The trial of Louis Riel: a study in Canadian psychiatry.

The Riel case in 1885 is one of the most striking cases in the history of forensic psychiatry. On the one hand, Riel was the hero of the underprivileged, French Canadian-Indian halfbreeds whose futile revolt in the Canadian Northwest captured the imaginations of French Canadians in Quebec, for whom he became a hero and a martyr. Prior review in this journal has detailed the clinical data referrable to his mental condition. This paper reviews the actual trial, the questionable management by the defense, and the inadequate preparations by the defense psychiatrists. Subsequent to the sentence of death, the Canadian prime minister, Macdonald, ordered a medical review, more or less dictating the result. For whatever reason, the medical reports when made public did not fully reflect the actuality of what occurred. The result was a questionable execution, the creation of a martyr, and a spark for the cultural conflict that continues to bedevil Canada.     

First amendment theory and conceptions of the self

Free speech theory is built upon certain notions of the individual person and his or her rights that derive from early expositors of liberalism. This picture of the human person—the “liberal self"—has come under attack from a variety of theoretical perspectives, including communitarians, feminists, literary theorists, and critical legal studies scholars. This article examines the rival conceptions of the self and analyzes the possible effects on First Amendment theory of these critiques of the liberal self.     

Some Facts About the Sniffing Phenomenon

Only within the last several years has validated research been seriously undertaken in this area. The findings of these recent studies, though scientifically meaningful, only relate directly to the laboratory test subjects actually used, which have been mostly dogs, cats, mice, and rats. It appears that these new findings are still only theoretically relevant to the solvent sniffing phenomenon in humans, and further research is called for in order to show these findings to be significant to humans. In this study, I have attempted to compile the most current materials and research data concerning the causes and effects of the inhalation of solvent vapors. I have also attempted to draw a composite picture of the person who inhales, both in terms of his cultural background or lifestyle and his psychological makeup. It would like to emphasize, at this point, that this paper is neither a statistical, nor medically explicit analysis of the current studies in the literature. This paper does, however, borrow heavily from both of those disciplines while presenting the solvent sniffing phenomenon from a sociological and social work perspective.     

专利海盗现象引发的思考

从社会上出现的专利海盗现象及我国可能面临的危机入手,探究政府专利管理工作的理论依据,分析我国政府专利管理现状并明确改进政府专利管理工作应遵循的原则,针对出现的专利海盗现象,对我国政府专利管理可以实施的举措提出建议.     

道德现象的层次结构

对于道德现象的划分,一般是内在于道德,分析道德现象的构成并将其划分为道德活动现象、道德规范现象和道德思维(道德意识)现象。这种划分方法对于了解人们的道德活动是很有意义的,但对伦理学学科的自身理解来说,这种划分却应该让位于一种新的、纵向的层次划分方法。     

Linux现象及其对计算机软件保护的启示

技术的发展不仅带来了新　的知识产品,而且也使得原有知识产品在开发、使用方式上产生了根本性变化。知识产权法　不仅应针对前者进行补充和变更,而且也应针对后者对原有保护体系作出调整。分析近年来　发展迅速的ｌｉｎｕｘ操作系统的开发模式和保护方法,进而对计算机软件的知识产权保　护提出了一些建议。     

The law and the sublime: Rethinking the self and its boundaries

Christine Battersby has argued that it is Kant (and not Descartes) who provides the paradigm model of what it is to be a self in modernity. The Kantian self is established in opposition to its other. The body is commonly envisaged as a container, with selfhood as something that is defended against the outside. In contrast, she proposes a feminist reworking of such a model of selfhood, applicable to both men and women, in which the self and other emerge over time through patterns of relationality. This paper introduces Battersby’s work by focusing upon her early analysis of Kantian aesthetics, in particular the sublime. The aim is to draw out some of the legal and political implications of her work, particularly with regard to the common law’s developing conception of privacy. This is carried out by distinguishing her ontological position from the psychology of Carol Gilligan and then by considering the overlapping concerns of Jennifer Nedelsky in the area of legal theory.

课堂教学中的违法现象透析

课堂教学中的体罚、心理惩罚和不公平问题是近年来常见的课堂违法现象。只有强化角色意识，规范教学行为，更新管理观念，实行制度创新，加大立法力度，坚持依法治教，才能预防或减少课堂教学中的违法现象发生。     

法律语境下的"山寨明星"现象

作为一种复杂的社会现象,山寨明星带来了一系列法律问题。大体说来,山寨明星的模仿性表演不乏娱乐价值,且关涉言论、表达自由,并不违法。其假冒行为则侵犯明星本尊的形象权,并损害消费者利益,扰乱竞争秩序,理当禁止。立足当前,我国可适用《民法通则》、知识产权法和《反不正当竞争法》对假冒行为进行规制。着眼长远,则宜考虑制定专门的形象权法。这不仅是规制山寨明星现象的一时之需,更是完善我国法律体系的必然选择。     

拆迁乱象的根源分析与制度重整

《国有土地上房屋征收与补偿条例》规定的以司法强拆取代行政强拆的制度难负众望,因为法院缺乏保持司法中立的制度性保障,同时又缺乏对作为拆迁根据的法规、规章等违法性"法律"进行解释和审查的权力。司法强拆并不能终结拆迁悲剧。解决拆迁问题的关键是对被拆迁人作出公平、合理的补偿,这就要求必须从补偿范围、补偿标准、补偿形式等各方面全面调整目前的拆迁制度设计,特别是要对土地使用权的价值作出补偿。从深层次上说,解决拆迁问题必须解决土地征收背后的财政、人事等体制性根源,并推进、深化司法与政治体制改革。     

当前地方政府“庸官懒政”现象及其治理

当前,我国的"庸官懒政"现象有滋长蔓延之势,"庸官懒政"问题已经成为各级地方政府干部管理中的一个突出问题。为此,应当以庸官、懒官行为特征为切入点,依据行政学、公共管理学的相关理论,采用文献查阅、案例分析等规范性研究方法,从思想认识、制度体系、法律规范、文化观念四个维度深入剖析"庸官懒政"现象产生的根源,提出治理"庸官懒政"的对策及建议,即转变观念,强化意识;健全选人用人制度;完善治理"庸官懒政"的法律体系;摒弃传统文化中的糟粕因素。     

“贴标签”现象与越轨行为的发生——标签理论对个体社会化解释的述评

越轨是指社会群体或个体偏离或违反社会规范的行为。由于人的社会化的原因,以往的社会学家们总是从社会教化、个人内化这两方面出发分析越轨原因。新近出现的标签理论则将其视角转移到越轨行为发生的过程,认为给人随意贴上不良标签会促使越轨行为发生和加剧。     

关于非亲属间活体器官“交叉移植”的法律思考

由于我国《人体器官移植条例》规定活体器官移植只限于在配偶、直系亲属、三代以内旁系血亲以及"因帮扶形成的亲情关系"之间进行,然而在现实生活中却出现了多例器官"交叉移植"现象。如何界定、规范、处理这种法律事件,防止可能出现的法律风险以及伦理问题,已经成为当前人体器官移植医学实践与法律实践中的一个重要问题。     

Case report of pathologic and criminal self injury]

A case of morbid self-violence (Münchhausen Syndrome) leading to death and a case of criminal self-violence (cutaneous emphysema) are reported. The issue of such cases is discussed with regard to the consequences concerning judicial procedure of punishment and insurance.     

剖析英语构词中的隐喻现象

本文从隐语的角度分析探讨词汇的结构生成及其语义理据,揭示词的生成构建的心理基础和语义特征,其 目的在于帮助学生更好地理解词汇意义,掌握词汇的生成与引申规律,提高学生驾驭词汇的能力。