Towards a Sociological Understanding of Islamic Radicalism in Indonesia

An upswing in labour costs and currency appreciation during the 1980s caused companies from more advanced Asian economies, such as Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan, to search for new manufacturing sites in order to obtain lower costs. China was one of the main options for these outward investments, with its huge and rapidly growing market, plentiful, low-cost labour and vast territory. The literature on foreign direct investment has analysed the location strategies of multinational enterprises across national borders, but there have been fewer studies of location decisions by foreign investors within the borders of a single country. We examine how companies determine which location offers the best opportunity to establish an assembly-type manufacturing site in China. We surveyed 17 Taiwanese enterprises that have established this kind of manufacturing base in China, and found that the major factors influencing location selection are economics, politics, the cluster effect and bureaucratic efficiency. It was found that the eastern region, which includes Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, was considered better for establishing manufacturing bases than other regions.     

Comparing federal institutions: Power and representation in six federations

The study of comparative federalism is often hampered by the diverse range of federal institutional arrangements in practice, as well as the ambiguity surrounding the concept of federalism. This article identifies three main conceptual approaches to federalism – sociological, constitutional, and governmental – then proposes a revised governmental approach that takes account of the institutional effects of federalism, for application in comparative politics research. Minimally defined, all federations are products of institutional rules that create separate territorial spheres of authority. This article compares Canada, the United States, Australia, Austria, Germany and Switzerland along two key institutional dimensions that structure politics in the federal state: resource allocation, and the representation of constituent units in federal-level decision-making.     

刍议综合警务改革环境下公安单警装备建设方向

当前,公安单警装备建设中存在着装备闲置、装备不足、装备不实用和装备资源浪费等问题。在综合警务改革的背景下,应当以服务综合警务改革、服务公安执法实战和服务基层执法实践为导向,着力加强公安单警装备建设。     

论体育赛事转播权的体育法规制

体育赛事转播权作为一种体育行业约定俗成的惯用语,在我国并未构成法律权利。体育赛事转播“三点三层”的商业模式和法律构架能够证明,体育赛事转播建筑于赛事组织者对于体育赛事所享有的某种未经法律认可的基础性权利。学理分析表明,“商品化权”和“无形财产权”的学说并不能正确解释此种基础权利,而“物权”和“民事权益”的解释方法也难以精确的定位该权利属性。因此,赛事组织者对体育赛事所拥有的绝对权难以在现有法律体系内得到妥善解释。在比较欧美体育强国有关体育赛事转播权法律定性的基础上,本文指出,赛事权利应由体育法进行规范,赋予体育协会赛事权利人的合法地位,从而借助民法和体育法间的一般法和特别法关系完整保障赛事权利,这也是解决具有行业特殊性的体育法律问题的一种有效方式。     

香港高官问责制:成效、问题与对策

高官问责制自从 2 0 0 2年 7月 1日在香港特别行政区实施以来 ,引起了各方面的关注 ,它取得了一定的成效 ,也存在不少的问题。本文对香港高官问责制的背景、成效、问题及其成因进行了较为深入的分析 ,并对其完善进行了初步的探讨     

行政合同诉讼研究

行政合同是现代行政法中合意、协商等行政民主精神的具体体现,在行政实践中作为一种替代高权行政的富有弹性的行政管理手段,大放异彩.而我国的行政诉讼模式不适应行政合同纠纷的解决,因此,确立行政合同诉讼的特殊规则是当务之急.     

数字移动设备取证方法研究

数字移动设备已经成为一种新型犯罪工具,它在操作系统、数据存储等方面与传统的计算机不同,其证据获取和分析需要使用特殊的工具和技术。     

资产证券化中特定目的公司制度的法律建构

特定目的公司作为风险隔离机制的产物,在资产证券化的运作过程中举足轻重,建构其法律制度是完善资产证券化制度的必要途径。在特定目的公司制度建构过程中,特定目的公司的法律性质、设立要件、组织机构以及业务规范、资金运用等都是需要认真研究的法律问题。     

医患关系的形成与扩展:对美国法上几则新近案例的释读

在美国法中,存在医患关系是主张医疗损害赔偿的一个先决条件。医患关系是一种基于双方自愿的契约关系。医生没有直接接触患者并不妨碍医患关系的建立,医疗建议可以启动医患关系。与一个想分娩健康婴儿的孕妇形成医患关系的医生也与胎儿形成了医患关系。与医生这一职业人员存在相互关系的人可包括没有与职业人员建立严格/直接的契约关系的人群。医生的注意义务可扩展到与其不存在直接的医患关系但存在特殊关系的非患者。如果通行的注意标准所创设的义务明显有益于某些可以确定的第三方,该第三方处于可预见的危险区域,而医生知道此类第三方的存在,那么医生的义务将指向该第三方。当医生仅仅提供检查而没有对受雇者提供医疗和照护时,医生与被检查人员之间不存在医患关系。