A case of fatal overdose involving both hydromorphone and kratom

Kratom is a plant originating in Southeast Asia that has been used for its dose-dependent stimulant and opioid effects. The main active compound in kratom is mitragynine, an alkaloid with affinity for the mu-opioid receptor. Toxicity and fatalities related to kratom use have increased substantially in recent years. In this case report, we describe a 44-year-old man who was found deceased in bed. The only significant finding at autopsy was abdominal distension with >4 L of ascites. Toxicology testing was performed on femoral blood which showed 79 ng/mL of hydromorphone, 560 ng/mL of mitragynine, and 240 ng/mL of olanzapine. In addition, creatinine and urea in vitreous humor were significantly elevated, consistent with renal impairment. Death was attributed to hydromorphone toxicity with mitragynine being a contributing factor.     

论民族自治地方刑法变通、补充规定的制定根据

我国《刑法》第90条对民族自治地方刑法变通、补充规定的制定规定了具体的原则、根据和程序;在制定刑法变通、补充规定时,除要遵循必要的法治原则外,尚应着重考虑影响社会危害性变化的少数民族地区的特殊政治、经济、文化方面的社会条件和社会环境,这是制定刑法变通、补充规定的内在根据;社会危害性理论、刑罚的目的论和刑罚的效益论为制定民族自治地方的刑法变通、补充规定提供了理论诠释。     

Deconstructing Dayton: Ethnic Politics and the Legacy of War in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Twenty years after the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA) which brought the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to an end, the dysfunctional nature of the Bosnian state means that the question of how political actors in BiH engage with the DPA as a response to the war remains vitally important. This article argues that moving beyond the ethnicization of politics in BiH enacted by the DPA can be achieved by challenging the understandings of the war which inform the DPA while simultaneously challenging the effects of these understandings in the present. By advancing what I term a ‘deconstructive conclusion’ of the DPA, this article demonstrates the practical utility of Jacques Derrida’s thought for engaging with the legacy of war in BiH.     

刑事瑕疵证据补正规则的完善路径

对瑕疵证据进行补正不仅是为了满足厘清案件事实与保障基本诉权的现实需要,也是稳定社会秩序与实现程序正义的必然要求。欲有效降低瑕疵发生之频率,需规制侦查取证之流程与拓宽监督取证之形式。不仅如此,立法还需发力,一方面可将被追诉者对瑕疵的明示同意增设为治愈瑕疵的路径之一,另一方面应当明确救治瑕疵之程序。为提高侦查人员救治瑕疵的积极性,不妨赋予法官一项处罚建议权。