Passage to cyberactivism: how dynamics of activism change

The boost to activism to which the internet has largely contributed has been underlined by financial and image issues growing from hacker attacks and the online promotion of activist groups. Emergency corporate counteractions with regard to these cyber threats have not analysed this new phenomenon. The state of the research in this area has consistently remained at the period before the development and widespread use of the internet. Cyberactivism, therefore, is a cyber phenomenon without a clear meaning or a clear definition. In order to understand cyberactivism, it is important to understand that it is much more than simply about hacking and activists' online promotion. It is a new phenomenon, growing out of activism but changing the pressure on corporations. With the internet, new dynamics of issue selection have been established and a different aggregation within groups has taken place. A new organisational set‐up among activist groups puts new pressure on corporations, which must develop new strategies concerning online rules. Cyber actions are originated by individuals triggering a spontaneous relationship between many users. The pressure is no longer the result of a long aggregation into association, but of an immediate and spontaneous network of relationships. Copyright © 2003 Henry Stewart Publications     

后TRIPS时代知识产权国际保护的新发展及我国的应对

从WIPO和WTO两大框架体系向FTA的平台转换,标志着知识产权国际保护进入后TRIPS时代。后TRIPS时代与FTA相伴,以美国为首的西方国家主张高标准知识产权保护,对知识产权立法、执法提出了更高要求。对于发展中国家而言,知识产权领域“南北对抗”以及赶超型发展战略成为一种新常态。为适应后TRIPS时代,我国应将知识产权国际保护提升到战略高度,一方面提升本国制度的适应性和执法水平,向知识产权强国迈进;另一方面也应把握“南南合作”的基点,提升国际话语权。具体而言,可以从以下四个维度展开:一是以CPTPP为标杆,完善国内知识产权制度及执法机制;二是抓住美国退出的窗口期,尽快启动加入CPTPP谈判程序;三是加强知识产权对外交流,提高国际认同度;四是学会平台转换,推动知识产权国际保护的均衡发展。     

网购恶意申请退款行为的刑法定性

第三方支付在便利人们生活的同时,也带来了犯罪手段的升级,典型的如网购中利用淘宝系统的规则恶意申请退款的行为。对于吴某网购恶意申请退款行为的刑法定性,理论上出现了四种观点:盗窃罪、侵占罪、诈骗罪与合同诈骗罪。该案之所以复杂是因为涉及第三方支付平台和购物系统智能化,导致对沉淀资金的权属和占有以及购物系统默认自动退款行为等问题的理解存在较大分歧,对此,应当正确厘清这些问题,从而将吴某的行为认定为盗窃罪。     

在"论坛哲学"和"讲坛哲学"的张力中寻求平衡--兼论我国当代马克思主义哲学的发展

我国马克思主义哲学教育研究领域存在着“论坛哲学”和“讲坛哲学”的二元格局。这种现象的出现有着深刻的历史和学理上的原因。对此 ,既要充分估计其积极意义 ,也不能忽视由此带来的弊端和问题。在我国马克思主义哲学理论研究取得长足进展的今天 ,应当在保持“讲坛哲学”和“论坛哲学”“必要的张力”的同时 ,努力寻求二者在发展上的平衡 ,从而推进我国马克思主义哲学整体理论水平的提高     

Using Devising Seminars to Advance Collaborative Problem Solving in Complicated Public Policy Disputes

In many public policy situations, formal negotiations and collective problem solving are inhibited by a lack of good ideas that can get the buy‐in and support of all involved stakeholders. We suggest that devising seminars provide a promising approach for helping to overcome this barrier. A devising seminar is an off‐the‐record, facilitated workshop that brings together representatives of core stakeholding interest groups to brainstorm mutually advantageous approaches to address collective challenges. In this article, we explain what devising seminars are, how they work, and how they can help with complex public policy disputes. We illustrate through the case of the Devising Seminar on Arctic Fisheries and conclude with lessons learned from that experience.     

论20世纪上半期的英国女性休闲活动

英国在20世纪初进入了消费社会阶段,英国女性的休闲活动在这一时期得到了迅猛的发展。英国女性的休闲活动主要有三种类型:购物型休闲、旅游型休闲和体育运动型休闲。英国女性休闲活动的迅猛发展,充分表明了英国女性社会地位的提高和自身一定程度的解放,但是,我们不能对这一时期英国女性的解放估计过高。     

美国对跨国并购融资中滥用税收协定的管制措施及评析

针对跨国并购融资中滥用税收协定行为,在美国,可适用国内法层面的反导管原则与国际法层面的管制措施——双边税收协定中透视法、渠道法条款来管制。国内法层面的反导管原则从规范具体交易的角度,而国际法层面的管制措施则从规范可获得税收协定利益的适格主体角度,两者形成一股强大的合力,可对跨国并购中导管融资安排施加有效管制。中国目前尚未在国内税法中制定反导管规则,美国立法例值得中国借鉴。     

不方便法院原则实施条件比较与借鉴

不方便法院原则是源于英美法系确定国际私法管辖权的一项重要制度,同时它也是解决国际民商事管辖权的积极冲突的有效解决方式。正因为如此,大陆法系的国内立法也在积极借鉴采用不方便法院原则,但两者的差异根深于其各自独立的法律文化影响。我国在借鉴该项制度时应结合我国的法律文化进行一定程度的革新。     

Quality Reform in Malaysian Higher Education Governance: “Identity Formation” or “Knowledge Shopping”?

In line with its Vision 2020, Malaysia has been implementing a series of ‘quality’ reforms in its higher education sector (Sirat, 2010). For critics, these reforms are driven by an ideological shift from the idea that knowledge is a “public good” (Dzulkifli, 2011, p. 28). This study explores whether the use of ‘standards’ as governance forms would lead Malaysia towards “identity formation”, i.e. the creation of a culture-based knowledge society, or direct it towards “knowledge shopping”, i.e. the commodification of higher education. This article concludes that Malaysian higher education governance is more oriented towards “knowledge shopping” than “identity formation.”