Book Review: How Mediation Works: Theory,Research, and Practice by Stephen B. Goldberg,Jeanne M. Brett,Beatrice Blohorn‐Brenneur,With Nancy H. Rogers

This is a book review of How Mediation Works: Theory, Research, and Practice by Stephen B. Goldberg, Jeanne M. Brett, Beatrice Blohorn‐Brenneur, with Nancy H. Rogers. How Mediation Works is intended for a wide range of audiences: practicing mediators; aspiring mediators; those who may refer cases to mediation; participants in mediation, including parties and attorneys; managers who facilitate disputes; and those interested in mediation without a specific plan to engage in the practice (who the authors call “mediation learners”). The book is a well‐written, thoughtful, easy‐to‐read, organized, and concise overview of mediation practice. The book is divided into six chapters: (1) conflicts, disputes, and their resolution; (2) dispute resolution processes; (3) the roles of the mediator and the disputing parties at each step of the mediation process; (4) dealing with difficulties; (5) mediation and the law; and (6) suggestions for aspiring mediators. Though not an authority for family law mediation, the book provides many insightful observations and suggestions that would be instructive and helpful to any mediator or individual with an interest in mediation.     

马克思、恩格斯视野中的资本特权

在揭示资本主义生产关系和资本运行时,马克思、恩格斯从历史地位、实质所在、具体内容、表现形式、消灭途径等方面对资本主义社会所存在的资本特权现象和关系进行了探索,并获得了一些理论成果。具体为:资本的逻辑悖论造成了资本特权的二重性;资本特权是整个资本的持有者平等地压制全体劳动者的特权;资本特权体现为资产阶级凭借资本支配一切领域的权利或权力;资本特权是以消灭阶级特权、实现抽象的自由平等的形式出现的,具有虚伪和欺骗性;资本特权的彻底根除取决于以资本为中心的占有方式和运行方式的改变。     

Privadentiality: Developing a Coherent Framework for Establishing Communication Protections in Family and Child Protection Dispute Resolution Methods

The emergence of innovative family and child protection dispute resolution (DR) methods has resulted in a varying array of communication protections. Review of these communication protections in the United States reveals a lack of consistency and clarity within each form of DR, and no clear policy to guide the development of the different communication protections across the spectrum of DR methods. This article proposes a new term, privadentiality, to describe communication protections which may be provided for a wide range of DR methods and a framework for categorizing DR methods in order to develop more consistent and appropriate communication protections across the spectrum of DR. This article concludes with recommendations to improve party and professional understanding of DR communication protections; protect families from escalating conflict; promote the integrity of DR methods; and enable courts to appropriately review and, where appropriate, approve DR outcomes.     

特免权规则：美国的制度与实践——兼论特免权规则的普遍性与差异性及中国语境下特免权规则的确立

英美证据法上设立特免权规则的目的在于保障特定的国家政策和具有普遍性的价值观念。特免权规则不仅存在于英关法系国家，而且也存在于大陆法系国家。但我国法律并没有明确地确立任何特免权规则，因此，我们应当审慎地对待特免权规则的移植问题。对于那些体现全人类共同价值的特免权规则，应当毫不犹豫地加以移植；对于尚无生活基础的特免权规则，暂时可不予考虑；对于相应制度具有类似功效且在实践中尚无显著问题的领域，也可以维持现状。     

中美刑辩律师保密特权制度的比较与启示

新刑事诉讼法第46条相关规定标志着辩护律师保密特权在我国的正式确立。虽然辩护律师保密特权在英美法系已有数百年的历史,但在我国尚处于起步阶段,目前法律上对律师保密特权的具体内容及行使程序均缺乏具体规定。作为一件"舶来品",律师保密特权在我国的发展必将经历一个从简单到完善的过程,其中的许多问题值得我们从法律比较与法律完善的角度进行探讨。     

论亲属强制出庭豁免权——由“薄熙来案”中薄谷开来拒绝出庭问题引发思考

《刑事诉讼法》第188条在规定强制证人出庭制度的同时也赋予了亲属强制出庭豁免权,有人认为这标志着我国亲属拒证特权制度的建立;有人认为这仅仅是证人强制出庭制度下的例外情况,众说纷纭.我们在肯定第188条解决了证人出庭难问题的同时,其所规定的亲属强制出庭豁免制度的弊病也在实践中逐渐显露.因为此规定,以至于出现了被告人希望亲属证人出庭而亲属证人拒不出庭,被告人无能为力的尴尬局面.这一制度建立的初衷并没有达到,反而引起对这一制度存在意义的讨论.     

特免权规则:美国的制度与实践——兼论特免权规则的普遍性与差异性及中国语境下特免权规则的确立

英美证据法上设立特免权规则的目的在于保障特定的国家政策和具有普遍性的价值观念。特免权规则不仅存在于英美法系国家,而且也存在于大陆法系国家。但我国法律并没有明确地确立任何特免权规则,因此,我们应当审慎地对待特免权规则的移植问题。对于那些体现全人类共同价值的特免权规则,应当毫不犹豫地加以移植;对于尚无生活基础的特免权规则,暂时可不予考虑;对于相应制度具有类似功效且在实践中尚无显著问题的领域,也可以维持现状。     

The New Zealand Family Group Conference Confidentiality Protections: Lessons Learned and an Application in U.S. Child Welfare Systems

With the adoption of statutes, policies and administrative guidance since the late 1980s, statutory child welfare agencies around the world have been implementing practice approaches to resolving and addressing child abuse and neglect concerns that involve extended family systems in decision making and planning. One such approach is the family group conference (FGC), enshrined in New Zealand law. This article provides a historical context and describes numerous provisions of the family group conference that protect participants and the proceedings. It then describes applications of FGC‐like approaches in the United States where practice models and policies—not laws—guide the implementation of such approaches.     

斑马线路权“冲突”现象分析与对策

随着机动车保有量的迅猛增长,近年来有关斑马线的安全问题不断出现,引起社会的广泛关注。探讨和分析斑马线路权"冲突"现象产生的根源,是化解"冲突"、构建和谐交通的根本出发点。     

论沉默权制度在我国的实现

随着依法治国及建设社会主义法治国家理念的不断深入,根据客观形势要求,刑事诉讼法应当进一步实现民主化和公正地确保被追诉者的诉讼权利。刑事诉讼民主化、科学化已是世界性潮流,保障被追诉者的诉讼权利是其中的内容之一。在我国刑事诉讼法中是否应当确立沉默权的问题已引起法学界的广泛关注。本文就沉默权的概念、起源、发展、理论基础以及我国确立该制度的必要性和可行性等作了阐述,提出了设立沉默权原则的立法模式以及修改刑事诉讼法的构想。