The maquiladora electronics industry on Mexico’s northern border and the environment

The electronic sector, in particular, the computing industry, has become an increasing concern because of the environmental impact of its products throughout their life cycle. The United States, Europe and Japan as the greatest consumers of electronic goods have given special attention to this issue. The fast computer obsolescence and its difficult confinement, because of the hazardous substances contained, have required a special effort of technical innovation. Nevertheless, this effort seems to respond mainly to the standards required by the countries in which these goods are produced, consumed and confined, which are radically different in developed and developing countries. Though an important part of the production process (assembling) is done in developing countries, little attention has been paid to the environmental quality at this production stage. This study examines the environmental problems and strategy of the electronic assembly industry in the three northern border cities of Mexico. Almost half of 200 electronic maquiladora enterprises surveyed had not undertaken any active environmental policy and there was a limited environmental standards enforcement. Evidence was found that the firms that had operated for a longer period of time had better chances of taking better care of the environment. Environmental firm policies became weaker as one descended from the head office to the subsidiaries and then to their suppliers. It is also found that some transnational corporations operate with double standards in Mexico and thus strong national policies on environmental standards in Mexico are required to change this practice.

行政执法权全面下移的组织法回应

虽然行政执法权全面下移工作已然铺开,但我国现有法律规范体系并未为其提供充足的规范基础,既有的行政组织结构及其相应规则也没有为镇街有效承接执法权做好充分准备。行政执法权全面下移依然承受着合法性与有效性的双重考问。以《行政处罚法》为框架的分析思路,并不能为消弭质疑提供有力支撑。行政执法权全面下移带来了镇街行政法身份、规模与组织形式、与区县人民政府职能部门的关系等方面的变化。这些变化意味着行政执法权全面下移属于执法权配置的结构性变迁,因而只能在组织法框架下探寻其解决之道。具体而言,应当通过《地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法》的修改赋予镇街执法主体资格,在此基础上以行政法规、地方性法规等形式安排镇街机构设置与人员编制,理顺镇街执法与县(市、区)职能部门的关系,并为镇街执法提供必要的财政保障。     

空白刑法规范的特性及其解释

空白罪状由于概括性的委任立法使得规范弹性具有难以避免性和合理性,法律概念的相对性更为明显,部门法规范的易变性也使得其容易出现偏离立法规范目标的情况,对其必须进行刑法的独立规范判断,区分事实问题和法律问题。提倡双向对应的规范解释路径,能够有效地实现概括的类型化转向具体的定型化,获得规范与事实的一致。由于罪刑法定在技术上并无制约作用,因此规范解释空白罪状时,重要的是合理运用解释方法,以得出妥善结论,注重目的解释和体系解释可以有效地实现刑法的规范保护任务。     

刑法上的因果关系探究

对刑法中的因果关系的判断应着眼于本国的司法实践。由于我国耦合式的犯罪构成模式,使得我国在刑法因果关系的判断上不可能仅是事实层面的判断,而应是事实层面和价值层面的统一。只有将这两个层面之间的关系理顺,才能对刑法上的因果关系做出合理的判断。     

规范性文件的行政机关内部事后审查程序——对《湖南省行政程序规定》第53条及相关制度的分析

我国规范性文件的监督审查体系看似严密,但却存在不少问题,每种审查方式都有自身的缺陷。《湖南省行政程序规定》第53条及其后续规定中行政机关内部对规范性文件的事后审查程序具有重大的开创意义,是对完善我国现有规范性文件审查体系的一种有益尝试。     

“首要标准”下监狱企业转型发展的实践与思考

监狱企业的发展必须服务于"首要标准",以实现其价值功能为最终目标,这是最大的现实。应分析监狱企业发展,在职能上实现其经济型向改造型转变,在结构上实现复合型向单一型转变,在管理模式上实现监管劳动型向社会劳动型转变。监狱企业服务于"首要标准"的现实途径是:重视"首要标准"下监狱企业立法,以适合罪犯劳动改造为基点调整产业结构,健全劳动改造管理机制,建立劳动竞争和报酬机制,规范劳动现场管理,强化罪犯劳动的教育功能。     

中性业务行为的意义、标准及立场选择

在现代技术环境下,社会分工协作日趋复杂,为保护个人的信赖利益,基于帮助犯免责事由的中性业务行为应运而生。中性业务行为确定了帮助行为可罚与不可罚的边际,是对传统的帮助犯理论的修正和例外,是法益保护与权利保障平衡的产物。     

Should Business and Non-Business Accounting be Different? A Comparative Perspective Applied to the French Central Government Accounting Standards

The French General Law of Finances of 2001 introduced a set of accounting standards including an explicit conceptual framework reconciling accrual basis accounting with the specific aspects of accounting for central government activities. This article analyzes this French set of accounting standards from a dualistic perspective that compares both business and non-business accounting. Three different views of accounting for business enterprises are addressed: the wealth-basis (static), the cash-basis, and the accrual-basis (dynamic). A dynamic view of the accrual basis is adapted to the specificities of non-business entities, including governments. The accounting representation is used here to explore further the nature and role of public sector activities within the economic system and their economic and monetary significance.     

医学生对病历书写基本规范的认知差异及干预研究

为提高医学生病历书写技能、掌握病历书写要求和法律规定,本研究以《侵权责任法》第七章医疗损害责任和《病历书写规范》为依据,评估、干预、提高医学生的病历书写技能和法律意识。结果显示,实习生与在校生有统计学差异,干预前后的在校生对病历书写规范及医疗损害法律制度的认知有统计学差异。研究认为,在校生经针对性、综合性、规范化的病历书写规范培训后,能有效掌握病历书写规范的要求和法律制度。建议病历书写规范的培训应该常规化、制度化、规范化,纳入教学计划,提高医学生的病历书写技能和法律意识,减少病历记录不良和记录瑕疵,防范医疗纠纷。     

International labour standards: Challenging globalization ideology?

The article centres on the role of differential labour standards in the restructuring of the global economy. The denial of labour rights in Asia is a significant factor in the Asian investment boom and in the employment crises in the OECD countries. The first section outlines the Clinton administration's intervention on labour standards in Asia, the strident reaction from Asian governments and from US business interests, and the administration's rapid retreat into ‘constructive engagement’. The second section considers neo‐liberal arguments advanced in favour of nonintervention in the labour sphere since the freeing up of trade and market forces generates economic growth, which in itself improves labour standards. The assumptions underlying this model are critiqued. Finally, alternatives that recognize the significant influence of labour standards on global investment flows are identified. Here it is argued that the emergence of independent unionism in Asia could have a significant effect on the structure of the the global economy in the longer term.