Environmental liability reform and privatization in Central and Eastern Europe

The legacy of severe environmental degradation inherited by the new Central and Eastern European (CEE) economies requires liability reform to aid the cleanup of existing pollution sources and create incentives for future environmental risk reduction. The paper analyzes a host of liability approaches to meet these goals, given economic and institutional characteristics specific to the CEE nations, and explores the impact of environmental liability rules on privatization and foreign investment. A principal conclusion of the analysis is that, for a host of efficiency-based reasons, liability should not be retroactively applied to the new owners of privatized firms. Also, the paper advocates the use of national liability funds to finance the cost of existing liabilities, while highlighting dangers associated with their use. In addition to the desirability of alternative privatization mechanisms, the paper also analyzes altemative liability rules to govern prospective environmental hazards.     

Congressional Dominance and the International Trade Commission

This study examines the unfair trade decisions of the InternationalTrade Commission (ITC) and how they have been affected by Congress.It begins by identifying the means Congress can use to influenceITC decisions and then estimates both the extent to which thesemeans have been used and the extent to which they have shaped theITC's behavior. The study reaches two conclusions. First, Congresshas tried to shape the ITC's behavior, but it has not tried tomicromanage this behavior. Second, while the ITC's behavior hasbeen influenced by Congress, congressional influence is not asimportant as other factors, such as statutory criteria.     

提升武汉城市文化品位的重要举措--略论武汉地区交通博物馆建设的必要性与可行性

大力建设专题博物馆是国内特大城市文化建设的重要举措和重要标志，武汉是中国交通建设的重要基地，兴建交通博物馆以弘扬交通文化，既有得天独厚条件，又可凸现地方特色和优势，对于大力提升武汉城市文化品位和增强城市综合实力具有重要的现实意义。     

对刑法上客体的再认识

从哲学理论上讲,客体就是行为作用、行为指向的对象,而作为法律关系内容的社会关系不过是为法律所刻意确认并加以调整,由一定的法律行为所引起的产物,这种社会关系本身不可能被行为所直接指向而成为行为客体。在传统的刑法理论中,刑法上的客体被仅仅局限为犯罪的客体,而在几乎所有现行刑法学教科书中,均把犯罪客体说成是犯罪行为侵犯的社会关系,这一违反哲学原理和法学原理的犯罪客体概念,本身包含着逻辑错误和定性错误。犯罪客体就是被犯罪行为直接侵害指向的人或物。     

Ethics and the Physician-Patient Relationship

Book Reviews in This Article:
Getting Rid of Patients: Contradictions in the Socialization of Physicians . By Terry Mizrahi
Physicians and Social Change . By John Colombotos and Corinne Kirchner
Changing Values in Medicine . Edited by Eric J. Cassell and Mark Siegler
Professional Ethics and Primary Care Medicine: Beyond Dilemmas and Decorum . By Harmon L. Smith and Larry R. Churchill
Physician—Patient Decision-Making: A Study in Medical Ethics . By Douglas N. Walton
With Dignity: The Search for Medicare and Medicaid . By Sheri I. David
The Dismissal of Students with Mental Disorders. Legal Issues, Policy Considerations, and Alternative Responses .
Courtroom Toxicology . By Marshall Houts, Randall C. Baselt, and Robert H. Cravey     

闽台陈靖姑文化交流与合作的潜能

陈靖姑系闽台人民共同敬仰的女神,陈靖姑文化在闽台交流中具有独特的桥梁纽带作用。闽台陈靖姑文化交流与合作前景相当广阔,潜能尚待进一步发掘。     

关于做好新生代华侨华人工作的调查和思考

新生代华侨华人迅速崛起并呈现显著特点,海外统战工作就此进行新的探索,取得成效。要认清形势,提高对新生代华侨华人工作重要性和紧迫性的认识,依托载体,扩大宣传,推进华文教育,维护正当权益,促进华侨华人资源可持续增长。     

三个单位点DNA杂交联合应用的研究

本文从一些多态位点中筛选出在中国人群中，对于同一种限制酶HaeⅢ酶解都能检出良好多态性的三个单位点探针（PMLJ14、PYNH24、α－globin－3’HVR）。对这三个位点的等位基因频率进行了调查．用DNA指纹自动识别系统进行了数据处理，各位点的数据如下：PMLJ14、杂合度94％，等位基因频率分布0．002～0．051；PYNH24：杂合度89％，等位基因频率分布0．003～0．152；α－globin-3’HVR：杂合度78％，等位基因频率分布0．003～0．077。分析15个家系，未见到变异发生，符合孟德尔遗传规律。这三个位点个人识别中的累加机率是：1．7×10-5～2．1×10-14。