Correction to: The Public Power of Judgement: Reasonableness Versus Rationality—Setting the Ball Rolling

International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique - In the original publication of the article, the paragraph beginning “We begin with two...     

Combined Collection and Analysis of Inorganic and Organic Gunshot Residues

Gunshot residue (GSR) analysis and their interpretation provide crucial information on a criminal investigation involving the use of firearms. To date, several approaches have been proposed for the implementation of a combined sampling and analysis of inorganic (IGSR) and organic GSR (OGSR). However, it is not clear at this stage if concurrent analyses of both types of residue might be detrimental to the analysis of IGSR currently applied in forensic laboratories. Thus, this work aims to compare and evaluate three different protocols for the combined collection and analysis of IGSR and OGSR. These methods, respectively, involve the use of a modified stub (with two halves, one for the detection of IGSR and the other for the analysis of OGSR); the sequential recovery of GSR with two stubs mounted with different adhesives (double-sided carbon tape and Tesa® TACK) and the sequential analysis of IGSR and OGSR from a single carbon stub following carbon deposition. The detection of IGSR was carried out using SEM-EDX, while OGSR analysis was performed using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). Obtained results for experiments performed using Geco Sinoxid^® ammunition indicated that sequential analysis was the most suitable protocol for the combined collection and analysis of both IGSR and OGSR. A higher number of inorganic (characteristic and consistent) particles and higher concentrations of ethylcentralite, N-nitrosodiphenylamine, diphenylamine, and nitroglycerin were recovered with this method.     

城市治理模式:类型与变迁分析

摘要:在城市治理的发展过程中,其治理结构、治理的重点、治理目标等都存在很大的差异.西方学者在研究中根据不同的标准,将城市划分为不同的城市治理模式.这些模式在行为主体、目标、手段等方面都各有特点,也存在着不足之处.然而这些模式很难照搬到中国的实践中.中国城市管理体制的变迁有着特殊的轨迹,从政府职能转变的角度来看可以清晰地把握从城市管制模式到城市经营模式,再到多中心治理模式的变迁历程.     

关于社会监督的几点思考

党中央提出要"充分发挥各监督主体的积极作用",其中包括要"切实加强社会监督".对此,从这种监督的主体和客体、地位和作用、对策和思路等三方面进行思考,必须准确回答三方面的问题:一是思考社会监督的主客体,解决的是谁来监督和监督谁的问题,即社会监督的主体是社会,而政党、国家(政府)则是社会监督的客体;二是思考社会监督的地位和作用,回答的是为什么监督的问题,相对于政党和国家内部的监督,社会监督是外部监督、自下而上的监督和多数人的监督,更是直接监督和积极监督,人民群众是开展监督的"依靠力量";三是在思考社会监督的对策和思路中,要推进社会主义民主政治建设,落实社会监督.     

Making votes count in parliament or government?

Several scholars have sought to elucidate voting strategies in proportional representation (PR) systems. The argument is that the existence of coalition governments forces voters to consider potential alliances and to vote in order to maximize their chances of influencing the outcome. In this paper, we argue that this vision is incomplete as PR, just as single-member district plurality, also creates incentives for voters to desert parties that have little chances of obtaining a seat in their district. We validate this theoretical claim using two different surveys conducted during the 2014 Belgian federal and regional elections. Our results show that both government and district viability have a substantial and distinct effect on vote choice.     

试论邓小平宪政理论及其特点

实行宪政是走向法治国家的必由之路。所谓宪政 ,就是以宪法为前提、以民主政治为核心、以法治为基石、以保障人权为目的的政治形态或政治过程。简言之 ,宪政即由宪法确认和规范的民主政治制度及其实施。为全面理解宪政概念 ,还需注意 :宪法实施是建立宪政的基本途径 ,建立有限政府是宪政的基本精神 ,树立宪法的最高权威是宪政的集中表现 ,实行法治是宪政的基石。邓小平在探索我国民主与法制建设的过程中所作的一系列思考和论述 ,形成了独具中国特色的邓小平宪政理论。在体系上 ,这一理论已构成邓小平理论不可或缺的重要组成部分 ;在实践中 ,…     

新时代的中美桥梁—记美国新任驻华大使洪博培

2009年5月16日,美国总统奥巴马提名时任犹他州州长的共和党人乔恩·亨茨曼（中文名为洪博培）出任美国新任驻华大使,以填补美国新政府这个空缺长达4个月之久的重要职位。洪博培于当日发表声明,接受了奥巴马总统的邀请。7月23日,洪博培出席了美国国会参议院外交关系委员会就对其提名举行的听证会。     

东亚经济合作的现状及中国的角色定位

东亚的经济合作从20世纪60年代起步,以1967年8月东盟成立为启动标志,到亚洲爆发金融危机的30年间一直进展缓慢,并以东盟单一形式进行。     

The only solution is revolution: the Spanish Confederación Nacional de Trabajo and the problem of unemployment in Republican Spain, 1931–1933

Although the Great Depression has been the subject of much research, focus normally centers on the impact instead of the tactics developed by working-class organizations to tackle the problems it caused, specifically unemployment. Recent research has sought to fill this gap, but numerous areas remain uncovered. This paper covers two of these: the situation in Spain and the reaction of anarcho-syndicalist union – the Confederación Nacional de Trabajo. Spain presents an anomalous case; a country that saw the replacement of a semi-fascist dictatorship by a democracy in the 1930s. Furthermore, the fact that the initial government of the Spanish Second Republic included the Socialists provides an opportunity of comparing and contrasting the positions and policies of reformist and revolutionary workers’ organizations. The study is based on predominantly on articles appearing in the CNT newspaper Solidaridad Obrera. The conclusion reached is that for the CNT rising unemployment was a symptom of an irreversible trend in a failing capitalist system, which could only be solved by the revolutionary overthrow of that system. Nonetheless, the union had to present plausible solutions to ameliorate the conditions of the workers to attract the unemployed and thus, create a force strong enough to lead that revolutionary change.