宪法裁判与民主的悖论

当今许多国家为了维护民主纷纷建立了宪法裁判制度,然而也有些国家却为了民主不被侵害而拒绝宪法裁判。宪法裁判与民主的紧张自始至今从未消除,其实它们之间无矛盾性又无必然性,宪法裁判有助于民主,同时它也存在一定的民主风险。为发挥宪法裁判对民主的优长,应该运用法院的司法功能去避免其对民主的危害,这需要在宪法裁判与民主之间进行调适,恰当界定宪法裁判机关与立法机关之间的适当领域。对存在民主缺憾的国家来说,宪法裁判不失为至关重要的选择。     

Challenging statutory limitations on children's education rights: a re-examination of the Canadian Supreme Court Decision in Auton

The 2004 Supreme Court of Canada decision in Auton concerns the right of autistic children to access services held by their parents to be essential to their children's ability to participate as members of a democratic society. It is argued that the child's right to have his or her basic developmental needs met is a constitutionally protected one. Having those developmental needs met engages both education and health rights. In Auton the parents had sought funding for the service at issue from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Children and Families (which dealt with mental health services and other particular support programs for the families of disabled children) as well as from the Ministry of Education. The case raises central questions regarding the very nature of education and the constitutionality of a discretionary power of government to set out statutory limitations upon fundamental human rights including education rights.     

关于人民当家作主的若干思考

人民当家作主是社会主义民主政治的本质要求。人民当家作主在实践中存在许多问题,需要我们找出解决问题的途径,以保证人民确实当家作主。     

试论公众人物的隐私权

公众人物隐私权一般情况下受到法律的严格保护,但公众人物作为公民当中的特殊群体,其隐私权亦应受到限制.文章首先对公众人物作出界定,然后对其限制的深层次原因分析,认为还是出于利益平衡的考虑.但这种限制也不是绝对的,对那些纯粹的个人事务,法律应给予与普通公民同等的保护.     

公民社会对民主的推动及困境

在政治实践中，公民社会遇到了理论和实际上的困境，公民社会以强有力的自我调节功能，推动着社会主义民主向纵深发展。     

正确认识党的阶级基础和群众基础

增强党的阶级基础和扩大党的群众基础 ,必须澄清人们在这个问题上的思想疑虑 ,如正确认识党的阶级基础和群众基础 ,明确工人阶级作为党的阶级基础的地位没有改变 ;扩大党的群众基础不是把党变成“全民党” ,也不是向社会民主党演变 ;新的社会阶层也是党的群众基础     

Deconstructing Deliberation in the Appraisal of Medical Technologies: NICEly Does it?

Appraisals of medical technologies undertaken by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) have significant implications for the setting of priorities for health care expenditure in the NHS in England and Wales. NICE has been characterised as a deliberative body, an evaluation which reflects the recent attention paid by those working within the health policy community to the establishment of mechanisms which deliver procedural justice, in the absence of societal consensus upon the substantive values which should underpin distributive choices in health care. This article critically interrogates the assessment of NICE as deliberative in character. It also considers the relationship between legitimacy and deliberation in this policy context, in light of the claim that 'thickening proceduralisation' by establishing and enhancing deliberative structures and processes is a useful strategy for addressing regulatory problems.     

强化权力制约，实施全程监督

要有效地监督和制约权力,必须努力实现权力公开透明运作;必须充分发扬党内民主,强化权力监督;必须完善权力监督体制和机制.     

论江泽民社会主义民主观的科学内涵

十三届四中全会以来 ,以江泽民同志为核心的党的第三代中央领导集体 ,高举邓小平理论伟大旗帜 ,在社会主义民主建设的理论与实践上进行了创造性的探索。江泽民的社会主义民主观 ,体系科学 ,内涵丰富 ,从理论层次上可分为三个方面 ,即对建设社会主义民主重要性的认识和概括 ,对什么是社会主义民主的认识和概括 ,对民主政治建设具体途径、措施的认识和概括