Covert communication by means of email spam: A challenge for digital investigation

In digital investigations the investigator typically has to deal with thousands of digital artifacts. Among them, email has long been one of the many focuses that potentially can generate useful information. However, in our training we notice a tendency to overlook or downplay the importance of analyzing spam emails as they are generally assumed to be irrelevant junk emails. In this article we thus illustrate how these seemingly irrelevant messages might play a crucial role in digital investigations. Five scenarios are introduced in which the investigator tends to overlook crucial incriminating information that has been disguised as spam. The methods used by criminals in these cases are discussed. In light of these covert criminal communications, we call for more attention from the digital forensics community to realize how email spam may assist in criminal activities.     

论我国民事诉讼法典总则构造之完善

在"总则—分则"的法典结构方式下,总则在法典的体系化、彰显法典的精神和缩减法典篇幅等方面具有重要意义。总则所具有的功能和优点是通过总则本身的构造来实现的,总则的构造是在法典化过程中立法者首先遇到的问题,只有内容完整、结构严谨的总则才能最大限度地促进法典的完善。比较和借鉴德国、法国、日本、俄罗斯和我国台湾、澳门地区的民事诉讼法典的总则之构造以及民法典的立法技术,博采众长,以完善我国民事诉讼法总则的内容和结构,具有重要的立法论意义。     

关于证据科学的思考

本文探讨了证据科学的要素。本文认为,证据科学必须是多学科的,或者整合性的。如果我们分享彼此基于证据的推理方面的思想和经验,我们都会受益于稳固确立的证据科学。     

初探通行权的形成过程——以许主任家的路为视角

在白银东坪灌区调研的过程中发现了一个“先外后里”的习惯规则，本文阐述其形成过程、合理性以及对当地农业发展的积极作用，同时提出如何解决由于该规则导致的“早收”现象的问题。以此为视角来理解通行权的形成过程以及《物权法》对相邻关系的规定。     

论司法鉴定人出庭作证

我国的三大诉讼法和仲裁法皆把司法鉴定结论作为法定证据,鉴定人是鉴定结论产生的主体,必然受到诉讼制度和证据制度的规范,而具有一定的法律地位和责任。在我国当前的诉讼模式下,诉讼证据依靠两个屏障加以过滤:其一,当事人、鉴定人出庭质证参与诉讼;其二,由法官的采证、法官的内心确信而形成。所以鉴定人出庭出具作为证据的司法鉴定结论,接受当事人的质询和法官的询问,这是鉴定程序的最后阶段,也是鉴定结论能否升华为诉讼证据的关键所在,直接影响法庭对鉴定结论的采信。鉴于此,鉴定人出庭作证是十分必要和必须进行规范。当前,鉴定人出庭甚少,该制度需要进行调整和完善。     

对最高法《调解规定》之思索与再议

调解制度是我国特色司法制度之一。2004年9月最高人民法院《关于人民法院民事调解工作若干问题的规定》对于调解制度进行了较大力度的补充。五年来，其对我国民事诉讼产生了积极的作用，也显现了些许问题。本文以调解制度实际运行状况为切入点，对该规定在实际运行中产生的积极和消极方面予以探讨，并进行了简要的实证与法理分析。     

金融危机下的美国贸易保护新举措——购买美国货条款分析

2008年美国次贷危机引起的金融风暴席卷全球,导致全球经济形势低迷,而经济萧条从来都是贸易保护主义滋生的温床。贸易保护主义随之抬头,美国颁布《美国复兴与再投资法案》中有一条购买美国货条款引起了国际社会的强烈反对。本文就购买美国货条款进行浅析,以WTO规则为依据,分析其贸易保护实质。     

测谎结论的制度之维:交困于理想与现实之间

测谎技术对案件事实的证明发挥着重要的作用。测谎技术在我国司法实践中已大量使用,但现行法律却未对其法律属性、适用规则等加以规范。不仅使测谎结论的适用无法可依,也制约了测谎技术的进一步发展。     

侦查取证环节存在的问题及对策研究——兼论侦查取证规则的确立

近年来,对错案的讨论成为热点,这在一定程度上反映出刑事证据法律规则的缺失导致对侦查取证的监控和管理不力。司法实践中在证据的收集、固定、保管等方面存在不少问题,为此需要在分析侦查取证环节常发问题的成因的基础上,进一步探讨完善侦查取证的对策,并对确立侦查取证规则的相关基础理论进行反思。     

Evidence and Contestation in the Indigenous Policy Domain: Voice,Ideology and Institutional Inequality

There is a tension in the evidence‐based policy paradigm as it concerns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly with regard to their standing as evidence providers. Aboriginal people in Australia have primarily been seen as a ‘problem to be solved’ and racialised views of Aboriginal competence have allowed for past policy, now recognised as harmful, to be justified as being ‘for their own good’. This article considers some of the complexities of the evidence‐based policy paradigm as it applies to the Indigenous policy domain, arguing that in such a turbulent field the use of evidence is inevitably ideological and selective. The article concludes that, in light of persistent institutional inequalities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices and perspectives in genuine dialogue about policy is the only way to navigate this difficult terrain with any chance of success.