The Continuing Conceptual Crisis in the Common Law of the Contract of Employment

The effects on the common law of the contract of employment of the decision of the House of Lords in Johnson v Unisys Ltd are considered. The focus is on liability rather than remedies. It is argued that the case created conceptual instability in the common law understanding of a breach of a contract of employment. The logical consequence of the majority reasoning is that in some cases the existence or not of a breach by an employer is contingent on an employee's reaction. Relevant case law history and developments since the Johnson decision inform a detailed critique of the arguments that underpinned it. A solution is suggested according to which, prima facie, contracts of employment would be required to be performed in accordance with terms that have been implied by law.     

Relationship Abuse and Victims’ Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Associations with Child Behavior Problems

This study examined associations among male-to-female physical and psychological relationship aggression, female partners’ PTSD symptoms, and behavior problems among the children (n = 62) of men enrolled in a treatment program for relationship abuse perpetration. Psychological aggression was a stronger predictor of child behavior problems than physical assault. Restrictive engulfment and hostile withdrawal behaviors evidenced the strongest bivariate associations with child behavior problems, and were the strongest predictors of this outcome when considering four distinct forms of psychological aggression together. Victim PTSD symptoms largely mediated the effects of psychological aggression on child behavior. Findings suggest that male-to-female psychological aggression and victim PTSD symptoms play an important role in understanding behavior problems among children living with male relationship abuse perpetrators. Portions of this work were presented at the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 2004.     

试述合同成立后生效前的责任规制

本文从合同成立后生效前在事实上存在的对契约当事人的约束力入手 ,通过对目前法学界所持不同观点的分析和研究 ,进一步探讨了如何对其责任进行规制的问题。     

论犯罪心理测试技术的科学性和局限性

在我国,心理测试技术是近几年才兴起的一项先进的司法应用技术.目前,我国掌握这项技术的人不多,故而社会上对这项技术要么采取全盘否定的态度,要么把它神秘化.正确认识这项技术的科学原理和相对性,才能促进其得到正确运用和健康发展.     

警察经历枪击事件后的应激反应及其干预对策

警察卷入枪击事件是职业生活中的极端应激源,枪击事件将引发正常的应激反应,当个体的应对策略和社会支持无法应对该事件时,这种正常反应将发展出创伤性应激障碍,严重影响其身心健康和工作效率。因此,探讨警察卷入枪击事件后的应激反应及其危险因素,进而提供相应的评估方法和干预对策,对警察的心理健康很有意义。     

“私了”合同法律效力之探讨

一律将“私了”合同确认为无效合同的根本原因是没有对“私了”合同进行深入的理性分析。受害人的正当利益为“私了”合同的合法性奠定了基础，而侵害人的非正当利益往往成为“私了”合同难以处理的主要原因。     

“民有私约如律令”考

传统法学理论认为中国古代法律是“诸法合体、民刑不分、以刑为主”,进而否认中国古代民法的存在。从“民有私约如律令”这一合同习语出发,广罗相关历史资料和学术研究资料,系统考察了“民有私约如律令”的语词渊源和作为其主要载体的中国古代“地券”的概念内涵、外延、法律属性及其与土地买卖契约的关系后发现:在中国古代,民间私契在当事人之间的效力等同于官府律令的效力之理念,由来已久;民间长期存在着与官府律令相对应的,以意思自治为主要内容的民事习惯法;中国古代民法对民事法律关系的调整有其独到之处,即通过对公权力的界定来给出私权活动的范围,以正律仅仅作为一种民事活动底线的最基本的要求,而在实定性的私法体系外设想和构筑民事法律秩序。     

论劳动法律关系的二元结构——兼析劳动法的基本概念

我国<劳动合同法>业已颁布.但该法对劳动法中的基本概念(如劳动关系)的含义界定采取了回避的态度.这使得劳动法学中的基本概念仍处在关系不清的状态.尝试厘清劳动法学基本概念的相互关系的基础上,对劳动法律关系的权利义务来源、表现进行了归纳与类型化分析.     

因势利导 对症下药——浅议边检体制转型期民警心理问题的引导

心理健康问题是当今公安队伍建设的新课题。文章阐述了上海出入境边防检查体制转型期民警各种不健康的心态,从历史、社会、工作、生活等角度分析了原因和危害,并提出采取训练引导、改进领导工作作风和完善管理机制等措施,帮助民警提高自身素质、调整心态,增强对各种问题的心理承受能力和分析解决能力。