic settings. It specifically illustrates the strong barriers which both a hegemonic policy preserving and an ‘aversive’ constitutionalising dynamic must overcome to succeed.     

The Ethical Trading Initiative: Tenth Anniversary Conference

This article reports on the tenth anniversary conference of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), drawing attention to the irony that just as progress is being made on the situation of home workers (among the least protected of all working people) the two organisations that have done so much to raise awareness of these issues themselves face closure for lack of funding.     

Diary of a participatory advocacy film project: transforming communication initiatives into living campaigns

In August 2007, the government of Tanzania made a commitment to doubling the number of training places for skilled midwives, following a five-year campaign by the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood in Tanzania (WRATZ), which culminated in the first television screening of a participatory film, ‘Play Your Part’. With contributions from a range of health professionals, communities, a pop singer, and the Minister of Health, the message was that everyone at every level has a part to play in saving mothers' lives. WRATZ was successful because it was able to promote its message in a way that provides a model for advocacy, combining the reactive creativity of journalism and the methodological rigour of participatory video to bring about a tangible impact.     

德国患者权益新立法的主要内容和启示

《德国患者权益改善法》是德国针对患者权益保障的最新立法成果,该法的主要内容是对德国传统判例法的归纳总结,将判例法确立的重要制度吸收到了《德国民法典》中,包括医疗合同的性质、医方的主要义务,尤其是明确了医疗纠纷案件中的举证责任分配制度。     

中国法制“镂之金石”传统及特质

传统金石学研究多将金石视作整体。在当今的学术研究中,金石学的研究对象却分属于不同学科,以致考古学和古文字学多关注金文,历史学研究侧重于墓志,社会史学者偏向于碑刻。这种剖裂式研究使中国法制“镂之金石”的传承特色难以彰显。本文旨在以金石学的视角,对比金石法律文献研究之优长,考察“铭金”与“刻石”法律纪事的关联,进而揭示中国法制“镂之金石”传统的“礼制”和“公政”的特质,并以此展示中国古代法制文明的别样风景。     

STATE LAW AND THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

This paper presents the findings from a content analysis of state laws authorizing the termination of parental rights. The analysis yielded a taxonomy of termination criteria and it identified those criteria that were most widely adopted by the states. State termination criteria were compared to those listed in the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997. The comparison shows that state laws identify more types of termination criteria than are listed in ASFA. In addition, criteria related to neglect and “parental failure” were often ambiguous and lacked detail. The study identifies possible directions for research on state termination law.     

中国国家人权机构的建立与完善——以《巴黎原则》为基础

自2004年“国家尊重和保护人权”的条款写入宪法以来,完善人权的国内保护逐渐成为人权保障的核心。1993年,联合国大会通过了《促进和保护人权的国家机构的地位原则》（简称巴黎原则）,为各国在国家人权机构的建立和完善方面确立了基本原则。通过对巴黎原则的研究,能够建立起符合国际标准国家人权机构,对人权的国内保护大有裨益。     

论工会社会化维权——以大连开放先导区总工会维权为例

工会社会化维权是由工会的本质属性决定的,是工会维权的成功路径之一,体现出创造性与实用性的高度统一,是科学维权的基本形式。工会社会化维权要求工会必须彻底摆脱狭义的维权观,通过广泛联手相关的权力部门,在全社会共同营造关心弱势群体的强烈氛围,更好地维护他们的切身利益与合法权益,实现社会公平与正义,不断推进和谐社会的构建与发展。     

加深对工会“三维权”的认识

“主动维权、依法维权、科学维权”,是对新形势下工会组织履行维权职责基本经验的科学总结和概括。它鲜明地揭示了工会履行职责的态度和责任要求,界定了工会在现实条件下维权的根本途径和基本手段,指出了工会履行职责的科学态度和辨证方法。     

性骚扰侵权责任探究

性骚扰是指违背当事人的意愿,采用包括语言和动作在内的一切与性有关的挑逗、侵犯和侮辱等方式,造成他人生理、心理损害或精神紧张的行为。它侵害的是受害人的性尊严权,具有严重的危害性。对于这种侵权行为,受害人可依法主张侵权人承担侵权责任。性骚扰侵权责任的承担方式有：停止侵害;赔礼道歉;赔偿损失,包括物质损害赔偿、精神损害赔偿、惩罚性损害赔偿。