Introduction: Kosovo’s Symbolic Importance

ABSTRACT

This introduction to the special section argues that Kosovo is important to the West because it is considered to symbolise Western power and efficacy. The intervention, and subsequent statebuilding project, were less about Kosovo, and more about a determination to project a particular image of the West as both benevolent and powerful. Over the past twenty years, the clash between the motivations of the external actors and the aspirations of Kosovo’s citizens have become more apparent catalysing a tension between the official Western narrative which presents Kosovo as a “success” and the reality on the ground.     

为什么公正的判决会被公众指责为不公

之所以会出现公正的判决被公众指责为不公的情况,其根本原因在于法律世界与生活世界认知模式迥然有异。这种差异表现在事实认知、法律认知和法律判断形成上。大众传媒出于某种认知偏好,往往会对司法裁判的信息进行选择和重构,此后再公之于众。这种选择和重构在某种程度上妨碍了全面客观地反映司法裁判,加剧了公正的判决被公众指责为不公的情况。要减少此类现象,必须引导公众以正确的方式理解司法裁判。而这种引导既是法院的责任,也是大众传媒的责任。     

海峡两岸刑事附带民事诉讼制度比较研究--兼论大陆附带民事诉讼制度之完善

中国大陆刑事附带民事诉讼在实践操作中存在较多的问题,而通过与台湾地区相关立法就刑事附带民事诉讼立法状况、当事人、范围、法律适用、裁判等方面进行比较,可以看出大陆立法之不足是主要原因.本文期望能从此比较分析中得出对即将修改的大陆刑事诉讼法的相关启示.     

The Good Companions and Community Building

Although Ina Habermann, a Swiss scholar, has drawn attention to the fact that The Good Companions preserves the tradition of condition of England, she has failed to point out the inner relationship between the tradition and the symbolic forms of the novel. It is “The Good Companions” the troupe, together with the way it operates (including its theatrical performance), rather than “music hall entertainment” as argued by Ina, that is the crucial symbol of community life in The Good Companions. It is true that Ina’s “music hall entertainment” symbolizes community life but the image of “The Good Companions” not only reveals the breadth of community life indicating a way of life beyond the category of theatrical performances, but also sheds light on the depth of community life by suggesting the spirit of community and the ways of work in which community is rooted.     

法律人类学视阈下贵州德江土家族炸龙调查研究

炸龙源于德江土家族对龙的信仰,德江土家炸龙是有着悠久的历史及文化意义的民间活动。炸龙包含扎龙、起水、亮龙、送帖子、入户舞龙、送龙宝、炸龙、烧龙仪式及祈福彩语。法律人类学视阈下土家炸龙反映了德江土家族信仰和禁忌体系的象征性符号演变、自发秩序与建构秩序的博弈、民间权威与纠纷解决互动以及权威体系变迁中的非正式制度与正式制度的平衡。社会转型中德江土家炸龙也面临着利益过度追逐、自发因素受限以及风险危机等问题。避免炸龙的越轨,提出规范引领提升土家文化自信,法治保障推进土家炸龙文化发展,充分发挥民间组织的作用,重塑土家炸龙的新时代价值。     

论我国非犯罪化的司法路径

当前,我国犯罪一直呈上升态势,导致刑事司法工作压力巨大,研究非犯罪化的实现路径对我国刑事司法实践具有重要的现实意义。从广义上理解,非犯罪化包括立法上的非犯罪化和司法上的非犯罪化。我国转型时期的社会现实和刑法立法模式决定了司法上的非犯罪化是我国当前非犯罪化的主要路径。司法上的非犯罪化可从三个层面展开,它包括侦查阶段的非犯罪化、起诉阶段的非犯罪化和审判阶段的非犯罪化,每个阶段的非犯罪化其具体实现方式存在差异。     

从民族宗教文化信仰到全球旅游文化符号--以香格里拉为例

在西部藏民心目中,"香格里拉"是指一种原创理想的生活境界.香格里拉的信仰作为当地藏民的文化资源有其内在的合理性.但从20世纪末期以来,中国西部旅游资源开发的经济理念与全球化浪潮两相结合,香格里拉已成为全球文化旅游者消费的商品,香格里拉从少数民族的一种宗教文化信仰转型为全球化背景下全球游客消费的文化符号.     

浅析工人阶级政党成熟的主要标志

坚持一个明确的指导思想,坚持一条正确的政治路线,坚持执行民主集中制,坚持发扬党的优良传统,这是一个成熟的、有战斗力的工人阶级政党的主要标志。     

论公务员行为责任的义务判断标准

公务员职务行为与个人行为的判断涉及国家赔偿与民事赔偿责任的分野,行政行为羁束作用的发挥有赖于相对人的认识和参与。相对人对公务员行为性质有判断的权利和义务,其身份判断和行为判断应有不同的义务标准。本文以此分析了职权行为与个人行为混合的几种情形的性质认定。     

Forecasting the Effectiveness of Policy Implementation Strategies

Primarily, policies are intended to address economic, social and environmental problems. When implementing a policy, any government will be faced with the decision as to what strategy to adopt in order to meet the objectives set out by the policy in the most cost effective way. Several such Policy Implementation Strategies (PIS) may be available, making such a decision not so straightforward. With limited funds available, such a decision has particular importance for budgeting. This paper proposes forecasting PIS effectiveness as a decision support tool. The nature of Structured Analogies (SA) is considered suitable for generating such forecasts. A simpler version of SA, semi-structured analogies (S-SA), where experts do not need to recollect the exact outcome of analogies, is tested. Empirical findings suggest that in the hands of non-experts, the S-SA approach improves forecast accuracy when compared to unaided judgment. Accuracy improves further when forecasts are produced in groups.