War,liberalism, and modernity: the biopolitical provocations of ‘Empire’

The relationships between war, liberalism and modernity remain heavily under‐theorised within international relations. Existing critiques emphasise the ways in which the developments of liberal societies have been facilitated by the deployment of instrumental forms of force and violence in the extension and control of spaces beyond the boundaries of the zone of ‘liberal peace’. Yet, the ordinary functioning of liberal societies themselves can also be understood in terms of the roles of war. This article utilises ideas derived from Michel Foucault and Antonio Negri to advance our understanding of the ways in which liberal powers pursue security through the creation of what this author terms a logistical order of relations between the subjects that they govern. Simultaneously, the strategisation of social relations within liberal societies fosters the development of new forms of antagonistic subjectivities that contest the logistical foundations of liberal societies. This dual set of developments poses problematic questions as to how we should understand the relationships between the organisation of liberal societies and the forms of resistance that emerge in their midst. As the author details, these questions are made all the more pressing by the current context of the War on Terror.     

United Kingdom: Sisters and inheritance tax

Joyce and Sybil Burden are two sisters who have lived togethersince birth and currently occupy a UK farmhouse. When one ofthem dies the other will face a large inheritance tax bill andwill have to sell the     

基于语料库的立法语言语义研究

文章是以语料库为基础的对立法语言的初步研究。文章一方面从语义学的角度以立法实例区分模糊性、歧义性、多义性以及概括性等概念，另一方面从法学的角度探讨概括性、模糊性在立法中的价值。本研究表明立法语言中的模糊性、概括性是语言与法律现实相互作用的结果，也是法律多元化的内在要求，为立法相对稳定性以及司法确定性提供了空间。     

权利冲突解决路径分析

权利冲突是继权利义务关系问题、权利本位问题之后法学界又一热点话题，同时也是现实中普遍存的司法难点。研究权利冲突，特别是寻找权利冲突的解决途径，以便在实践中妥善地解决好权利冲突问题，意义重大。我们不可能一劳永逸地解决权利冲突，坚持权利位阶原则、利益／价值衡量原则，完善立法做好事前防范，事后当事人忍让和司法途径予以补充是解决权利冲突的必然进择。     

浅谈大学英语阅读技能教学法

一、阅读教学的目标在英语学习中 ,对大学生而言 ,首先是作为语言学习者 ,所以语言能力之改善是学生在表象上的目标。但学生为何要改善其语言掌握能力呢 ?除了语言专业的学生 ,大部分学生只是把英语当作目的工具而已。所以 ,在这种情形下 ,若能使用与学生专业相关的材料更有利于教学以及激发学生的积极性 ;但这种材料会因其知识面、文体的相对局限性而阻碍了阅读技巧的全面发展。虽然不同的学生阅读不同的文章会有其特定的目的 ,但总的来说 ,英语阅读教学的目标在于 :Ｔｏｅｎａｂｌｅｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｔｏｒｅａｄｗｉｔｈｏｕｔｈｅｌｐｕｎ…     

Microcrystalline identification of drugs of abuse: stimulant street drugs

The microcrystallographic properties of the diliturate (5-nitrobarbituric acid) derivatives of certain stimulant drugs found in illicit street preparations have been determined. These microcrystallographic data can be used as a means of drug identification.