The ASEAN-China Investment Agreement: A regionalization of China��s BITs

This paper analyzes the provisions of the Agreement on Investment of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (the “ASEAN”), especially those on the scope of application, national treatment, Most Favored Nation (MFN) treatment, expropriation, and investor-state dispute resolution. The paper then compares the new agreement with other international investment agreements concluded by China or ASEAN. In comparison with existing Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) between China and individual ASEAN member states, there are significant changes in the Investment Agreement which provides a higher standard of investment protection. Such an investment protection is common in the new generation of Chinese BITs, which were signed by China since 2000. However, unlike some other investment agreements in free trade arrangements, the Investment Agreement rarely touches upon the investment liberalization, although the Framework Agreement of ASEAN-China FTA provides for creating a liberal investment regime. This paper concludes that negotiating an investment agreement in China’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) is regarded as an opportunity to update its old BITs, but China is not yet prepared to undertake investment liberalization in its FTAs. The ASEAN-China Investment Agreement is, rather, an extension of China’s BITs at the regional level, which is a demonstration of China’s growing influence at this level.     

Making Something Good Better

Trade is booming between China and the Middle East,though obstacles remainFaranak Kamyar has a shop in Tehran selling Moaragh,wood blocks with individual pieces of exotic wood handcrafted together.Her shop receives orders from Europe,the United States and regional Arab neighbors."I used to think China was not a good market,"Kamyar told Beijing Review.But in 2009she met Masoud Kamali Ardakani,Commercial Attachéof the Embassy of Iran to China,who encouraged Kamyar to go to China.Since then Kamyar began to attend several industrial exhibitions in Urumqi of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,Kunming of Yunnan Province,Xining of Qinghai Province and Nanchang of Jiangsu Province.The most recent exhibition she attended was the China-Arab States Expo held on September 15-19 in Yinchuan,Ningxia Hui     

彭真与新中国的民主法制建设——关于彭真民主法制思想研究的综述

彭真是我国社会主义法制的主要奠基人,为纪念彭真诞辰110周年,着眼彭真民主法制思想的整体性和综合性、彭真与我国人民代表大会制度及其建设、彭真与我国基层民主建设与自治思想、彭真立法思想、彭真宪法思想、彭真刑事法律思想、彭真法律监督思想等方面,综述了学界最新的研究成果。充分体现了彭真同志的民主法制思想的理论价值和实践意义,彰显了彭真同志对马克思主义法学中国化作出的贡献。     

美之为美——略论“最美精神”的文化内涵与现实基础

美之为美,斯恶已,社会道德失范现象频生,激发了人们对“最美精神”的渴望,本文通过对中国传统文化中“美”的梳理,认识到“人格美”在中国传统文化中的特殊地位,从儒家“人心向善”理论出发,重视人的外在行为举止与其内在道德情操的和谐统一,并相信“礼失求诸野”具有现实意义.第二部分,主要从社会现实,教育方式,法律制度保障,道德成长累积效果等四方面阐述了最美精神的现实基础.     

新世纪西方国家绩效审计的创新机制

本文以西方主要国家审计署网站最新资料为研究样本,利用文本分析方法对西方国家绩效审计的创新机制进行理论识别与系统分析。西方国家绩效审计的机制创新在理念上有一种否定之否定的发展趋势,在范围方面积极寻求自我突破;西方国家审计部门在指标设计方面导入自我评估主体,由此引发的困境需要进行风险降维,同时,着力通过评估保障、评估类型、评估流程和评估主体等组织实施过程提升质量,显现创新追求。     

民事调解检察监督的若干问题思考

民事调解检察监督制度的确立是我国司法体制以及检察监督体制逐步完善迈开的重一步,如何正确有效行使检察监督职能,成为当前不容忽视的课题。文章从民事调解检察监督必性、原则、范围、方式、困境五个方面探讨调解检察监督,以期进一步落实和完善相关法律制度。     

刑法中赌债的认定

刑法中的赌债行使时与合法债权一样构成排除一定刑事责任的正当化事由,具有合法债权消极意义上的功能,不同于民法上赌债不具有债的法律关系,即赌债非债的性质。刑法中赌债的认定应从赌博射悻法律行为的性质出发,必须具有参与赌博的意思表示,符合赌博本身的偶然性质,方才构成赌博,成立赌债。     

美国警察入职教育与培训的启示——以纽约州警察学院为例

美国警察的入职教育与培训,主要由各州、市、县的警察局下属的警察学院或司法培训中心负责.美国新警入职教育和培训主要包括专业理论学习、体能训练和专业技能培训,呈现出注重警察综合素质培养,强调实战技能;设立科学的课程和考核标准,严格培训和考核;注重培养的连续性,促进警察的专业发展等特征.对纽约州警察学院的新警入职培训项目进行综合分析,以期对我国警察入职教育和培训提供有益借鉴.     

群体性事件发生原因研究的再审视——层次分析方法的引入与应用

层次分析方法就是将导致某一事件发生的原因进行分层。将层次分析方法应用到群体性事件发生的原因研究中,群体性事件发生的原因可分为结构、体制机制和个人三个层次。通过比较三个不同层次上变量的重要性,结构层次上的变量最为根本和重要,体制机制层次上的变量次之,个人层次上的变量可视为常数。加强对结构和体制机制层次上的变量的研究,有助于深入探究群体性事件发生的深层次原因。     

社会资本视角下大学生“村官”创业的可行性及基本路径分析

目前大学生"村官"创业面临着创业资金缺乏、创业能力不足、社会支持缺失等诸多问题,而社会资本的缺失是其在农村创业受阻的关键原因。研究发现,大学生"村官"通过积极行动可以充分动用政策性支持、先赋性关系等社会资本,取得创业启动阶段所需的资源;在农村社区创业过程中所建立与扩展的熟人关系、取得的社区信任与声望等后致性社会资本,为创业项目的持续发展提供了更高质量的社会资源。大学生"村官"的积极行动、社区的信任与支持、政府搭建的政策平台等,都是大学生"村官"创业计划顺利实施的必要条件。