对审判管辖中级别管辖的反思

审判管辖中的级别管辖解决的是上下级法院在受理第一审刑事案件上的权限划分。现行刑事诉讼法的级别管辖制度存在一些现实的缺陷,具体表现为管辖的标准过于抽象、客观上导致中国被告人和外国被告人诉讼地位的不平等以及法院的功能过于复杂。有许多学者和专家也提出了一些不同的修改意见,其中认为取消最高人民法院的一审管辖权是十分恰当的,对中级人民法院管辖的判处无期徒刑或者死刑的标准应当以法定刑格来确定。     

The Bermuda Islands blow ‘sweet & sour’ on employers’ liability for Internet libel

The Bermudian Supreme Court (at first instance) recently ruled in Bermuda Restaurants Limited (t/a “Chopsticks”) v. Jonathan Daspin and ConvergEx Global Markets Ltd. (Civil Jurisdiction 2008: No. 134 (to be reported)) on the issue of whether an employer (here, a company) should be held liable for an allegedly libellous email publication by its employee, the managing director. The Judge was asked by the employer company to determine two issues of law which exposed the company and which centred on its vicarious liability for its employee's actions, including whether the use of the company's email system, during working hours, made it complicit in the publication. The Court held, applying principles of English and Canadian law, that the company was not vicariously liable and by extension that it was not the email's publisher.     

Can 14,737 women be wrong? A meta‐analysis of the LSI‐R and recidivism for female offenders*

Research Summary Over the past two decades, researchers have been increasingly interested in measuring the risk of offender recidivism as a means of advancing public safety and of directing treatment interventions. In this context, one instrument widely used in assessing offenders is the Level of Service Inventory‐Revised (LSI‐R). Recently, however, the LSI‐R has been criticized for being a male‐specific assessment instrument that is a weak predictor of criminal behavior in females. Through the use of meta‐analytic techniques, we assessed this assertion. A total of 27 effect sizes yielded an average r value of .35 ([confidence interval] CI = .34 to .36) for the relationship of the LSI‐R with recidivism for female offenders (N= 14,737). When available, we also made within‐sample comparisons based on gender. These comparisons produced effect sizes for males and females that were statistically similar. Policy Implications These results are consistent with those generated in previous research on the LSI‐R. They call into question prevailing critiques that the LSI‐R has predictive validity for male but not for female offenders. At this stage, it seems that corrections officials should be advised that the LSI‐R remains an important instrument for assessing all offenders as a prelude to the delivery of treatment services, especially those based on the principles of effective intervention. Critics should be encouraged, however, to construct and validate through research additional gender‐specific instruments that revise, if not rival, the LSI‐R.     

论公司、企业高层管理人员职务侵占犯罪案件的特点及侦查对策

当前职务侵占犯罪中，犯罪主体身份为公司、企业高层管理人员的案件较为突出，这类案件的案源大多来自于其他股东或出资人的举报，犯罪手段隐蔽，智能化程度高，共同犯罪或指使手下操作的较多，案情复杂，侦查难度大。对此，侦查机关应缜密初查，准确定性，在侦查中立足证据调查，恰当运用询问策略，通过查证书证材料寻找犯罪痕迹，并利用证据突破口供，最终查清犯罪行为的各个环节。     

对开展“创先争优”活动的理性思考

开展创先争优活动是推进党的基层组织和党员队伍建设的需要。分析了创先争优的内涵、特征以及开展创先争优活动的意义,继而从树立公仆意识、选好着力点、发挥典型引领作用和提防三大误区等方面对构建创先争优活动长效机制进行了探讨。     

网络游戏的发达及其对青少年产生的负面影响力

我国网络游戏的发展经过了萌芽准备期、快速发展期和混战垄断期。从其发展过程中可以看出网游的三个特征,即以青少年为主要消费群体,以代理为主要经营模式,充斥诸多负面思想元素。负面思想元素形成不良的网游文化,进而影响青少年的行为与思维,导致违法犯罪等不良问题的产生。发展健康的网游产业,不仅需要网游行业实行严格自律,发展创新自我品牌,形成健康向上的游戏亚文化,而且也亟待相关法律制度的建构与约束。     

建设基层党校搞好党员教育

将党校建设延伸到基层,通过集中培训的方式进行党员教育是新时期的要求.加强基层党校建设,必须明确基层党校的任务与职责,充分发挥职能部门对基层党校建设的作用.     

仲裁时效若干问题探析——以一件商品房买卖合同纠纷案为例

时效制度是民事法律的一项基本制度,我国法律关于时效制度的规定过于简单和抽象。本文通过对一件商品房买卖合同案件涉及的仲裁时效问题的分析,对仲裁时效制度的完善,包括时效的起算、时效中断的举证、时效的期间等,进行了探讨。     

论我国民事诉讼之证明标准

在对民事诉讼证明标准的含义进行界定的基础上,通过对两大法系关于民事诉讼证明标准的立法比较,找出我国现行民事诉讼证明标准的不足,从而得出在我国应当确立盖然性优势证明标准的结论,并进而对如何在立法上确定该标准提出建议。     

企业社会责任——企业与社会共赢的选择

随着企业经营环境的多元化、全球化,企业社会责任逐渐成为企业面临的一个新挑战。对企业而言,企业社会责任作为现代企业提升竞争力、获得可持续的发展的路径,已日益成为企业长期稳定发展的重要因素。对社会而言,企业社会责任能有力地推动社会物质文明与精神文明的进步,使社会走向和谐与繁荣。由此,企业社会责任是企业与社会共赢的选择,企业在其使命和战略目标中明确规定企业的社会责任取向是非常必要的。