Unacceptable forms of work: A multidimensional model

Unacceptable forms of work (UFW) have been identified as an “area of critical importance” for the ILO as it approaches its centenary. Yet there is currently no comprehensive elaboration of the dimensions, causes or manifestations of UFW. This article reports on a research project that has proposed such a framework. The article first investigates and reconceptualizes key discourses on contemporary work to identify their contribution to an analytically rigorous conception of UFW. It then outlines a novel Multidimensional Model that has been designed for use by local policy actors in identifying and targeting UFW in countries across a range of income levels.     

Complex home care: challenges arising from the blurring of boundaries between family and professional care

Over the last 50 years, increasingly complex care (such as tracheostomy management, dialysis or enteral feeding) has shifted from hospital to home, with a concomitant rise in patient self-management and care given by family members. Recognition of the importance of the contribution of family care to the health system is also growing. This article reports the findings of a New Zealand study which explored the experiences of family carers who manage technical health procedures at home. It then draws attention to some broader issues raised by shifting complex care from professional management in hospital settings to family care at home, namely the ways in which complex home care blurs the boundaries between professional and family care (creating the ambiguous position of the expert carer) and questions of safety and responsibility in family care. We also discuss the implications for policy around family caregiving in New Zealand. Given the potential physical and mental health impacts of caring, it is time for renewed consideration of what family carers should be expected or allowed to manage and how the health system can support them in their important role.     

The Scalability of the Shack/Slum Dwellers International Methodology: Context and Constraint in Cape Town

Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) was created by the Indian Alliance and South African partners. SDI has affiliates in 33 countries and is probably the world's largest network of community peer‐to‐peer knowledge exchange in the area of slum/informal settlement upgrading. Common to the Indian Alliance's ‘Federation Model’ and the SDI methodology are a commitment to community organization and community‐led upgrading that is undertaken in partnership with local government. In a context where it is projected that there will be two billion slum dwellers by 2030, the ambition is to enable tens of millions of households to obtain upgraded housing and services. This article questions the scalability and universality of the SDI methodology in Cape Town, where the SDI Secretariat is located.     

反贪侦查中非法证据排除规则的现实应对

新刑事诉讼法在总结实践经验的基础上进一步规范和完善了我国非法证据排除规则。该规则的确立和应用将对反贪侦查工作带来巨大的影响和挑战,也将对办案人员的素质提出更高的要求。要保障反贪侦查工作依法、持续、健康开展,就必须对非法证据排除规则进行理智辩证的对待、认真细致的研究和积极主动的应对。以章国锡受贿案为透视,提出了在反贪侦查工作中,严格执行收集证据的禁止性规定,全面落实全程同步录音录像制度,提高侦查人员出庭作证的应对能力,建立非法证据排除的预警机制和做好证据的事后补正等应对非法证据排除规则之对策。     

论创新型高校组织文化特征

面向21世纪的高等教育改革实践中,突出加强大学生创新知识的传授、创新能力和创新素质的培养,以造就适应知识经济时代和我国社会主义建设事业需要的创新型高级专业人才,无疑是一项十分紧迫的任务。我们比以往任何时候更坚信国家真正的财富是人民的素质,高校组织文化对开展全面创新素质教育起到了至关重要的作用。对创新型高校组织文化特征的浅析将会为高校进行全面素质教育提供一种新的思路。     

“活法”是什么

美国现实主义法学针对传统法学独尊“纸面上的法律”提出了“活法”概念。卢埃林认为:法律是官员关于纠纷的行为;弗兰克认为:法律并不是“书本上的法律”,而是“行动中的法律”;“活法”概念向人们揭示了:影响人们行为、决定司法审判的不仅只有国家立法机关创制的成文法和代表国家行使审判权的法官所创之法(判例法),社会现实的其他事物,如政治、经济、道德、习俗、甚至人们的感觉情绪都对法律生活发生不同程度的影响。但“活法”将“法律”概念泛化,与其他社会规范混同;法律的“意义”并非必须期待“活法”来填充,现行法(实体法)已具有“先决强制力”;官员行动并不等于法律规则本身,而只是适用法律的行为。     

关于法律规则“假定”概念的思考

假定是法律规则的构成要素之一,其概念是理解这一要择,造成分析上的困难.本文分析了错误的原因,提出了自己的观点.     

房地产市场信用危机的制度分析

中国目前正处于由计划经济向市场经济转型时期,新旧体制的摩擦和各种社会经济矛盾日渐凸显,其中,信用危机尤其是关乎百姓生活的房地产市场中的信用危机已成为中国现阶段备受关注的社会经济问题。从新制度经济学的视角出发对这一现象进行分析,认为中国房地产市场信用危机主要根源于正式制度约束软化、非正式制度约束缺失、制度实施机制不健全等。     

新规则对湖南省第八届大学生运动会武术比赛的影响

运用采献资料法,临场统计法和数理统计法对湖南省第八届大学生运动会武术比赛中使用的新规则做了研究,其中动作质量、演练水平和难度得分对最后的成绩影响大相径庭,对金牌分布的影响是显而易见的,通过研究分析,最后提出了相关建议,旨在为湖南省高校武术训练提供理论和实践依据。     

非瓣膜病性心房颤伴缺血性卒中生存与复发因素分析

世界贸易组织关于美国1916年反倾销法规案性质的争议与认定使反倾销法与竞争法之间的关系问题备受关注。本文拟从国内层面与国际层面分别讨论反倾销法与竞争法之关系,并认为从国内层面看,二者分属不同法律部门;从国际层面看,二者将统一于国际竞争规则。