Book Reviews and Books Received

Author: MASKUS, KEITH; Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy; Reviewer: Donald G. Richards; Author: SVEDBERG, PETER; Poverty and Undernutrition: Theory, Measurement and Policy; Reviewer: Stephen Devereux; Editors: JALILAN, HOSSEIN, TRIBE, MICHAEL and WEISS, JOHN; Industrial Development and Policy in Africa: Issues of De-industrialisation and Development Strategy; Reviewer: Peter Lawrence; Editors: WISE, CAROL and ROETT, RIORDAN; Exchange Rate Politics in Latin America; Reviewer: Omar Sanchez; Author: THE WORLD BANK; India: Reducing Poverty, Accelerating Development; Reviewer: John Farrington     

Book reviews

Par le Peuple, Pour le Peuple: le populisme et les démocraties. By Yves Mény and Yves Surel. Paris: Editions Fayard 2000. Pp.312 + biblio. FF140 (paper) ISBN 2–213–60077–5.

I Confini dell'Odio: il nacionalismo etnico e la nuova destra europea. By Bruno Luvera’. Roma: Editori Riuniti, 1999. Pp.xiii + 151, index, biblio. 10 euros (paper) ISBN 88–359–4760‐X.

Il Dottor H.: Haider e la nuova destra europea. By Bruno Luvera’. Roma: Einaudi 2000. Pp.194 + biblio. 10 euros (paper), ISBN 88–06–15597–0.

A Virtuous Circle. Political Communications in Postindustrial Societies. By Pippa Norris. New York: Cambridge University Press 2000. Pp.xvii + 398, 54 tables, 38 figures, biblio, index. £40 (cloth) ISBN 0–521–79015–8; £14.95 (paper) ISBN 0–521–79364–5.

Democracy and the Media: A Comparative Perspective. Edited by R. Gunther and A. Mughan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2000. Pp.496. £55 (cloth) ISBN 0–521–77180–3; £19.95 (paper) ISBN 0–521–77743–7.

Coalition Governments in Western Europe. Edited by Wolfgang C. Müller and Kaare Str?m. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2000. Pp.xvi + 602, biblio, index. £55 (cloth) ISBN 0–19–829760–2.

The Political Mobilization of the European Left, 1860–1980: The Class Cleavage. By Stefano Bartolini. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2000. Pp.xxiv + 637, 100 tables, 41 figures, biblio, index. £45 (cloth) ISBN 0–521–65021–6.

Social Democracy and the Challenge of European Union. By Robert Ladrech. London: Lynne Rienner 2000. Pp.xiv + 165, biblio, index. £37.50 (cloth) ISBN 1–55587–902–0.

Europe in Change ‐ Committee Governance in the European Union. Edited by Thomas Christiansen and Emil Kirchner. Manchester: Manchester University Press 2000. Pp.199. £40 (cloth) ISBN 0–7190–5552–0.

Rethinking European Order: West European Responses, 1989–97. Edited by Robin Niblett and William Wallace. Basingstoke: Palgrave 2001. Pp.xiv + 298, 2 maps, index. £50 (cloth) ISBN 0–333–91571–2.

Franco‐German Relations. By Alistair Cole. Edinburgh: Pearson 2001. Pp.178, biblio, index. £14.99 (paper) ISBN 0–582–31997–8.

Environmental Transitions: Transformation and Ecological Defence in Central and Eastern Europe. Edited by P. Pavlínek and J. Pickles. London: Routledge 2000. Pp.xxii + 362, 22 plates, 39 figures, 19 maps, 56 tables, biblio, index. £70.26 (cloth) ISBN 0–415–16268–8; £22.99 (paper) ISBN 0–415–16269–6.

Ethnicity and Globalization. By Stephen Castles. London: Sage 2000. Pp.xii + 228, biblio, index. £47.50 (cloth) ISBN 0–7619–5611–5; £16.99 (paper) ISBN 0–7619–5612–3.

A Not‐So‐Dismal Science: A Broader View of Economies and Societies. Edited by M. Olson and S. Kakhonen. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2000. Pp.x + 274, biblio, index. £14.99 (paper) ISBN 0–19–829490–5.     

Finding the missing and unknown: Novel educational approaches to warming up cold cases

In recent years, students in police academies and higher education institutions around the world have worked together to analyse cold cases including long-term missing persons cases in collaboration with investigators and prosecutors. In 2020, three European organisations, the Police Expert Network on Missing Persons (PEN-MP), AMBER Alert Europe and Locate International, succeeded in connecting these educational organisations enabling them to work collectively on cases and conduct cold case analyses (CCA) across international borders. The International Cold Case Analysis Project (ICCAP) learning objectives were to 1) collect the necessary information about the victim, 2) reconstruct the crime, and 3) investigate trace control.In a learning objective-based evaluation using Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing, 76 participating students from the German and International ICCAP teams were asked to complete a pre- and post-review questionnaire to self-assess their personal competence development. Participants reported significant increases in competence in all evaluated areas, thus demonstrating that authentic and relevant collaborations can enrich the learning environment, promote the use of professional skills, and provide significant knowledge exchange opportunities between academia and industry.Drawing on case studies of cold case missing persons' investigations and unidentified found remains, this article shares how university academics, students and community volunteers can work together nationally and internationally to find out what has happened to missing people and how we can more effectively identify the previously unidentified. In so doing, we share the expertise required to progress these cold cases and provide recommendations to support other institutions and organisations in adopting this innovative approach.     

论对行政诉讼撤诉申请的审查

对行政诉讼撤诉申请予以司法审查是达致行政诉讼宗旨、塑造行政审判权威、保障诉讼程序公开公平、力避非正常撤诉现象的必然要求;一元化僵硬的撤诉申请审查规则,不具有司法实务可操作性,虚置了撤诉申请审查规则,代之以多元化灵活的审查规则是必要的;多元撤诉申请审查规则之建构应考量诸种因素,对实务中存在的种种申请撤诉情形认真分析、归纳总结,予以妥当设计。     

香港与内地仲裁裁决司法审查制度的借鉴和融合

通过对香港和内地在仲裁裁决司法审查范围、标准和技术方面的综合分析,本文认为两地在司法制度、法治发展和仲裁理念上的较大差异导致了两地在对待仲裁裁决司法审查上之截然不同。重要的是,香港法院对仲裁的支持态度及其具体审查操作的先进经验,可为内地在这一领域的改革提供重要指引。《香港与内地关于相互执行仲裁裁决的安排》实施近十年来,已逐渐出现两地仲裁界和司法界在审查制度面向上的趋同。惠于"一国两制"和"更密切经贸关系"的大背景,相信两地间商事仲裁的融合会更加蓬勃发展,为中国跨境商事活动提供更好的争端解决服务。     

公民知情权的实现——以公众参与为视角

<政府信息公开条例>的颁布实施为建构阳光政府带来了希望.为避免这种希望不被现实中"封闭"的具体行政和"短腿"的司法实践笼罩于阴霾之中,为从根本上使公民知情权的实现得以有效保障,应对域内外知情权和信息公开制度的演进变迁历程进行比较分析,就消除法院顾虑以有效制衡行政权力的有效路径进行实证探寻,对公共治理模式中的公众参与加以积极推进.只有如此,才能最终使公民的知情权不至于沦为可望不可及的"海市蜃楼".     

中国行政司法监督的困局与出路

对国家行政权的行使实行全方面的密切监督,这既是传统法学的要义之一,又是现代法治的基本特征之一。中国改革开放三十年最大的法治成果之一,就是建立了行政诉讼制度,并相应地制定了《中华人民共和国行政诉讼法》。但中国目前的行政诉讼以及通过司法审查实现的行政司法监督,由于观念的滞后和体制的欠缺正处于欲罢不忍、欲进不能的困局之中。分析这种困局产生的原因并找出走出困局的出路,正是当下中国法学界面临的紧迫课题。本文尝试对此做些探讨。     

普京政权8年总评价:特征与得失

没有像戈尔巴乔夫和叶利钦那样,以一套抽象理论作为改革的蓝本,普京转而以具体的目标——在民主政治和自由经济的框架下建立一个强大的俄罗斯——作为施政蓝图。这是普京政权的显著特征,也是普京与前苏联、俄罗斯领导人的主要区别所在。为实现这一目标,普京在制定各项具体政策时,大致上遵守民主政治与自由市场的原则。总体而言,这些具体的政策有得也有失:其中促进国民团结与加强管理能力的政策,十分有效;促进经济发展和改善民生的政策,效率一般;至于遏止人口衰退和改善国民健康危机方面的政策,则效率不佳。就现时的发展水平而言,俄罗斯还未完全达到"跻身于世界强国之林"及"民主法治"的目标。     

DRD3基因对精神分裂症研究的法医学意义

阐明精神分裂症的病因和发病机制是医学面临的重要挑战之一,同时也是法医司法鉴定的重要内容之一.精神分裂症的多巴胺假说认为多巴胺能系统的失调是精神分裂症的病因,DRD3基因在脑中的区域性高表达以及其与众多精神疾病的阳性关联提示其在精神分裂症中的潜在重要性.本文综述了DRD3基因在精神分裂症的群体遗传学、动物模型和在人源细胞...     

在我国建立宪法法院的必要性与可行性之分析

在我国建立什么样的违宪审查机制一直是理论界争议的难题,这直接关系着我国违宪审查体制的建构,本文从建立宪法法院的必要性和可行性两个方面论证了宪法法院的建构的益处以及宪法法院的建构与我国现行人民代表大会运行机制并无冲突。