scholarly journals U.S. TRQs for Peanuts, Sugar, and Tobacco: Historical Allocation and Nondiscrimination

2000 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Skully

U.S. peanut, sugar, and tobacco tariff rate quotas (TRQs) are allocated to suppliers on an historical market share basis. Once allocated they become difficult to redistribute to accommodate changes in comparative advantage among suppliers. The distribution of trade departs increasingly from the tariff-equivalent distribution advocated by the WTO principle of nondiscrimination. Article ΧIII of the GATT regarding the rules for historical allocation is examined and applied to four cases of historical allocation: domestic tobacco quota and TRQs for peanuts, sugar and tobacco. The difference between the law enforcement objective of the WTO and the Pareto optimization objective assumed by economists is stressed throughout.

Author(s):  
Максим Владимирович Кремлев

Автор, основываясь на ранее проведенных исследованиях, определяет место и роль пенитенциарной информации в процессе раскрытия и расследования преступлений. Указывается, что пенитенциарная информация превращается в процессуальную и, соответственно, в доказательственную посредством поэтапного прохождения через комплекс действий, облеченных в формы пенитенциарного, оперативно-розыскного и процессуального законодательства. Устанавливаются наиболее уязвимые места с точки зрения содержательного наполнения и процессуального оформления получаемых в рамках режимной деятельности сведений. Таковыми выступают места «сочленения» видов деятельности. Основой для подобного рода высказывания выступает разница в нормативном регулировании, в сменяемости и целеполагании исполнителей, а также их представлении о критериях успешности выполненной работы. В качестве подтверждения выдвинутого тезиса приводится пример из правоохранительной практики использования пенитенциарной информации в процессе доказывания, имеющий негативные последствия. Предлагаются направления совершенствования получения пенитенциарной информации с целью усиления ее доказательственного потенциала. In this article, the author, based on previous research determines the place and role of penitentiary information in the process of disclosure and investigation of crimes. It is specified that penitentiary information turns into procedural and, accordingly, into proofs by means of step-by-step passing through a complex of actions exposed in forms of the penitentiary, operational-search and procedural legislation. The most vulnerable places from the point of view of substantial filling and procedural registration of the data received within regime activity are established. These are the places of “articulation” of activities. It is concluded that the basis for this kind of statement is the difference in regulatory regulation, in the turnover and goal-setting of performers, as well as their representation of the criteria for the success of the work performed. As a confirmation of the proposed thesis, an example from the law enforcement practice of using penitentiary information in the process of proving having negative consequences is given. Directions of improvement of receiving penitentiary information for the purpose of strengthening of its evidentiary potential are offered.


Author(s):  
Татьяна Геннадьевна Лепина ◽  
Елена Николаевна Шатанкова

Актуальность обусловлена существованием проблемы разграничения в научных исследованиях судебного штрафа и штрафа как уголовного наказания. Предмет. Критерии отграничения судебного штрафа от уголовного наказания в виде штрафа. Цель. Авторы считают необходимым проведение разграничения рассматриваемых мер для повышения эффективности правоприменительной деятельности. Методология. Были использованы статистический, сравнительно-правовой, формально-юридический методы, методы толкования права. Результаты. Сходство судебного штрафа и штрафа как уголовного наказания обусловлено тем, что обе рассматриваемые меры подразумевают денежные выплаты лицом, виновным в совершении преступления. Также исследователи обращают внимание на одинаковый состав участников правоотношений, возникающих при функционировании рассматриваемых институтов: лицо, обязанное уплатить штраф, государство в лице судебного пристава-исполнителя. Сходными являются цели применения рассматриваемых мер. Так, восстановление социальной справедливости присуще и судебному штрафу (так как он предполагает возмещение ущерба и заглаживание вреда). Обоим мерам свойственна направленность на решение превентивных задач. Применение судебного штрафа оказывает воздействие на виновного. Лицо, которому грозила уголовная ответственность, избежавшее наказания, как правило, будет стремиться к недопущению подобных ситуаций в будущем. Наиболее выраженные различия наблюдаются при реализации цели исправления. Применение судебного штрафа свидетельствует о том, что правоприменитель признает конкретное лицо, нарушившее закон, нуждающимся в исправлении в меньшей степени (по отношению к осужденным лицам). Следовательно, при применении судебного штрафа возможно исправление и без применения уголовного наказания. Область применения результатов. Полученные результаты могут быть использованы в практической деятельности следственных, судебных органов и учреждений, исполняющих судебные решения; в образовательном процессе при преподавании в высших учебных заведениях. Заключение. Важнейшим отличием между судебным штрафом и штрафом как наказанием является наличие (отсутствие) судимости. Она отсутствует при применении первого института, но имеет место при функционировании второго, как составляющая уголовной ответственности. Однако стоит также отметить отличие, связанное с тем, что судебный штраф не подразумевает необходимость применения наказания для исправления виновного. Напротив, эта мера призвана способствовать законопослушному поведению без использования карательных средств. The relevance of this scientific article is due to the existence of the problem of differentiation in scientific research of a court fine and a fine as a criminal punishment. Subject. Criteria for delimiting a court fine from a criminal penalty in the form of a fine. Purpose. The authors consider it necessary to delimit the measures under consideration in order to increase the effectiveness of law enforcement. Methodology. The following methods were used: statistical, comparative legal, formal legal, methods of interpretation of law. Results. The similarity between the judicial fine and the fine as a criminal punishment is due to the fact that both measures considered imply cash payments to the person guilty of the crime. Researchers also pay attention to the same composition of participants in legal relations arising from the functioning of the institutions in question: the person obligated to pay the fine, the state represented by the bailiff. The objectives of the measures under consideration are similar. Thus, the restoration of social justice is also inherent in judicial fines (since it involves damages and redress). Both measures are characterized by a focus on solving preventive tasks. The application of a judicial fine affects the perpetrator. A person who faces criminal liability who has escaped punishment will tend to prevent such situations in the future. The most pronounced differences are observed when realizing the goal of correction. The application of a judicial fine indicates that the law enforcer recognizes a specific person who has violated the law as being in need of correction to a lesser extent (in relation to convicted persons). Consequently, when applying a judicial fine, corrections are possible without applying criminal penalties. Scope of the results. The results can be used in the practical activities of investigative, judicial authorities and institutions executing judicial decisions; in the educational process when teaching in higher education. Conclusion. The most important difference between a judicial fine and a fine as a punishment is the presence (absence) of a criminal record. It is absent in the application of the first institution, but takes place in the functioning of the second, as a component of criminal liability. However, it is also important to note the difference associated with the fact that a court fine does not imply the need to apply punishment to correct the perpetrator. On the contrary, this measure is designed to promote law-abiding behavior without the use of punitive means.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Liu ◽  
Masato Yamazaki ◽  
Atsushi Koike ◽  
Yueying Mu

PurposeCorn, which has the highest domestic production, planting area and consumption, is the top cereal in relation to demand and supply in China. However, the comparative advantage of China in corn has continuously deteriorated in recent years and based on the recent situation and possible supply and demand trends, it is widely accepted that a corn self-sufficiency rate of 95% is difficult to achieve. Under current import-restriction policies, corn may stand at the crossroads of reforms to solve its predicted insufficient supply. In this study, the authors analyse the necessity of relaxing trade restrictions on corn in China and explore the effects of trade restrictions by reducing tariffs and expanding tariff-rate quotas on corn and related industries and the welfare change caused by possible relaxations.Design/methodology/approachThe authors construct a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and design nine scenarios for the analysis.FindingsThe results show that relaxations of import restrictions are probable methods to meet the aim of sufficient corn supply during shortages. They are simulated to reduce corn's domestic production and price, increase import and import prices and lead to a decline in self-sufficiency but benefit the production of corn-related industries of corn. The results also imply that expanding the quota is a better method for releasing trade restrictions in China.Originality/valueThe comparative advantage of China in corn deteriorated with an increase in prices. Based on the current situation and possible trends of supply and demand, the referenced goal of achieving 95% corn self-sufficiency appears difficult, implying that reliance on imports is probably imminent and vital. This study provides simulation results in future scenarios and offers policy implications for China's corn trade policies.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Yurii Kliuchkovskyi

The article considers one of the aspects of the temporal measure of the election process: the preclusive nature of the terms of electoral procedures (electoral terms).Determining the legal nature of electoral terms is of great practical importance. It is generally accepted that terms are preclusive if they must be strictly adhered to, i.e. these terms cannot be extended or renewed. Any actions that were to be committed during such a period have no legal consequences if they are committed after its expiration. Some election terms are recognized as preclusive by the law. The lack of a normative provision on the possibility of extending or renewing other election terms, together with the awareness that the election process is fast-paced and irreversible as well as the analogy with the terms recognized as preclusive, provides grounds for law enforcement bodies to extend this feature to all election terms. The article considers one of the aspects of the temporal measure of the election process: the preclusivenature of the terms of electoral procedures (electoral terms).Determining the legal nature of electoral terms is of great practical importance. It is generally acceptedthat terms are preclusive if they must be strictly adhered to, i.e. these terms cannot be extended or renewed.Any actions that were to be committed during such a period have no legal consequences if they are committedafter its expiration. Some election terms are recognized as preclusive by the law. The lack of a normativeprovision on the possibility of extending or renewing other election terms, together with the awareness thatthe election process is fast-paced and irreversible as well as the analogy with the terms recognized aspreclusive, provides grounds for law enforcement bodies to extend this feature to all election terms.Judicial practice demonstrates various approaches to understanding the nature of different election terms. Although their preclusive nature is declared, it is not followed in all cases. Therefore, there exists a problem to search for a criterion that would allow to divide the terms of the implementation of certain election procedures by the relevant subjects of the election process into preclusive ones and those being mandatory but extendable. To find such a criterion, we used a comparison of two similar situations related to passive suffrage during the national elections – the nomination of a candidate and deciding regarding his registration.The difference between the conditions of the corresponding procedures is that the candidate being he holder of passive suffrage acts on his own initiative, i.e. at his own discretion submits documents for registration, while the opposite party (election commission), registering the candidate, acts on duty, having imperative power to consider these documents and make decisions on them in accordance with the requirements of the law. This is the reason for the difference in the nature of the terms for the corresponding procedures.Thus, the election terms are preclusive if they are related to the actions taken by the subjects of the election process at their own discretion, including for the exercise of their own rights. At the same time, the terms set for the obligatory actions aimed at ensuring the rights of other entities, although mandatory (violation of which is qualified as being illegal), but they cannot be considered preclusive.  


FIAT JUSTISIA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Maroni Maroni ◽  
Nenny Dwi Ariani

Corruption is an extraordinary crime, so the law enforcement for corruption cases must also be done extraordinarily. Therefore, the corruption prisoners or corruptors should be differentiated by their pattern of guidance in Penitentiary. The difference in the process of fostering in Penitentiary is in the form of limitation of granting remission for corruptors. The existence of such restrictive policy poses a problem dilemma to the guidance of current corruption prisoners based on Penitentiary System. This is because the penitentiary system essentially sees the crime of "deprivation of liberty" against a person is only "temporary" so that there is a reduction in criminal or remission for every prisoner. The problem is how to overcome the dilemma of granting remission for corruptors in the perspective of the correctional system. The research method is normative juridical with the regulation of law and doctrinal approach. The result of this research is to overcome the dilemma of granting remission for corruptors by revising Government Regulation Number 99 of 2012 on Terms and Procedures Implementation of Rights of Citizens Correctional Penitentiary that distinguishes the requirements for corruption prisoners that cause losses of state in the high or low nominal. For the corruption prisoners that doing corruption in the high nominal to get the special requirement for granting remission should be added in the high profile corruption prisoners are required to accomplish morality education on the nation and homeland patriotism at their expenses. While the lower profile ones are required to following the common standard coaching for general prisoners. Keywords: Remissions, Corruption Prisoners, Corruption, Correctional System


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Desi Dwi Hariyani

<p align="center">Abstract</p><p><em>In Law Number 35 Year 2009 on Narcotics, in practice pose a problem in particular in the application of Article 112, Paragraph (1) and Article 127 Paragraph (1) letter a. The problem occurs because of a lack of clarity in the second chapter of the so in its application lead to differences in interpretation between law enforcement could be kriminogen in the eradication of criminal acts of narcotics. This paper will try to see how a difference of interpretation in the application of the law could be kriminogen in the eradication of criminal acts of narcotics. The research used is research of the doctrinal approach to law. The results of his research is the difference in interpretation between law enforcement in applying Article 112, Paragraph (1) and Article 127 Paragraph (1) letter a produces a verdict that is different between the perpetrators of the deed are almost the same so it is criminal as a treatment to the offender to be less precise. Actors are supposed to be rehabilitated but in the beat, or vice versa. Differences of interpretation also resulted in the increasing amount of legal effort in the case of narcotics that have an impact on the large number of prisoners of narcotics. Both those things can be krimonogen new in the crime of narcotics as the offender can commit a crime repeatedly and learn from other offenders. It is necessary for matching between the perception of law enforcement by doing the interpretation of the profound and more far more needs to be done changes to such Legislation.</em></p><p><em>Keywords : Difference of Interpretation, Kriminogen, Narcotic</em></p><p align="center">Abstrak</p><p>Pada undang-undang Nomor 35 Tahun 2009 tentang Narkotika, pada prakteknya menimbulkan sebuah masalah khususnya pada penerapan Artikel 112, Alinea (1) dan Alinea 127 Alinea (1) huruf a. Masalah terjadi karena kurangnya kejelasan pada bab dua tentang pengaplikasiannya sehingga mengakibatkan perbedaan interpretasi antara penegakan hukum bisa menjadi kriminogen dalam penghapusan tindak pidana narkotika. Makalah ini akan mencoba untuk mengetahui bagaimana perbedaan interpretasi dalam penerapan undang-undang tersebut dapat menjadi kriminogen dalam penghapusan tindak pidana narkotika. Penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian pendekatan doktrinal terhadap hukum. Hasil penelitiannya adalah perbedaan interpretasi antara penegakan hukum dalam penerapan Pasal 112, Alinea (1) dan Pasal 127 Alinea (1) huruf a menghasilkan sebuah putusan yang berbeda diantara para pelaku hamper sama jadi ini adalah kriminal (penjahat) sebagai perlakuan terhadap pelanggar kurang tepat. Para pelaku seharusnya direhabilitasi tetapi dalam irama, atau sebaliknya. Perbedaan interpretasi juga mengakibatkan peningkatan jumlah upaya hukum pada perkara narkotika yang memiliki dampak terhadap sejumlah narapidana narkotika. Kedua hal tersebut bisa jadi merupakan kriminogen yang baru dalam tindak pidana narkotika karena pelanggar dapat melakukan tindak pidana secara berulang-ulang dan belajar dari pelanggar lainnnya. Perlu ada penyesuaian antara persepsi tentang penegakan hukum dengan melakukan interpretasi yang nyata dan yang lebih jauh diperlukan adalah mengubah peraturan perundang-undangan.</p>Kata kunci: Perbedaan Interpretasi, Kriminogen, Narkotika


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-383
Author(s):  
Budi Muhammad

Articles 111 to 126 of Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, determine the difference in criminality for narcotics abuse based on the severity of the evidence of abused narcotics. For this purpose the investigator must weigh the evidence by working with PT. Pawnshop. This research specification is Descriptive Analysis. The role of PT. Pegadaian (Persero) Padang in Narcotics Criminal Investigation is in the case of proof of narcotics crime in the activity of weighing the weight of evidence of drugs, must attach a request for weighing evidence of drug evidence and after completion of the weighing, a Minutes must be signed signed by both parties and witnessed by witness investigators or auxiliary investigators and suspects. Constraints include the lack of sophisticated tools that can be used accurately in weighing evidence of narcotics. On PT. Pegadaian holidays it is not open, while the detention process must be continued, and based on legal certainty, the law enforcement process must be quickly carried out. Lack of Human Resources at PT Pegadaian who is expert in weighing.


Author(s):  
Rebecca taylor Dahl

Criminal insanity as a defense continues to be an expulatory plea. The law enforcement and the courts in London have dealt with information reported regarding violent people during 1954. It focuses on the case of Christofi Styllou and her crime committed in 1952, her incarceration from 1952 through her trial, and execution in 1954. The research for this project focuses on court rulings relating to the determination of behaviors, either identified as understanding the difference between having a psychological disorder or defined as criminally insane. In the U.S., the Durham Rule applies, which means that a jury could determine whether the defendant had a mental diagnosis, or whether he or she could be charged guilty by insanity. This precedent does not apply to the UK. Nonetheless, in the U.K., multiple acts of legislation relating to criminal insanity passed between 1800 and 1954. Three vital legislative acts passed before the Christofi hearings, including the Capital Punishment Act of 1868, Criminal Lunacy Act of 1884 section 2 (4), and the Mental Deficiency Act 1913


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