尊重与保障：刑法如何介入行政法领域——从打击“地沟油”犯罪切入

《刑法》作为后盾法,应当尊重行政法律、法规和行政规范性文件,特别是国务院的规范性文件,否则将会在犯罪行为形式上指鹿为马,不适当地扩张法网。刑法与行政法都由全国人民代表大会或其常务委员会制定,因此“生而平等”,地位没有或者说不应有高下之分。制裁滥用刑法的行为,恰恰能够为充分发挥行政法的作用创造良好的条件。     

食品安全中的企业社会责任规制法律研究

食品安全事故频发,从各个方面反映出食品法律规制体系的基础性缺失,无论是食品安全的风险机制、信息披露机制,还是食品召回机制和食品问责机制,都折射出食品安全监督管理机制存在很多问题。企业作为食品行业的主体,其在市场中的经营行为关系到消费者的切身安全,也关系到食品行业规范化操作的未来发展趋势。企业社会责任感不强,染色馒头、毒豆芽、地沟油、瘦肉精等事件促使我们反思对食品企业社会责任的法律约束和规制,需要进一步地合理规划和架构。     

食源性食品安全的法律保障——以病害宠物管理为视角

食品安全问题关乎民生大计,在我国渐已得到重视。然而,由于立法缺位、监管不力,不少人受到利益驱使,制造了多起食品安全事故。继食品安全问题频频爆发之后,病害宠物流向百姓餐桌这一事实也得以曝光。鉴于此,文章以预防为主,着眼管理,强调控制,首先从界定病害宠物的概念入手,进而探讨可作为宠物饲养的动物可否食用,然后分析宠物不可食用的理论基础并剖析病害宠物被食用的现状及原因,最后对禁绝病害宠物被食用的对策进行探讨及阐述。以期探索到杜绝病害宠物被食用这一难题的根本办法。     

试论新一轮粮食流通体制改革目标

新一轮粮食流通体制改革的直接目标,是让市场在粮食调节中发挥基础性作用,让国有粮食流通企业成为真正的市场经营主体,让中央政府及其粮食管理部门通过间接的、经济的手段调控粮食的供产销。长期目标是保证粮食稳定供给和粮食经济安全。衍生目标是调动粮农种粮的积极性,以及尽可能降低财政负担。     

传播与大学生食品消费

对北京五所高校大学生进行的调研发现,在大学生日常的食品消费中,传播的影响主要是通过人际传播实现的。大学生在食品消费中的决策深受同伴(同辈群体)的影响。广告主要是电视广告对大学生选择零食与饮料影响比较大。校园内的传播媒介对学生日常消费层面的响应和介入不足。     

欧美转基因食品法律管制制度比较研究

转基因食品自问世以来,其安全性倍受争议。在对其进行法律管制方面,形成了欧盟和美国两大阵营,在管制理念、管制方法和对消费者“知情权”的态度方面形成了鲜明的反差,并引起了双方在转基因食品国际贸易中的激烈对抗。对比、分析两大阵营的法律管制制度,能够为我国相关立法提供有益的借鉴。     

The Impact of the Australian Government Job Network Contracting on Not‐for‐Profit Service Providers

This article examines the impact of Australian government contracting for the provision of Job Network services on not‐for‐profit organisations ¹ . The term not‐for‐profit is used to categorise organisations which are variously described as non‐government, non‐profit, community and third sector organisations ( Lyons 2001 ).     

Skunks in an English Woodland: Should England Embrace For‐Profit Higher Education?

The British government is encouraging the growth of for‐profit alternative providers of higher education (HE). While it is true that for‐profits have opened HE access to previously under‐served groups and have been more agile in reacting to market demand, they have done so at a considerable cost to students and the taxpayer because they do not share in the cost of the failure of HE to ensure a payoff for many of their students. The US experience with for‐profits should be a cautionary tale for those supporting their expansion in Britain. Policy is needed to craft a regulatory framework that produces the benefits that for‐profits can provide, but minimises the costs that often accompany them. At present, it is far from clear that expanding alternative providers—that is, for‐profits—would ‘work better’ for students.     

Dissonance on the Brexit Menu: What does Britain Want to Eat?

This article focusses on the future of food in the UK in the context of Brexit. It examines the claims and promises made by Brexiteers before the referendum and juxtaposes these with the approach pursued by the Conservative‐led government since. The article argues that there is a clear dissonance between the two. This dissonance is the result of two important factors. First, the government is stuck in a non‐decision‐making mode, making it unable to pursue clear policies. Second, the food claims and promises made by Brexiteers are in opposition to what the vast majority of the public, food experts, farmers and food businesses want. Through exploring these two factors, and the Brexiteers’ claims and promises, the article explains what leaving the EU might mean for the future of food in the UK.     

Of diet and profit: on the question of subsistence crises in nineteenth-century Iran

This article enquires into the socioeconomic causes of recurrent food scarcity in the nineteenth-century Middle East. Focusing on Iran as a case study, the paper shows that certain categories involved in the production and distribution of grain engaged in profiteering schemes and thereby contributed to the making of food shortage in urban settings. The most important of these groups were the government officials, the landed classes, and the grain merchants. The local bakers were also involved, but they did not have as decisive a role as the other groups. In showing how these categories engaged in market manipulation, the paper contends that food scarcity cannot be explained without a proper understanding of the commercialization of grain and the economic integration of the Middle East in the nineteenth century.