全球化背景下我国引进外国英语教材的若干探讨

随着全球化和信息化时代的到来,我国高等教育改革也在随之进一步深入.为了弥补原有教材在教学内容、课程体系等方面内容陈旧这一不足,一些学校的英语教学开始适当引进和借鉴国外的原版教材.在引进的过程中,如果不加以区分和精选,很可能因教材引进不当而造成对"文化"的影响.     

应对国际金融危机与中国政府金融管制改革

本文认为,分析和深入认识导致国际金融危机的主要诱因和后果,有利于我们看清没有监管的金融业所潜在的巨大风险;有利于给我国金融监管机构在规避和防范金融风险等方面带来有益的思考和启示;有利于看清我国政府金融管制下一步改革应该努力的主要方向.     

侦查程序的价值设计与改革探索

侦查程序是刑事诉讼程序的重要组成部分,它的完善与否直接关系到整个刑事诉讼进程。通过对侦查程序进行客观的目标定位,分析当前侦查程序中存在的不可忽视的缺陷,从实践出发,探索相应的改革途径,以期促进我国侦查程序的不断发展和完善。     

对确认网络管辖权的探讨

网络的出现与发展向传统国际民事管辖权制度提出了新的课题:地域性连接因素无法成为涉网案件的管辖权基础,与网络有关的民事案件需要寻找新的管辖根据与适用原则。通过考察美欧等国家的立法实践,以及分析现有的种种学说,总结它们的利弊得失,可以发现在现有条件下,广泛、合法地适用协议管辖,辅之以最密切联系原则,并充分考虑技术可行性原则,是解决这一问题的最佳对策。     

中国—东盟自由贸易区国际投资条约的冲突与协调

在中国—东盟自由贸易区内存在多层级的国际投资条约的适用问题。有的投资条约侧重投资自由化,有的注重对投资的保护,强调投资保护和强调投资自由化之间存在着潜在的冲突。这些条约的缔约国在履行双重条约义务时就难免会发生冲突。就条约具体条款而言,存在实体性规则的冲突和程序性规则的冲突。对于条约冲突的解决可以运用动态的条约解释方法和条约自身的冲突条款予以解决。但条约冲突是一个复杂问题,没有一个简单的方法就可以解决所有冲突,我们只能减少条约的冲突而不能消除所有冲突。     

When DNA is Not Available,Can We Still Identify People? Recommendations for Best Practice*

Recommendations of best practice to conduct identifications in settings with large numbers of victims and technological limitations are provided, based on a sample of 116 cases in which positive presumptive identifications were generated using "traditional" techniques, and were later corroborated through DNA testing. Traditional techniques generally consist of combining witness testimony, personal effects and clothing, anthropological and dental data to corroborate or to exclude the identity of an individual. Experts participating in traditional identifications must develop emic categories to transform objective physical features into recognizable categories by the family, or to do very the opposite-to develop an ethic system by which the expert translates the cues given by a family member into objective categories that are usable in standard forensic and legal contexts.     

A controlled study of the time-course of breath alcohol concentration after moderate ingestion of ethanol following a social drinking session

This paper evaluates the breath alcohol concentration (BrAC), nausea (feeling of being slightly intoxicated) and subjective driving performance after ingesting a moderate dose of alcohol in the presence of a light meal, which intends to approach a social drinking setting. 119 healthy individuals (69 males and 50 females, aged 21.7+/-3.0) ingested three glasses of wine (95mL each) and their BrAC was determined by an Alcotest 7410 at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120min post-drinking. 46% of females and no male subjects exceeded a BrAC of 0.25mg/L, the legal limit for driving fixed by some Western countries. 53% of the study population felt nausea during the experimental session and 20% self-reported impairment of their driving skills. In both cases these subjective effects were more pronounced in females. The major determinants of mean BrAC were time post-drinking, gender (male) and body mass index (BMI), all these variables being inversely associated. Females and individuals with a BMI lower than 22.5kg/m(2) were at an increased risk of exceeding the legal limit of BrAC. The feeling of nausea was significantly associated with gender (females), the ingestion of up to 2 drinks on weekdays, and having exceeded a BrAC of 0.25mg/L during the experimental study. The main predictor of self-perception of impaired driving skills was the feeling of nausea, followed by a BrAC in excess of 0.25mg/L. In conclusion, both females and subjects with lower BMI are at an increased risk of exceeding the legal limit of BrAC after moderate alcohol consumption resembling a social drinking setting.     

商业言论自由的宪法学思考

商业言论自由是指公民为商业目的而传播商品或服务信息的自由(或权利).商业言论自由属于言论自由的范畴,其宪法地位为宪法文本和宪法判例所确认.商业言论自由之宪法保护的意义在于实现经济领域的言论自由、保护消费者权益和控制政府权力.商业言论自由对于言论自由本身具有重要意义,商业言论自由既是对言论自由价值的明证,也丰富了言论自由的价值内涵.在权利类型上,商业言论自由具有言论自由和经济权利的"竞合性"特征.