美缅关系新动向及其原因和影响

2009年以来,美缅关系在经历了20年的尖锐对立之后出现了一些引人注目的松动迹象。这既反映出奥巴马政府对缅甸及整个东南亚战略的调整,也体现出缅甸政府为巩固执政地位和准备2010年大选而在外交方面所做出的努力。虽然美缅都有实现和解的意愿,但由于在最为敏感的民主化和人权问题上矛盾依旧,双方关系在短期内难有实质性改善。但是,作为一种可能的前景,其影响不容忽视。     

起诉书犯罪事实之描述

尽管起诉书是一种格式化司法文书,但其事实部分很难有一定之规,在很大程度上依靠实践经验.通过对大量的起诉书进行深度解析,发现当前一些起诉书犯罪事实描述严重不当,可能影响罪与非罪、此罪与彼罪.存在的种种具体问题分为褒贬失当、主动和被动句式使用不当、指代不明、对四字结构重视不够、事实部分夹杂证据等五大类.最后从犯罪事实描述的角度出发,选择收购赃物罪和转化型抢劫罪两类,进行整体分析,以期为起诉书犯罪事实之描述提供一些有益经验.     

中国的改革开放与中美关系

1978年11月,中国共产党第十一届三中全会划时代地决定中国将以经济建设为中心,实行改革开放.随后,于1979年初,中美两国正式建立了外交关系.这不是偶然的巧合,而是缘于中国改革开放政策与中美关系发展之间的必然联系.     

论互联网中的隐私权--由一则案例谈起

在规范网络世界的网络法中 ,隐私权应成为基础性的权利种类 ,此为网络虚拟社会的特性所决定。隐私权的保护对象为个人的所有信息 ,权利内容为 :个人信息使用权与个人信息安全权两方面。我国对网络隐私权的制度设计 ,应借鉴英美等国经验 ,以国家制定法律的他律与网络行业自律相结合的方式 ,全面保护网民隐私权。     

Voice disguise and automatic speaker recognition

In this paper a newly developed Forensic Automatic Speaker Recognition System (FASRS) was introduced and the effect of 10 types of voice disguises that are common in forensic casework on the performance of this system was studied. In this study 10 types of disguised voices and normal voices from 20 male college students were used as test samples. Each disguised voice was compared with all normal voices in the database to make speaker identification and speaker verification. The result of speaker recognition is summarized and the influence of voice disguises on the FASRS is evaluated.     

Growth Disparity in China: Provincial causes

The strategic shift of central government policy from equitable economic growth to the open door policy with an emphasis on coastal development in 1978 has resulted in uneven regional growth in China. The most noticeable growth disparity is between the coastal and inland provinces. This article seeks to identify the uneven growth of regional economies and to investigate provincial causes of such interprovincial variations in growth in the post-Mao era. This study develops a local reform-driven perspective to account for an unequal growth pattern in Jiangxi and Fujian. It finds that discrepancies in leadership role and ability to establish growth policy and strategies are the key variables in explaining the dissimilar pace of development. Such growth policy and strategies account for differences in restructuring in the local economy from centrally-planned to market-conforming, variations in creating new comparative advantages of the acquired kind, and different levels of marketization and non-state sector growth.     

The Economics of Bail Setting and Social Welfare

In most jurisdictions, there is a statutory preference for releasing on bail an accused in custody that has not yet been convicted unless the accused is charged with very serious offence like homicide. Nonetheless, the courts are vested with the powers to decide on the quantum of bail or to even refuse bail outright. To induce the defendant to surrender for trial [Lim, B.-T., & Quah, E. (1998). Economics of bail setting. Bulletin of Economic Research, 257–264] demonstrate that the bail quantum should be based on the expected cost of punishment and the probability of re-arrest if the defendant jumps bail. However, there are costs to society if the defendant absconds, which include, inter alia, the cost of re-arresting the defendant. In this paper, we derive the optimal bail quantum on the assumption that the probability of re-arrest and the penalty for absconding are chosen by the courts whose objective function is to minimize the sum of the expected harm to society and the net costs to law enforcement if the defendant jumps bail. The cost and benefit of being released on bail are examined. A model is proposed which may be useful to the court officials in bail setting as an effective means to secure the defendant's attendance at trial as well as to achieve social equity.