‘There’s a lot of places I’d like to go and things I’d like to do’: the daily living experiences of adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities during a time of personalised social care reform in the United Kingdom

Adult social care services in the United Kingdom have undergone a period of transformation over recent years, characterised by a drive towards personalised care. Concurrently, social care budgets have been significantly reduced. This study aimed to explore the daily living experiences of adults with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities, who are at risk of no longer meeting eligibility criteria for statutory support. Focus group discussions, which included both people with intellectual disabilities and support workers, were analysed thematically. Two broad themes are presented: independence and agency; and social capital and well-being. While some participants echoed ideas central to the personalisation narrative, a number of contextual barriers to achieving greater independence and agency were discussed. Moreover, greater independence was not a desired goal for all participants. The findings highlight the potential mismatch between personalised social care, as delivered within significant budget constraints, and the needs of adults with intellectual disabilities.     

Violence and political culture in Mozambique

This article is an attempt at developing a lens through which political culture in Mozambique can be analysed, described and interpreted. It is based on the notion of a political teleology that emerged out of the conditions within which the country fought for its independence. The paper argues that violence in a symbolic and physical form played a central role in the constitution of this political teleology by, on the one hand, allowing the liberation movement to produce an account of Mozambican history which both gave legitimacy to its own struggle while at the same time undermining alternative accounts and, on the other, set the scene for the implementation of a national project that came to be primarily concerned with the reproduction of the claim to power of the liberation movement. Forty years of independence in Mozambique offer an ideal time frame to attempt the construction of such a lens.     

反思女性:《弗兰肯斯坦》女性形象分析

《弗兰肯斯坦》中女性形象丰富、寓意深刻,折射出这部作品所蕴藏的玛丽.雪莱极具洞察力的、极具远见性的女性观,其中包括对十九世纪初西方女性的生存状况、女性的奴化与反抗意识以及对女性出路的深刻反思。     

论知识产权保护双轨制的冲突及协调

知识产权保护在我国存在行政管理和司法救济两种方式,双轨制的保护模式有其正当理由,体现了我国的国情特色,也符合有关国际公约要求.知识产权保护双轨制的冲突分为显性冲突和隐性冲突两种,现行法律规则使得冲突具有可能性.解决双轨制冲突的根本出路在于设立专门性的知识产权上诉法院.知识产权上诉法院的设立存在一定的制度障碍,但是这些障碍可以有效克服.     

加强判决释理与我国法官职业保障体系的构筑

一个国家司法制度的状况,根本上取决于运行这一制度的人,尤其是法官,法官的专业水准和道德素养,在很大程度上决定了司法制度是否公正、有效地运作,决定了判决释理的水平。所以切实提高法官自身素养、加快法官制度改革,是我国现行司法改革的一个重要环节,也是提高裁判说服力和公信力的重要途径。     

中国学术刊物的发展与学术为本

中国的人文社会科学刊物应当在建构中国学术传统和实质性地推进中国学术发展方面发挥重要作用。它应最大化地支配中国人文社会科学的发展和方向,亦应在学术生产和学术传统的建构方面不遗余力。但受各种因素的影响,中国人文社会科学学术刊物在一定意义上丧失了其作为研究者个人学术研究的知识参照作用和引领中国人文社会科学发展的实质性作用,其根本问题在于整个学术界还没有充分意识到学术论文以及刊载这些论文的学术刊物所具有的知识意义。因此,中国学术刊物应建构和加强明确的学术自主性和学术责任感,能够在学术刊物和学术发展之间明确定位,以期推动中国未来学术传统和学术发展走向。     

确立"程序本位"理念的理论意义和实践意义

程序本位理念是指在诉讼活动中坚持以诉讼过程 ,而不是以诉讼结果为出发点和评价标准的理念。这个理念依据于程序自身的独立价值和过程本身对结果的有用性和有效性。之所以要在我国的理论研究和司法实践中树立程序本位的理念 ,是因为程序法治是现代法治的核心 ,程序本位连接了程序正义与实体正义 ;且有针砭时弊之效。当前坚持程序本位理念不仅具有纠正“重实体轻程序”的倾向 ,引进和传播程序过程、程序正义观念的理论意义 ,而且具有强调现代程序与现代法治之间的必然联系、推进当前我国审判方式改革的实践意义     

比较法视野下的人民陪审员制度改革

新一轮司法体制改革在强化职业化主审法官主导地位的同时,提出了完善人民陪审员制度、拓宽人民群众有序参与司法渠道的改革目标。比较日本、韩国的民众参与司法裁判的新制度,可知中、日、韩三国的制度改革虽然目标相近,但制度背景、制度内容及其取得的效果却有较大差异。如何平衡好司法专业性与民众参与之间的关系并确保专业性优先,是当前中国司法改革需要考虑的首要问题。参与审判并非普通民众参与司法活动的唯一形式,应当拓宽人民群众参与司法的形式和渠道,加强顶层设计,重视发挥人民陪审员提供专业知识和参与纠纷调解的作用。在今后的人民陪审制改革中要转换视角,弱化政治意义而强化司法功能,细化相应的程序实体规则,注意考虑司法审判相关主体与参与司法裁判民众之间的关系。     

论非审计服务对审计独立性的影响

随着会计行业竞争的日趋激烈和会计服务市场的发展,越来越多的会计师事务所把目光投向小风险、低成本、高回报的非审计业务。非审计业务的发展使其在注册会计师行业中占据了越来越重要的地位,它与审计独立性的关系历来为学术界及实务界所关注。     

论司法三段论中的逻辑与价值判断

司法三段论将作为大前提的法律规则和作为小前提的案件事实舍乎逻辑地推导出判决结论是实现司法裁判正当性的一种基本模式,同时由于司法裁判在法律解释和案件事实问题上必须进行价值判断,因此,逻辑与价值判断构成了司法三段论的两个基本内容。