《中欧全面投资协定》数字金融核心规则解析 ——基于和RCEP/CETA比较

《中欧全面投资协定》(CAI)给中欧的金融服务投资带来了机遇,聚焦于数字金融领域,通过比对CAI与中欧和第三方经济体签订的协议(包括RCEP和CETA),分析CAI数字金融核心规则的变化与未来走向。研究认为,CAI具有的显著特征,一是承诺内容与既有RTAs呈现相互交错的关系; 二是欧盟对金融数据跨境流通持审慎态度,而中国基于正面清单的方式对金融数据流通服务作出市场准入承诺; 三是市场准入承诺超过中国既有的自主开放水平; 四是设置较全面且详细的金融安全监管内容。CAI的承诺仍存在不少保留,未来中欧就金融贸易规则构建进程中,双方在完善数据监管维护个人隐私安全方面需要继续协商和取得共识; 欧盟需要进一步提升对数据流通服务的开放水平,以及精确金融监管“审慎措施”。     

论WTO《SPS协定》“适用地区”条款及我国的对策

WTO《实施卫生与植物卫生措施协定》(Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosani-tary Measures,简称SPS协定)第六条"适应地区条件"将地区划分为"疫病非疫区"和"低度流行区",由于该条在解释上留有一定的弹性并且国际社会缺乏统一的规范文件,致使适用时出现了许多问题。该条规定的价值取向是既要保护本国或地区内的人员或动植物免受其他地区病虫害之威胁,又要促进成员方国际贸易的发展。要同时实现这两种目标,建立病虫害非疫区并赋予成员方根据其适当保护水平之需要确定合适的贸易地区之权利不失为一种可行的办法。我国应以SPS委员会的各项相关制度为根据,加强与相关国际组织的联系,积极研究我国主要农产品进出口成员之卫生和植物卫生状况和适当保护水平,在此基础上完善对病虫害非疫区或低度流行区承认的法律制度,促进我国对外贸易的发展。     

中国古代的“天人合一”思想与当代可持续发展战略

认识和弘扬"天人合一"的精神实质,对环境保护,协调人与自然的矛盾,实现可持续发展,进而全面建设小康社会,开创中国特色社会主义事业新局面具有积极作用.     

Civil Society and the Northern Irish Peace Process

Alternative accounts of the Northern Irish peace process are analyzed. It is noted that neither Unionist nor Republican accounts accord a significant or positive role to civil society in the reaching of a political settlement. It is only in what might be called the metropolitan liberal perspective that influence is attributed to the role of civil society in achieving a settlement. Two junctures at which civil society, centered on the third sector, played a prominent role in the peace process are analyzed: the Opsahl Commission before the launch of the peace process in 1993 and the nonparty Yes campaign during the referendum on the Belfast Agreement in May 1998. The paper then goes on to discuss why the influence of civil society has declined since the referendum, and draws attention to the conflict between the top-down implications of the consociational nature of the Belfast Agreement and the bottom-up promotion of political accommodation through civil society.     

Economic Partnership Agreements: A ‘Historic Step’ Towards a ‘Partnership of Equals’?

This article argues that the EPAs initialled between the EU and less than half of the ACP countries do not represent a ‘historic step’ in EU‐ACP relations, but are the outcome of asymmetric power relations. Many ACP countries submitted hastily drawn up liberalisation schedules that did not consider whether their commitments were in line with those of their neighbours — with significant implications for regional integration processes. Further, the enforcement of EPAs is unlikely in some cases, given the decreasing attractiveness of the EU market and the Commission's dwindling capacity to sanction non‐compliance by withdrawing preferences. If the EU wants to see EPAs implemented, it is vital that the process and outcome are owned and supported by both sides.     

跨太平洋伙伴关系协议与美国贸易保护的新路径

从贸易限制的视角,依据国际关系中的现实主义和自由主义理论,提出两大核心假设：构建中的TPP条款为因变量,成文后的TPP条款为自变量,二者皆为美国贸易保护提供了新路径。选取核心议题里的知识产权、竞争政策、劳工和环境规则,水平与交叉议题上的监管一致议题作为主要研究对象,分析作为因变量的TPP条款提供贸易保护的方法,它们分别是：白金标准、体系竞争、主协议条款且有争端解决机制、监管机制规则。尝试用中美两国在WTO发生的贸易摩擦案例分析并预测作为自变量的TPP条款对于中美贸易的影响,预期未来中美两国在服务贸易领域以及新议题领域摩擦加剧,美国在TPP制定的贸易规则对我国贸易方式影响深远。     

中国-东盟经济合作框架比较研究

《中华人民共和国与东南亚国家联盟全面经济合作框架协议》致力于中国与东盟之间建立全面的经济合作关系。中国与东盟的经济合作进程又与东盟内部的经济一体化密切相关。从货物贸易、服务贸易、投资、经济技术合作以及与之相关的组织形式与实施的时间框架等方面系统研究中国 -东盟自由贸易区与东盟经济一体化两个框架内容之间的区别与联系 ,将有利于推进中国与东盟的全面经济合作进程。     

Justice involvement among homeless individuals with mental illnesses: Are self-report and administrative measures comparable?

Individuals with mental illnesses who experience homelessness have frequent interactions with the criminal justice system. Correctly measuring this involvement is essential to develop and evaluate the efficacy of intervention programs. Criminal justice involvement is typically assessed through administrative records or self-reported accounts. The aims of this study are to: 1) assess agreement between self-report and administrative data related to court appearances, and 2) identify individual characteristics that affect discrepancies between sources. Participants were 468 homeless persons with mental illness from the Montreal site of the At Home/Chez Soi randomized controlled trial, in Canada. Self-reported data was collected through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Administrative data was collected through provincial and municipal court databases. Overall, agreement was good. Discrepancies were more common among those with a diagnosis of mood disorder with psychotic features, and those with a criminal history. Increased age and interviewer’s perception of sincerity and interest increased likelihood of concordance. Generally, high agreement between self-report and administrative data suggests that either source can provide reliable information. Further work to understand predictors of discrepancies could further enhance the quality of data collected through these different sources.     

《TRIPS协议》中的国民待遇原则适用对象之分析

在《TRIPS协议》中适用国民待遇原则 ,既要遵守《WTO协定》的规定 ,又要遵守《TRIPS协议》框架下各条约的规定。《TRIPS协议》中国民待遇原则适用对象的标准有国籍标准、居所标准和实质关联标准。《TRIPS协议》适应了世界贸易和经济的发展     

FTA 背景下新西兰对中国农产品出口增长分析

根据UN Comtrade数据库中贸易数据,采用恒定市场份额模型,对1997—2012年期间新西兰向中国农产品出口增长的影响因素进行了实证研究。结果表明,中国进口需求的增长是新西兰对中国农产品出口大幅增长的主要原因。在中国－新西兰自由贸易区建立后,增长效应对出口增长的带动作用明显减弱,商品效应和整体竞争效应贡献率有所回升,表明中国－新西兰自贸区建立后新西兰向中国出口的农产品结构有所优化,且在中国市场的整体竞争力提高;不同种类的农产品影响新西兰向中国出口农产品贸易额增长的因素有一定差异。