中国证据法改革者面临的选择—— 从《联邦证据规则》与《加州证据法典》之对比中获得的启示

美国《联邦证据规则》作为英美成文证据法的典范,常常受到我国学者的青睐.但该规则并非可资借鉴的唯一美国模式.生效于1967年的《加州证据法典》被普遍认为在对普通法规则的修正方面获得了成功.其影响不仅限于加州地区,而且美国《联邦证据规则》中许多条款都曾以《加州证据法典》中的相应规定为范本.但在许多情况下,《加州证据法典》与《联邦联邦规则》在调整同一问题的规定之间也存在着明显的差异,它们体现了起草者不同的政策选择.理解这些差异有助于中国证据法改革者做出最契合本国文化和法律价值观的证据性选择.     

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美国法律视域中的枪支和暴力问题

枪支持有和使用是美国刑事政策领域和宪法领域的重要问题。最近两起涉枪事件也说明了持枪数和普遍性有所区别,以及家中和公共场所内的私人持枪权的区分。在历史上,美国对于枪支的管制一直存在,本质上就是公共案件和个人权益的平衡问题。最近几年,法院的判例为政府管制枪支提出了新的要求。     

蒙古族生态移民生产方式转型实证研究——以锡林郭勒盟蒙古族生态移民为例

生态移民生产方式能否健康转型,决定着生态移民群体的经济生活水平和社会地位,同时也是评价考核生态移民工程成效的重要指标之一.本文通过大量的入户调查,实证研究的结果,可总结出锡林郭勒盟蒙古族生态移民自然草地畜牧业的一部分经营方式由放牧型向圈养专业化发展的养殖奶牛为主的第一产业转型,另一部分向个体二、三产业、牧民工转型,移民整体失业率增高,就业难度加大,家庭经济向高投入、低收入转型的总体特征.     

中东研究缘何错失阿拉伯之春

美国佛蒙特大学政治学教授、中东问题专家格里高利·高斯三世(F.Gregory GauseⅢ)在美刊《外交事务》2011年第4期以《中东研究缘何错失阿拉伯之春:威权主义稳定性的神话》为题撰文指出,美国学者夸大了阿拉伯威权主义政权的稳定性。作者认为,在一些阿拉伯国家,政权与军队不只是同盟的关系,后者在一定情况下会成为前者的异己力量;经济自由化改革所产生的贫困、分化、腐败,以及中产阶级的民主要求,共同削弱了阿拉伯威权主义的社会基础;     

加勒比旅游业的竞争力

一引言旅游业在加勒比地区①经济活动中占据主导地位,事实上该地区是全球旅游业渗透度最高的地区。独立后,该地区经济结构发生调整,从传统的农业为主向服务业和制造业为主转型,旅游业成为经济活动的主导正是这一调整的结果。面对传统经     

Managing Power Transitions: Towards a 21st Century Concert of Powers

Power shifts and especially power transitions in the international system are often associated with (military) confl ict. Power Transition Theory (PTT) does offer an analysis of this phenomenon but no remedy. We suggest easing the tensions related to ongoing worldwide power shifts by introducing a new informal multilateral security governance institution, based on the idea of a concert of powers. The historical European Concert of the 19th century prevented the outbreak of great power wars for more than a generation by providing a cooperation framework, based on shared norms and common procedures. In this article we explore the possibility of utilizing a modernized concert of powers as a framework for managing the coming power shifts. In order to do so, we introduce two new elements in Power Transition Theory: (1) the importance of the (dis) satisfaction of the declining hegemon with the anticipated future order, and (2) a broader multilateral framework of major powers that overcomes the Power Transition Theory’s traditional bilateral “duel” situation. On this basis, institutionalized power transition management becomes possible. We then work out the norms, strengths and weaknesses of the historical concert and update it with a few new features that would be necessary for it to be successful in the 21st century.     

打造自己的团队

新上任的管理者们最常抱怨的内容通常是这样的：我等待这个管理岗位已经很多年了。过去我想，只有当上经理才能发挥我的所长，开发新产品也好，寻找新市场也罢，总之能够促进公司的成长。可是，现在我却感觉到把大部分时间花在了处理人事问题上。这些员工都是受过很好教育的专业人士，我付给他们的薪水也很高。为什么我还会突然感到自己像个幼儿园的带班老师呢？听着熟悉吗？不好意思，这就说到了管理的界限问题。     

A Prospective Study of Mexican American Adolescents’ Academic Success: Considering Family and Individual Factors

Mexican American youth are at greater risk of school failure than their peers. To identify factors that may contribute to academic success in this population, this study examined the prospective relationships from 5th grade to 7th grade of family (i.e., human capital [a parent with at least a high school education], residential stability, academically and occupationally positive family role models, and family structure) and individual characteristics (i.e., externalizing symptoms, bilingualism, gender, and immigrant status) to the academic performance of 749 Mexican American early adolescents (average age = 10.4 years and 48.7% were girls in 5th grade) from economically and culturally diverse families as these youth made the transition to junior high school. Results indicated that while controlling for prior academic performance, human capital and positive family role models assessed when adolescents were in 5th grade positively related to academic performance in 7th grade. Further, being a girl also was related to greater 7th grade academic success, whereas externalizing symptoms were negatively related to 7th grade academic performance. No other variables in the model were significantly and prospectively related to 7th grade academic performance. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed.     

转基因食品到底安全不安全?

<正>杰弗里·M.史密斯是美国"说明转基因生物产品健康危害"的首席代言人。2003年,他写了《种子的欺骗》,阐述转基因食物严重而未知的副作用。2007年,他又在新书《转基因赌局》中,揭露了有关转基因生物安全性试验的内幕。1996年,柯克·阿兹维多应聘进入孟山都公司,其工作是销售转基因作物,那时并不是加薪吸引了他,而是孟山都公司首席执行官罗伯特·夏皮罗的著作成为了他应聘的动力。夏