Sentences with phrase «special court for»

The CBI has been pulled up by a special court for giving a clean chit to some bank officials in a case involving Paramount Airways Pvt Ltd and a former CMD of Oriental Insurance Company Ltd for allegedly causing loss of about Rs 442 crore to five public sector banks.
The USIP report prepared «Temporary Courts, Permanent Records» examines and makes recommendations for the permanent retention of the records of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR), the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), the Special Panels and Serious Crimes Unit in East Timor, and the internationalized courts and prosecutors in Kosovo.
Born 1950; lawyer (1974 - 80); law degree from the University of Athens (1973); diploma of advanced studies (DEA) in labour law from the University of Paris II, Panthéon - Sorbonne (1977); national expert with the Legal Service of the Commission of the European Communities (1988 - 1990), then Principal Administrator in Directorate General V (Employment, Industrial Relations, Social Affairs)(1990 - 1994); Junior Officer, Junior Member and, since 1999, Member of the Greek Council of State; Associate Member of the Superior Special Court of Greece; Member of the Central Legislative Drafting Committee of Greece (1996 - 98); Director of the Legal Service in the General Secretariat of the Greek Government (1996 - 1998); Judge at the General Court of the European Union (1998 to 2010, President of Chamber from 2004 to 2010); Member of the Supreme Council for Administrative Justice (2011 - 2012); Member of the Special Court for Disputes relating to the Remuneration of Judges and of the Special Court for Actions against Judges (2013 - 2014); Member of the Advisory Panel of Experts on Candidates for Election as Judge to the European Court of Human Rights (2014 - 2015); Member of the Committee responsible for giving an Opinion on Candidates» Suitability to perform the Duties of Judge at the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (2012 - 2015); Lecturer in European Law at the National School for the Judiciary (1995 - 1996 and 2012 - 2015); Judge at the Court of Justice since 7 October 2015.
It is funded by the Special Court for Sierra Leone which is the first international criminal tribunal to be funded entirely from voluntary contributions from governments.
The thinking about the procedure for the new accountability mechanism appears to be based on precedents like the Special Court for Lebanon or the Lockerbie tribunal.
The roles that Leslie currently undertakes include that of Part - Time Road User Charging Adjudicator, Consultant for Bond Solon Training, Consultant for Central Law Training, Tribunal Judge of the First Tier Tribunal (Mental Health), Managing Director of Independent Investigative Interviewing Limited, Independent Companies House Adjudicator, Independent Member of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee for North East Essex Magistrates Courts, Crown Court Recorder for the South Eastern Circuit, Counsel for the International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), Panel Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Conduct and Competence Committee, Appeals Officer for Community Interest Companies, Tribunal Judge of the First Tier Tribunal (Special Education Needs and Disability) and Visiting Professional Fellow in Criminal Investigation at University of Derby.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone was a relative bargain: 11 years, 9 convictions, US$ 300 million.
Justice is not a business, comparisons are difficult to make (the ICC has 122 places of work, the Rwanda tribunal only had one; the Special Court for Sierra Leone was funded by voluntary contributions, etc.) and conclusions not easy to draw.
We have just read the appeal judgment of the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in a case entitled Prosecutor v. Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara and Santigie Borbor Kanu
She formerly served as principal defender of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and as a trial attorney with the U.N. International Criminal -LSB-...]
In 2006, he was a legal assistant for the defence team of Allieu Kondewa, an official of Sierra Leone's Civil Defence Force militia who was tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Charles C. Jalloh is Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; formerly the Legal Advisor to the Office of the Principal Defender, Special Court for Sierra Leone and duty counsel to former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
Taylor is himself in the dock charged by the Special Court for Sierra Leone with crimes against humanity, war crimes and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.
December 2005 «Timber, Taylor, Soldier, Spy»: How Liberia's uncontrolled resource exploitation, Charles Taylor's manipulation and the re-recruitment of ex-combatants are threatening regional peace», June 2005 «A Time For Justice: Why the International Community, UN Security Council and Nigeria should help facilitate Charles Taylor's immediate extradition to the Special Court for Sierra Leone» June 2005 «Dangerous Liaisons: The ongoing relationship between Liberia's natural resource industries, arms trafficking and regional insecurity», December 2004; «Resource Curse or Cure?
David Crane, Chief Prosecutor of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, has confirmed publicly that al Qaeda used diamonds to fund its operations.
Among others, lawmakers want to insulate the anti-graft agency from the influence of the Presidency, enhance its financial autonomy, prescribe tougher penalties for stealing public money and create a special court for speedy trial of cases.
On the other hand, Silver is believed to have wielded influence over New York City's special court for asbestos cases — a setup critics say slanted the process against businesses facing off against Weitz & Luxenberg.
After a long and expensive trial, the Special Court for Sierra Leone will finally give its verdict on whether former Liberian president Charles Taylor is guilty or innocent of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Not exact matches

EU leaders are courting the six countries at a special summit in Riga, Latvia, that opened Thursday, offering better economic cooperation and promising financial aid and help for good government.
He's on trial before a special court reserved for members of government and faces two years in prison if found guilty of failing to reduce the size of the banking sector.
«A criminal defendant, we hold, need not request special interrogatories, nor need he acquiesce in the Government's request for discrete findings by the jury, in order to preserve in full a timely - raised objection to jury instructions,» Justice J. Ginsburg wrote in her explanation of the court's decision.
An October special legislative session culminated in budget cuts of 3 % across the judiciary, where court - employee furloughs are under consideration and travel reimbursements have been reduced for jurors and court - ordered witnesses.
SINGAPORE, April 29 - Noble Group will set a date for a special meeting to seek shareholder approval for a $ 3.4 billion debt restructuring after a Singapore court blocked its scheduled annual meeting following legal action by a dissident shareholder.
Claims have poured into the probate court since Prince's younger sister, Tyka Nelson, filed a petition seeking appointment of a special administrator for the estate and naming herself and five half - siblings as the only known heirs.
You might consider giving your time to a volunteer - driven organization, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Habitat for Humanity, or Court Appointed Special Advocates.
Kellogg faced off with Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis in court on Thursday, with the cereal giant accusing the sportsman nicknamed «Special K» of using its intellectual property for commercial purposes.
Both sides requested a May 25 court date for a status conference that may determine whether a special master or a separate «filter team» or «privilege team» of prosecutors will review the seized materials to decide what is responsive to the search warrant and what is protected by attorney - client privilege.
It was founded by two Court Appointed Special Advocates who realized that there were no emergency care facilities for children in Harlingen and the larger Rio Grande Valley.
In a court filing, acting U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami said the office continues to believe a «special master is not warranted to review the seized materials for privilege and that a Government Filter Team would fairly and most efficiently accomplish this task.»
Lighthizer is expected to try to nix another transnational court for investment disputes, and he has backing from a wide variety of constitutional lawyers, environmental and labor groups, and conservative think tanks that say the special courts encroach on U.S. sovereignty.
If a minor or individual with special needs or other issues is the desired beneficiary, then a trust for the benefit of the minor or other individual must become the beneficiary, thereby avoiding any interaction with the court or subjecting the account to creditors, predators, ex-spouses or unnecessary spending.
For example, under Chapter 19 of the agreement, which the US wants to eliminate, Canada and Mexico can take their complaints against the US over certain kinds of tariffs to a special international court.
To hold that same - sex marriage is part of the fundamental right to marry, or necessary for giving LGBT people the equal protection of the laws, the Court implicitly made a number of other assumptions: that one - flesh union has no distinct value in itself, only the feelings fostered by any kind of consensual sex; that there is nothing special about knowing the love of the two people whose union gave you life, whose bodies gave you yours, so long as you have two sources of care and support; that what children need is parenting in some disembodied sense, and not mothering and fathering.
If these corporations believed their interests had been injured, they could take the government to court — not in the courts of that country to be judged by its laws — but in special courts set up to adjudicate between governments and corporations for the sake of maintaining the free flow of capital.
While I don't object to a constitutional amendment that would extend special protection to unborn persons - especially since such an amendment would presumably lodge protection for the unborn beyond the discretion of partisan courts, and also dispose of any potential problems with respect to state action - such an amendment is constitutionally superfluous.
This focus on employees — and not employers — tracks the Supreme Court's original explanation for why we give religious institutions special constitutional protections.
Having tried for a century to regard it on its own terms — as sacred, special, and compelling — courts realize the attempt is futile.
Guests can enjoy the resort's full - service spa, fitness center, 18 - hole golf course, clay tennis courts, Cook Academy, two restaurants, hiking, and biking trails and special services for pets.
We provide refreshing beverages and donations for events benefiting groups that strengthen our community such as the Feynman Charity Golf Marathon benefiting Court Appointed Special Advocates of Lane County.
Join us this holiday season for special Thanksgiving, Reveillon, Christmas and New Year's Eve menus at Windsor Court's famed Forbes four star and AAA four diamond restaurant.
Two medical professionals who treated Racquel Smith, the widow of former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith, have been subpoenaed for a special hearing on March 14, an Orleans Parish court clerk confirmed.
After a rushed scramble to get on court on time, special mention to Rebekah Airey for as always, keeping the rest of the team on our toes and the M6 traffic, girls bombarded the court to take a solid lead during the first quarter.
The entire Russian Winter Olympic team have been investigated for sucking at hiding their doping as well as all the other nations at a special court of arbitration.
Circle of Moms: Get advice from thousands of other moms in an online private sharing circle for sharing family updates Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): The mission of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court - appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent hCourt Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): The mission of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court - appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent hCourt Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court - appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent hcourt - appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes.
She has also volunteered as a Court - Appointed Special Advocate for abused and neglected children.
The Parliamentary Justice Committee had recommended special consideration for pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims in 2016 but as no government action followed, the trade union Unison took the issue to court.
The Family Court Review Special Issue edited by McIntosh provided a misleadingly narrow view of attachment theory and of previous attempts to explore the implications of that theory and related research for family court professioCourt Review Special Issue edited by McIntosh provided a misleadingly narrow view of attachment theory and of previous attempts to explore the implications of that theory and related research for family court professiocourt professionals.
On Tuesday morning, Prince's sister Tyka Nelson filed an emergency petition for the appointment of a special administrator, according to Minnesota court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Tony Hoffmann, Campaign Committee Chair, now opened the Special Candidates Forum for Civil Court, co-sponsored by VRDC, DID, and the Jim Owles Club.
Given that the courts and government don't necessarily have a superior ability to sort of the truth of statements like these, these kinds of statements are given special protections from legal liability for being false.
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