Miscarriage of Justice? Postcolonial Reflections on the ‘Trial’ of the Maharajah of Baroda, 1875

This article revisits the Baroda Incident 1875, providing a detailed examination of the Enquiry or ‹trial’ for the first time, and locating that examination in the wider socio-cultural context of the nineteenth century British Empire (especially the Raj) and the exporting of the ‹British’/English legal culture to the Empire. The implications of the establishing of British principles of justice, including the value placed upon Indian-generated evidence and testimony by the courts, are explored, in order to establish the Baroda Incident as a significant miscarriage of justice. Using historical methodologies as well as postcolonial insights, it demonstrates that the concepts of justice on which the British prided themselves were intrinsincally racialised as well as gendered, with profound modern resonances. Dr. Judith Rowbotham is a Reader, School of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University.     

Competitive Liberalization,Competitive Imperialism,and Intellectual Property

Aggressive pursuit of free trade agreements (FTAs) and customs unions (CUs) by major and minor trading powers alike challenges the conventional wisdom in favor of such pursuit – competitive liberalization. An equally plausible explanation for an active bilateral and regional trade agreement policy, one which effectively de-emphasizes multilateralism, may be competitive imperialism. The protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights is one area in which new provisions, going beyond multilateral rules, are being negotiated and written into FTAs and CUs. Such provisions may yield insights into which characterization of bilateralism and regionalism – competitive liberalization or competitive imperialism – is more apt. Rice Distinguished Professor, The University of Kansas, School of Law, Green Hall, 1535 West 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7577, USA. Tel. +1-785-8649224. Fax. +1-785-8645054. www.law.ku.edu. J.D., Harvard (1989); M.Sc., Oxford (1986); M.Sc., London School of Economics (1985); A.B., Duke (1984). Marshall Scholar (1984-86). Member, Council on Foreign Relations, Royal Society for Asian Affairs, and Fellowship of Catholic Scholars. Author, Modern GATT Law (Sweet & Maxwell 2005), International Trade Law: Theory and Practice (2nd ed. 2000, 3rd ed. forthcoming 2007-08), and Trade, Development, and Social Justice (Carolina Academic Press 2003). I am thankful to my Research Assistant, Mr. David R. Jackson (B.A., George Mason University, 1992; J.D. Class of 2007, University of Kansas), for his indispensable help on this work. I also am grateful to Dr. Mohammed El Said, University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN), for his consistent support and friendship, and for what he has taught and continues to teach me about international trade and intellectual property.     

再评北京精雕诉上海奈凯计算机软件侵权案——兼论软件技术保护措施与反向工程的合理纬度

通过探讨应用在软件上的技术保护措施和反向工程的对象、目的、合理使用等问题,厘定技术保护措施和反向工程的适用边界.通过一个典型案例,分析了法律制度的缺位给司法实践所造成的困惑.对软件技术保护措施和反向工程法律规则的构建提出了一些建议.     

中美警务技能战术教学训练之比较

加强中美警察在警务技能战术教学训练的研究,对中美警察警务技能与战术的课程设置、教学内容及训练方法、教官队伍建设等多方面加以比较,提出学习美国警察在警务技能战术教学训练方面先进的经验和做法,以促进我国警察在技能战术教学训练方面的发展     

犯罪过失构成要素比较研究

科学地抽象和概括犯罪过失共同的构成要素并进行比较研究,对于正确认定犯罪过失和过失犯罪,具有积极的意义。中外学者都比较重视对过失构成要素的研究,但侧重点各不相同:国外学者特别是大陆法系的学者注重对构成要素内容的研究,国内学者则侧重于对其结构的剖析。违法性认识不是犯罪过失的构成要素。     

“生态中心主义的红色批判”——生态学的马克思主义的当代资本主义批判新视角

生态学的马克思主义是20世纪末兴起的一种西方新马克思主义思潮。这一思潮的许多代表人物都自称是马克思主义者,他们承认马克思主义的指导地位,认为资本主义制度是生态危机的根源,主张消除生态危机必须变革资本主义制度,建立超越当代资本主义和现存的传统的社会主义的新型的生态社会主义。这一思潮带有一定的乌托邦色彩,同时它也使当代生态运动有了马克思主义理论导向,并使马克思主义面对当代最大的现实问题而摆脱了教条化倾向,具有一定的积极意义。     

警惕和防范大规模海上恐怖袭击--《全球贸易的定时炸弹》介评

“9·11”惨剧发生后,全世界对国际恐怖主义的巨大杀伤力及其现实威胁有了更加清醒的认识———“狼”不仅来了,而且无处不在、“无所不能”。海上运输安全以及港口安全也就自然成了世人担忧的一大焦点。新加坡东南亚研究所2004年推出的由迈克尔·理查森所著的《全球贸易的定时     

关于中国企业开拓俄建筑市场的思考

现在，中国建筑企业主要作为装修工程的分包商进入俄罗斯市场，也有一些中国建筑企业开始承包工程，完成土石工程和构件安装。为了提高中国建筑企业在俄的竞争力，降低企业经营风险，进一步扩大市场份额，中俄两国政府有关部门应在建筑工程企业资质互认、市场监管、质量监督等方面加强合作，提供工程建设全程服务。     

长征在马克思主义中国化进程中的历史作用

中国工农红军的长征,对于马克思主义中国化来说无疑有着深刻的影响,它推动中国共产党人进行了深刻的理论思考,使他们认识到将马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际相结合的重要性,从而加速了马克思主义中国化的历史进程。长征的胜利,不仅使党和红军从危机中获得了新生,改变了中国革命的面貌,也充分展示了中国共产党人的崇高理想和英雄气概。