Sentences with phrase «civil justice resources»

Civil justice resources should be deployed so that there is a gravity - assisted, downhill run to the courtroom where disputes will promptly be determined by a judge, if mediation fails.

For more, check out the radio interview with one of the Center for Justice & Democracy's Civil Justice Resource Group members, Professor Richard Daynard who runs the Tobacco Products Liability Project at the Northeastern University School of Law.

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The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (CRP) is an interdisciplinary think tank whose central mission is to mobilize the resources of Harvard and the broader research community in support of the struggle for racial and ethnic justice.

The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (CRP) is an interdisciplinary initiative committed to mobilizing the resources of Harvard and the broader research community in support of the struggle for racial and ethnic justice.

In May the Department of Justice's Environmental and Natural Resources Division filed a civil lawsuit against FCA for the its diesel emissions software, but in late July the EPA gave FCA approval to resume selling its diesel models.

On November 28, 2017, ELI, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., the American Bar Association (ABA) Civil Rights & Social Justice's Environmental Justice Committee, and the ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources Special Committee on Environmental Justice held a special program, Environmental Justice in the 21st Century: Threats and Opportunities, that featured U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D - NJ) as the keynote speaker.

A recent report by the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, chaired by Supreme Court of Canada Justice Thomas A. Cromwell, stated nearly 12 million Canadians will experience at least one legal problem in a three - year period, and few will have the resources to solve them.

[10] «Resolution 4: In Support of the Statement of Best Practices for State Funding of Civil Legal Aid Prepared by the ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives,» 2015, 2, http://ccj.ncsc.org/~/media/Microsites/Files/CCJ/Resolutions/07252015-Support-Statement-Best-Practices-State-Funding-Civil-Legal-Aid.ashx.

Concluding the two trustees were «unable to work together in any reasonable and effective way,» Justice D.M. Brown said the competing sides «can not reasonably expect that unlimited judicial resources are available to devote to their internecine quarrels,» adding (with apparent frustration)(i) that the Commercial List in Toronto is «chronically short of judges,» (ii) that the «scheduling of criminal trials -LSB-...] has become particularly problematic» because it is «manifestly under resourced» and (iii) that «dates for one day civil motions are now being given out 8 to 9 months down the road.»

Below are a few randomly selected resources that we've begun to adapt, develop, «think on» and practice at the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution and the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice in our A2J projects and research.

She began her legal career as an Honors Program Trial Attorney in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where she handled civil prosecutions in environmental cases nationwide.

Since 1998, the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice has developed a number of online resources and databases which are designed to increase understanding about the civil justice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family jusCivil Justice has developed a number of online resources and databases which are designed to increase understanding about the civil justice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family jJustice has developed a number of online resources and databases which are designed to increase understanding about the civil justice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family juscivil justice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family jjustice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family juscivil and family justicejustice.

Canadian studies indicate that some Canadians, particularly those with fewer resources and marginalized groups, do not view the justice system as fair, accessible or reflective of them or their needs: Trevor C.W. Farrow, Ab Currie, Nicole Aylwin, Les Jacobs, David Northrup and Lisa Moore, Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Overview Report [2016 Everyday Legal Problems Overview], 2016 Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Toronto, Canada: online CFCJ http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/Everyday%20Legal%20Problems%20and%20the%20Cost%20of%20Justice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20Repojustice system as fair, accessible or reflective of them or their needs: Trevor C.W. Farrow, Ab Currie, Nicole Aylwin, Les Jacobs, David Northrup and Lisa Moore, Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Overview Report [2016 Everyday Legal Problems Overview], 2016 Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Toronto, Canada: online CFCJ http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/Everyday%20Legal%20Problems%20and%20the%20Cost%20of%20Justice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20RepoJustice in Canada: Overview Report [2016 Everyday Legal Problems Overview], 2016 Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Toronto, Canada: online CFCJ http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/Everyday%20Legal%20Problems%20and%20the%20Cost%20of%20Justice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20RepoJustice, Toronto, Canada: online CFCJ http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/Everyday%20Legal%20Problems%20and%20the%20Cost%20of%20Justice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20RepoJustice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20Report.pdf.

It is estimated that all the programs and resources devoted to ensuring access to justice address only 20 percent of the civil legal needs of low - income people in the United States.

I'd like to tell you a bit about the story of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, but also want to share some of our resources and projects.

Using the civil justice system allowed me closure to this difficult time in my life, and has given me the resources to help me live my life the best I can.

The letter was part of a resource package sent to chief justices and court administrators nationwide, designed to help state and local courts reform long - loved but illegal practices for assessing and collecting civil fines.

Civil legal aid is a combination of services and resources that helps all Americans of all backgrounds - including those who face the toughest legal challenges: children, veterans, seniors, ill or disabled people, and victims of domestic violence - to effectively navigate the justice system.

Gonzalez v. Pritzker — The team consists of Adam T. Klein, Ossai Miazad, Lewis M. Steel, Samuel R. Miller, Deirdre A. Aaron, Sally J. Abrahamson, and Christopher F. McNerney of Outten & Golden LLP, New York, N.Y.; Jon M. Greenbaum of the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, New York, N.Y.; Darius Charney of the Center for Constitutional Rights; Jackson Chin of Latino Justice PRLDEF, Inc., New York, N.Y.; Judith M. Whiting of the Community Service Society, New York, N.Y.; Michael T. Kirkpatrick and Julie A. Murray of the Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C.; Robert T. Coulter of the Indian Legal Resource Center, Helena, Mont.; and Sharon Dietrich of Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa..

Technology can be a powerful tool in narrowing the justice gap — the difference between the unmet need for civil legal services and the resources available to meet that need.

The LSC has found through its experience with its Technology Initiative Grant program that technology can be a powerful tool in narrowing the justice gap — the difference between the unmet need for civil legal services and the resources available to meet that need.

Growing numbers of SRLs in civil and family courts raise challenges for the efficient use of available justice system resources which must be balanced with a commitment to access to justice, as described by the Supreme Court of Canada in Hryniak v Mauldin [3].

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center, with our partners the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights in the San Francisco Bay Area and Californians for Safety and Justice, are pleased to provide a manual on how to help immigrants get post-conviction relief in California.

Resource people have included judges, justices of the peace, counsel from the Crown Law Office — Criminal and the Crown Law Office — Civil as well as other lawyers in the Ministry of the Attorney General, lawyers in private practice, and representatives of various Aboriginal organizations.

Advancing the Wisconsin Civil Justice Council's mission of promoting fairness and equity in Wisconsin's civil justice system takes substantial resouCivil Justice Council's mission of promoting fairness and equity in Wisconsin's civil justice system takes substantial resJustice Council's mission of promoting fairness and equity in Wisconsin's civil justice system takes substantial resoucivil justice system takes substantial resjustice system takes substantial resources.

As a part of our ongoing effort to improve the delivery of civil legal services for Wisconsin residents in need, the Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission has begun working with the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, Army OneSource, and our other stakeholders to develop additional legal resources for assisting our veterans.

As president of AAJ, the largest trial lawyer non-profit group in the United States, LeBlanc advocated for protection of America's civil justice system and rallied resources when corporate interests attempted to infringe on individual rights.

Few would dispute that technology is one of the keys to addressing the justice gap — the difference between the need for civil legal services among low - income Americans and the resources available to meet those needs.

The center's Justice Index www.justiceindex.org evaluates each state according to the number of civil legal aid attorneys for the poor, the availability of resources for people representing themselves in legal matters, and assistance for non-English speakers and the disabled.»

A former Department of Justice prosecutor and a long - time partner with the Washington, D.C. office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, MacDougall has brought the resources, experience and talent of one of the nation's leading law firms to the defense table in capital cases and federal civil rights litigation.

The team consists of Adam T. Klein, Ossai Miazad, Lewis M. Steel, Samuel R. Miller, Deirdre A. Aaron, and Sally J. Abrahamson of Outten & Golden LLP, New York, N.Y.; Jon M. Greenbaum of the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, New York, N.Y.; Darius Charney of the Center for Constitutional Rights; Jackson Chin of Latino Justice PRLDEF, Inc., New York, N.Y.; Judith M. Whiting of the Community Service Society, New York, N.Y.; Michael T. Kirkpatrick and Julie A. Murray of the Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C.; Robert T. Coulter of the Indian Legal Resource Center, Helena, Mont.; and Sharon Dietrich of Community Legal Services, Inc., Philaelphia, Pa..

The «justice gap» in the United States — the discrepancy between the civil legal needs of low - income Americans and the resources available to meet those needs — is vast, and growing every day.

The order directs the commission to examine the issue from all perspectives and consider the viewpoints of all entities involved in civil justice, including staffed legal aid programs, pro bono services, resources provided to help people who choose to — or must — represent themselves, technology solutions and «other models and potential innovations.»

Justice Brown concludes unless these obstacles are removed, «I have difficulty seeing how tangible improvements in Ontario's civil justice system can occur in the face of fixed judicial resources.Justice Brown concludes unless these obstacles are removed, «I have difficulty seeing how tangible improvements in Ontario's civil justice system can occur in the face of fixed judicial resources.justice system can occur in the face of fixed judicial resources.»

«We are delighted to bring the empirical work of RAND's Institute for Civil Justice together with the academic resources of UCLA School of Law,» said Michael Rich, executive vice president of RAND.

Coordinated by the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice the AJRN allows its members to share research, resources and other material related to access to jJustice the AJRN allows its members to share research, resources and other material related to access to justicejustice.

A few weeks ago I wrote a piece (Babies and Bath Water) about the harm that results to the traditional the civil justice system, if it is allowed to atrophy through the diversion of financial and other resources to mediation.

Despite all the energy and resources being devoted in our modern system of civil justice to mediation, alternative dispute resolution and most recently judicial dispute resolution, in its 111 page judgment in Combined Air and four other cases, the Court of Appeal reinforces the primordial elements of the trial in our system of civil justice.

and to report within 2 years, making recommendations for changes with a view to improving access to civil justice in Scotland, promoting early resolution of disputes, making the best use of resources, and ensuring that cases are dealt with in ways which are proportionate to the value, importance and complexity of the issues raised.

The civil liability issues will arise if the active defender operates in a jurisdiction with a relatively effective justice system and faces an opponent with the resources to use it.

In the civil justice context, the medical model is similar to the model used by legal clinics and poverty law agencies who are forced to allocate their resources to selected cases.

Civil Procedure in Québec: «No Reasonable Chance of Success» Dismissal Canada (Attorney General) v. Confédération des syndicats nationaux, 2014 SCC 49 Although the proper administration of justice requires that courts» resources not be expended on actions bound to fail, the cardinal principle of access to justice requires the power be used sparingly, where it is clear that an action has no reasonable chance of success.

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The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,