Fatal Intoxication with Methoxetamine

Methoxetamine (MXE) is a new synthetic drug of abuse structurally related to ketamine and phencyclidine. A case of a 29-year-old male with acute toxicity related to the analytically confirmed use of MXE is reported. The man was found dead at his residence. Biological material was analyzed using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. The concentration of MXE in urine of the deceased was 85 μg/mL. Despite the vial containing the blood sample being destroyed during transportation and the blood leaking out into the cardboard packaging, the blood level of MXE was estimated. After determination of the cardboard grammage (approx. 400 g/m³) and the mean mass of the blood obtained after drying (0.1785 ± 0.0173 g per 1 mL), the estimated blood concentration of MXE was found to be 5.8 μg/mL. The high concentration of MXE in blood and urine and the circumstances of the case indicate an unintentional, fatal intoxication with this substance.     

The Impact of Daubert on the Admissibility of Forensic Anthropology Expert Testimony

Forensic anthropologists anticipated a significant impact from the 1993 Supreme Court Daubert decision, which addressed the standard of admissibility for expert testimony. In response, many forensic articles cited Daubert in the search for objective techniques or a critique of established subjective methods. This study examines challenges to forensic anthropological expert testimony to evaluate whether Daubert has actually affected the admissibility of such testimony. Thirty cases were identified that addressed the admissibility of the testimony, including 14 cases prior to Daubert and 16 after Daubert. Examination of these cases indicates that post‐Daubert cases do not result in more exclusions. Yet, this lack of exclusions may instead be viewed as a manifestation of the field's overall surge toward more objective and quantifiable techniques in a self‐regulating response to Daubert.     

区域法治还是区域法制?——兼与公丕祥教授讨论

区域法治发展的概念忽略了法治与主权的关系,在逻辑上不能自洽,区域的范围也难以准确划定,而且概念内涵也无法与地方法治进行有效区分。目前区域法治的研究带有强烈的问题导向,但无论是发展意义上的区域法治,还是协调意义上的区域法治,抑或是地方法治意义上的区域法治,都没有能够在法学视角下把握区域问题的本质。区域问题集中在区域合作、区域竞争和跨域公共事务治理等三个领域,它表明以地方政府为主体的区域关系事实上已经处于紊乱状态。因此,需要从中央立法、地方联合立法、区域行政和区域纠纷解决等四个方面加快区域法制建设。     

马来西亚《举报人保护法案（2010）》评析

举报人对遏制贪污腐败犯罪和其他不法行为的重要作用已被广泛认同。越来越多的国家开始注重和加强举报人保护法制的研究。马来西亚《举报人保护法案（2010）》是该国在反腐败法制建设方面的最新成果,是英、美等发达国家关于保护举报人的实践经验和先进理念同马来西亚国内实际的结合而成。该法案成功经验与失败教训值得我们深入探讨,以助于进一步夯实我国举报人保护法制建设的基础研究。     

行业协会腐败治理及其刑事责任追究

行业协会有一定的行政管理和服务职能,也有经费来源,故有腐败的条件。行业协会腐败形式多样,对行业协会腐败的治理措施主要是政社分开、加强监管以及对腐败活动追究行政和刑事责任。其中,《刑法》对以个人名义进行的腐败活动有相应的罪名惩处,而很多腐败活动以协会名义进行,《刑法》缺乏对这类腐败的罪名规定。要提高对行业协会腐败治理的效果,应在《刑法》中增设相应的行业协会单位犯罪的罪名。     

Fragmented or cohesive transnational private regulation of sustainability standards? A comparative study

Literature on private regulation recognizes the proliferation of competing regulatory organizations and approaches in various industries. Studies analyzing why fragmentation arises so far focus on single‐case studies, the exploration of single variables, or variation in types of fragmentation. This article analyzes why in certain industries and for certain issues regulatory organizations proliferate, while in others a single regulatory organization emerges which covers the entire industry. Through a comparative case study of private regulation of sustainability standards in the forestry, clothing, IT‐electronics, and chemicals industries, we show how a combination of low industrial concentration, civil society involvement in governance, and stringent standards of a first‐moving regulator offer the strongest explanation for a fragmented private regulatory field, while high industrial concentration, business‐driven governance, and lenient standards of a first‐moving regulator lead to cohesive regulation.     

“万能制造机”背后的冷思考--3D打印技术安全风险及法律规制研究

3D打印作为一种快速成型技术,近年来发展迅速,有着良好的发展前景与应用空间。然而技术革新的背后潜在隐藏着知识产权、刑事犯罪以及人类伦理等多方面的安全风险,利用法律、政策规制3D打印技术迅猛发展可能带来的安全风险,既是保障社会治安管理秩序的关键,更是3D打印技术进一步发展与革新的前提与基础。     

树立社会主义法治理念，实施依法治国方略

本文对社会主义法治理念的理论依据、基本内涵、本质要求进行了分析,并探讨了在政法系统开展社会主义法治理念教育的重大意义。     

国际习惯法在我国入宪探讨

由于历史、政治、效力、认识等原因,国际习惯法在我国宪法中缺失,但无论从法理因素还是从现实状况来探讨,国际习惯法都有在我国入宪的必要性。国际习惯法的效力问题非国际法问题而是国内法问题,这可以从一些典型国家的做法中看出。国际习惯法在我国入宪应采取并入与转化相结合的方法,同时对于其在国内法中的效力应看不同情形予以区别对待。     

企业集团母子公司关系的法律透析

本文分析了母子公司的法律内涵及特征 ,指出企业集团实质是一种母子公司关系。母子公司存在实质性控制关系 ,而这种控制关系容易导致母公司侵害子公司及其债权人与少数股东的利益 ,为此 ,本文提出了在坚持有限责任原则基础上的法律保护措施 ,同时借鉴国外相关法理 ,包括“揭开公司面纱”、“深石原理”、“自动居次原则”等理论来探讨母子公司债务责任问题。国外这些理论和实践的目标就是要突破有限责任的严格限制 ,用现实的态度来解决母子公司所产生的法律问题 ,这对指导当前我国的司法实践具有重要意义