Sentences with phrase «achieve justice through»

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Private prisons» cost savings are «modest,» according to one Justice Department study, and are achieved mostly through «moderate reductions in staffing patterns, fringe benefits, and other labor - related costs.»
The possibilities are great for achieving social justice through this easily implemented change in the property tax.
The formulation «The messiah reveals the participation of all things in the eschatological fulfillment that he accomplishes by his death and resurrection» does not do justice to the biblical witness that the eschatological fulfillment is achieved through two comings of the messiah, not one.
There are elements of justice, of freedom, even of brotherhood to be achieved through human effort in society.
As one sign of God's Kingdom, healing through prayer is no more magic than peace and social justice are magic — and no easier to achieve.
As it is understood in this century, the common good can be achieved only through a delicate balance of foresight, self - sacrifice, self - actualization and justice.
Therefore, global security and the security of any state or culture need to be achieved through good governance at all levels that guarantees justice for all individuals, states, and cultures».
Global security, instead, has five dimensions that include human, environmental, national, transnational, and transcultural security, and, therefore, global security and the security of any state or culture can not be achieved without good governance at all levels that guarantees security through justice for all individuals, states, and cultures.»
This can be achieved by reciprocity both at transnational and transcultural levels, through mutual respect, equality, justice and the guarantee of human dignity for all, at all times, and under all circumstances.
«I was very involved in the system and seeking social justice and it took me a little longer to realize how you can achieve that, sometimes more effectively through the political process.»
But lord chief justice Lord Bingham said: «The democratic process is liable to be subverted if, on a question of moral and political judgment, opponents of the act achieve through the courts what they could not achieve in parliament.»
But following yesterday's verdicts I would like to pay tribute to the extraordinary determination of the Lawrence family and all those who stood with them through their struggle to achieve justice for their son Stephen.
Cuomo pointed to the victories he achieved in the budget, including free college tuition at state and city universities in New York and juvenile justice reform through raising the age of criminal responsibility.
But, unnoticed by most, that is exactly what ministers are attempting to achieve under the criminal justice and courts bill currently working its way through parliament.
He's particularly chagrined that layoffs that result from the closure of prisons, psychiatric centers and juvenile justice facilities won't apply to the $ 450 million in workforce savings the governor included in the 2011 - 2012 budget agreement, which he is insisting must be achieved through either concessions or the layoff of 9,800 workers.
«Reconciling the discrepancies in what people seek to achieve through punishment and what our sanctioning practices actually achieve is critical to improving the legitimacy of our justice system,» said Okimoto, who wasn't involved in the research.
We are actively seeking support from organizations and individuals who share Reach's commitment to achieving equity and social justice through increased educational opportunities for all students, regardless of socio - economic background.
National Center for Juvenile Justice Evidence - Based Policies, Programs, and Practices in Juvenile Justice: Three States Achieving High Standards Through State Support Centers
Through the narrative it shows the reader how an average American can achieve justice in an environment designed to benefit the wealthy, powerful and corrupt.
It is an initiative of world citizens who are committed to climate justice through achieving an overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and a unified distribution of these emissions among all of humankind.
Our plan for tackling climate change is based on the kind of justice we had great success in achieving this year through the courts and the political system.
When an entire issue has every appearance of looking like it's steered by emotionally - driven figurative lynch mobs whose goal is to achieve «climate justice» by any means possible, including negating facts from critics through character assassination, you have one very serious problem on your hands.
Unite aims to be part of a transformative union movement that will fight for and achieve economic and social justice through participatory workers struggle.
Achieving emissions reductions for environmental justice communities through climate change mitigation policy by Nicky Sheats, PhD This paper focuses on emissions reductions for EJ communities under the Clean Power Plan in particular as well as climate change mitigation policy in general and argues that these reductions should be both mandatory and planned.
In his book, The Small House Book, his workshops and through mass media, Shafer shows us how superior design and social justice can be achieved with less space.
Equity reference frameworks can help achieve the crucial task of justice, which now threatens to fall through the cracks.
Personal injury law offers an accident victim the opportunity to bring the responsible party to justice for their actions and in civil court this is achieved through monetary damages.
Through education and advocacy, we will continue to make progress to achieve equal access to justice for low - income families and individuals in our state.
Although a wrongful death lawsuit will never fill the void of your lost loved one, the compensation you recover through a settlement or verdict may help your family achieve a sense of closure or peace of mind, knowing that justice was served.
The problem, Kimber says, is that legal training emphasises «rights» and the idea that justice is achieved through adversarial advocacy.
But the reports also suggest access to legal information to better inform citizens — who should be the primary focus of all access to justice initiatives — of their rights and obligations can be relatively easily achieved through more online legal information.
By holding such a negligent driver accountable through an injury claim, you will be achieving justice for yourself.
Physical evidence may help when a favorable settlement can not be obtained through negotiations with the insurance company and could defer a legal course of action to achieve justice and repayment for your suffering.
The Killino Firm's West Palm Beach Child Injury Lawyers have years of experience working to achieve justice for children injured or killed through the wrongful acts of others.
Our wrongful death attorneys will help you through this painful time and do their utmost to achieve justice for you and your family.
His talk, «Using Online Platform Technology to Improve Access to Justice — Real access to justice: Bringing the walls of the courthouse down» highlights real issues facing citizens and the courts and the positive outcomes achieved through online dispute resoJustice — Real access to justice: Bringing the walls of the courthouse down» highlights real issues facing citizens and the courts and the positive outcomes achieved through online dispute resojustice: Bringing the walls of the courthouse down» highlights real issues facing citizens and the courts and the positive outcomes achieved through online dispute resolution.
Also, this law.com coverage rightly highlights that Justice Scalia had the line of the day during the Kimbrough argument: «Indeed, it might be quite impossible to achieve uniformity through advisory guidelines, which is why Congress made them mandatory.»
Last month we invited the Justice Minister to meet with interested parties to discuss how judicial diversity can be properly achieved through an ad hoc organization called Lawyers for Representative Diversity.
NVRDC empowers victims of all crimes to achieve survivor defined justice through a collaborative continuum of advocacy, case management and legal services.
From this perspective justice is achieved through offenders accepting responsibility for their actions, and taking steps to make amends.
These stories and glimpses into the worlds of clients at the clinic may function as «disorienting moments» for law students who find that their conceptions of justice and the role of law in achieving social justice have been challenged through their clinical experiences.
To Jackson LJ access to justice is «the ability of a person to obtain legal advice and representation, and to secure the adjudication through the courts of their legal rights and obligations,» and that is to be achieved at proportionate cost.
Bar associations can play a major role helping or hindering the growth of the self - help law movement, and shlep hopes to cover developments within the organized bar that relate to achieving better access to justice and legal services for all Americans through self - help resources.
Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.
The Committee acknowledges that significant progress has been achieved in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights of Indigenous peoples, through the COAG framework and the national strategy on Indigenous violence; the diversionary and preventative programs aimed at reducing the over representation of young people in the criminal justice system; and the abrogation of mandatory sentencing in the Northern Territory.
In my forthcoming Social Justice Report you will see a focus on re-setting or recasting our relationships with governments in this vein — both at the national level through constitutional reform, and at the local level highlighting the positive work of the Fitzroy Crossing community in demanding their right to self - determination to achieve their own pre-determined destinies.
The RAP outlines real and practical measures to achieve reconciliation, build stronger relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients with better access to justice and the family law system through tailored services and procedures.
Our vision is to resource and empower children, young people and families to achieve their full potential through the provision of quality innovative services for children and young people, supporting vulnerable families and the promotion of social justice
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