The Future of Consumer Web Data: A European/US Perspective

The article considers the subject of clickstream data from aEuropean/US perspective, taking into account the Data ProtectionFramework (Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC; Directive onPrivacy and Electronic Communications 2002/58/EC) and the USlegal framework and in particular, the Wiretap Act U.S.C. 2701(2004) and related statutes. It examines the extent to whichclickstream data is considered "personal data" within the DataProtection Directive and the implications to consumers and businesses.     

Bioinformatics and genetic privacy: The impact of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010

Bioinformatics refers to the practise of creation and management of genetic data using computational and statistical techniques. In Malaysia, data obtained from genomic studies, particularly for the purpose of disease identification produces a tremendous amount of information related to molecular biology. These data are created from DNA samples obtained from diagnostic and research purposes in genomic research institutes in Malaysia. As these data are processed, stored, managed and profiled using computer applications, an issue arises as to whether the principles of personal data privacy would be applicable to these activities. This paper commences with an illustration of the salient features of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010. The second part analyses the impact of the newly passed Personal Data Protection Act 2010 on the collection of DNA sample, the processing of data obtained from it and the profiling of such data. The third part of the paper considers whether the various personal data protection principles are applicable to the act of DNA profiling and the creation of bioinformatics.     

日本国家安全保障会议探析

国家安全决策机制是整个国家政权体系的基本构成,是国家权力安排的重要组织表现,也是公民安全诉求的主要凭借。以1947年美国成立国家安全委员会为起点,世界各主要国家无不结合本国实际,积极探索"国安委"模式的建构。安倍内阁为突破战后体制束缚,谋求使日本成为正常国家,在经济、政治、军事上全面出击,其标志性事件就是日本国家安全保障会议的革新。它以国家安全保障局为机构依托,辅之《国家安全保障会议设置法》与《特定秘密保护法》,借力美国"亚太再平衡"战略,为日本安保体制带来战术和战略层面的双重改善,是安倍集权外向扩张的先兆,将给中日关系、东亚局势产生诸多不确定性因素。     

心理压力、城市适应、倾诉渠道与性别差异——女性并不比男性新生代农民工心理问题更严重

基于调研数据分析发现,女性新生代农民工的心理压力显著大于男性;但透过调研中大量个案访谈却发现,女性新生代农民工比男性更少出现过激行为,更适应城市生活。回归分析亦证明女性新生代农民工心理压力大,但城市适应力却更强。通过机制解释分析则发现,导致这一悖论的原因主要在于女性新生代农民工在心理诉说和社会帮助两方面显著优于男性,拥有较好的心理疏导机制。     

能源效率之立法促进：美国的实践

美国2005年8月颁行了全新的能源政策法案，法案将能效居于其能源政策的核心地位，除首章“能源效率”的专章规定外，在其他的章节中亦有相关能效的规定。总揽法案的能效条款，一是，为政府机构节能降耗设定了硬性法律义务，时私营部门提高能效起到表率和示范的作用；二是，综合运用行政管制、经济激励和自愿协议等多维法律机制；三是，除传统工业部门外，将建筑、交通部门的能效亦列入重点规制的范围，以及重视公用事业用能的引导和规范。     

试论一类程序违法行政案件的判决——兼析《行政诉讼法》新司法解释第57、58、59条

对于程序违法但不可撤销或者重作的具体行政行为应如何处理 ,一直是司法机关难以解决的一个实际问题。结合新颁布的《最高人民法院关于执行〈中华人民共和国行政诉讼法〉若干问题的解释》,针对该种违法具体行政行为的 ,可采用几种判决方式 :(1 )判决被诉行政机关采取相应的补救措施 ;(2 )如果已给公民、法人或其他组织造成了损害 ,判决行政机关依法作出行政赔偿 ;(3 )判决被诉行政机关向行政相对方公开赔礼道歉 ;(4 )向被告和有关行政机关提出给予主要行政责任人员行政处分的司法建议 ;(5 )发现违法犯罪行为的 ,建议有权机关依法处理。     

治安管理处罚法实施中存在的问题与对策探析

治安管理处罚法的颁布实施，标志着公安机关在新时期办理治安案件及处理相关治安问题有法可依。然而，在该法实施过程中，也逐步显现出立法上的一些不足。文章针对该法在立法上与实践工作中存在的突出问题及解决对策作了进一步的探讨与分析。     

英国软件反向工程适用立法探讨

软件反向工程在现代社会具有极其重要的作用，但滥用则会违背知识产权之根本保护法理，理应受到法律规制。英国是一个软件反向工程适用立法较完备的国家，其主要适用欧盟相关立法《软件指令》和本国专门性立法《软件条例》。     

产业创新:超越传统企业创新理论的新范式

产业创新是企业战略管理的主题和核心内容。通过对企业创新能力理论的简要回顾,通过分析产业创新的内涵及作用,说明企业要走可持续发展之路必须依靠产业创新。     

Adoptions Gone Awry: Enhancing Adoption Outcomes Through Postadoption Services and Federal and State Laws Imposing Criminal Sanctions for Private Internet Rehoming

The federal government should invest in adopted children who make up the future of the country and are in dire need of rehabilitation and therapy because of their past circumstances. If the government steps in to rescue vulnerable children from inadequate or abusive birth parents by removal, it should also intervene when adopted families are faced with behavioral problems of adopted children that the adopted parents cannot address on their own. Postadoption services need to be accessible and effective to ensure the success of adopted families. Assisting families in crisis postadoption will lower the instances of dissolution and rehoming and keep adoptive families intact. In cases in which postadoption services fail, uniform federal legislation is necessary to make it a federal crime to advertise children for adoption on the Internet without proper certification and state legislation is required to make it a crime to pass on adopted children to strangers without judicial consent, to dissuade Internet rehoming. Internet rehoming of adopted children should be a serious crime as it is tantamount to child trafficking.© 2014 Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Key Points for the Family Court Community:
• Postadoption services need to be more accessible and more narrowly tailored to the needs of adoptive families to ensure the success of adoptions.
• Better postadoption services create better adoptive families and adoptive parents will not reach the point of dissolution or private Internet rehoming.
• Adoptive parents should be provided with information regarding all available postadoption resources after adoption is finalized and a government Web site should be created that lists all available resources.
• The federal government needs to provide funding to states that specifically target postadoption services.
• A uniform federal statute is required to punish parties who use Internet forums to avoid government oversight and privately rehome their adopted children.
• States should enact laws that criminalize the unauthorized interstate placements of children.