What I think I see: reflections on the foundations of social policy*

‘I wouldn't like to be sure my vision is true, but I am quite sure that there is something for us to see, aren't you?’ Plato's Republic: Socrates to Glaucon     

大学本科自主招生面试之我见——以复旦大学"自主选拔录取"为例

大学本科生招生面试有着笔试所无法替代的功能.它与标准化考试等其他录取标准形成一种互补关系.面试也是学生展示书面材料中难以表达的个性特点及才能的机会.复旦大学等此次自主招生试点的最大意义在于:它改变了以往以高考分数为唯一标准的"一考定终身"的招生模式,使得"人"(学生)真正出现在招生录取过程之中;实践了真正意义上的高校自主招生;从程序上来讲,面试是"自主选拔录取"的最后一道程序,并非单一的"一面定录取".复旦大学改革试点的价值及推广意义取决于这一模式的普适性、政府放权的限度、地方招生部门的通力合作等因素.     

平行进口法律规制的再思考——以知识产权独占许可为视角

对平行进口的法律规制争议不断,这一方面是由于其类型的多样性及由此带来的权利冲突和利益纷争的复杂性,另一方面是由于以传统的知识产权理论即权利用尽原则与地域性原则为基础解决平行进口问题所遇到的理论内部的矛盾性及由此决定的现实意义的有限性。从知识产权独占许可的视角分析由平行进口所引发的利益失衡可以为我们研究平行进口的法律规制提供新的思考路径。     

甬商与晋商地域文化传承比较研究

甬商、晋商是我国明清著名商帮。区域文化传承中对其发生影响。对甬商与晋商地域文化传承进行比较研究，总结其顺荣枯逆、兴衰交替的经验教训，不仅具有学术价值，而且也具有现实意义。     

Ethnic and Religious Roots of Regional Conflicts in the Caucasus

The main causes of ethnic conflict are territorial issues and territorial disputes. In the Caucasus, all armed ethnic confrontations were initially interstate conflicts and at times were related to religious differences.     

从自译视角看忠实的幅度：以林语堂为例

“忠实”问题是翻译界一直探讨的一个基本问题,但是过去的研究都是基于作者与译者是两个人。如果作者与译者是同一人,即作者翻译自己的作品,是否就是最忠实的翻译？本文以林语堂自译为例,从阐释学和接受美学视角,结合林语堂的翻译观,来探讨作者自译中的忠实问题。     

Cancellation of a trade mark based on a prior foreign geographical indication related to different products

The registration and the use of a composite trade mark includinga famous geographical indication (GI), for products differentto those covered by the GI, are acts of unfair competition insofaras they allow the trade mark owner to free-ride on the GI'sreputation, causing its dilution.     

案外人申请再审主体资格的理论探析及司法把握——兼评《审监解释》第五条第一款

长期以来,案外人都无法通过自主主张诉权来实现其受到生效裁判危害之权利的救济。这极大妨碍案外人实体权利的救济,影响了诉讼功能的发挥。最高人民法院《关于适用民事诉讼法审判监督程序司法解释》第五条通过扩张解释,赋予了有限的案外人直接申请再审权利。准确理解和严格把握该司法解释第5条第1款规定的案外人直接申请再审的主体资格问题,是一个理论及司法实务中亟待解决的重要问题。     

Automated consent through privacy agents: Legal requirements and technical architecture

The changes imposed by new information technologies, especially pervasive computing and the Internet, require a deep reflection on the fundamental values underlying privacy and the best way to achieve their protection. The explicit consent of the data subject, which is a cornerstone of most data protection regulations, is a typical example of requirement which is very difficult to put into practice in the new world of “pervasive computing” where many data communications necessarily occur without the users' notice. In this paper, we argue that an architecture based on “Privacy Agents” can make privacy rights protection more effective, provided however that this architecture meets a number of legal requirements to ensure the validity of consent delivered through such Privacy Agents. We first present a legal analysis of consent considering successively (1) its nature; (2) its essential features (qualities and defects) and (3) its formal requirements. Then we draw the lessons of this legal analysis for the design of a valid architecture based on Privacy Agents. To conclude, we suggest an implementation of this architecture proposed in a multidisciplinary project involving lawyers and computer scientists.     

Burden of Neurodegenerative Diseases in a Cohort of Medical Examiner Subjects*

Abstract: Here we report studies of the burden of neurodegenerative neuropathologies in a cohort of Medical Examiner (ME) subjects from the County of Santa Clara (California) to determine if this unique population of decedents manifested evidence of neurodegeneration that might underlie causes of death seen in an ME practice. We found that 13% of the brains from ME cases showed significant tau pathology, including 55% of those 65 years old and older and 63% of those 70 years old and older. The histochemical and immunohistochemical findings were consistent with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in 7 subjects and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) tauopathy type in six cases. There were no cases of Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy Bodies or other neurodegenerative conditions. Our study suggests that decedents >65 years of age in an ME practice are afflicted by common causes of dementia such as AD and FTLD which could contribute wholly or in part to their causes of death.