法律职业话语的解析

职业主义、精英主义和民粹主义构成了现代社会关于法律职业的三种话语系统和意识形态。职业主义是一种描绘和论证法律职业的理想图景的话语,精英主义是一种论证法律职业的正当性和合法性的话语,而民粹主义则是一种批判法律职业之弊害的话语。三种话语系统和意识形态之间的良性互动,是法律职业健康发展的有效保证。     

试论政府法制工作人员职业制度创新

目前政府法制工作人员职业制度的不完善 ,严重制约着政府法制工作的发展。为此 ,应当在坚持职业专业性、岗位法定性、具体工作独立性、职业整体系统性基本原则下 ,通过具体的途径、方式和措施加快推进政府法制工作人员职业制度创新     

公益法律援助的职业理性——对话丹宁勋爵对法律援助的诟病

法律援助作为制度福利的一种,对其有着多种不同声音的评价。丹宁勋爵对法律援助的批评具有代表性。只有将具体的法律援助行为纳入公益法律进程中去才能对回应各种批评意见。文章从社会保障思潮的演变、法律职业主义理论与律师职业伦理的张力三个方面理性分析了公益法律援助的价值、根源与运作模式。     

DNA evidence in South Africa: Lessons learned to date

A trend was noted over the past 15 years in the South African courts. This trend has a multi-factorial origin and highlights the problems faced in the use of forensic science evidence in court. Although there have been improvements on how DNA evidence is gathered and presented in court, due to the fact that certain cases have been contested at the DNA evidence level, multiple issues remain that have not yet been addressed when DNA evidence is submitted to court. These issues include: accreditation, regulation of the forensic science profession, continued education, training of court officials, quality assurance, biased testimony, lack of transparency with regard to processes and procedures followed in the forensic community, incorrect interpretation of DNA evidence, lack of scientific knowledge (including the scientific method) by DNA experts, awareness by the legal profession and an over emphasis on the prosecuting perspective. These same aspects continue to plague current cases. Despite the above, the window of opportunity to address the above has not yet passed. However, it will take continuous and concerted efforts from the scientific and legal professions to bring about the appropriate change to facilitate justice for all in South Africa.     

India’s Experience with Remittances: a Critical Analysis

India has been the highest recipient of workers’ remittances for the past several years. Remittances have had a multiplier effect on the Indian economy and have played a crucial role in the economies of several Indian states like Kerala, Goa, Punjab and Gujarat. However, the absence of a coherent policy framework on dealing with these remittances has not only impeded their optimum utilisation but also led to certain negative impacts in India. If harnessed productively, through institutional backing, remittances can actually become viable instruments for creating alternative livelihoods and sustainable development in the rural areas of the country.     

治安学研究的困惑与发展 --兼述治安学学科专业建设专家咨询座谈会

治安学学科专业的建设已经有了一定的基础,但仍存在一些困惑和深层次的问题制约学科的进一步发展.主要体现在对研究对象的准确表述、与相关学科之间的关系、学科的边界范围等关键问题在理论上还不清楚,知识总量也明显不足.治安学的发展必须进一步明确学科定位、准确表述治安学的研究对象、规范学科研究范围,并积极学习与借鉴国外相关领域的研究成果.     

城市女性休闲活动的职业差异研究——以绍兴市为例

休闲活动在不同女性职业群体中的差异状况,是一个值得关注的问题。本文利用市场抽样调查的数据,分析了绍兴城市女性休闲活动的职业差异。结果表明,绍兴城市女性在休闲目的、休闲时间、休闲消费、休闲交通方式、休闲场所及影响休闲地选择因素等方面存在职业差异,但差异程度有所不同。     

法律职业研究的理论背景

法律职业的兴起是法治深化的一个重要征象。对法律职业的研究必须置于法治研究的大背景下,否则很难认清法律职业的正确地位。法治的发展路径必然是精英治理与大众治理的结合。这是对法治中终极因素——人的因素的正确把握。法律职业、法治政府和公民参与之间的制约与互动是法治建成和稳固所要求的权力格局。法治的历史已经昭示了这样一个现实和图景:英国和美国代表着先发展国家的法治理路,而日本则是后起国家的法治典型。这些国家的法治历史和现状展示了整个人类历史作为改造人在社会治理中的角色和作用方式的历史和竭力维持人类理想的历史。     

试论公安情报学专业建设

建立公安情报学专业是为了适应和满足新时期公安信息化发展的需要,是公安情报工作发展的必然要求,是为公安实战部门培养专业人才的需要。建设公安情报学专业,应遵循以下原则:体现时代精神,切合公安工作需要,突出专业特色和公安特色。加强公安情报学专业建设,应制定专业建设发展规划,优化课程体系,强化师资队伍建设,加强实践教学.     

“Fitting in” and “opting out”: exploring how law students self-select law firm employers

In this paper we draw on interviews with 15 law students at the University of Birmingham in the UK to explore the extent to which law students critically self-evaluate themselves against their perceptions of the preferences of elite law firms. While our conclusions are necessarily tentative, we show how some law students “opt out” of applying to certain law firms where they perceive there is no fit between themselves and that law firm. Equally, our data also shows that some students recognise that, despite not having a supplementary fit with a firm (i.e. they can see that they do not “match” that firm’s current crop of lawyers or what they think is the firm’s culture), they realise that they can instead be a complementary fit for the firm, and hence realise that their potential to add something “new” to the law firm (by way of increasing diversity) can secure them a vacation scheme placement or a training contract. Finally, a proportion of students play “the numbers game” and despite determining a law firm “misfit”, still proceed to apply to as many law firms as possible as they thought that more applications meant a higher chance of success.