Sentences with phrase «justice commission set»

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Ekwem, who was subpoenaed by the court to tender some documents that were said to have emanated from his chambers and testify on same, rather, urged Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos to set aside the summons served on him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to testify in the matter.

Aregbesola lamented the situation where some of the soldiers caught and indicted have been pardoned and some losing their commission while others face uncertain future, said it is pertinent that a fresh inquiry be set up so that justice will be done.

After almost a decade serving as a Captain in the Legal Directorate of the Ghana Army (1970 — 1979), she has also served as the Legal director, Public education of the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) between 1993 and 2007, and is recognized as one of the few people who helped to set up the Commission.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to charge suspended Federal High Court judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa, who the National Judicial Commission recently recommended for retirement.

The Judge, Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, set aside the «No - Debit Order» which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission earlier placed on the account on allegations that the money found in it was a proceed of crime.

The BBOG said Buhari should direct the Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to set up a special desk with the responsibility for fast - tracking the trials of the arms procurement funds fraud.

«If you look at public education as a business - and with nearly $ 300 billion spent each year on K - 12 education, it's a very big business indeed - it would set off every antitrust alarm bell at the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission... Who's better off?

According to a report filed in the New York Post citing unamed sources, Apple is set to face a federal inquiry from either the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission, dependent on inter-agency negotiations regarding Apple's recent moves to ban Adobe's iPhone Flash - based iPhone app compiler in its latest developer terms of service.

The lobbying battle over the EU 2030 climate and energy will keep unfolding over the coming months, extending to a new Parliament and a new Commission and it is crucial that Europe's decision - makers set the goals for the continent according to what science requires and to the principles of climate justice, and not to the wishes of big business.»

The first ever state - funded miscarriage of justice watchdog was set up following the recommendations of a royal commission, which itself was announced the day that the so - called Birmingham Six were released.

This is Young Legal Aid Lawyers» submission to the call for written evidence by the Bach Commission on Access to Justice, which was set up by Lord Bach after he was asked by Jeremy Corbyn to carry out a comprehensive review of legal aid for the Labour Party, considering civil, crime, family and social welfare law.

A Justice Commission would be created to monitor and enforce this right, and a set of principles established to guide interpretation of the right.

Justice Sotomayor cited the Commission's brief favorably during oral arguments, arguing that it was «a fairly simple set of rules clearly defined and limiting the application of this statute in a way that sort of makes sense» (transcript p. 13).

As summarized by the SCOTUS Blog, in a 5 - 3 the Court held that President Bush did not have authority to set up the tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and found the commissions illegal under both military justice law and the Geneva conventions.

The Commission relies on the Ministry of Justice for resources and, additionally, the Minister of Justice sets the employment terms and conditions of the Commission's Members.

YLAL submitted its response to the Bach Commission's review of legal aid policy, setting out the steps we consider could be taken to ensure that access to justice for all is a reality.

The constitutional amendment would set up a Citizens» Commission on Salaries for Certain Elected Officers that would take over from the (advisory) Commission to Review the Compensation of Constitutional Officers, Legislators, Supreme Court Justices, Judges of the Court of Appeals, District Judges and Elected County Officers.

The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) sets evaluation criteria for the JNC and had at one point included diversity as one criteria.

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Represented one of the world's largest banks in investigations by the US Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the UK Financial Conduct Authority, the European Commission, and other state and national enforcement authorities into an alleged scheme to manipulate the setting of the Libor, Euribor and other benchmark rates.

Two sets of options are on the table: one from the Legal Services Commission (LSC) on high - cost trials and the other from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on defence fees generally.

That same war also led to the setting up the Commission for International Justice and Accountability, an innovative and elaborate network of investigators led by a former investigator from the Yugoslav Tribunal who are building what looks to be promising evidence on atrocities crime committed in Syria that can be used in courtrooms, once the time for justice haJustice and Accountability, an innovative and elaborate network of investigators led by a former investigator from the Yugoslav Tribunal who are building what looks to be promising evidence on atrocities crime committed in Syria that can be used in courtrooms, once the time for justice hajustice has come.

Sam also serves as executive director of the Justice Leadership Foundation and led the team that set up the Wildlife Justice Commission.

«The wounds of war have changed,» said Scott, who is the task force commander for the Veterans Subcommittee of the Kentucky Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission, which was set up by Kentucky Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr..

On January 11, 2013, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) delivered its decision in Re Rankin, upholding the decision of the Ontario Securities Commission (the «Commission») dismissing an Application to set aside an order in which it approved a settlement agreement between Commission Staff and the appellant, Andrew Rankin («Rankin»).

The men's release set in train a series of events: a Royal Commission was launched that very day which ultimately led to a major structural reform of the justice system and the creation of an independent body to investigate alleged miscarriages of justice.

A recent report by Advicenow (commissioned by the Civil Justice Council) quoted an information expert who described our court forms and guidance «the worst set of public documents I've ever seen».

Standards for consultation, the first step in negotiation, are set out in the document prepared by the Social Justice Commissioner for the Australian Heritage Commission appended to this submission, and provided to this Committee at the Public Hearing.

Setting the scene — Mr Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderSocial Justice Commissioner (Australian Human Rights Commission)

He came to the post with a long family history of activism on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights and a deep understanding of #JustJustice issues, as the former Director of the Koori Justice Unit, which coordinates the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement — a formal partnership agreement between the Victorian Government and senior members of Victoria's Indigenous population set up in the wake of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C (1)(a) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 4 recommendations on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system, 7 recommendations for the protection of Indigenous languages and 1 recommendation for sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.

The article shares how the Texas Youth Commission has adapted PBIS for juvenile justice settings across Texas.

As set out in the affidavit of William Jonas filed 1 May 2002, the Commission, its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and its Race Discrimination Commissioner have statutory functions in relation to human rights, the human rights of Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders, and racial discrimination.

As set out in the affidavit of William Jonas filed 8 December 2000, the Commission, its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and its Race Discrimination Commissioner have statutory functions in relation to human rights, the human rights of Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders, and racial discrimination.

It is with this set of identities, and the lessons of my ancestors, tightly folded together within me, that I have become the first woman to be appointed to the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission.

The Social Justice Report 2008, is produced by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, in accordance with the functions set out in section 46C (1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth).