单位证明的误区——论刑事诉讼中的单位作证中如何避免滥用证人权利

单位作证是司法实践中的一种普遍现象,其中尤以单位证明的使用最为广泛和富有争议。本文阐述单位证明作为诉讼证据使用的现状,并对单位证明作合法性分析,解读因单位证明的使用导致单位滥用证人权利现象的产生及成因,提出如何规范和引导单位作证行为,限制和约束单位滥用证人权利,以解决单位作证中遇到的理论和实际问题。     

证据科学的走向：国际视野与中国语境——对证据问题研究领域的初步分析

我国证据科学的出现既是英美证据法学知识传统发展演变的结果,也是回应国内司法证明领域转型的一个重要发展。证据科学的本质是司法证明领域诸多学科之间在应对新的时代问题所作出的一系列变动和整合,而变动和整合的方向则取决于社会需求和司法证明领域多学科之间的竞争。我国司法证明领域的转型所提出的一系列问题为司法证明领域诸多学科的互动提供了最基本的动力。中国证据科学应该以这些问题为核心,在解决问题的过程中形成中国证据科学的基本格局。     

从一起网站被入侵案件谈电子证据的获取

电子证据具有不同于其他证据的特征。掌握电子证据的独特性质,有助于在公共信息网络安全监察工作中解决和排除涉及电子证据的收集、审查、质证、采信等方面的困难和障碍。     

The Role,Benefits, and Concerns of Digital Technology in the Family Justice System

Digitalization is increasing across family justice systems around the world. What are the benefits? What will be the impact on professional practice and legal representation? What are the concerns for those who may be digitally disadvantaged? How much can justice itself become digital?     

Intellectual property law and practice in the blockchain realm

Blockchain technology is claimed to be and perceived as one of the revolutionary technologies that will have an enormous impact on our lives in the forthcoming years and decades. The legal questions surrounding blockchain appear to be among the most controversial issues surrounding this novel technology, which create uncertainties as to the scope and speed of its eventual adoption. Is it legal to use blockchain technology? Does or should any governmental authority or court take a record stored in blockchain into consideration in their decisions? Is blockchain reliable? Can the technology be used for the protection and enforcement of legal and property rights?The technological advancements offered by blockchain promise wide ranges of use in a variety of sectors and legal areas, including intellectual property (IP) law. This paper will focus primarily on the possible opportunities that blockchain may offer with respect to the future of IP law and discuss its potential impact on the registration, management and enforcement of intellectual property rights. We will proceed to offer blockchain-based solutions to foster the operation of IP offices, reinforce customs procedures in detecting counterfeit products, and enhance the efficiency of IP rights management by the right holders. The paper concludes by providing some suggestions to pave the way for the advancement of blockchain technology and to increase the number of people that this technology reaches, as well as its successful integration into the various services and registration/transaction channels that we use today.     

Cloud forecasting: Legal visibility issues in saturated environments

The advent of cloud computing has brought the computing power of corporate data processing and storage centers to lightweight devices. Software-as-a-service cloud subscribers enjoy the convenience of personal devices along with the power and capability of a service. Using logical as opposed to physical partitions across cloud servers, providers supply flexible and scalable resources. Furthermore, the possibility for multitenant accounts promises considerable freedom when establishing access controls for cloud content. For forensic analysts conducting data acquisition, cloud resources present unique challenges. Inherent properties such as dynamic content, multiple sources, and nonlocal content make it difficult for a standard to be developed for evidence gathering in satisfaction of United States federal evidentiary standards in criminal litigation. Development of such standards, while essential for reliable production of evidence at trial, may not be entirely possible given the guarantees to privacy granted by the Fourth Amendment and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Privacy of information on a cloud is complicated because the data is stored on resources owned by a third-party provider, accessible by users of an account group, and monitored according to a service level agreement. This research constructs a balancing test for competing considerations of a forensic investigator acquiring information from a cloud.     

电子数据证据问题探析

虽然电子数据的无痕性、易变性、开放性使电子证据极具脆弱性,但根据我国的诉讼模式、证据制度、证据规则、司法实践,以及国际立法的现状、趋势和电子商务等社会实际生活的需要,可以推断出承认电子数据的证据能力不但是可能的,而且是必要的。它的三个本质特征决定了电子证据的证据价值、审查判断的内容方法,都有不同于传统七种证据之处,把它归于视听资料只是权宜之计。     

刑事非法证据排除规则配套机制的完善

随着我国民主和法制建设的发展,确立刑事非法证据排除规则已成为必然。但只仅仅确立刑事非法证据排除规则还不够,还需要在立足于国情、吸收和借鉴其他国家和地区成功经验的基础上,完善刑事非法证据排除规则的配套机制。     

论人民法院在民事诉讼中的职权

法院是民事纠纷的裁判者 ,裁判权是其最基本的职权 ,然而 ,在围绕着这一职权的行使而展开的一系列程序中 ,又衍生出诸多权利 ,如程序控制权、程序事项裁决权、调查取证权、释明权、事实认定权等。程序控制权和程序事项裁决权是法院控制诉讼的发生、发展和终止的节奏和方式并对程序争议事项进行裁判的权力 ;调查取证权、释明权和事实认定权作为法院的三大审理权 ,在不同的诉讼模式下是有所区别的。笔者认为 ,在我国 ,法院不应通过职权干预调查取证 ;释明权作为一把双刃剑 ,应正确把握和运用 ;而事实认定权的行使 ,则必须通过建立一套科学的证据规则 ,以确保法官心证的公开化和客观化