Treaty Commitment as a Signaling Device: Explaining the Ratification of the International Covenant on Economic,Social, and Cultural Rights

This study investigates the determinants of the ratification of International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). To do so, it proposes an explanation that postulates that states employ treaty ratification as a device to signal their resolve to implement polices required by the treaty at issue in order to appease demanding domestic constituencies, predicting that states with lower compliance capacity tend to commit faster than states with higher compliance capacity. Applying this explanation to the ICESCR leads to two expectations. First, the larger government spending a proxy of high compliance capacity is hypothesized to delay the ratification process. Second, states with the unitary system are expected to ratify the ICESCR more promptly because the centralized power structure in unitary states significantly restricts the pursuit of the policy autonomy by minorities at local level that the right to self-determination entails. The Cox proportional hazard analysis lends support to both hypotheses.     

Promote People-to-People Connectivity and Jointly Build a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind

正Speech by Mr.Wang Yajun,Vice-Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee and Advisor to CNIE,at the opening ceremony of the first SCO People’s Forum     

刍议校外教育的多元价值

校外教育是我国现代教育的重要组成部分,现有的校外教育的内容和形式具有多样化的特征,是校内教育的有益补充和完善,是社会多元文化的反映。校外教育尊重青少年个体发展的独特性,为青少年的成长、成才提供了丰富的途径,具有多元价值。     

道地药材地理标志保护体系的反思与重塑

目前我国道地药材地理标志保护体系实行三轨制并存的保护模式,极易导致同一道地药材上几种地理标志之间的权利冲突。同时,由于三种保护制度各自存在弊端,我们无法通过简单的保留一种制度、取消其他两种来解决问题。对此,本文参考借鉴国外先进的立法经验,提出应将现行的三轨制保护模式整合成一套体系化的、完善的道地药材地理标志保护制度,并从保护模式的选择和制度内容的完善两个层面提出了具体建议。