The Politics of Foreign Direct Investment in Authoritarian Regimes

While political scientists find that democracy reduces political risk, little scholarship analyzes how authoritarian regimes attract foreign direct investment (FDI). This article argues that while authoritarian countries are generally risky, this risk can be minimized when authoritarian regimes are constrained from both “above” and “below.” Signing international investment treaties are critical for authoritarian countries to signal a commitment to FDI-friendly policies. However, only authoritarian signatories that allow some degree of public deliberation in their policymaking are then constrained from deviating from the policies of the international investment treaties. Panel statistical regressions and a case analysis support the hypothesis.     

论庭审实质化的体系化构建——以“顾雏军案”再审为例

落实庭审实质化是实现以审判为中心的诉讼制度改革目标的关键,是对复杂刑事案件进行公正审判的必要条件。“顾雏军案”的再审纠错过程,体现了庭前会议制度的运用与直接言词审理原则的贯彻对于体系化构建庭审实质化的重要作用,为实现复杂刑事案件的公正审判带来了诸多有益启示。庭审实质化的实现,不仅需要完善庭前会议制度以及直接言词审理原则的相关制度,更需要刑事诉讼办案人员提升执业素养与办案理念。     

心理契约破裂减少了工会参与吗 ? —— 工会主席任命方式的调节作用

在员工与企业间出现心理契约破裂时,员工通常会借助工会力量维护自身权益。本研究以 16 家 企业的 199 名员工为样本,以工会主席任命方式作为调节变量,探究了员工与企业间心理契约破裂和员工工会 参与之间的关系。研究发现：心理契约破裂显著负向影响员工工会参与;工会主席的任命方式在心理契约破裂 与员工工会参与之间起调节作用。即工会主席由企业直接任命的企业中,心理契约破裂显著负向影响员工工会 参与;在工会主席由员工投票直选的企业中,心理契约破裂与员工工会参与之间没有显著关系。本研究通过验 证不同工会主席任命方式下员工与企业间心理契约与员工工会参与之间的关系,证明了工会主席直选对工会维 权职能履行的保障作用。这对构建和谐劳资关系提供了指导。     

商标侵权中销售商品行为的定性

《商标法》将商标使用侵权限定于生产领域,并将销售商品行为作为单独的一类侵权行为,这种做法导致了学界关于销售商品行为究竟属于直接侵权还是间接侵权的争议。应以商标禁止权为基础确定商标权专有权的范围,同时应以商标使用作为区分直接侵权和间接侵权的标准。因此,销售商品行为本应属于商标的使用行为,本质上应属于直接侵权。上述将销售商品行为排除于商标使用行为之外的做法,造成了商标侵权类型体系乃至商标权利体系的紊乱,进而导致了若干商标立法、司法和理论上的混乱状况。为此,应当还原销售商品行为的商标使用本性。     

Sudanese refugees in Victoria: An analysis of their treatment by the Australian Government

Following a brief historical account documenting developments in Australian Immigration politics and refugee and asylum seeker policies, this paper seeks to explain why Sudanese refugees in Victoria have recently been implicated in an increased involvement in crime by politicians and the media. It will be argued that the alleged increase involvement in crime has been constructed by the Government and the media – in order to justify the Australian Government's policy responses to the refugee crisis, to create public acceptance of such policies, and additionally for political gain. These policies were part of the Australian Government's wider policies on maintaining a homogenous Australian identity and have negatively impacted minority groups. Ultimately such policies encouraged racism and segregation in local communities, thus tarnishing Australia's multicultural standing.