Managing commercial risks in open source software licensing

Legal context: The article reviews the commercial risk allocation clauses intypical open source licence terms and discusses their enforceabilityand implications. Key points: The enforceability of warranty disclaimers and limitation ofliability clauses in common open source licence terms is questionable,particularly in a cross-border context, and commercial licensorsshould take additional steps to protect themselves from down-streamrisks. Practical significance: Open source software presents a number of unusual commercialissues, because it is available free of charge and the providerstry to disclaim warranties and liabilities. End users and resellershave to adjust their own in- and out-licensing models to accommodatethis situation.     

治理与经济发展:变革和挑战

在经济发展过程中 ,应该是政府的作用多一些还是市场的作用多一些 ?文章分析了与这一问题相关的政府改革———管制改革、私有化政策及分权化政策 ,得出结论 :在经济发展进程中 ,政府要继续扮演重要角色 ;地方政府和非政府组织的作用将日益凸显。     

当代中国的马克思主义大众化浅析

党的十七大提出要推动“当代中国马克思主义大众化”，我们只有正确解马克思主义大众化的实质，找出当前推进马克思主义大众化的有利条件和面临的主要挑战，才能更加顺利的推进马克思主义大众化。     

Breaking through the Monopoly： To Grasp the Direction of China＇s Intellectual Property Protection Mechanism -From Perspective of Differences Between Chinese and Western Cultural Traditions

知识产权首先应该是一个文化问题，其在中国传统文化中具有共享性、实用性与低价性，当中国知识产权法律在乡土社会的国际化进程中遭遇知识垄断、规律理性与权利至上的文化挑战时，中国知识产权文化建设必须通过充分解放思想与大胆创新的方式和谐崛起，突围垄断，构建有中国特色的知识产权保护体系。     

Security culture,transnational challenges and the Economic Community of West African States

This special issue explores how one particular regional organisation, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has defined certain transnational issues as security threats and how it has addressed them. In this introductory article, we begin by providing an overview and analysis of some of the most important transnational security challenges facing West Africa. Specifically, we discuss some of the problems raised by cross-border insurgencies, health challenges, organised criminal activities, terrorism and environmental degradation. We then examine the different levels at which actors have responded to these challenges. The section ‘Security culture: shaping the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) response?’ sets out our approach to thinking about the concept of security culture and asks whether it might be relevant to understanding how and why ECOWAS has focused on responding to certain transnational security challenges and not to others. The final section provides an overview of the other articles in this issue.     

论加入WTO后的云南旅游业

21世纪 ,经济全球化的进程将进一步加快 ,中国加入世界贸易组织 ,经济将面临全球化和“入世”的全面影响 ,旅游业将不可避免地卷入经济全球化大潮中。作为旅游资源大省 ,西部第一旅游强省 ,云南省要在 2 1世纪把云南省建成在东南亚有影响的国际旅游目的地 ,就必须超前谋划 ,趋利避害 ,抓住机遇 ,迎接挑战     

加入WTO:少数民族地区高校的挑战与机遇

本文从WTO与我国高校有关的条款及主要表现方式入手 ,研讨了我国少数民族地区高校的特点及WTO可能对少数民族地区高校的影响 ,分析了加入WTO后少数民族地区高校可能面临的挑战和机遇 ,提出了一系列可能遇到的原则性问题     

积极探索互联网时代的学校思想政治工作方法

计算机和网络给高校思想政治工作带来了机遇与挑战。面对机遇与挑战 ,高校思想政治工作必须在继承和发扬优良传统的基础上 ,充分发挥信息网络技术的优势 ,增强时代感 ,加强针对性、实效性、主动性 ,扬长避短 ,开辟新的天地。     

Race-Based Peremptory Challenges: An Empirical Analysis of Litigation from the U.S. Court of Appeals, 2002–2006

This paper examines race-based peremptory challenges. Such challenges occur during the voir dire jury selection process. The process allows both the defense and the prosecution to strike jurors who they believe will not decide cases fairly. However, in the case of Batson v. Kentucky 476 U.S. 79 (1986), the Supreme Court ruled that race could not be used as a factor in eliminating prospective jurors. This paper examines federal litigation for five years in which it was alleged that race was used as a factor in removing a juror. An examination of the cases revealed that most of the cases involved sole male litigants who allege that there were multiple race-based peremptory challenges used in their cases. Moreover, most of the cases that led to the allegations involved violent offenses. Other case characteristics are noted, but of most significance was the finding that most appellants lost their cases. As such, the courts felt that most of the challenges were, in fact, race neutral. The implications of this research are discussed. This study was funded by an undergraduate research grant from Penn State University.     

统一战线在应对国际金融危机中面临的挑战及优势发挥

新一轮国际金融危机对当前统战工作提出了三大挑战:一是使统一战线工作的维稳任务繁重化;二是使统一战线的工作对象复杂化;三是使统一战线的事业发展面临新的考验.有鉴于此,统一战线应充分发挥其服从大局的合作功能、汇集人心的凝聚功能、化解矛盾的协调功能、掌握社情民意的信息功能、建者献策的智囊功能以及争取海外支持的联络功能等独特优势,积极应对国际金融危机带来的挑战.