The Devil's Lettuce: Primary Caregivers have the Constitutional Right to Distribute Medicinal Marijuana to Their Terminally Ill Child

Pediatric cancer is a tragedy that affects many American families. Despite the effectiveness of pediatric cancer treatments, patients experience adverse side effects that can be relieved by medical marijuana. However, medicinal marijuana is only lawful in twenty‐eight states, including the District of Columbia. This Note proposes that all fifty states enact compassionate‐use statutes permitting parents to lawfully possess and distribute the herb to their terminally ill child (between the ages of five to fourteen) to alleviate the effects of cancer treatments. Medicinal marijuana use provides pediatric cancer patients with better‐quality lives and the determination to win the war against cancer.     

农地私有化、市场环境与俄罗斯农业发展

1991年俄罗斯私有化改革之后,农业进入了负增长期。其深层次原因是市场环境不利于农业发展,非均衡的通货膨胀使农产品价格相对偏低,农业生产成本上升,收益却不断下降。在这种情况下,理性的农业生产主体只能选择减少生产,俄罗斯不得不依靠进口农产品来满足国内消费需求。1998年金融危机改变了农业发展的市场环境,卢布汇率的大幅度贬值抑制了进口农产品对俄罗斯农业的冲击,国内市场环境也开始向有利于农业发展的方向转变,俄罗斯农业从此走上了复苏之路。基于这种分析,2008年金融危机能够继续改变农业贸易条件和卢布汇率,因而这次金融危机仍然有利于俄罗斯农业的发展。     

国内土地征收补偿范围存在的问题及对策探讨

在我国现行立法中,关于土地征收补偿范围的规定非常狭窄和笼统,概括来说,主要存在三个方面的不足,它未涉及间接损失的补偿、没有时土地承包经营权进行补偿、没有全面补偿失地农民的社保权益损害,应从以上三个角度来完善我国土地征收补偿范围的立法。     

Seeing land deals through the lens of the ‘land–water nexus’: the case of biofuel production in Piura,Peru

ABSTRACT

This contribution examines two large-scale land acquisitions on Peru’s northern coast, using a ‘land–water nexus’ approach. The establishment of large sugarcane monocultures resulted in a massive transfer of land and water rights from smallholders to biofuel companies. Using Ribot and Peluso’s theory of access, we demonstrate that this transfer of rights was enabled by the convergence of neoliberal land and water reforms and the presence of the two investors. This constellation (1) altered smallholders’ bundles of rights; and (2) created sharp imbalances that radically changed access to land and water, not only through changing bundles of rights, but also, and maybe more significantly, through widening the gaps between smallholders’ and biofuel companies’ bundles of powers. Using Hall et al.’s powers of exclusion approach, we identify the processes both underpinning and resulting out of the changing access relations analyzed in this study. Changes to Peru’s water governance may accentuate power asymmetries between investors and smallholders, constraining locals’ access to increasingly scarce water.     

论集体土地所有权制度之完善--兼评物权法草案第八十八条

农村集体土地所有权制度的改革是目前学界关注的热点。笔者认为 ,我国物权法应保留集体土地所有权。权利主体应界定为村农民集体经济组织 ,所有权的行使应由经董事制改造后的村民委员会即村资产管理委员会行使 ,同时物权法应对集体土地所有权的权能予以充实     

论清代山东土地分配状态的变化及其影响

在清代山东,随着农业经济的恢复、发展以及地主豪绅队伍的膨胀,土地兼并日趋激烈,地权又逐渐集中,使大地所有制得到了发展,许多小地所有者失去了自己的土地,由此带来的是农业雇工队伍的扩大和新租佃制的出现。     

香港警察枪械使用法律制度述评简

我国香港《警察通例》及《警察程序手册》对警察使用枪械的原则、条件、程序等内容作了具体、全面、细致的规定。其特点是：立足自身实际进行制度设计，对警察使用枪械予以全程规制，程序严格，注重警察用枪安全。香港警察枪械使用法律制度的优点值得内地在完善相关立法时加以借鉴。     

慈善法之滥觞--《慈善法史1532-1827》评介

琼斯教授在《慈善法史1532-1827》一书中试图通过分析慈善法之"滥觞",进而为慈善法的核心内容问题寻求合理的解答。为此他回溯至历史上最早的慈善法,即英国《慈善用益法》,并以该法的立法构造及其司法续造为线索,细致地勾勒出慈善法自滥觞以来近三百年的演进历程。向读者们清晰展现了立法者在制定法中强调以监督为核心的理论逻辑和实践困境,以及大法官在判例法中转而强调以赋权为核心的实践背景和规范构造。本书通过对从监督到赋权的立法演进所做的经验总结,不仅向读者们传递了慈善法应更强调赋权而非监督之观点,且也为我国慈善立法及其完善提供了有益的启示。     

Living in a Policy State: From Trust for Sale to Trust of Land

The Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996has transformed the nature of co-ownership interests in land.The trust for sale, which governed dealings in co-ownedproperty under the Law of Property Act 1925, and whichmade sale the presumptive object of co-ownership, has been replaced by a trust of land, under which co-owners retainan interest in the land itself, rather than its capital value.This article considers the likely impact of this legislativepolicy departure, particularly in relation to the court'swillingness to grant an order for the sale of co-owned propertyon application by a creditor, and against the wishes of anon-debtor co-owner occupier.     

Challenges posed by the new wave of farmland investment

Despite recent headlines about the ‘land rush’, scant empirical evidence implies that the debate is often theoretical and dominated by preconceived notions. To provide evidence that could better inform the debate, this paper focuses on three areas. First, we find that new land demand, which skyrocketed after the 2007/08 commodity price spike, remained at high levels, with a strong focus on Africa, and often countries with weak land rights protection. Some countries transferred large areas to investors, frequently locals, with limited benefits and in many cases negative impact due to weak processes and limited capacity. Second, complementing the focus on demand with an assessment of agro-climatic potential point towards major scope for productivity increase on currently cultivated areas and allows identification of countries where demand for land expansion may concentrate. Finally, comparative analysis of country policies highlights the need for recognition of existing rights, an emphasis on voluntary transfers, transparency, and thorough review of economic, social, and environmental viability as necessary—though by no means sufficient—conditions to reduce the likelihood of negative impacts.