论"一夫同日娶二妻"行为之定性--兼论现行法律对保障一夫一妻制实施规定的缺陷及立法完善

按现行法律,"一夫同日娶二妻"属于同居关系。为保障一夫一妻制的实施,应在制定民法典时增加禁止"其他违反一夫一妻制的行为";修改刑法时,提高重婚罪的最高刑期,增设附加刑"罚金",增设"破坏一夫一妻罪"。     

完善我国辩护制度研究

以国际司法准则为标准来完善我国的辩护制度势在必行。首先,犯罪嫌疑人在侦查阶段可以委托辩护人、被讯问时有权要求律师在场;其次,要修改《刑事诉讼法》第38条,废止《刑法》第306条;同时,赋予律师执业司法豁免权和保守职业秘密的特权,落实阅卷权,重新设置律师纪律诉讼机制等。     

异种移植法律问题初探

异种移植在人体器官严重供不应求的情况下受到研究者执着的追求,但异种移植的潜在风险是巨大的,由此提出了不可回避的安全性问题,国外异种移植安全保障的立法实践对我国异种移植立法有重要的参考价值。此外,考虑到异种移植的特殊性,我国在立法时应特别关注异种移植的研究准则和动物保护问题。     

Tariff liberalization and product standards: Regulatory chill and race to the bottom?

Does tariff liberalization cause regulatory chill by putting downward pressure on health, safety, and environmental standards? Or does it cause a race to the top as governments seek to use standards as nontariff barriers to trade? There remains remarkably little empirical evidence to answer these long-debated questions. We seek to address this lack by analyzing annual country-by-industry data on notifications of changes in sanitary and phytosanitary standards by world trade organization members. Our results suggest that the impact of increased trade pressure depends on whether domestic producers are likely to gain or lose from a change in standards. Regulatory chill is the dominant response in most countries, but countries in which producers can adapt to standards relatively cheaply appear to race to the top. Consequently, tariff liberalization encourages divergence in standards across countries.     

论人权和刑事司法的关系

人权是人基于自然属性和社会属性而产生的所有人共同的需求,人权是一种由法律、习惯所确认的社会关系。国家是保障人权的主体和责任者,人权在不同的时代、不同的社会中有所不同,但基本人权应当得到保障。刑事司法权利不仅保护犯罪嫌疑人和被告人,而且对国家、社会和每个人都有保障作用。人权和刑事司法国际准则是有紧密联系的两个要领,文章对刑事司法国际准则的适用性等问题进行了开拓性研究     

电子证据的相关问题

在美国，使用电子证据已经成为法庭上非常普遍的现象。陪审团审案时，试图使用电子证据的检察官要想使得初审法官采纳该电子证据必须克服一些阻碍。一些证据标准被设计来限制陪审团的事实发现过程。检察官可要求法院启动庭前审理程序来决定电子证据是否可以被采纳。建立一个电子证据保管链和专门处理电子证据的既定机构程序是检方工作的关键环节，这样能确保法庭调查中获得陪审团的信任。挑选能认同电子证据重要性的人员担任陪审团成员非常重要，同时还要避免选择那些想要根据自己专业知识来主导陪审团决议的人员。     

浅议模拟讯问的组织实施与考核

模拟讯问是公安院校侦查讯问、预审等专业课程教学中普遍采用的一种实训方法。模拟讯问组织实施应按照既定目标、原则和步骤进行,并根据学生在模拟讯问中的不同分工而建立相应的考核标准,以保证模拟讯问取得较好的教学效果。     

保险纠纷样态与法价值因求：以司法归责标准为限度

保险产品的多样化与经营机制并未有机相辅,新《保险法》仍未修订的原则性条款使司法主体在保险诉讼案件中难以掌握具体法律标准,司法裁判的结果不能有效均衡保险争讼双方的权义配置,须在民商法和经济法双重法律范畴内考察保险关系,以保险立法理论和价值理念为进路确立保险纠纷解决的归责标准。     

Understanding a New Typology of Batterers: Implications for Treatment

This article reviews early theories of the phenomenology of battering as well as more recent empirical research on batterer personality and behavioral characteristics. These studies yielded inconsistent findings. Most recently, Chiffriller and Hennessy (Chiffriller, 2002; Chiffriller & Hennessy, in press) conducted an extensive study that attempted to expand and correct for the methodological limitations of previous research. Cluster analysis yielded five distinct profiles of men who batter women. Based on the behavioral and personality characteristics that defined each cluster, the following five labels were chosen: (a) pathological batterers, (b) sexually violent batterers, (c) generally violent batterers, and (d) psychologically violent batterers, and (e) family-only batterers. These five profiles, and the implications for understanding battering and developing appropriate interventions, are discussed.     

COMMENTARY ON “EMPIRICAL AND ETHICAL PROBLEMS WITH CUSTODY RECOMMENDATIONS:” WHAT NOW?

Replying to the paper by Tippins and Wittmann, this commentary notes that the problems they identify have been recognized for many years, yet this has resulted in little change in the practice of child custody evaluations. Three underlying reasons are offered for the stalemate that frustrates the implementation of standards for an empirically based child custody evaluation practice: (a) the economics of child custody evaluation practice; (b) inconsistencies between proposals to restrict testimony in this area and the lack of similar restrictions in most other areas of forensic practice; and (c) inadequate motivation for researchers who might contribute an empirical base for child custody evaluations. Directions for breaking the stalemate are offered for each of these problems.