Introduction: The OECD and Policy Transfer: Comparative Case Studies

Abstract

The six articles in this issue examine the role of the OECD in policy transfer. Two articles (Kudrle on international tax agreements, and Legrand and Vas on Australia’s vocational and educational training policy) conclude that the OECD has been influential, albeit in a grinding and lengthy way. Two others (Clifton on the OECD’s “enhanced engagement” policy with five G-20 countries, and Eccleston and Woodward on tax transparency) find the OECD’s influence either patchier or even dysfunctional. Carroll’s article provides a novel analysis of policy transfer through accession processes, while Alasuutari explores transfer in terms of a comparative analysis of policy rationalizations that refer to the OECD as a “standard.” A common theme of all six articles is the way in which policy transfer is driven by exogenous pressures and crises, and how international governmental organizations like the OECD exploit these pressures to protect and expand their global relevance.     

美国司法审查的民主观

司法审查在美国民主政治中发挥着重要作用。美国确立司法审查的理论基础是动态的参与民主机制。对国会立法进行违宪审查目的是建立一种动态的参与民主机制,在代议制民主和大众之间建立沟通的桥梁,弥补代议制民主的不足,从根本上说司法审查不是反民主的,而是为了让民主运转起来。     

CDK5的表达与脑损伤时间推断的相关性研究进展

细胞周期蛋白依赖激酶5(cyclin-dependent kinase 5,CDK5)是CDK家族中一类不直接调控细胞周期的蛋白。CDK5通过靶蛋白的磷酸化在神经细胞的发育、修复及退行性变等方面发挥着不可替代的作用。脑损伤是指暴力作用于头部造成的脑组织器质性损伤,由于损伤发生后机体启动应激及修复机制,脑组织中变化的多种蛋白及酶类物质可作为损伤时间判定的指标。本文就CDK5的分布、活性机制、生理作用及其脑损伤研究与其作为脑损伤标志物可能性的研究进展进行综述。     

Independent review of emergency economic stimulus measures: Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19

Major government emergency interventions demand, and generally receive, independent scrutiny. This article looks back at reviews of the Australian government's economic stimulus measures introduced in the aftermath of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), in anticipation of reviews of responses to the COVID-19 emergency, noting similarities and differences between the two crises. We examine 10 independent reviews of the Australian government's response to the GFC with a particular focus on their nature and the context in which they occurred. As a result, we identify five themes: when and how often reviews are conducted; recognition of context; the need for clear program objectives; explicit design principles; and governance. We develop a typology of independent reviews that has three key and interrelated dimensions: purpose, timing, and reviewer. We observe that there was patchwork coverage of the GFC measures, with no single report providing a holistic assessment of what was achieved or lessons learnt. We contend that, notwithstanding differences between crises, the typology will aid understanding of the role, key issues, and contributions of reviews that have already been, or will be, commissioned into COVID-19 and future emergency economic stimulus measures.     

中药复方专利侵权诉讼中公知技术抗辩研究——兼评“天士力诉万成侵犯专利权”案

公知技术抗辩是专利侵权诉讼中被告保护自己利益的有效手段。用以抗辩的公知技术是指专利申请日之前已有的、处于公知状态的技术,但不必是可自由使用的技术。公知技术抗辩是否成立的判断应采用"二者比较创造说"。在既符合等同侵权又存在公知技术抗辩的情况下,应当优先适用公知技术抗辩。     

玻璃体液化学成分规律性改变与死亡时间推断的研究进展

死亡时间（postmortem interval．PMI）的准确推断是法医尸体检验工作中的难题之一,PMI推断对刑事案件的侦察和审判具有重要的意义。人死亡后不同时间眼玻璃体液化学成分的规律性变化,如钾、镁、氨、尿素氮、肌酐和尿酸、次黄嘌呤、乳酸的含量逐渐升高,而钙、钠、酶类、葡萄糖、维生素C的含量逐渐降低,有助于比较准确地进行PMI推断。本文对其在法医学领域的研究进展进行综述。     

心肌致密化不全及其法医学鉴定

心肌致密化不全(noncompaction of ventricular myocardium,NVM)是一种罕见的特殊类型的心肌病.近年来对于NVM的临床报道和研究越来越多,已成为临床心血管方面研究的热点问题之一.虽然NVM较为罕见,但因其猝死发生较多,加上目前我国大多数法医工作者对此认识不足,同时,现阶段还没有非常成熟的法医病理学检查方法,且其易与其他类型心脏疾病相混淆,因此对NVM的法医病理学鉴定需要充分的认识和格外谨慎.现重点对NVM的病理学特点、常用的临床诊断方法及与其他类型心脏疾病的鉴别诊断进行综述,并总结其法医学鉴定要点.     

脂肪栓塞综合征的法医学研究进展

脂肪栓塞综合征（fat embolism syndrome,FES）是一种较多见而又威胁生命的临床症候。多年来,FES一直是医学界,尤其是法医学及骨科学领域研究的难点。在法医学中,FES的鉴定因缺乏典型的症状、体征,极易发生误鉴或漏鉴。本文就FES的病因、发病机理、病理学、致死机制以及FES的最新法医学诊断研究进行了回顾。     

大型灾难事件中的DNA鉴定工作

大型灾难事件通常是由各种无法预料的因素引发,并可造成大量人员的伤亡和失踪。法医学DNA实验室首要的任务就是对这些遇难者进行身份的认定。本文通过回顾大型灾难事件以及相关研究,提出大型灾难事件中DNA鉴定的程序,包括样品的准备、收集、贮存、DNA的提取、DNA的分型、相关数据的分析和结果的解释等,并对DNA鉴定中的经验和问题进行了讨论。     

论专利授权行为的法律效力——兼评《专利法》改革中的制度选择

专利制度需要改革,譬如我国的专利无效程序因其环节多等原因而颇受学者非议,专利侵权的认定标准等方面也存有争议。然,专利制度改革需要理论的支持。澄清专利授权行为的法律效力,在专利授权条件、侵权争议中的权利推定、现有技术抗辩、权利要求解释规则等各项专利制度中,强调专利授权行为的公示公信力,保障专利制度促进技术扩散的信息系统功能,这对专利制度改革和实践具有重要的意义。