自首并非免死:关于自首在中国当下死刑适用语境中的反思——以药家鑫案、李昌奎案为探究视角

民众认为不杀犯罪人药家鑫、李昌奎不足以平民愤,许多刑法学者和法官则认为两人都有自首情节,根据自首可以从宽原则和宽严相济刑事政策精神应予以免死,但两被告人的最终命运都是死刑立即执行。深究之,这源于自首可以从宽是"可以"而并非"应当",宽严相济刑事政策并非唯"宽"马首是瞻而需"宽严并济","少杀、慎杀"严格限制死刑适用的刑事政策背后的逻辑并非"不杀"。综合考量两人实施犯罪的手段残忍、性质恶劣、主观恶性极大、动机卑劣、社会危害极其严重,因而虽有自首情节还不足以免死。     

从罪数论到竞合论——一个学术史的考察

罪数论是我国刑法学的一个理论单元,它以一罪与数罪的区分以及一罪的特殊类型为主线展开,对于正确适用数罪并罚原则具有重要意义。我国罪数理论是在上个世纪80年代后期从日本引进的,学者们在此基础上结合我国刑法规定进行了研究。随着近年来德国刑法知识更多地传入我国,以竞合论为中心建立理论体系的学术努力得以显现,由此开始了我国从罪数论到竞合论的转变。在这一转变过程中,我国刑法理论逐渐成长起来。     

毒品致幻型犯罪可罚性探析

我国法律并未直接规定因食用毒品产生幻觉后犯罪的可罚性问题,司法实务界也存在很多的争议。基于对毒品致幻型犯罪行为人刑事责任能力的认定及"罪刑法定"原则适用可能性分析,最终认定毒品致幻型犯罪适用刑法,从而确定毒品致幻型犯罪的可罚性,为打击毒品犯罪,遏制毒品犯罪高发势头做出一定探索。     

预算执行审计“屡审屡犯”问题探析——以国家治理视角的考量

国家审计因其内生的监督评价职能而成为国家治理不可缺少的有效工具和重要制度安排。国家审计有效发挥监督作用的前提是基于国家公共财政治理的各项制度本身的合理安排和良性互动。多年来出现的预算执行审计"屡审屡犯"现象,说明基于国家治理的制度安排存在缺陷。对某省省级部门预算执行审计"屡审屡犯"问题的分析表明,"屡审屡犯"背后的根源是政府预算制度、预算执行审计管理制度、政府预算管理配套制度均存在自身局限。要治理该问题,就必须从改革完善政府预算制度、深化改进预算执行审计、建立健全相关配套制度等方面寻求对策。     

不纯正不作为犯罪中先行行为引起的义务研究

引起作为义务的先行行为应当是对法益安全造成了现实、具体、紧迫危险的行为,先行行为具有直接性、高概然性、临近性三个特征。原则上,先行行为应当以违反法律规范为前提。但是,在对行为人施加作为义务不与刑法的其他更高价值追求相违背的前提下,合法的先行行为也能够引起作为义务。在不违反禁止重复评价原则的前提下,应当肯定犯罪行为引起的作为义务。引起作为义务的先行行为自身既可以是作为,也可以是不作为;既可以是故意或者过失行为,也可以是无责任行为。     

Are we becoming more violent? A comparison of trends in violent and property offenses in Australia and Western Australia

This paper examines Australian and West Australian trends in robbery, assault, and burglary. Police figures are contrasted with the results of Australian victimization surveys. The limitations of Australian victimization surveys are discussed. The results of Australian victimization surveys are contrasted with the results of the National Crime Survey in the United States and the International Crime Victim Survey. When all the qualifications are considered, it is concluded that there has been a trend upward in burglary and robbery prevalence and that this upward trend occurred mainly in the 1980s. However, because there is little evidence of a concomitant rise in the assault rate, the increasing prevalence of robbery and burglary is interpreted as reflecting social phenomena that are associated with acquisitiveness rather than aggressiveness. Other evidence pertaining to the level of violence in Australia is considered and it is concluded that this is insufficient to allow a conclusion that we are, as a nation, becoming more violent.     

内幕信息犯罪主体身份之辨

我国刑法理论通说认为内幕信息犯罪属于纯正身份犯，但通过考察我国立法精神以及西方发达国家的刑法理论，发现通说值得商榷。从法解释学的角度，我国现行立法中的内幕信息犯罪应当解释为非身份犯；从立法论的角度，该罪应当规定为不纯正身份犯。     

SUPPORTING FAMILY STRENGTH: THE USE OF TRANSFORMATIVE MEDIATION IN A PINS MEDIATION CLINIC

This article describes, and explains the rationales for, the establishment of an innovative program in which a law school and two social services agencies are collaborating in a mediation clinic that uses the transformative model of mediation to serve clients in cases that seem ideally suited to benefit from this approach to practice—so-called "PINS" (persons in need of supervision) cases involving conflict within families, between parents and their adolescent children. The article first describes the evolution of the PINS system and the changing views of its purpose, especially in New York State. It then offers a brief introduction to the unique features of the transformative approach to mediation and explains why that approach in particular is likely to mesh with current understandings of the needs of the families involved in these cases. Finally, the article describes the innovative "Family Solutions Program" and how it uses transformative mediation to help these families and suggests that experience of this program shows how use of the transformative model, in particular, could be valuable not only for clinical education but also for effective volunteer training and supervision in mediation programs generally.     

走向有序：广州流动人口犯罪问题研究

改革开放以来,广州流动人口规模快速增长,流动人口的构成也从省内为主转化为省外流入为主,近年来在广州的外国人也呈大幅增长的态势。流动人口已经成为广州刑事犯罪的主体,侵财性犯罪和外国人毒品犯罪都比较突出。近年来广州在实践中不断创新流动人口的管理服务策略,但还应进一步增强服务意识,构建流动人口聚集区的防卫空间,改善流动人员的教育、文化环境,加大对＂三非＂外国人的查处力度,通过＂打、防、控＂结合等多种策略遏制广州流动人口犯罪的增长态势。