透视司法公正与效率——从分析民事诉讼中指定庭审结束时间入手

随着公民权利意识、法治意识的不断提高,以及人民法院在定纷止争中的重要性日益增强,公民通过诉讼讨要权利、找回正义的诉求呈现不断上升的趋势,人民法院审理民事案件的数量空前增加,司法公正尤其是程序正义再次面临前所未有的挑战,厘清司法公正与效率的关系,找出真正影响公正与效率的因素,并提出有效的对策在当前特殊的时代背景下显得极为重要。     

浅析关闭折角塞门和提车钩对列车运行安全的危害

本文针对铁路公安工作的实际需要,介绍了列车空气制动机和车钩的工作原理及其与列车制动安全相关的常见问题;从罪与非罪的角度,分析了关闭折角塞门和提车钩这两类铁路典型案件对列车运行安全的危害性。     

新加坡南洋大学的改革与关闭

南洋大学自创立到关闭,为适应主、客观环境而进行广泛的改革。使南洋大学由一间私立、仿美国学制的华文大学,逐步改变成由政府资助,乃至由政府监控、依英国学制而塑造的英文大学。在改革的过程中,新加坡政府所扮演的角色,逐次加重,并一步步导致南大“必须”关闭的境地,终使南大的关闭成为不可避免的结果。     

Negotiating international civil society support: the case of Ethiopia’s 2009 Charities and Societies Proclamation

ABSTRACT

Since 2005, international civil society support has faced increasing resistance around the world. Ethiopia is widely recognized as a key example of this so-called Closing Space phenomenon. With the 2009 Charities and Societies Proclamation (CSP) Ethiopia has established strict regulations on civil society organizations that, in particular, restrict the ability of local associations to make use of foreign funding and the range of activities allowed for foreign (funded) organizations. This paper traces the process of international negotiations that has accompanied the drafting of the CSP and identifies the consequences of these negotiations for international civil society support in the country. Focusing on the interaction between foreign “donors” and the Ethiopian government, it analyzes (a) what precisely these negotiations have been about, (b) to what extent these negotiations have actually influenced the content of the CSP, and (c) how the CSP as finally adopted has actually affected international civil society support in Ethiopia.     

Travel through China with a Book

正The Approaching China Book Series Executive Editor:Zhang Wei Price:RMB 98 x 11Published by New Star Press,Beijing.CHINA is a mystery.Few countries have larger territory and none can rival its population.Among the cradles of civilization,many of which have unfortunately disappeared,only China has survived centuries of vicissitudes,and is closing its gap with the West in a dramatic fashion.     

检察机关刑事申诉案件终结机制的路径选择

在司法实践中,伴随着公众法律意识的不断提高,寻求公力救济途径的不断扩展,广泛维护自身合法权益的力度不断增强,涌现出如浙江叔侄等申诉成功的案例,但是仍存在大量的重复申诉、滥用申诉权利等不理性申诉现象,不仅造成司法资源的浪费,也加大了检察机关控申部门工作人员的负担。因此,对现行刑事申诉制度进行改革,尤其是完善刑事申诉案件的终结机制已势在必行。     

密切警民关系之我见

在社会主义市场经济条件下 ,密切警民关系在于 :坚持全心全意为人民服务的宗旨 ;树立群众观点 ,培养对人民群众的真挚感情 ;提高民警的政治素质和业务素质 ;依法治警 ,勤政为民 ;改革公安体制 ,提高工作效率。     

立功时间要件探析

正确认识立功的成立条件，是司法实践中正确认定立功，从而对有立功表现的犯罪分子准确量刑的前提。关于立功成立的时间要件，起始时间应为“犯罪分子犯罪之日起”，而截止时间可以限定为“检察机关提起公诉或自诉人提起诉讼之日前”，犯罪分子在审判阶段的立功行为，应作为行刑制度中的立功予以处理。     

A National Picture of Prison Downsizing Strategies

Abstract

Many states faced fiscal pressures on their corrections budgets as the country entered a deep recession in 2008. A 2011 survey by the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) asked corrections officials in all 50 states about changes in correctional facilities, focusing on closures, new facilities, and altering existing facilities as a response to budget pressures. States employed a combination of these strategies. Between fiscal year (FY) 2007–2008 and FY 2011–2012, 148 facilities were closed, 29 new facilities were opened, and 23 states added 22,740 beds to existing facilities, resulting in about a 19,000 net bed reduction overall. Closures did not necessarily appear to be related to fiscal pressures or always related to reductions in the prison population. Despite the Great Recession, correctional funding is still a large part of state expenses and many states’ correctional populations continue to grow.     

The Influence of Opening Statement/Closing Argument Organizational Strategy on Juror Verdict and Damage Awards

This study examines the influence of the organizational strategy used to structure opening statements and closing arguments on presentation effectiveness in a simulated civil trial. Two organizational structures, a narrative and a legal-expository format, were manipulated to produce a 2 (plaintiff organizational strategy) × 3 (defense organizational strategy) experimental design. Results indicate that a mixed organizational strategy (narrative opening/legal-expository closing) is more effective for the plaintiff than a strict narrative strategy, and either a mixed or strict legal-expository organizational strategy is more effective than a strict narrative strategy for the defense.