UK Abortion Law: Reform Proposals,Private Members’ Bills,Devolution and the Role of the Courts

UK abortion law remains unsettled, and subject to on‐going controversy and reform. This article offers a comprehensive critique of all reforms implemented or proposed since 2016. It examines reforms proposed in both Houses of Parliament and contextualises them within a public law analysis, showing both that the complex parliamentary processes relating to Private Members’ Bills have frustrated reform attempts, and that these attempts have been contradictory in their aims between the two Houses. Secondly, it examines the unique positions of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to show the extent to which devolutionary settlements have influenced both reforms and executive involvement. Finally, it examines the potential impact of the courts on abortion law following Re Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's Application for Judicial Review, showing that the Supreme Court's reframing of the debate in human rights terms is likely to affect abortion law, not only in Northern Ireland, but in the whole of the UK.     

2010年东南亚政治经济发展概述

2010年东南亚地区政治经济形势的发展特点可以概括为“政治上喜忧参半,经济上整体上扬,区域合作缓慢推进”。总体上讲,除泰国外,东南亚地区各国基本上都保持了政治社会的稳定;尽管挑战明显增加,但东盟共同体建设以及由东盟主导的东亚合作仍然缓慢推进;东盟国家整体实现恢复性增长,东南亚成为最具经济活力的地区之一。     

The Contradictory Political Economy of Higher Education in the United Kingdom

The Coalition government's first Comprehensive Spending Review will cut 40% from university budgets by 2014. This will result in an increasingly tension‐prone political economy of UK higher education. As it is, the sector already sits uncomfortably astride the two distinct welfare models currently in existence in Britain. As the fees agenda has taken hold, university degrees have been increasingly susceptible to being rebranded as a strategic investment in the future, thus acting as an exemplar for the move towards an asset‐based system of welfare. Despite this, even in the post‐Browne world students will still not be charged the full market price of delivering degree programmes. Higher education institutions therefore continue to be redistributive mechanisms providing long‐term welfare‐enhancing transfer payments to their overwhelmingly middle‐class student base. The budget cuts and the associated changes to student finance will bring into stark relief the contradictions of serving two welfare masters at once.     

广西北部湾经济区:2011～2012年面向东盟国家的开放合作回顾与展望

本文在总结2011年广西北部湾经济区开放合作成就的基础上,展望2012年开放合作发展前景。展望未来,广西北部湾经济区将充分发挥优势,不断深化与拓展面向东盟国家的开放合作。     

新加坡:2011～2012年回顾与展望

2011年5月新加坡大选,执政的人民行动党在大选中保持压倒性优势;新加坡政府推出系列措施解决高房价、物价上涨、外来移民等课题;经济增长4.9%,远低于2010年14.8%的增长率;外交上,加强与东盟各国的关系,积极参与东盟一体化进程,中国与新加坡各领域合作不断发展。     

《满洲评论》中的“满青联”与“协和会”

关于满洲青年联盟（简称＂满青联＂）是否是＂协和会＂前身的问题,学术界尚未有明确定论。从时期上而言,有倾向于＂协和会＂前身为自治指导部的说法。本文从《满洲评论》对＂满青联＂与＂协和会＂两机构的报道为线索,追踪两者之间的潜在联系。认为从组织形式与殖民教化功能上而言,基本上可以认定＂满青联＂与＂协和会＂的先行后续关系。     

Ownership of personal data in the Internet of Things

This article analyses, defines, and refines the concepts of ownership and personal data to explore their compatibility in the context of EU law. It critically examines the traditional dividing line between personal and non-personal data and argues for a strict conceptual separation of personal data from personal information. The article also considers whether, and to what extent, the concept of ownership can be applied to personal data in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). This consideration is framed around two main approaches shaping all ownership theories: a bottom-up and top-down approach. Via these dual lenses, the article reviews existing debates relating to four elements supporting introduction of ownership of personal data, namely the elements of control, protection, valuation, and allocation of personal data. It then explores the explanatory advantages and disadvantages of the two approaches in relation to each of these elements as well as to ownership of personal data in IoT at large. Lastly, this article outlines a revised approach to ownership of personal data in IoT that may serve as a blueprint for future work in this area and inform regulatory and policy debates.     

Book Review: How Mediation Works: Theory,Research, and Practice by Stephen B. Goldberg,Jeanne M. Brett,Beatrice Blohorn‐Brenneur,With Nancy H. Rogers

This is a book review of How Mediation Works: Theory, Research, and Practice by Stephen B. Goldberg, Jeanne M. Brett, Beatrice Blohorn‐Brenneur, with Nancy H. Rogers. How Mediation Works is intended for a wide range of audiences: practicing mediators; aspiring mediators; those who may refer cases to mediation; participants in mediation, including parties and attorneys; managers who facilitate disputes; and those interested in mediation without a specific plan to engage in the practice (who the authors call “mediation learners”). The book is a well‐written, thoughtful, easy‐to‐read, organized, and concise overview of mediation practice. The book is divided into six chapters: (1) conflicts, disputes, and their resolution; (2) dispute resolution processes; (3) the roles of the mediator and the disputing parties at each step of the mediation process; (4) dealing with difficulties; (5) mediation and the law; and (6) suggestions for aspiring mediators. Though not an authority for family law mediation, the book provides many insightful observations and suggestions that would be instructive and helpful to any mediator or individual with an interest in mediation.     

Book reviews

Monetary and Financial Policies in Developing Countries: Growth and Stabilisation. By Akhtar Hossain and Anis Chowdhury. London: Routledge, 1996. Pp.x + 230. £40. ISBN 0 415 10870 5

Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. By Paul Hirst and Grahame Thompson. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1996. Pp.vi + 227. £45 and £12.95. ISBN 0 7456 1244 X and 1245 8

Aid and Political Conditionality. Edited by Olav Stokke (EADI Book Series 16). London: Frank Cass, 1995. Pp.xviii + 417.£35 and £19.50. ISBN 0 7146 4640 7 and 4162 6

Coping with Austerity: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America. Edited by Nora Lustig. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1995. Pp.xviii + 460. $39.95 and $18.50 ISBN 0 8157 5318 7 and 5317 9

Unshackling the Private Sector: A Latin American Story. By Paul Holden and Sarath Rajapatirana. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1995. $10.95. ISBN 0 8213 3336 4

Debating Development Discourse. Edited by David Moore and Gerald Schmitz (Foreword by Colin Leys). London: Macmillan, 1995. £40. ISBN 0 312 12886 X

Lessons in Economic Policy for Eastern Europe from Latin America. Edited by Gary McMahon. London: Macmillan, 1996. Pp.xxii + 256. £40. ISBN 0 333 64270 8