Enhancing the Rule of Law in China,Improving Judicial Protection for Human Rights

The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China （CPC） was a vi-tally important meeting during the decisive stage of China constructing a well-off society in an all-round way. It endorsed the CPC Central Committee＇s ＂Decision on Certain Key Issues on Comprehensively Deepening Reform＂ （hereafter, ＂the decision.＂） The decision condensed the thinking and wisdom of the entire Party and society regarding comprehensively deepening reform and made a series of new breakthroughs in theory and politics related to reform.

The Socialist Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics and Human Rights Protection

Law is the fundamental method of governance and the rule of law symbolizes modern civilization. The socialist rule of law is the rule of law rooted in the Chinese tradition, and designed and led by the Communist Party of China(CPC). It is not only a tool for government, but also a driver of social progress. Meanwhile, the Chinese human rights system is also designed by the CPC. Both concepts—the socialist rule of law and the human rights system——are different from the West in terms of theory, path and systems. Human rights are the fundamental values of and the ultimate goal pursued by the rule of law; and the rule of law is the recognition of and guarantee for human rights. Efforts must be made to advance legislative, administrative and judicial protection of human rights.

Several Controversial Issues on Judicial Review of Foreign-Related Arbitration in China: From the Perspective of the Amendment to the Arbitration Law

With the continuous development of China's market economic system,the arbitration judicial review system based on the Arbitration Law promulgated in 1994,including the dual-track review of foreign-related and domestic cases,and the dual-supervision on procedural and substantive matters,has shown some issues that need to be studied and solved in practice.On July 30,2021,the Ministry of Justice officially announced the Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China(Amendment)(Draft for Comment),which unified the provisions on setting aside domestic and foreign-related arbitrament,and partially revised the scope of judicial review.However,heated debate arose and many problems remained unsolved such as the setting of the scope of supervision on foreign-related arbitration cases,how to grasp the principles of procedural review,and how to place the substantive supervision after the dual-track systems were changed into unified ones.Based on the Draft for Comments,this paper analyzes several prominent issues at present,and puts forward suggestions such as expanding the criteria for identifying foreign-related factors,converging to the original supervision scope of foreign-related arbitration,adhering to the principle of procedural review,and permitting the parties concerned to agree on the scope of supervision to maximize respect for the autonomy of the will of parties,so as to build a judicial supervision mechanism for commercial arbitration betterfitting into the era.

Improving the System of Legal Textbooks Reconsideration System from the Perspective of a Diversified Dispute Resolution Mechanism

Legal textbooks are the primary carrier of the disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of law. They systematically present and reflect the development achievements of the disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of law, and directly determine the overall structural arrangement and priorities of law teaching. Overall, the dichotomization of legal textbooks into the sub-systems of basic law and departmental law has lagged behind the progress on socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, and the system of textbooks relying on this traditional academic division is also in need of further improvement and reform. “Law-related,” “jurisprudence-related,” and “rule-of-law-related,” the three relatively independent but closely linked sub-systems of legal textbooks can better reflect the current evolution of the rule of law system in China. China’ s legal textbook system should be improved in terms of promoting the development of the main textbooks on law, vigorously promoting the development of textbooks on emerging disciplines and inter-disciplinarity, and courageously innovating the content and form of textbooks.

Judicial Application of International Human Rights Treaties in China

Since the Chinese Constitution does not stipulate the status of international treaties in the domestic legal system,the question of whether the domestic court can apply international human rights treaties keeps obscure all the time.China’s official statement and academic opinions generally believe that the domestic court couldn’t resort to the human rights treaties.In recent years,however,several cases have come out involving direct reference to human rights treaties by the court.The following factors contribute together to the direct reference:the inward-looking nature of international human rights treaties,specific requirements of human rights treaties,and the possible institutional room in Chinas’s current legal system.Take the view off ulfilling international human rights obligations,the practice of judicial application should be fully affirmed.Nevertheless,it should also be noted that relevant practice is still in its infancy,there are some problems such as inconsistent understanding and non-standard application.From the perspective of top-level design,it is necessary to provide a normative basis for the practice of the court,so as to make the international human rights treaties play their due role.

Balancing Between the New Family Law and Religious Practices and Its Impact on Moroccan Women＇s Lives

The present paper seeks to shed light on the main factors lying behind the non-implementation of Article 20 of the New Moroccan Family Law reformed in 2004 which is concerned with legal minimum age of marriage for both sexes, 18 years old for both. This study aims at investigating why the number of marriages of young girls continue to increase despite the establishment of the Law. The author takes the region of Fez as a case in point to explore this social behavior in Moroccan society. A qualitative approach has been adopted by interviewing 10 persons including Family Affairs Judges, lawyers and University Professors of Islamic studies at the University of Fez. Added to this, the technique of observation has equally been utilized to have everyday life concrete experiences of young girls ＂marriages＂. It has been argued that a unilateral approach to this social phenomenon cannot succeed to understand the complex nature of this bad social habit that is still predominant among rural areas and marginalized urban districts. A rather global approach taking into account the economic, socio-cultural, and legal dimension of the issue under investigation proves to be much more adequate to explore the intricate nature of this problems in which a number of diverse variables interact. The paper ends up with a conclusion and a number of recommendations on how to reduce this social act.

On Edward Coke＇ s Constitutional Thought and the Value of the Traditional Chinese Legal Thoughts

Coke was undoubtedly a milestone in the history of the legal thoughts in Britain and even in the whole western world.Coke stressed the restriction of royalty and the suprem e status of the common law.In the British Parliament’s struggle against the monarchy in the 17th century,he put forward the creative constitutional ideas about independence of judges and judicial review,advocating the protection of due process and the civil rights,which provided valuable ideological inspiration especially for the development of judicial review and the due process in the U.S.C onstitution.Just as the saying goes,"the old farmland would grow out new grain",looking back on traditional legal thoughts is im portant to the construction of a legal country for the present China.

Pay Attention to Vulnerable Groups & Safeguard Citizens' Marriage, Family Rights——On New Marriage Law

Marriage and family remain a universal and eternal subject of study. It covers law, ethics, sociology, psychology and even economics. Law and ethics play the most outstanding role in it. Family ethics and moral standards constitute an important part of social ethical system while marriage and family constitute part of the legal system nearest to the life of the common people. Since the founding of New China, the Party and the State have paid full attention to the marriage and family system. Compared with other laws, the law about marriage and family was the first to be legislated. On May 1, 1950, New China’s first law, the 1950 version of Marriage Law, was promulgated. Commenting on the legal document, Chairman Mao Zedong had this to say: Marriage law concerns

Empirical study on the evidence-based medicine in court of China

Evidence-based medicine(EBM)is recognized as one of the highest-quality scientific approaches in the medical community around the globe.It calls for doctors to use the best available scientific evidence in clinical decision-making.This paper used an empirical study on 44 EBM related judicial cases in China,the result shows the EBM is commonly used as a supplement to the expert opinion in actual judicial review,it is deemed to illuminate the causation in the case fact rather than as the standards of care,which has the similar characteristics as"documentary evidence",and over the years the Chinese judicial practice formed a"three-stage"judicial review rule on EBM:(1)the first stage is whether the evidence itself can meet the standards of EBM;(2)the second stage is when determining the evidence presented by parties is sufficient to meet the legal standards of EBM,and whether it can be applied in a court case would depend upon comprehensive consideration of adaptability and maturity of EBM;(3)the third stage is whether to treat EBM as the only basis in causation analysis.

“Fundamental Rights and Private Law” in China

The Qi Yuling case is a crucial juncture in the study of “fundamental rights and private law” in China, yet relevant research is underpinned on two clues. The first is that the increasing interest in the “constitutionalization of private law” worldwide provides knowledge resources and reference materials for scholars in China;the second is the understanding and exploration of the judicial application of the Constitution since the 1980s. Among them, such concepts as “the Constitution has direct legal effect” and “the Constitution needs to be implemented by the people” could have directly affected the Qi Yuling case. Focusing on such topics as the case of Qi Yuling, judicial enforcement of the Constitution, and the compilation of the Civil Code, scholars discussed the ways and scope for inclu ding fundamental rights in private law based on their experience abroad. They also looked into specific issues, covering how fundamental rights affect civil acts and the private law effects fundamental rights like personality rights, equali ty rights, freedom of speech, and protection of personal information. In the context of promoting the full implementation of the Constitution in the new era, “fundamental rights and private law” is still a field with great potential in both practice and theory.

股东抽逃出资公司法禁令的检视--兼论《公司法司法解释三》

新《公司法》第五十三条和第一百零五条是反映资本维持原则的核心条款,延续了原《公司法》关于公司股东“不得抽逃出资”或“不得抽回其股本”的禁止性规定,充实了股东和董监高的民事责任。但股东抽逃出资禁令无法反映“公司向股东返还财产”的实质,在术语上应予调整,在解释上应与“公司不得返还股东”保持一致。抽逃出资禁令反映了资本管制思想,与股东不履行出资义务、公司收购或回购股权、股东与公司之间关联交易、股东权利限制和失权、返还出资、赔偿责任等相互关联,已经成为一个内涵丰富、外延巨大的超级条款。在适用该禁令时,应当根据不同的给付方式,施加必要程序和数额限制,强化董监高的职责,合理关注股东的资产收益权。

民事司法解释的历史性进步——最高人民法院《合同编通则司法解释》亮点评述

《合同编通则司法解释》是民事司法解释历史性进步的重要标志。《合同编通则司法解释》坚守民事司法解释的法律定位,较为准确地把握了《民法典》立法原意,压缩了《民法典》有关条款或多或少的争议或歧义空间,其中,合同解释规则堪称典范。《合同编通则司法解释》充实民事司法解释的基本功能,以更为具体、明确、肯定的行为规则强化《民法典》有关条款的确定性,其中,清晰合同行为的识别标准、填充合同行为的场景因素尤为出色。《合同编通则司法解释》运用40余年的民事司法解释积累的经验,自觉避免以往时有的路径选择不当的情形,形成固定词句含义与范围、指引合同行为与裁判、强化裁判程序与功能的鲜明特色。《合同编通则司法解释》的历史性价值与意义应当得以彰显和认同,以便未来的民事司法解释自觉前行。

由“体验式”到“验证式”:“新文科”背景下法学实验教学的模式优化

“新文科”的内涵可以被解构为学科交叉之新理念、科教融合之新目标与文理交融之新方法;法学实验教学作为法学教育体系中最具实践性、前沿性与创新性的环节,应当及时回应上述新诉求。目前,法学实验教学模式仍表现出“体验式”路径依赖,即便是融入科技元素的虚拟仿真也是以体验各类诉讼程序或非诉流程为目标,未能体现出“假设与验证”的实验教学本质。将类案司法裁判文书作为大数据素材,有助于在法学教育中融入计算科学的思维与方法,以一种科学发现的姿态去探索与验证所学法学理论,呈现法学实验教学的“验证式”面孔。依托于“构想提出、确立假设、文书检索、数据分析、理论检验与方法总结”等核心环节,可以确立“验证式”法学实验教学方案。

论刑法中的数据:概念、文本与实践

数字、数据和信息是信息社会的基本概念。在刑法中,数据的定义和范畴决定着刑法对数据保护的范围与力度。在传统意义上,数据与数字紧密相连,但计算机语言的出现使数据部分脱离数字;大量信息以数据方式呈现,但信息只是数据的表现形式之一,数据还包括功能性的程序指令。刑法文本中有显性数据和隐性数据,隐性数据易于被忽视。在司法实践中出现了裁判者泛化数据概念、忽视数据价值、抹杀数据属性差异和同化数据信息等不合理现象。应当在刑法中明确数据概念的基础上,以数据的价值评价侵害数据行为的社会危害性,基于数据的国家秘密、财产、知识产权等属性认定侵害数据行为的性质,明确信息在部分罪名中的独立性,实现刑法对数据权益的保护和对侵害数据行为的打击。

民事枉法裁判罪认定难点刍议

民事枉法裁判行为严重损害司法权威和司法公信力,伤害人民群众对司法公平正义的信任,是刑法严厉打击的对象。实务中在具体认定时需要解决三个方面的问题,一是本罪的主体包括未直接参与民事案件审理但对枉法结果的发生起到决定性作用的实质裁判者;二是判断行为人违背事实和法律作出枉法裁判的主观内容,可以从客观行为、裁判结果、认知水平三个维度进行考察综合判定;三是民事枉法裁判的发生往往始于“徇私情、徇私利”的主观动机,遵循这一引线考察行为人是否存在徇私情节—故意违背事实和法律—作出枉法裁判的行为逻辑,可以有效排除行为人关于自由裁量权的辩解,准确认定相关犯罪。

中国式法治现代化视域下司法警校法学教学改革探析

中国式法治现代化对司法警校的人才培养工作提出了新的更高要求。本文以12所司法警校法学教学课程开设情况为研究样本,发现部分院校对法学教学不够重视,法学理论课程与实践课程体系不健全。对此,应当以习近平法治思想为指导,对司法警校法学教学进行系统改革优化。要正确认识和处理法学教学与警务技能教学的关系,从法学理论和实践教学两个层面同时进行改革优化,构建包含基础、核心和拓展课程的多层次理论课程体系,培养学生的法学素养和法治思维,大力开展法律职业道德教育,促进学生德法兼修、公正执法;通过系统的法学实践训练培养学生的执法实践能力,促进学校教学与行政执法的有效衔接。

领导干部干预司法的党法规制研究——以《领导干部干预司法活动、插手具体案件处理的记录、通报和责任追究规定》为视角

领导干部干预司法是党法规制的基本内容。领导干部干预司法在党内法规体系中的法源包括党内基本法、党内一般法、党内综合法和党内专项法。领导干部干预司法的行为类型有请托说情式、要求私下接触式、授意属下施压式、要求汇报式、出面协调式和其他形式。党法规制领导干部干预司法能够体现党支持司法、党法周延、党依法执政和弘扬法治思维等法治价值。因此,领导干部干预司法的党法规制应当作出司法让渡、司法工作痕迹化、司法干预予以报告、司法干预责任化等方面的制度设计,要在立法位阶、规制主体、行为的针对性和制裁的时效性方面完善党法规制的立法技术。

论更加完善的中国特色社会主义法治体系的内涵及建设路径

在中国特色社会主义新时代,要进一步完善以宪法为核心的中国特色社会主义法律体系,加快建设更加完善的中国特色社会主义法治体系。建设更加完善的法治体系是法治中国建设的总目标,也是法治中国建设的总抓手,更是法治中国建设的总依托。更加完善的中国特色社会主义法治体系的基本内容主要包括:明晰中央和地方立法的位阶及判断标准,构建规范高效可行的法律体系形式结构,构建政府职权法定的行政法律规范体系。建设更加完善的中国特色社会主义法治体系的主要路径是:建设与宪法相适应的党内法规体系,建设更加严格规范公正文明的执法体系,建设更加公正高效权威的司法审判体系,建设更加严密的社会主义法治监督体系。