A novel method for cyanide quantification in human whole blood using ion chromatography with amperometric detection and its application to cyanide intoxication cases

Cyanide is a highly toxic agent that has been frequently used for suicide in South Korea. It is also used in various industrial fields, such as metal plating, in which many accidental cyanide intoxications have occurred. To overcome the disadvantages of conventional cyanide analysis methods, a simple and fast method for the analysis of cyanide in whole blood using ion chromatography (IC) with amperometric detection was developed in this study. Whole blood samples were deproteinized, diluted, and analyzed using an IC–amperometric detection system. The limits of detection and quantitation were 0.1 and 0.2 mg/L, respectively. The method showed good linearity in the range of 0.2 to 50 mg/L with R² > 0.99. The intra- and inter-assay precision and accuracy values were <10%. The established method was successfully applied to analyze whole blood samples from three cyanide intoxication cases.     

纪念香港城市大学合作十周年研讨会发言节选

2019年12月8日国家法官学院与香港城市大学合作办学十年座谈会暨判例法与案例指导制度论坛举行,本刊摘录几位嘉宾的现场演讲,以飨读者。     

Forensic Application of Analytical Mechanics in Fatal Fall From a Height

Fatal fall from a height initiated with a swinging motion on the sagittal plane of the victim's body is examined. Method of analytical mechanics is adopted to establish the functional relations between the swinging angle of the body and the force needed to sustain the body until release, and the amount of the horizontal displacement that would occur after release. The analysis is applied to support an expert opinion presented in a criminal court in which two accused were convicted of murder for dropping a female victim from a bridge. The results indicate that it is unlikely for the body to locate as recorded by the police investigation report in the case. This study demonstrates that a straightforward mechanical analysis can be utilized to examine uncommon falling scenarios.     

法治视阈下基层社会矛盾的多元善治

全面深化改革进入深水区遭遇社会转型期,历史积累的问题与改革发展的问题交织,复杂多样的社会矛盾不断涌现,尤在基层社会凸显。从根源上看,基层社会矛盾仍属人民内部矛盾,多为民众的利益诉求而非政治诉求。重构基层社会矛盾治理路径,规制各方行为,维护好群众合理合法权益,是为基层社会矛盾治理之首要任务。新形势下,应以法治思维为指引,以社会主义核心价值观为依归,培育社会组织,强化社会组织和基层部门行为以及完善基层社会自治的法治规制,从而构建多元解纷的法治机制,达成涵摄“多元、共享、参与、合作、宽容”等包容性治理元素的基层社会矛盾多元善治,从而化解社会风险,维护公正、安宁、和谐的社会秩序。     

Illegal Drug Use Among Adolescents in Schools and Facilities: 3-Year Surveys in Taiwan

Asian Journal of Criminology - This study investigated and compared the prevalence of illegal drug use among students and detainees in Taiwan. Stratified sampling of schools in the major cities of...     

末位淘汰制下解雇行为的合法性辨析

【裁判要旨】实践中,以末位淘汰为由解除劳动合同,实质多为以不能胜任为由解除劳动合同。该解雇行为合法性的判定依据在于其是否符合劳动合同法第四十条第(二)项之规定,其关键在于对劳动者能否胜任工作的认定。     

法医学尸体检验职业防护指南(建议稿)

法医工作者的职业暴露风险极大,案件现场及尸体上的有毒有害物质、高致病性微生物以及利器、骨折等因素均可能给法医带来身心伤害甚至生命危险。随着经济社会发展,法医的工作环境已经较过去显著改善,但是针对个人防护的重视程度仍需提高。近年来公共卫生事件频发,给法医职业防护带来新的挑战,迫切需要借鉴生物安全领域的先进技术和防护理念,以满足新形势下法医工作的需要。本指南立足当前法医职业防护的实际需求,从暴露风险、防护分级、应急处置等角度阐述,希望能为制定法医职业防护相关标准提供参考,以指导法医工作者开展个人防护工作,为提升法医职业化水平和身心健康提供帮助。     

中央环保督察:压力型环境治理模式的自我调适—一项基于内容分析法的案例研究

本文旨在利用内容分析法全面展示中央环保督察这一中国环境治理场域下的最新治理实践。中央环保督察的启动是中央政府对压力型环境治理实践中失衡的央地关系、府际关系和政社关系的主动调适,并试图消解因上述关系失衡可能引致的合法性风险。环保督察的实施一方面实现了环保压力的再传导,并通过引导地方政府的注意力来塑造其对环境治理的长期偏好,另一方面也通过建立督查信息链改善了央地间的信息不对称。但由于环保督察内生于压力型体制,因而其领导、组织和运行的微观机制还无法摆脱对运动式治理的路径依赖,这反映了转型期中国环境治理实践的特点:复杂繁重的环境治理任务呼唤进一步完善以法治化为核心的常规治理,但替代性治理机制的匮乏使中央在短期内仍需借助高规格的环保督察来倒逼地方政府完善常规治理。     

Hybrid Coordination for Coping with the Medical Surge from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Paired Assistance Programs in China

The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges to public health care systems and demands intergovernmental coordination to cope with the resulting medical surge. This essay analyzes the operation of Paired Assistance Programs (PAPs) in China, offering a timely comparative case for researchers and practitioners to examine when reflecting on the classic debate over the hierarchical versus network approaches to coordination in emergency management. PAPs highlight the importance of network management and necessity of institutionalizing mechanisms of governance to facilitate coordination within multilevel response systems.     

协调运转+统分结合:统筹疫情防控和经济社会发展的国家治理策略

“统筹推进新冠肺炎疫情防控和经济社会发展”是当前国家治理的紧迫议题,关键在于科学和政策。在科学维度,疫情防控要从医疗系统的专业性和复杂性出发,建立医疗与决策、商业和社会系统的依赖共存关系,实现系统之间的协调运转;在政策维度,企业复工复产和脱贫攻坚要突出地方治理的经验、特色和优势,坚持统分结合,健全充分发挥中央和地方两个积极性体制机制,发挥地方治理效能。在坚持中央集中统一领导下,四大系统协调运转,奠基于法理型组织建设,形成国家治理的新方略;中央与地方统分结合,形塑于两大核心理念,形成国家治理的新动力。二者相辅相成,共同作用,为统筹推进疫情防控和经济社会发展保驾护航。