Acute myoglobinuria as a fatal complication of heroin addiction

A fatal case of myoglobinuria complicating heroin addiction is described. Clinically the patient had no overt symptoms of rhabdomyolysis. Pathologists should be alerted to this rare complication in heroin addicts who die of no apparent cause. The antimyoglobin immunoperoxidase technique is useful in confirming the diagnosis.     

China-U. S. Economic and Trade Relations

Sino-U. S. economic and trade relations as the most important and dynamic component of bilateral ties have evolved into the stabilizer, pillar and driving force for cementing the linkage between the two capitals. Their furtherance along the designated line of treating a "stake holder" and handling a "constructive partnership" will carry an ever-ballooning strategic significance even in diplomatic and security terms. Nevertheless the general trend looks set to be incessant progress amidst reciprocal accommodation in disregard of occasional twists and turns.     

一抹秀色壮晚霞——“靓妈模特篮球队”采撷

唱着<东方红>,穿着素朴纯棉衣服长大的那一代女人大都在做什么?吃药、买菜,抑或迈着踉跄的脚步跳街舞.一种集体无意识,使这些五六十岁的女人游走在霓虹和霓裳的边缘,望着都市烫人的力量喷发在她们下一代或又下一代的生命热源中.     

基于网络的综合学习环境设计初探

近年来国内外所采用的各种学习环境设计模式主要有两种倾向性。通过对这两种倾向的典型设计的比较,找出一种适合基于网络的综合学习环境设计的有效模式,即采用“目标志向”和“技能志向”两者互相补充的形式。     

刑法的不得已性——中国话语下的刑法谦抑

在中国刑法的语境下，用“不得已”代替“谦抑”的提法比较合适。刑法的不得已是指刑罚对犯罪人的适用只能是为了保护更大多数人的权利而被迫剥夺犯罪人个人的基本权利。通过对人性、应然状态下的法律和刑法目的三个方面的分析，不得已性应该是刑法的根本属性。从实践上看，只有坚持不得已原则为指导，立法注入更多、更丰富的民主因素，司法符合常理、体现正义才是现代刑法危机的真正出路。     

“见危不救”犯罪化的层次分析

社会对见危不救行为是否定的.对其价值判断的这种一致性,使得对其犯罪化不只是可能,而且是必要的.对见危不救行为动用刑罚加以调整,使人们自愿承担救人于危难间的义务,以促进社会的整体利益.我国刑法中应增加"见危不救罪",但要有严格的范围限制.     

Attempts at drug control in Colombia,Peru and Bolivia

The paper analyzes as part of a broader study the drug-control policy of the cocacocaine producing countries of Colombia, Perú and Bolivia, beginning with a short introduction of the political framework. The legal and political emphasis of this policy lies in the area of control and repression, which therefore is analysed in more detail. One can recognize a (substantial) tendency towards overcriminalisation linked to easier (procedural) possibilities of criminal prosecution and punishment (II). However, this questionable policy, when examined from a civil rights standpoint, proves to be of limited efficacy: given the continuing flow of cocaine to the US and the expanding trade to Europe, the policy can hardly pass a qualitative test considering the quantitative evidence (III). There are basically two alternatives from the viewpoint of the producing countries: the international commercialisation of coca and alternative development; from the viewpoint of the consumer countries the controlled legalisation (IV).This article is based on criminological research about the drug policies of Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, which was accepted at the end of 1992 as a doctoral thesis by the Law Faculty of the University of Munich. It attempts to summarize the substantial results of this research but is compelled, due to its limited scope, to frequently refer to previous publications (Ambos, 1993, 1994).This article was published in an earlier German version in Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, vol. 76, No. 4/1993, pp. 206–226, in a Spanish version in: Cuadernos de Política Criminal (Madrid) No. 53 (1994) pp. 629–667 and Revista dela Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Politicas, No. 98 (1996), Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, pp. 343–390. — I am indebted to Prof. Daniel Nesereko, University of Botswana for refining the English version and critial comments.