取消农业税对农村基层法治建设的影响

取消农业税既为农村基层法治建设提供了可能性空间,也提出了一些挑战。之前因收取税费而形成的乡村利益共同体正在被打破,村民自治获得了制度性空间;但伴随着税费取消而来,为了应对财政压力而进行的乡村体制改革,对逆转农村社会灰色化和治安恶化趋势无所助益;而税费压力的消除,使得基层司法和基层政府的关系开始疏远,从而为基层司法独立提供了一定的可能性空间。     

政党适应性视角下的党内巡视制度

改革开放以来,面对不断变迁的社会结构和充满挑战的外部环境,我党一直在进行着适应性变革。党内巡视制度的建立符合政党适应性的要求,可以消解党适应性变革中社会基础扩大给党执政带来的影响,是提高党的建设科学化水平的重要一环。从政党适应性视角看,党内巡视制度面临一些挑战,包括存在陷入＂钱穆制度陷阱＂的可能,存在信息化时代的挑战,对巡视制度的理论研究尚显薄弱,等等。因此,应加强党内监督制度体系建设,坚持群众路线,通过改革的进一步深入完善党内巡视制度,从而提高政党适应性。     

论非法拘禁罪的犯罪对象

有关非法拘禁罪的犯罪对象问题历来颇有争议,应在学说梳理基础之上进行价值抉择与类型考量。非法拘禁罪的犯罪对象的判定应当以“限定说”和“可能说”为根据,而不能采用“无限定说”和“现实说”,否则会招致明显不当。襁褓中的婴儿、被看护的植物人不能成为非法拘禁罪的犯罪对象;意识清醒的高位截瘫的人、儿童、高度精神病人都能成为非法拘禁罪的犯罪对象。     

Post-termination use of licensed intellectual property by licensees

Legal and practical context: The ongoing dispute between Nokia and Qualcomm exemplifies thecomplex issues that arise when the licensor–licensee relationshipbreaks down. It illustrates that any means by which a licenseecan secure rights to use licensed IP after termination of alicence agreement can be of great commercial importance, notto mention significant economic value. If a licensee can continueto use licensed IP notwithstanding that its agreement has beenterminated, a licensor's ability to control and derive maximumeconomic benefit from its IP may be fundamentally compromised. Key points: The means available to licensees to secure such rights varydepending on the kind of IP right licensed, but there are severalcommon themes, which draw on a diverse range of legal rulesand concepts, including specific IP concepts and laws (includingthe rules relating to assignment and licensing, the exhaustionof rights, revocation and invalidation, and defences to infringementclaims), contract law and competition law. This article discussespractical implications to be considered when drafting IP licenceagreements. Conclusions: From a licensee's perspective, the termination of its licenceagreement is not necessarily the end of the road. Licenseesshould be aware of these post-termination rights when expectingto face difficult renegotiations with a licensor. From bothparties' perspectives, but particularly that of licensor, thisarticle should demonstrate the importance of drafting to avoidany uncertainty that may arise on the termination of a licenceagreement.     

The parenting possible selves of young fathers in prison

Abstract

Even when motivated to desist from crime, many high-risk offenders fail quickly following release from prison. One cause may be a lack of preparation for release. Recent research with child-sex offenders has demonstrated that men who avoided reconvictions not only had better plans made for life on parole prior to their release, but plan quality also added significant incremental validity to the prediction of recidivism after controlling for both static and dynamic measures of risk. This study examined release planning in high-risk violent prisoners in an intensive cognitive-behavioural rehabilitation programme. We compared the predictive validity of plan quality with three well-validated risk assessment instruments. Men who were reconvicted had significantly higher scores on all three risk instruments and significantly poorer plans, but plan quality did not significantly improve prediction when risk was controlled. Plan quality was also significantly poorer in men who were reimprisoned, and did significantly improve prediction over and above each risk prediction instrument. Findings suggest that higher quality release plans may protect offenders from being quickly reimprisoned, despite high levels of assessed criminal risk, and that enhancing resources put into release planning may lead to improved parole outcomes.     

论侦查认定中的基于可能原因怀疑权——从减少侦查错误的角度

侦查的基于可能原因怀疑权在侦查初期对确定犯罪嫌疑人、决定采取强制性侦查措施等产生重要作用，基于可能原因怀疑权本质上属于警察的自由裁量权，可能原原因怀疑权使用不当容易形成侦查错案，对可能原因怀疑权的运用进行研究在很大程度上能够减少侦查错案。     

法律的人本关怀及可能的危险——关于司法实践中“认真”对待民意的思考

面对当代中国突出的社会问题，新时代的马克思主义法学在发展中有所超越，无论是群众感觉论，司法大众化抑或民生司法，都强调以人为本，在司法实践中认真考虑民意，体现了中国法律在解决现实问题上的独特的“政治智慧”。但是，我们必须保持清醒的认识，极端的民众司法可能严重冲击改革开放三十年建立起来的极其脆弱的法治传统，极易导致极端的“民粹主义”，影响甚至误导中国法制发展进程。     

African American Mothers' and Daughters' Beliefs about Possible Selves and their Strategies for Reaching the Adolescents' Future Academic and Career Goals

The current study combines qualitative and quantitative data to examine beliefs and strategies related to possible selves within a sample of 22 rural African American female adolescents and their mothers. Mother–daughter pairs responded to interview questions pertaining to the adolescents' desired possible selves. Pairs also completed a possible selves Q-sort focusing on the personal attributes, roles, and life circumstances that might be expected for an adolescent's future adulthood. Academic and occupational selves were the most prominent possible selves discussed during the interviews. A mother's exposure to college influenced her strategies for helping her daughter reach academic and career goals. Findings from the Q-sort data indicated two distinctive mother–daughter groups, with one group emphasizing daughter's personal attributes and the other group putting greatest weight on the daughter's future occupations and life circumstances. The relative importance of possible selves was related to the strategies that mothers and daughters used to help the adolescent reach her goals.