The GMO food arena in the EU (1998–2001)

A highly politicised arena in the EU has been caused by the 1998 Commission legislative proposal with regard to genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The debate over different interests became more intense. During the EU decision‐making process concerning GMOs, two larger coalitions cutting across institutions and countries waged the fight: one was led by industry and was in favour of GMOs and the other was against and mainly rooted in nongovernmental lobby groups. In mid‐2001, the ‘anti’ movement had gained a (temporary) winning position. In an attempt to explain this, it was concluded that the industrial lobby has been nonchalant in its preparatory work for public affairs management, by not carefully studying the various stakeholders, issues, time developments and the boundaries of this arena. With the benefit of hindsight it can be seen that the industrial lobby itself has missed opportunities and made unforced errors. Copyright © 2003 Henry Stewart Publications     

以中美制度分析为基础论中国公司资本制度模式选择

美国为授权资本制的典型国家,中国实行法定资本制有其特殊的背景。以中美制度分析为基础看公司资本制度模式选择,中国应采取折衷授权资本制。     

法治政府及模型演进

依法治国 ,是我们建设社会主义法治国家的政治方略。要建设法治国家 ,首先就要致力于构建法治政府 ,这既是法治国家的实现手段 ,又是法治国家的重要组成部分。本文从历史的角度回顾了法治政府的相关形态 ,指出了我国进行法治政府建设应该适用的模型     

RACIAL–ETHNIC INTOLERANCE AND SUPPORT FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: A CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISON*

This article tests cross-nationally the minority group threat thesis that public sentiments toward repressive crime-control policies reflect conflicted racial and ethnic relations. Using multiple data sets representing France, Belgium, the Netherlands, East and West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Denmark, Great Britain, Greece, Spain, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Canada, Ireland, and Portugal, we examine whether racial and ethnic intolerance—animus, resentments, or negative sentiments toward minorities—predicts greater support for the death penalty. Our results reveal that the respondents were significantly more likely to express support for capital punishment if they were racially or ethnically intolerant while controlling for other covariates of public opinion. These findings indicate that the link between support for capital punishment and racial and ethnic animus may occur universally in countries with conflicted racial and ethnic relations.     

有效监督制度的稀缺与补救——对社区居民警务议事会制度的分析

社会监督具有突出的随机性、灵活性和广泛性的特点,但在通常情况下,社会监督的力量是分散的,没有形成合力,并且也没有通畅的渠道来表达,因而不能形成直接而有效的监督。实行警务议事会制度以后,群众的监督力量被充分凝聚起来,各种监督信息也被充分汇集,从而形成了对被监督者全面而有效的监督。这种临时的制度安排,是我国转型期内有效监督制度稀缺的补救,同时也是建立我国长效监督机制的基础。     

论专利权滥用行为的法律规制

随着科技的发展和技术贸易量的加大 ,专利权滥用行为的问题日益突出。专利权作为一种合法的垄断权 ,其被滥用同样会损害他人及公共的利益 ,构成对专利法等民事法律立法宗旨的违背和对反垄断法的违反。本文对专利权滥用行为理论进行了一般分析 ,并对世界主要国家与我国专利权滥用控制法律制度作了比较研究 ,在此基础上 ,提出了建立我国专利权滥用行为反垄断法控制制度的相关建议。     

论行政执法中的的法律价值观冲突

行政执法人员的法律价值观是行政执法行为的思想基础和行为依据,直接影响着法律执行的价值状态。行政执法中的法律价值观冲突严重影响着价值观功能的发挥,制约着行政执法的效果。必须强化行政执法人员的法律信仰,确立解决行政执法中法律价值观冲突的基本准则。     

保险受益人研究

狭义上的保险受益人是指于被保险人死亡时有权请求和受领身故保险金的人,只能是被保险人之外的人,应包括指定受益人和法定受益人。投保人有受益人的指定权,被保险人或其监护人有最终的决定权,受益人指定不明时应合理解释。被保险人的法定继承人是其法定受益人,法定受益人的受益顺序依法定继承人的继承顺序,同一顺序的法定受益人受益份额相同。保险受益人原则上为可变更受益人,其变更应采书面形式,并自通知保险人时生效。     

试论中国国际信托关系的法律适用

信托源于遥远的古代,但作为一种法律制度发展起来则是从11世纪的英国最先开始的。在借鉴英美法系和大陆法系信托制度的基础上,中国于2001年4月28日颁布了《信托法》。然而,不无遗憾的是,该法并没有对涉外信托的法律适用作出规定。这对于加入WTO之后中国国际信托关系的发展缺乏应有的预见性,也给人民法院审理涉外信托纠纷案件留下了法律适用的难题。因此尽快建立和完善中国国际信托关系法律适用规范已成当务之急。首先回顾了中国信托法律制度的演变过程,然后阐析了中国国际信托关系法律适用的原则,最后提出了完善中国国际信托关系法律适用的若干法律思考。     

市场行为的法制基础与伦理导向

市场主体的自由不是绝对的,必须接受法制的约束和伦理的引导,本文从自由放任的市场经济原则谈起,分析了法制和伦理对市场行为的调整作用,并试图通过比较说明二者之间的关系。