业主权利保护法律问题探究

我国《物权法》的实施,使物业管理立法走上了规范化的道路,但由于业主权利保护的现行法律规定不完善,导致业主大会的运作、诉讼主体资格及业主委员会的法律地位等诸方面还存在缺陷。完善业主权利的法律保护应降低业主大会表决条件,以利业主自治权的实现,并明确业主的法律地位,赋予业主大会诉讼权利主体资格。     

政府购买公共服务的成效与反思——以上海市政府购买岗位为例

随着我国地方政府职能的转变,公共产品与服务的供给方式也正在实现从传统的科层制治理向合同制治理的转变。在这一转变过程中,购买服务成为政府服务供给模式的新选择。上海模式的特点在于政府购买岗位,其采用多点推进、由点到面、覆盖社会服务多个领域、多种聘用模式并存的做法,在实践中取得了一定的成效。但是,也存在着政府购买岗位适用范围模糊、在编人员工作效率有待提高、编外人员数量不断增加、所购服务缺乏合理的价位调节机制等值得理性反思的问题。     

Brown,Governor of California v Plata

This case note examines the controversial decision of the US Supreme Court which, by a majority of 5:4 held that California should reduce its prison population as overcrowding levels gave rise to cruel and unusual punishment. The implications of the case for the interpretation of when prisoners' rights under the Eighth Amendment are breached, the separation of powers are discussed; the possible impact on prison rates in the USA is also examined.     

荷兰的分区规划、土地征收与房地产管理

分区规划是荷兰空间规划中最为重要的规划之一,也是政府行使土地征收权和房屋管理权的基础。在分区规划的制定和修改过程中,规划的专业性、有效的公共参与和完善的司法救济制度不但确保了民众利益不受行政权肆意侵犯,也促进了人与自然、经济与社会的和谐发展。这种以分区规划为基础的土地管理模式,对中国土地管理制度的变革和房地产市场的健康发展具有一定借鉴意义。     

我国社会管理创新的基本原则探究——从行政法学的视野

社会管理创新内容繁杂,但是,从行政法学的角度出发,可以总结出六项基本原则:坚持党的领导,走法治化道路的原则;坚持以建设服务型政府为核心,社会管理服务化原则;政府放权,权责一致原则;打造透明政府,政府信息公开原则;以市场化为导向的原则;社会协同,政府诚信原则。这些是我国社会管理创新应该坚持的最为基本的内容,做到这一点,当前我国各地如火如荼的社会管理创新工作就不会偏离方向,就会卓有成效。     

现代民事诉讼义务体系的构建——以法官与当事人在事实阐明上的责任承担为中心

根据法官与当事人在事实阐明方面的责任分配,各国典型的民事审理模式可分为三类:德国的对话诉讼、美国的对抗诉讼以及日本的对抗与判定模式。相较而言,德国的对话诉讼模式在辩论主义的框架内强调法官承担实质指挥诉讼的义务,彰显了诉讼集中主义,代表了现代民事诉讼的发展潮流。我国虽然历来注重法官的主动角色,但在从职权探知主义转向辩论主义的过程中如何设定法官在事实阐明方面的协助责任,还需深入探讨。同时,未来是否引入当事人的协助阐明义务、促进诉讼义务、真实完整义务和诚实信用义务,也关乎自认、举证期限等制度的完善以及恶意诉讼的克服。唯有构建起完善的诉讼义务体系,才能确保审理程序以公平、集中、快捷的方式进行。     

Faster and as Satisfying: An Evaluation of Alaska's Early Resolution Triage Program

The Alaska Court Early Resolution Program (ERP) addresses many issues – self‐representation in divorce and custody cases, triaging to determine the appropriate resolution approach, the importance of early intervention and the desire to use a simplified process and a problem‐solving approach. This article reports on an evaluation of the Anchorage ERP. It found different outcomes for ERP cases that settled than comparable cases that proceeded on the regular trial process track with respect to the following outcomes:

• time to disposition,
• number of staff processing steps and associated completion time, and
• number of motions to modify filed within two years of the disposition.

     

中国退役军人管理保障体制变革的理路与前瞻

退役军人事务部的组建实现了我国退役军人管理保障体制的历史性变革。本文在回顾新中国成立以来退役军人管理保障体制变革历程和分析其变革理路的基础上,瞻望未来。建议通过厘定协调领导体制、理顺部门关系、优化内部结构,在法治框架下健全完善由退役军人事务部主导、多部门协同的治理体制,积极推进退役军人管理保障体系和能力现代化。     

Transfers from prison to hospital under Sections 47 and 48 of the Mental Health Act between 2011 and 2014

In England and Wales, prisoners with mental disorder of such severity as to warrant inpatient treatment may be transferred to hospital under the Mental Health Act. UK Government guidance recommends that this process should be completed within 14 days; however, evidence suggests that in many cases it can take much longer. This retrospective service evaluation of 64 male prisoners, who were transferred under Section 47 or Section 48, aimed to evaluate transfer durations. The mean time from referral to admission was 76 days. Prisoners with a psychotic disorder were admitted more quickly. Remand prisoners were admitted more quickly than sentenced prisoners. Findings suggest that, in the UK the transfer time of prisoners under Sections 47 and 48 of the Mental Health Act continues to far exceed the 14-day target which raises concern about equivalence of care for prisoners. Our findings support arguments for fundamental amendments to the admissions process.