Minority rights and the dialectics of the nation: Otto Bauer’s theory of the nation and its contributions to multicultural theory and globalization

Conclusion This article analyzed Otto’s Bauer idea of the nation and assessed its meaning and significance qua liberal nationalism and the expansion of national minority rights in Europe. It argued that Bauer's formulation of the same rights for all minorities exposed certain limitations of multicultural theory, namely the failure of liberal multicultural theorists to adequately address the consequences of special minority rights and the potentially transformative role of labor in liberal societies that necessarily seek to be inclusive. Further, Bauer's idea of cultural autonomy raised important and relevant implications for advancing national minority rights in Europe. In particular, his initiative exposed possible ways to promote the social of cultural rights of EU Charter on Fundamental Rights. Given this and the EU's commitment to labor rights, it is curious that Bauer’s theory has not received the attention it deserves. Indeed, even if Bauer's ideas prove somewhat non-conventional by liberal standards, it is still important that we see his ideas as serving some elemental purpose in linking the advancement of national values and sentiment with the EU goal of integration.     

Arab States and the Role of Islam in the International Criminal Court

This article assesses the various disagreements between Arab and western states that surfaced at the 1998 Rome Conference and Preparatory Commission. It also discusses the relationship between state repression and cultural adaptation by examining the undeveloped domestic criminal systems of Arab states and the ambiguous role played by shariah (Islamic law) in the constitutions of many of them. It argues two main points: that more mutual accommodation will be needed to resolve these and future conflicts between Islamic and international law; and that such conflicts between the ICC and Arab states expose the need for further cultural adaptation to the ICC Statute. It is out of this process of cultural adaptation that the relationship between Islam and serious international crimes will evolve.     

Codependency to Conflict?

正Scapegoating China puts both countries’most valuable partnership at riskThe world’s most important economic relationship is in serious trouble.Long drawn together by the mutual benefi ts of codependency—an export-led China relying on U.S.demand and a savingshort United States in need of low-cost Chinese imports and surplus foreign capital—the air is now thick with tension.The United States’shifting stance on trade policy is hardly surprising.In his inau-     

海峡两岸财务预测制度的比较

在证券市场国际化的趋势下,会计也在趋于国际协调,而海峡两岸关系密切,经济互动频繁,因此本文对海峡两岸在信息提供者、披露时点、财务预测更正更新、管理当局责任等财务预测制度的四个方面进行比较研究,指出差异,并提出中国大陆在财务预测制度改进的建议。     

Magistrates' Everyday Work and Emotional Labour

The concept of emotional labour describes the management of emotions as part of everyday work performance. Much of the research in this field has been in relation to jobs in the service sector where (mostly female) employees are required to shape their own feelings in order to make customers or clients feel at ease, comfortable or happy. There has been relatively little attention paid to the importance of emotional labour in professional occupations. This paper examines the emotional labour of magistrates in court. Magistrates must often regulate their own emotions and those of some court users, many of whom are not legally represented and who express a variety of emotions, including anger and distress, and experience social problems that may elicit emotions or emotional responses from the magistrate. The paper reports findings from interviews with over 40 magistrates throughout Australia and begins to address the significance of emotional labour for this branch of the judiciary.     

高校“音乐欣赏”选修课开设的几个问题

在高校教学过程中,选修课日益成为一道亮丽的风景,如何开设选修课以发挥其最大的教学功能,这是教育工作者普遍关注的问题.高校"音乐欣赏"选修课的开设一要明确教学目的,二要突破定向思维,三要设计课堂形式,四要增强师生交流.     

加拿大恢复性司法的制度化

加拿大自1996年量刑改革以来,主要在量刑方面积极推进恢复性司法的制度化.尽管已正式确认把补偿和承认对被害人的伤害作为量刑目的,但只有较少证据表明量刑中的恢复性司法手段为犯罪被害人带来了实实在在的利益.主要原因是量刑程序的结构性限制,而不是理论研究不足或是对确认恢复性司法作为犯罪替代措施的可能性认识不足.对原住民罪犯关押比例过高问题的关注,是加拿大恢复性司法制度化的首要推动因素,但已有证据表明,恢复性量刑改革在加拿大并没有降低原住民犯罪的过高比例.此外,试图将原住民社区司法举措塑造成恢复性司法模式的尝试,可能会威胁到这些举措,而且可能难以惠及那些最弱势的犯罪者.     

The Legal Regulation of Medical Science

Recent developments in reproductive technology have stimulated widespread public debate and controversy, especially regarding the social, ethical, moral, and legal implications of in vitro fertilization and human embryo experimentation. These issues have received a great deal of public attention in Australia over the past two decades. Some jurisdictions have implemented legislation to regulate and prohibit aspects of medical science. This discussion examines the emergence and career of the Infertility (Medical Procedures) Act 1984 in Australia and its regulation of embryo experimentation. The central argument is that law neither simply reacts to scientific developments nor merely reflects alleged community values, but actively constitutes and defines the boundaries of medical science. This fluidity or flexibility provides medical scientists with opportunities to make claims for the legitimate right to undertake certain experiments free from the interference of nonscientists. The controversy surrounding embryo experimentation highlights the ambiguities in distinguishing the proper sphere of science from ethical and legal jurisdictions.