Symposium,Cannabis—Legal,Ethical, and Compliance Issues: Introduction

This introduction reviews six articles presented at the 2020 symposium, “Legal, Ethical, and Compliance Issues in Emerging Markets: Cannabis in the States.” Scholars from across the United States and Canada presented research using the lens of law and strategy, ethics, and compliance to focus on the U.S. cannabis industry. The articles are discussed within the framework of institutional voids common to emerging markets, which may include a lack of a fully developed regulatory system and issues related to financial markets. These institutional problems create complexity for consumers, producers, municipalities, and state governments in this industry, and make success for this market segment more challenging. The introduction contributes to the discussion by reviewing securities litigation involving the cannabis industry generally and specifically in light of some of the issues identified by authors in the special issue.     

对基因技术发展的伦理与法律思考

基因技术的迅猛发展,相应地引发了一系列社会问题,对现有的伦理和法律都产生了极大,中击。从生命伦理学和法理学的角度,论述基因技术所引发的基因歧视、基因资源保护、基因制药与基因治疗等若干问题,提出要通过进一步加快我国的生物科技立法,依法合理规制基因技术的发展。     

The Regulation of Xenotransplantation in the United Kingdom After UKXIRA: Legal and Ethical Issues

Xenotransplantation - the transfer of living tissue between species - has long been heralded as a potential solution to the severe organ shortage crisis experienced by the United Kingdom and other 'developed' nations. However, the significant risks which accompany this biotechnology led the United Kingdom to adopt a cautious approach to its regulation, with the establishment of a non-departmental public body - UKXIRA - to oversee the development of this technology on a national basis. In December 2006 UKXIRA was quietly disbanded and replaced with revised guidance, which entrusts the regulation of xenotransplantation largely to research ethics committees. In this article we seek to problematize this new regulatory framework, arguing that specialist expertise and national oversight are necessary components of an adequate regulatory framework for a biotechnology which poses new orders of risk, challenges the adequacy of traditional understandings of autonomy and consent, and raises significant animal welfare concerns. We argue for a more considered and holistic approach, based on adequate consultation, to regulating biotechnological developments in the United Kingdom.     

Call for Papers: Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical and Forensic Practice

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Beyond Pretrial Publicity: Legal and Ethical Issues Associated with Change of Venue Surveys

To combat the effects of pretrial publicity, a court may consider a change of venue, moving the trial to a jurisdiction that has been exposed to little publicity about the case. Social scientists can be of valuable assistance in measuring community attitudes regarding defendant level of guilt and case familiarity. This paper discusses obstacles faced by the authors when conducting change of venue surveys and presenting their findings to the court, including challenges to their ability to act and be viewed as scientists, and pressures to do that which contradicts empirical research in order to please the court. Future research should examine factors predicting judges' decisions on change of venue motions and issues associated with small venues and civil cases.     

提单流转延误而引起的法律问题浅析

提单流转的延误已经成为提单最大的弊端 ,它引起了无单放货等一系列问题。本文逐个分析了国内外针对这类问题所采取的各种对策及其法律效力。     

公司借贷法律问题研究

不同于《公司法》第15、16条明确赋予公司对外转投资和担保的权力立法例,《公司法》第119条和第116条仅从侧面间接规定了公司的借贷问题。《公司法》为何要犹抱琵琶半遮面？到底公司能否对外借贷,尤其是非金融公司与其他企业之间能否借贷？若能,应遵循什么样的程序以及有什么风险;若不能,何以在现实中却屡禁不止;如何理解现有相关法律规定和司法实践的做法,公司借贷立法将来会走向何处？这些均是涉及公司经营和市场秩序的重要问题。     

网络犯罪中电子证据的法律思考

电子信息网络技术给人类的社会生活带来了极大的便利,其技术本身的准确信和可靠性以及适用的灵便性都是毋庸置疑的,但由安全性问题引发的网络犯罪已趋多发态势。目前,我国对于网络犯罪中的电子证据尚无专门的法律规定,导致了广大司法工作者在办理网络犯罪案件时无所适从。本文尝试从剖析电子证据的本质概念入手,着重就如何在司法实践中开展电子证据的收集、审查进行探讨。     

资产证券化的法律问题分析

本文说明了资产证券化的本质和法律特征 ,探讨了资产证券化风险控制的法律问题 ,并对我国推行资产证券化的法律环境进行了分析 ,对建立我国调整资产证券化的法律制定提出了建议     

流氓软件法律问题研究

流氓软件(恶意软件)是伴随计算机网络技术的发展而出现的新事物,在法律上对其的调整尚处于空白状态。现实中,流氓软件已经侵害了计算机网络用户的合法权益,这其中包括计算机用户的人格权和财产权,同时在巨大经济利益的作用下,流氓软件也易于导致软件企业及网络运营商们的恶性竞争,破坏了良性的网络经济秩序的运作。由于相关法律的缺失,法官在司法实务中也不知所措,因此,对流氓软件必须以完善立法为重点,采取多种措施进行综合治理。     

政府采购法律问题研究

政府采购是现代政府的一项重要行为方式。随着体制改革的深化和加入世界贸易组织的需要 ,政府采购越来越受人们的重视。本文从政府采购的定义、起源入手 ,分析了政府采购的基本原则和主要功能 ,将各国政府采购制度进行了比较 ,并在此基础上提出了适应世贸组织《政府采购协议》及完善我国政府采购制度的若干政策建议。     

弱势群体保护法律问题研究——基于经济法与社会法的考察视角

弱势群体的保护需要法律制度的支撑。本文从法律的角度对弱势群体的概念做了界定,指出了社会对弱势群体应有的正确认识和法律制度设计必须树立的几个基本理念,讨论了弱势群体法律保护的原则,提出了以社会法建立弱势群体保障性法律保护制度和以经济法构造弱势群体发展性法律保护制度的构想。     

劳动合同若干法律问题研究

劳动合同是调整劳动关系的基本法律形式.各国对劳动合同的法律属性有不同的定位,本文划分了三种主要的类型,并重点分析了我国劳动合同的性质,指出劳动合同应独立于民事合同,应扩大劳动合同法律的适用范围.现实中大量存在的事实劳动关系与劳动合同法律的适用有关,只有完善劳动合同立法,才能有利于解决事实劳动关系存在的问题.违约金条款在劳动合同中被广泛使用,本文通过对违约金条款的性质和劳动合同特点的分析,认为应当在立法上对违约金条款加以规范和限制.     

入户抢劫司法认定若干问题研究

刑法第 2 63条将“入户抢劫”规定为抢劫罪加重处罚的 8种情形之一 ,并对其适用十年以上有期徒刑、无期徒刑或者死刑 ,并处罚金或者没收财产这一较重的法定刑幅度。由此可见 ,入户抢劫是立法旨在严厉惩治的一种犯罪行为。由于司法实践中入户抢劫的情况比较复杂 ,因此在具体认定时 ,对“户”的范围、“入户”的非法性、暴力实施的“当场性”以及转化型入户抢劫的认定等问题上存在较大争议。本文试图通过具体案例的分析 ,对入户抢劫的认定方法作一探讨 ,以期对司法实践有所裨益。一、关于“户”的特征与范围1 有关“户”的本质特征我们认为 ,…