律师从事证券业务对第三者的民事法律责任研究——兼与注册会计师比较

近几年来,由于证券市场的风起云涌,人们对证券市场中介机构的法律责任日益凸现.中国证监会等证券市场监督机构也加大了对证券市场中介机构的处罚力度,但对于市场中介机构,尤其是与证券市场发展息息相关的会计师事务所与律师事务所应该承担的民事法律责任,特别是对于第三者,主要是证券投资者的民事法律责任却缺乏明确的规范,尽管其行政责任已经很明确[1].本文拟从股票发行上市及交易的角度,对律师对第三者(主要是指证券市场投资者)的民事法律责任制度(以下简称"律师对于第三者的责任")作出初步的研究.     

Reliability of Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment Criteria in Florida

The present study investigated the reliability of Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) civil commitment criteria under Florida's Jimmy Ryce Act. The purpose of the study was to determine if, independently, 2 evaluators would reach the same conclusions about the same client (n = 295). According to civil commitment criteria outlined by the United States Supreme Court (Kansas v. Hendricks, 1997), SVPs must display a mental abnormality predisposing them to sexual violence and a likelihood of future sexual violence. The interrater reliability of 8 DSM-IV diagnoses applied by evaluators to determine whether a client has a "mental abnormality that predisposes him to sexual violence" was found to be poor to fair (kappa = .23 to . 70). The interrater reliability of risk assessment instruments used to determine "likelihood of reoffense" was good (ICC = .77 to .85). The recommendations made by evaluators regarding whether or not to refer a client for civil commitment demonstrated poor reliability (kappa = .54). Implications for practice and policy are explored.     

动荡与发展:民国时期民事诉讼制度述略

民国时期的民事诉讼制度建设,以清末修订的《民事诉讼律》为基础,但由于时局的发展和社会的变迁,又呈现出一种与清末不同的景观。仅就立法技术层面而言在改革的方向、进路等许多方面,当前的民事诉讼制度变革都与民国时期有着某种共通之处,因此,对民国时期民事诉讼制度发展历程的回顾和检视,有可能为当前的改革提供某些有益的启示。     

News media reporting on civil litigation and its influence on civil justice decision making

The news media have the potential to act as a powerful influence on the civil litigation system, influencing decision making in particular cases and on the system more generally as media reports influence the decision making of various participants in the system. This paper reviews the research that has examined the relationship between news media reporting and civil litigation and proposes a framework that integrates this work and provides guidance for future research efforts. Specifically, we discuss the nature of media reporting on civil litigation, perceptions of the civil litigation system held by the public and legal actors, and the potential influence of news reporting about civil litigation on the decision making of jurors, judges, civil litigants, and policymakers. Overall, the research suggests that news reporting of civil litigation presents a systematically distorted picture of civil litigation and that this reporting can influence perceptions and outcomes of civil litigation in various ways. However, there are many gaps in the existing research that need to be filled. The proposed organizational scheme helps to identify ways that future research can provide links between the findings of existing research and to identify ways in which this research can be extended to new areas.     

The Serbian Opposition and Civil Society: Roots of the Delayed Transition in Serbia

The article discusses the reasons for the ten-year delay in the democratic transition in Serbia, focusing in particular on opposition parties and civil society. It argues that the policy of opposition parties was partly responsible for the failure of an earlier fall of the Miloevic regime. While civil society has been similarly weak and divided, the article details how a number of NGOs proved to be crucial in the coordinated campaign which lead to the overthrow of the Miloevic regime in October 2000.     

无独立请求权第三人的诉讼角色定位

我国民事诉讼中的无独立请求权第三人是指对他人之间争议的诉讼标的不享有独立的实体权利,但案件的处理结果与其有法律上利害关系的诉讼当事人。为维护自己民事权益,第三人可申请参加诉讼或由法院通知其参加诉讼。法院依据相关实体法规定可裁决无独立请求权的第三人承担民事责任。我国的无独立请求权第三人制度在立法上存在着难以回避的矛盾,建议以诉的理论为基础,以“准独立第三人”和“辅助参加人”概念代替“无独立请求权第三人”概念,重构无独立请求权第三人制度。     

论我国执行救济制度

“没有救济就没有权利”。文章指出我国现行法中规定执行救济制度存在严重的缺陷 ,明确公正与效率、分权与制衡是确立我国执行救济制度的基本原则 ,并在此基础上 ,从程序和实体两个方面对我国的执行救济制度进行构想     

如何解决民事“执行难”问题

民事“执行难”一直以来是我国人民法院面临的一个难题 ,也是胜诉当事人无法通过法律形式真正实现债权的重要原因 ,即当事人虽然胜诉却未能得到实际执行 ,甚至连案件受理费、律师代理费、申请执行费都得不到赔偿。因此 ,有必要及时采取切实可行的执行措施解决“执行难”问题。     

民事诉讼中检察监督权的完善

民事审判活动是民事诉讼中较为活跃的因素,它以人民法院的民事审判权为基础,对民事审判权的运作实行检察监督则是实现诉讼法治化的重要环节。本文以我国民事诉讼检察监督权运作的内容和缺陷为着眼点,着重对监督原则、内容及权力措施等方面的进一步完善提出了设想。     

意大利民事诉讼制度研析

意大利对传统的民事诉讼制度进行了改革,改革的内容涉及面广,但主要目的在于克服诉讼迟延,改革有一定积极作用,但存在局部性和零散性等不足,致使诉讼迟延问题仍将困扰意大利的民事审判法官