A case of electrocution during illegal fishing activities

The passage of electric current through the human body causes variable harm, ranging from loss of consciousness to death caused by paralysis of the bulbar nerve centers. This report describes a fatal case caused by an illegal fishing practice involving stunning fish with electric shocks produced by an electric generator carried through the water inside the carcass of an old refrigerator to keep it afloat. This occurrence is unusual because of the circumstances giving rise to the use of electric current and the cause of death, which resulted from the combination of the electric current produced by the generator and the saltwater, bringing about death by drowning.     

Death following atypical compression of the neck

The authors present 3 cases of asphyxia caused by atypical compression of the neck by the metal bed bars fitted at the sides of the bed to prevent falling out. These occurred in 3 elderly women living in nursing homes, confined to bed by severe neuropsychiatric disturbances. In all 3 cases, the minor nature of the skin lesions and absence of blood infiltrations in the anatomic structures of the neck had made it difficult to diagnose the cause of death. Inspection of the rest homes, together with the autopsy findings (acute pulmonary emphysema, conjunctival petechiae, and dark, fluid blood), enabled identification of asphyxia as the cause of death and its causal agent as the bed bars.     

The 2000-2001 GEP-ISFG Collaborative Exercise on mtDNA: assessing the cause of unsuccessful mtDNA PCR amplification of hair shaft samples

We report the results of Spanish and Portuguese working group (GEP) of International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG) Collaborative Exercise 2001-2002 on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis. 64 laboratories from Spain, Portugal and several Latin-American countries participated in this quality control exercise. Five samples were sent to the participating laboratories, four blood stains (M1-M4) and a sample (M5) consisting of two hair shaft fragments. M4 was non-human (Felis catus) in origin; therefore, the capacity of the labs to identify the biological source of this sample was an integral part of the exercise. Some labs detected the non-human origin of M4 by carrying out immuno-diffussion techniques using antihuman serum, whereas others identified the specific animal origin by testing the sample against a set of animal antibodies or by means of the analysis of mtDNA regions (Cyt-b, 12S, and 16S genes). The results of the other three human blood stains (M1-M3) improved in relation to the last Collaborative Exercises but those related to hairs yielded a low rate of success which clearly contrasts with previous results. As a consequence of this, some labs performed additional analysis showing that the origin of this low efficiency was not the presence of inhibitors, but the low quantity of DNA present in these specific hair samples and the degradation.As a general conclusion the results emphasize the need of external proficiency testing as part of the accreditation procedure for the labs performing mtDNA analysis in forensic casework.     

浅析侵占罪中"拒不退还或交出"的认定

侵占罪是修订刑法时增设的一种新的侵犯财产犯罪."拒不退还"或"拒不交出"是构成此罪的必备要件,由于目前我国刑法理论界对这一新罪名的研究相对较少,实际部门在适用法律的过程中也感到较为棘手,鉴此,笔者拟就"拒不退还或交出"的认定问题略作分析.     

张闻天“生产关系的两重性”思想的理论价值微探

张闻天的晚年几多不幸,几多坎坷,但他对真理的追求矢志不改.他在经济思想方面提出"生产关系的两重性"思想,不仅是对马克思主义生产关系理论的创造性继承,而且也和后来邓小平关于社会主义市场经济的理论是一脉相承的.     

诱惑侦查的法律规制

诱惑侦查是一种由法律机关实施诱惑而诱使侦查对象实施犯罪并将其抓获的特殊侦查手段。如果对诱惑侦查不加以规制 ,往往会出现滥用诱惑侦查而侵犯公民权利或执法人员倚仗国家权利参与犯罪等违法犯罪现象 ,影响刑事诉讼的合法公正。本文通过对我国运用诱惑侦查手段的现状和存在问题的分析 ,借鉴美国等一些运用诱惑侦查较早的国家关于诱惑侦查的法理和规定 ,提出了从法律制度上规制我国诱惑侦查的措施 :一是建立完整的证据排除规则 ;二是规制诱惑侦查的启动程序 ;三是规制诱惑侦查的执行程序 ;四是强化诱惑侦查的过程性控制     

延边应开辟一条外向型农业发展道路

加入世贸组织和对外开放水平的提高,为延边提供了一条农业产业化深化升级的重要途径,把产业化与外向型农业结合起来,引导农业产业化向外向型发展,提高延边的国际竞争力。     

发挥社区警务功能有利于解决城市毒品问题

面对毒品问题 ,如何寻找解决的有效办法历来为禁毒专业人士和社会各界所关注。然而 ,以社区警务工作的地缘优势、行业优势和人员优势为依托 ,发挥警务功能 ,即 :警察与公众结为伙伴 ,彼此合作、彼此协商 ,对社区存在的毒品问题 ,通过打击、预防、治疗、康复、心理矫正和回归社会 ,以及建立毒品问题援助中心等手段 ,从而建立和巩固无毒社区。