Sentences with phrase «justice policy called»

National Congress of Australia's First Peoples 2013 Justice Policy called for justice targets to be included in Closing the Gap on Indigenous Disadvantage Framework.

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Sen. Richard Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, subsequently turned the floor over to the attorney general, who went on to say that he had consulted with senior Justice Department staff prior to his testimony about what he called a «longstanding policy» regarding communications with the president.

Top priority of the campaign is to call on elected officials to create legislation that supports economic justice, anti-racism and anti-white supremacy policies, women's rights, the ending of voter suppression, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, as well as affordable quality housing, healthcare and education.

, Ronald Dworkin asserts that «the level of indifference the nation now shows to the fate of its poor calls into question not only the justice of its fiscal policies but also their legitimacy.

I think that the protests represent a wake - up call for Israeli social and economic policy - makers, underlining a popular demand for distributive justice enhanced by stronger state intervention in the economy.

It seems to me that the current call for «social justice» is not so much related to any specific leftist policy as much as an appeal for the basic values of democracy.

In recent years, there have been several examples of what I would call racial injustice with regards to the criminal justice system in the United States, and how certain legal policies, such as Arizona's immigration law SB1070, have specifically targeted non-whites.

The caucus event comes on the same day that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gave a major policy speech at Columbia University, where she called for an overhaul of the criminal justice system, and an end to what she says is «mass incarceration.»

In common with the reports launched by Social Justice Policy Group and the Globalisation and Global Poverty Policy Group this morning's report - entitled An Unquiet World - is comprehensive and substantial, David Cameron called it «hard headed, gritty and practical.»

NEW YORK CITY — Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton said Eric Garner was «choked to death» by police during her first major policy speech at Columbia University where she called for a dramatic shift in the way the nation's criminal justice system treats black men.

Cuomo's statement calls on IDC Leader Jeff Klein, a Bronx Democrat who supports the policy, to end the «historic recalcitrance» in the Senate on the issue, which would end the treatment of 16 and 17 - year - olds as adults in the criminal justice system.

Policy Think Tank, Strategic Thinkers Network (STRANEK), is calling for the immediate resignation of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori - Atta pending the outcome of the investigations currently ongoing into the issuance of the controversial $ 2.25 billion bond by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ).

«Petty and counter-productive restrictions on sending books and other essentials to prisoners remain in place, and calls for the Ministry of Justice to fully reverse its policy are only getting louder against a backdrop of ever more overcrowding, growing unrest and an alarming rise in the number of suicides behind bars.»

Queens Councilman Rory Lancman, who heads the City Council's newly formed Committee on the Justice System, called Vance's new step «smart policy» and argued the city can hold people accountable for fare evasion by issuing an MTA civil summons instead of «running them through the criminal justice system.Justice System, called Vance's new step «smart policy» and argued the city can hold people accountable for fare evasion by issuing an MTA civil summons instead of «running them through the criminal justice system.justice system.»

Sadiq Khan, Labour's shadow justice secretary, calls government policies on law and order a mess and criticises David Cameron for breaking his promises.

The Department of Justice sternly warned a group of major cities — including New York — that they remain in violation of federal law by adopting so - called «sanctuary city» policies that shield undocumented immigrants from being reported to the feds.

At 1 p.m., NY Renews, a coalition of community organizations, environmental justice groups, labor unions, faith groups, business leaders, and other advocates fighting for equitable climate policies, holds a telephone press conference to call on Cuomo to step up as a leader for communities hurt most by climate change.

Nixon has called for a series of ICE policy changes, including ordering the Department of Criminal Justice to stop sharing its fingerprint database with ICE to protect undocumented immigrants.

«The union's rejection of this resolution - which called for more black teachers in schools, an end to discriminatory discipline policies and more diversity in the curriculum — only impedes the school system's progress towards racial justice,» they wrote.

With many calling for policy reform to improve race problems in the U.S. criminal justice system, new research suggests that the issue is less political and more behavioral.

This view holds that true school reform must be part of a broader social justice campaign led by people of color, which calls for progressive changes to health care, housing, immigration, and economic policies, as well as education.

Many parents across the country have only found out that their districts were participating in so - called «restorative justice» policies when their children found themselves on the wrong end of them; when their children were criminally assaulted, sexually harassed, or threatened.

Echoing Jesus» remarks during the opening plenary, Rosazlia called for the elimination of zero tolerance policies in schools, instead promoting a network of parent - run peace centers where students lead their own restorative justice programs.

Advocates have long called on CPS to institute restorative justice on a district - wide basis, including charter schools, some of which continue to feature punitive disciplinary policies.

While the policy was born of the intention to keep schools and students safe, many believe it created the so - called «school - to - prison pipeline» by pushing students out of school and into the juvenile and criminal justice system.

That's why a broad and diverse coalition of environmentalists, public health officials, business leaders, labor leaders, faith leaders, academics, low - income advocates, and social justice advocates has come together to call on Maryland's leaders to significantly expand the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) policy.

This is a call for researchers in different nations to investigate how national debates about climate change policies have expressly considered or not ethics and justice issues in formulating climate policies.

«Reformers should take the approach that a thorough hearing is called for,» said Eric Sterling, director of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation.

As we call upon political leaders to make stronger climate action commitments, we must also support and reinforce the efforts of migrant justice groups that have been organizing for years to improve Canada's refugee inclusion policies.

Sessions, who has called carbon dioxide «plant food,» has more power over climate decisions than you might expect, since his Justice Department will defend Trump's environmental policies from lawsuits.

Then, recently, a think tank called MAPS (Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios) published this policy paper, which gives their interpretation of the ERF, and we fell into a depression for it seemed our dreams of true climate justice were about to be dashed.

In contrast to Hayek, however, political philosopher John Rawls, in A Theory of Justice, generally argued that government promotes «social justice» when it implements pre-determined redistributive policies — his so - called «justice - as - fairness principle.Justice, generally argued that government promotes «social justice» when it implements pre-determined redistributive policies — his so - called «justice - as - fairness principle.justice» when it implements pre-determined redistributive policies — his so - called «justice - as - fairness principle.justice - as - fairness principle.»

In her recent entry on this blog, Prof. Capaldo criticised the judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU in Taricco II by arguing that there exists, in international law (or what the author calls «global law»), a fundamental human right to policies that criminalise tax fraud.

The policy reason for the so - called «American Rule» is to help ensure access to justice by eliminating the fear of litigation costs that may deter people from pursuing their days in court.

Aside from the new legislation the report calls for «urgent policy changes» to address immediate crisis in the justice system.

Assuming no general election is called in the near future, access to justice policy will be focused on the review of LASPO.

It calls for support for access to justice research in order to promote evidence - based policy choices.

He says that any path to justice will require talking about residential schools; the Sixties Scoop; contemporary child welfare policies executed by organizations like Child and Family Serivces; racial profiling by police and other ways in which Indigenous people are criminalized by the so - called justice system; the ongoing tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; all of the forms of oppressive regulation of Indigenous peoples by the Indian Act over the last 150 years.

YLAL calls on the government to ensure that if the Magee report is implemented, the primary legislation ensures that the interests of justice are the primary consideration for policy decisions and that decision making for funding is subject to independent, judicial scrutiny.

The Committee considers that the disproportionate levels of violence experienced by Aboriginal women and the numerous forms of violence that they face call for specific policies, measures and programmes in order to ensure that the justice system as a whole is capable of adequately responding to such situations.

Prior to being called to the Bar, Lisa was a law clerk for the Nunavut Court of Justice, an intern for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and a policy analyst for the Legal Services Society.

When policies are driven by «look to deny» cost - cutting rather than legal principles, and «medicalized» decision - making blames age or pre-existing conditions rather than the impact of a work - related cause, our system seems increasingly to be run on the private insurance model — far from Meredith's call for «full justice, no half - measures».

Let's start with doctrine: — Current copyright literature Next to Genie Tyburski and the wonderful Virtual Chase — Virtual Chase Legal Research guide: Intellectual Property Law From Slaw's own Ted Tjaden, some Canadian links — Intellectual Property Law — Canada Pausing only to suppress my occasional cynicism about the length of time that Canada's policy - making on copyright has been going on, at least they have good resources explaining the process — Copyright Reform Process A few comparative links: the United Kingdom — Copyright on the UK Patent Office Site Next New Zealand — New Zealand Copyright Law How to do research on Australian copyright law — Intellectual Property Research in Australia Now two important US sites: first the authorized version — The US Copyright Office Next, a wonderful site that reflects some of Larry Lessig «s thinking at Stanford — The Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center And finally, reflecting the fact that so much law in this area reflects not domestic policy - making, but hard - fought international consensus, an Index to what the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations agency has accomplished — WIPO Index And to conclude with an American and a European take on international copyright, since I was just in Chicago, look at Irene Berkey's links — International Intellectual Property and finally a European source (actually it's Swiss, but that's not obviousRobert Kraft, in his Diaries, quotes Stravinsky, la justice — c’est une invention suisse)-- Swiss Legal Research Center International IP Links, run by CMS von Erlach Henrici And finally, a nice and quirky piece on the oddities of copyright called — Digital Copyright & Copywrong by Peter Jacso.

End childhood trauma and punitive policies: A call for collective responsibility and Just Justice

In the post below, he calls for justice and mental health to be added as Closing the Gap targets and says governments need to be just as accountable for their policies and programs as they demand of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations that they fund.

Smart Justice for Young People is calling on the Victorian Government to develop a state - wide strategy for a justice reinvestment policy and to commit to trialling and evaluating justice reinvestment in selected commuJustice for Young People is calling on the Victorian Government to develop a state - wide strategy for a justice reinvestment policy and to commit to trialling and evaluating justice reinvestment in selected commujustice reinvestment policy and to commit to trialling and evaluating justice reinvestment in selected commujustice reinvestment in selected communities.

The Justice Roundtable discussions also highlighted the impact of intergenerational trauma in contributing to over-incarceration, and attendees called for policy changes to ensure the mental health assessment of detainees and prisoners, and their access to quality mental health care and other treatments, psychosocial and cultural.

They called for the introduction of justice targets, investment into generating evidence for policy innovations, and sustainable funding for Indigenous programs in order to reduce Indigenous incarceration rates.