论计算机信息及计算机信息交易——美国《统一计算机信息交易法》与美国《统一商法典》相关概念和规则的比较

1930年代,哥伦比亚大学卢埃林认识到,工业革命使工业产品成为社会财富的主要载体,需要新的合同法规则以适应新的经济.其结果就是美国<统一商法典>第2编的制定,该法的核心是"货物买卖".1990年代,信息革命的产生及深入发展,使信息和信息服务成为经济的核心,美国<统一计算机信息交易法>应运而生.该法的核心是"计算机信息许可".尽管存在对该法的诸多批评,该法仍具革命意义,并已在美国马里兰州和弗吉尼亚州实施近十年.我国应尽快建立以信息为标的交易法律制度,对信息进行明确的界定,并以此为基础,建立大众市场许可、信息担保、电子自助等制度.     

以言行事——从言语行为理论解析公益广告语的动态功能

公益广告传播带来的社会效益使得公益广告的社会价值得到了社会的认可和公众的青睐。文章以Austin和Searle创立的言语行为理论为基础，结合中外公益广告实例，从言语行为理论几个重要概念入手分析和探讨公益广告语的“以言行事”传播功能，揭示公益广告语言在广告传播效果上的积极作用。     

Taking a Leap Forward: Adult Protective Services and the Elder Justice Act

ABSTRACT

The author outlines factors in the current environment for Adult Protective Services programs in the United States of America in the spring of 2003 and the significance of the Elder Justice Act to those programs. The commentary notes key strengths and challenges in the bill and warns against relying on legislation alone to address the root causes of elder abuse.     

论集成电路布图设计保护法的特点

2001年4月2日,我国颁布《集成电路布图设计保护条例》。集成电路布图设计保护法作为一个独立的知识产权法律部门,它有自己本质的特点。首先,集成电路布图设计保护法有自己的保护对象。集成电路布图设计保护法所保护的不是集成电路产品,而是集成电路中的布图设计这一无形财产。其次,集成电路布图设计保护法有独特的保护条件,集成电路保护法并不保护所有的布图设计,得到法律保护的布图设计,必须具备以下条件:1.布图设计必须具有独创性;2.布图设计必须具有客现表现形式和可复制性;3.布图设计必须登记。再次,集成电路布图设计保护法有独特的权利保护期。     

论贝克特《哑剧》中的荒诞元素简

塞缪尔？贝克特作为荒诞派戏剧的典型代表之一，写出了《等待戈多》《终局》等许多脍炙人口的戏剧作品。《哑剧1》和《哑剧2》作为《终局》的后续，分别以双人哑剧与单人哑剧的形式形象表达了外部世界对人类的影响和人类内心世界的虚无与绝望。本文旨在结合荒诞剧的特点对《哑剧》在场景道具、语言、人物、主题四方面进行分析，从而得出贝克特戏剧创作的新特点。     

Impact of Hazardous Substances Regulations on Small Firms in Delaware and New Jersey

Regulations under the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act impose significant requirements on firms handling hazardous chemicals. The nature of the regulations would suggest that small firms, because of limited resources and other structural limitations, would experience more difficulty complying with the regulations than large firms. To understand the difficulties imposed by the regulations on small firms, we interviewed ten small firms in Delaware and New Jersey, states with existing hazardous regulations similar to those being considered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and evaluated their responses to state regulations. The impacts of the environmental regulations on the firms and on the risk levels of their businesses are discussed. Propositions for research into small firms compliance are developed. Possible means for reducing the regulatory burden on small firms while enhancing regulatory effectiveness are suggested.     

“America Will Not Tolerate Slave Traders”: Counter-Trafficking Policies and US Power

The US government has implemented an ambitious set of policies designed to combat human trafficking and sex trafficking in women and girls in particular. This article argues that anti-trafficking discourse and policy can be understood as a project to sustain and strengthen US power. This power has been wielded through the use of foreign aid, which influences the actions of both state and non-state actors overseas. Existing policies reinforce unilateralism and executive-branch dominance. Policymakers have also used gender strategically to moralize their actions and assert global leadership on this issue. Gender is thus deployed to serve US interests.     

美国老年人长期照护法律体系及其对我国的启示

以1965年美国老年人法案(the Old Americans Act)及之后的一系列修正案和相关法律法规为主要素材,着重从政府角度介绍美国老年人长期照护法律体系的建立过程以及在此过程中政府职能的相应转变。本文介绍了老年人长期照护的含义,归纳了美国老年人长期照护法律体系建立的意义,指明了老年人长期照护法律关系中政府的特殊地位,并结合中国目前老年人长期照护的现状对我国老年人法律体系的完善提出了一些启示。     

言语行为理论对翻译的启示

言语行为理论在翻译中起到重要的作用。准确地把握交际的言外行为是翻译技能的一个基本要素。本文对此翻译技能的培养进行了初步阐述。     

证券市场监管结构分析

证券市场的监管体系通常是由证券法律规制、行政监管、自律监管、媒体监督共同构成的一个结构化整体。在证券市场监管总体中 ,各个组成部分各有其独特的功能和作用 ,它们相互补充又相互制约 ,共同形成证券市场监管结构均衡