Developing ethical approaches to data and civil society: from availability to accessibility

This research note reflects on the gaps and limitations confronting the development of ethical principles regarding the accessibility of large-scale data for civil society organizations (CSOs). Drawing upon a systematic scoping study on the use of data in the United Kingdom (UK) civil society, it finds that there are twin needs to conceptualize accessibility as more than mere availability of data, as well as examine the use of data among CSOs more generally. In order to deal with the apparent “digital divide” in UK civil society – where, despite extensive government rhetoric about data openness, organizations face not only the barriers of limited time, funds, and expertise to harness data but also the lack of representation within existing data – we present a working model in which ethical concerns accompanying data utilization by civil society may be better accounted. This suggests there is a need for further research into the nexus of civil society and data upon which interdisciplinary discussion about the ethical dimensions of engagement with data, particularly informed by insight from the social sciences, can be predicated.     

我国民事审级制度的改革与完善——比较法学视角下的分析

比较分析中国、日本、德国、美国、法国及我国台湾地区的民事审级制度可以看出我国审级制度中存在的弊端。实际上 ,实行有条件的三审终审制更具合理性。为此 ,我国原有的两审终审制必须加以改革 ,那就是实行以两审终审为原则、以三审终审为例外的民事审级制度。     

Religious Nongovernmental Organizations: An Exploratory Analysis

This paper represents the first systematic attempt at an analysis of religious nongovernmental organizations (RNGOs). Largely ignored as an organizational field, RNGOs constitute a new breed of religious actors shaping global policy–an organizational hybrid of religious beliefs and social activism at local, national, and international levels. This paper proposes a definition of RNGOs, traces the emergence of RNGOs from an historical perspective, and situates them in their current religious and sociopolitical contexts. Drawing on interviews and documentary data from a sample of 263 United Nations-affiliated RNGOs, the author proposes an analytical framework to examine the religious, organizational, strategic, and service dimensions of these organizations. Religious nongovernmental organizations' unique contributions to the redefinition of a just society as well as the sociopolitical challenges arising from their religious identity are discussed.     

严复的能力观及其对当代公共管理创新的启示——对史华兹《寻求富强:严复与西方》的一种解读

对美国著名汉学家史华兹的代表作<寻求富强:严复与西方>进行文本解读发现:该著所反映出的严复能力观对当代公共管理的创新发展具有重要的启示意义.严复认为中西方的关键性差别在于能力,而隐含其中的是以能力为导向的主体意识和公共意识方面的差距."-3代公共管理的创新发展有必要吸收严复能力观中的思想精髓,以国家能力建构为着力点,以公民启蒙为社会基石,以突显公正为其内在灵魂.对正处于社会转型期的国家而言,努力实现国家能力与公民自由问的平衡是达致善治的关键.     

论我国民事诉讼证据保全制度及其完善

证据保全是法院对证据采取保护措施、保证其证明力的一种制度,包括诉前证据保全与诉讼中的证据保全。我国民事诉讼证据保全制度并不完善,应当规定全面的证据保全制度,即对诉前证据保全制度应当加以规定;另外,还要完善证据保全的具体程序与规定证据保全申请错误的赔偿和诉讼等。     

“以人为本”与我国民事诉讼程序的完善

以“以人为本”为研究视点，从立法和司法两方面对其便民的内涵进行分析的基础上，对我国传统民事诉讼制度及其观念进行了理性分析，认为我国民事证明制度和诉讼模式在选择上与我国司法实际不相适应。并从保障当事人的程序主体地位、构建人性化的诉讼程序及建立案件分流制度全新视角探讨我国民事诉讼程序制度完善的思路。     

公务员激励机制对行政效能的影响及其完善

公务员的激励机制是影响行政效能的重要环节。当前我国正处于由旧的人事管理体制向新的国家公务员制度过渡的历史时期 ,因此 ,一方面必须把新的公务员制度落实下去 ;另一方面 ,必须以提高行政效能为目标 ,在考核、工资、晋升、奖惩等制度的具体环节与运行上不断加以完善。     

论民商事法律冲突的内涵

冲突法学者将法律冲突界定为民商事法律冲突 ,继而又把民商事法律冲突归结为民商事法律适用冲突。事实上 ,民商事法律冲突不等于民商事法律适用冲突。民商事法律冲突是不同法域的民商事法律之间相互抵触、相互冲撞的社会现象 ,是民商实体法冲突、冲突法冲突、程序法冲突的三位一体。     

论民事证据法上的诚信原则

诚信原则在民法与民事诉讼法上具有十分重要的地位,其在民事证据法领域的适用在最高人民法院《关于民事诉讼证据的若干规定》中有所体现。现行立法关于举证时限与证据失权、证人真实义务、举证责任分配与证据审查判断的相关规则在一定程度上体现了诚信原则之精神,但远非完善。为了促进民事司法公正与效率的实现,不仅应该确立诚信原则在立法上的原则地位,而且要将其转化为可以操作的具体规范,以建立完善的诚信规则体系。     

成熟的市民社会是宪政与法治的基石

市民社会孕育了宪政文化,培养了法治精神,形成了社会权力,消解了国家压力。因此,宪政与法治的实现离不开市民社会的培育和成熟。中国历史上缺失市民社会和现实中市民社会不成熟是中国难以实现宪政与法治的根本症结。因此,中国建立宪政之途和走向法治之路就是培育和形成成熟的市民社会。推进经济的市场化,加强政治民主化和权力监督,推动社会利益分散化和利益多元化,推动思想意识和文化的多样化,这既是为了培育成熟的市民社会,也是在铺垫宪政与法治的基石。