Asian values revisited

  With Asia's economy still booming in the second half of the 1990's “Asian values” were announced by some politicians (Lee Kuan Yew, Mahatir, Ishihara, Mahbubani etc.) and contrasted with “Western values”. Soon a controversial debate within Asia ensued (Kim, Fidel Ramos ea..), into which also the western democracies joined. The “West” however reacted rather defensively to the new assertiveness of some Asian statesmen, inspite of the fact that the authors of this debate put into question the western dominance in global value setting which has been in existence since the French revolution. But has this debate withstood the test of time, the challenges posed by the recession in Asia and by the ever increasing globalization? Hardly. The crisis has destroyed the notion that “Asian values” had been the main cause and guarantor of Asia's exorbitant growth rates. While in the West Christianity forms the essential basics of culture, in Asia there is a multitude of coexisting - and frequently confronting world religions. There is no other continent which in cultural and political terms is so contradictory and potentially conflict ridden like Asia. “Asianism” as a concept was surely also intended as an instrument to integrate multiethnic Asian societies with weak internal cohesion. At the same time it served to neutralize the human rights issue. In the meantime the debate has become quieter and more dispassionate. In the developed West the notion gained acceptance to abandon “Eurocentrism”. At the same time there is recognition that “Asian values” are not exclusive. Also in Europe the family plays a special role. A debate on values is needed for societal integration – also in the “West” which should become more aware of the need to reassert the origins of its own spiritual foundations. Following September 11th the west is well advised to continue the dialogue on values with Asia. Update and expanded version of an article first published in: Au?enpolitik IV/1996, p. 326 “Beginnt das pazifische Jahrhundert?” I would like to thank Julia Prati for the translation of the updated and expanded version of this article     

医疗损害赔偿纠纷不适用公平责任原则--兼与姚勇先生商榷

《法律与医学杂志》2005年第12卷（第4期）刊载姚勇先生大作“李某某诉某大学附属医院医疗事故人身损害赔偿案”一文,从被告是否存在侵害被告知情权和是否存在误诊过失进行了论证,结论是在这两方面被告均无过失（见原文）.     

人体冠心病心肌组织cTnI免疫组织化学研究

目的 研究cTnI免疫组织化学法诊断人体急性心肌梗死的法医病理学意义.方法 应用免疫组织化学法检测人体冠心病心肌组织cTnI的变化,进行图像分析,与HE染色法进行比较.结果 人体冠心病心肌组织急性心肌梗死区域心肌细胞内cTnI免疫组化染色缺染、分布失规律性;梗死修复区域纤维间质cTnI免疫组化染色弱阳性:陈旧性心肌梗死瘢痕区域纤维间质cTnI免疫组化染色阴性.失血性休克组近心内膜心肌细胞内cTnI免疫组化染色轻度增强,并见点灶状心肌细胞内cTnI免疫组化染色缺染.结论 cTnI免疫组织化学检测可以应用于人体急性心肌梗死的诊断.     

Race as a factor in university admissions

In two recent cases, Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306. (2003) and Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244. (2003), the Supreme Court held that the Equal Protection Clause permitted state schools to use race-sensitive admissions in order to obtain the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body. The diversity-based argument for race-sensitive admissions, scholarships, awards, and other opportunities at universities should have been rejected because it does not consider the full range of costs and benefits and because the more narrow educational effects probably weigh against such programs. However, this does not suggest that applicants’ race, ethnicity, and gender should be ignored. Rather the same consideration that led to the defeat of the diversity argument, i.e., reasoning capacity, supports the consideration of demographic factors. However, attention to such factors further undermines the consequentialist case for affirmative action.     

从易趣案看美国ISP代理侵权责任之演进

易趣(eBay)是一个网上论坛服务的提供者,用户可以将商品放置论坛上出卖,也可以在论坛上通过竞价或固定价格购买商品或服务。罗伯特·亨(Robert Hendrickson)是纪录片《曼森》(Manson)的著作权所有人。他发现,《曼森》未经其许可,以DVD的形式在易趣上被拍卖,遂以其著作权受到侵害为由,向易趣发出通知信函,要求易趣立即停止侵权行为,移除侵权材料。易趣收到通知函后,提出按罗伯特·亨照DMCA4的要求制作一份合法有效的通知,从而确定侵权材料所在并予以删除。罗伯特·亨拒绝了易趣的建议,并将易趣诉     

Randomized experiments in criminology: What have we learned in the last two decades?

This paper aims to review randomized experiments in criminology with offending outcomes and reasonably large numbers that were published between 1982 and 2004. A total of 83 experiments are summarized, compared with only 35 published between 1957 and 1981: 12 on policing, 13 on prevention, 14 on corrections, 22 on courts, and 22 on community interventions. Randomized experiments are still relatively uncommon, but there have been more large-scale multi-site experiments and replication programs. There have also been several experiments in which 100 or more places were randomly assigned. Relatively few experiments (only 10 out of 83) were conducted outside the United States. Meta-analyses suggest that prevention methods, correctional therapy, batterer programs, drug courts, juvenile restitution and deterrent policing were effective in reducing offending, while Scared Straight and boot camp programs caused a significant increase in offending.     

社会主义民族:天高地阔养族性——中央“12条”与马克思主义民族理论中国化研究之三

本文从族性演化的视角解读中央“十二条”中的第三条。认为:社会主义时期各民族共同繁荣发展,在某种意义上是民族社会的族性因素随着历史演进不断再生并实现总体张扬。社会主义时期各民族间的共同因素不断增多,为族性张扬积累了优势资源,奠定了雄厚的基础。社会主义时期民族特点、民族差异和各民族在经济文化发展上的差距长期存在,正是民族社会族性因素持续演进的客观反映。而对社会主义民族族性再生现象的真切理解,是我们认识社会主义时期的民族问题的一个基本前提。