Sentences with phrase «against such abuse»

The abuse of ICOs by fraudsters has been rampant ever since this novel way of fund - raising became a rage, and measures need to be put in place to safeguard against such abuse.
It is this potential that is problematic because, even if manipulation is not actually occurring, the lack of objective guarantees or protections against such abuse can breed suspicions or perceptions of want of impartiality, thereby eroding the integrity of, and public confidence in, the administration of justice.
By effectively siding with the SWP against women who have either been abused by them, or are campaigning against such abuse, Corbyn has done himself some serious damage.
The measure, first introduced years ago by Margaret Markey, a New York State Assembly Democrat, would extend the statute of limitations for civil suits against alleged sexual abusers of children and against institutions that fail to act against such abuse under their roofs.
A better understanding of the Declaration is a strong guard against such abuses.

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But she apparently missed all the cautionary tales of abuse heaped on beauty brands such as SheaMoisture, Dove, L'Oreal's Elvive and more in social media the past year over slights against women of color — either real or highly enhanced by the outrage machine.
God bless you for helping to bring such church abuses to light and fighting against them.
They not only preach the gospel of corporal punishment, they also impart messages that lay the foundations for abuses against children and the protection of such abuse by our legal system.
«A jury in Oregon ordered the Boy Scouts of America to pay $ 18.5 million to a former Scout who suffered se - xual abuse as a child at the hands of his troop leader — the largest such award levied against the organization, reports The Oregonian.
May we all stand up against such terrible abuse.
Although the judge's decision did not deal with whether or not the sexual abuse actually happened, this latest turn of events is something of a victory for SGM, whose legal strategy has been to first argue that the First Amendment gives pastors the right to discourage victims of abuse from reporting the crimes against them to police and second to argue that the case should be thrown out on technicalities, such as the statute of limitations.
(i) a woman's right to an abortion; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls (and boys) against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (vi) gay marriage; (vii) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» Catholics; (viii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (ix) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (x) population control; (xi) buying alcohol on a Sunday in many places; (xii) use of condoms and other contraceptives; (xiii) embryonic stem cell research; (xiv) little 10 year - old boys joining organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, regardless of the religious views of their parents; and (xv) gays being allowed to serve openly in the military.
There strong policy against child abusers explains why it is very rare that such abuse occurs in the Christian Congregation when compared to other groups.
-- to a sound anthropology: Postmodernity reacts against modern paradigms such as power and against the primacy long given to reason over the conscience and the heart, which has led to rationalism, a Western abuse.
In England and Wales over the last 40 years 0.4 \ % of all priests have had allegations of such abuse against them.
Yet I occasionally hear him also preach against many of the things our government is involved in, such as wars in the Middle East, the abuse and neglect of the poor in our cities, and the escalating violence of our police force.
«A jury in Oregon ordered the Boy Scouts of America to pay $ 18.5 million to a former Scout who suffered s - exual abuse as a child at the hands of his troop leader — the largest such award levied against the organization, reports The Oregonian.
Because this is such an important subject, we have created optional protecting against abuse training courses for NAYS Coaches and NAYS Parents as a supplement to the information they received during their training.
This is such an interesting case of man and his right to do whatever idiotic thing he wants to do and the state who tries to protect his kids against what amounts to abuse.
«I have found no case where charges similar or analogous to those against Congressman Rangel resulted in censure — a penalty thusfar reserved for such serious violations as supporting armed insurrection against the United States and the sexual abuse of minors.»
Prior to Legon, Akufo - Addo's campaign was characterized with insults and verbal abuses from his hirelings and cousins against leading contenders such as Alhaji Aliu Mahama, Alan Kyerematen, Papa Owusu Ankomah, etc..
The group in its statement made available to the Nigeria Politics Online and signed by Executive Director Adetokunbo Mumuni, Said that, «Budget padding in fact is corruption, as it is implicit in corruption offences such as abuse of office, attempt to embezzle, divert, and misappropriate public funds, conspiracy to act corruptly, and illicit enrichment, which are recognized under the UN Convention against Corruption to which Nigeria is a state party, and included in national legislation such as the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act and the Fiscal Responsibility Act.»
In his words, «The wide acceptance of NYSC Scheme both at the national and international levels is borne out by the noteworthy contribution of Corps members to such exercises as the electoral process, the effective nationwide campaign against HIV / AIDs, Road accidents, Drug Abuse, Human Trafficking, Corruption, Illiteracy and the implementation of various aspects of the SDGs programme.
When weak countries such as Zimbabwe practise human rights abuses, Britain is quite rightly in the fore of criticism against them.
Clearly, however, any number of such unfortunate events constitute yet another painful form of abuse perpetrated by the academic establishment against vulnerable young scientists.
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Juxtaposed against Going Clear's damning claims of Miscavige's abuse of power and history of physical violence against particular church members, it's the bizarreness of this last image that raises necessary questions: To what degree is Cruise aware of such incidents?
For example, 33 of 50 U.S. states regard spousal rape as a lesser crime with the perpetrator charged with related crimes such as assault, battery or spousal abuse.9 In some countries, women are even criminalized for the behavior perpetrated against them.
Human rights abuses against ethnic civilians, such as forced labour, rape, pillage, land grabbing, and exploitation were first reported in ethnic areas the 1970s and 1980s, after which more than 150,000 people8 had fled to Thailand to seek refuge in camps by 20109.
Automatically dismissing teachers found by an independent hearing officer to have committed serious misconduct against students such as corporal punishment, verbal or physical abuse.
Despite critics who have spewed vehemently against the practicality of the story line in Fifty Shades — such as the apparent mental illness and childhood sexual abuse of the male protagonist and the inexplicable naively virginal female lead — there are still reasons to see the title as a success for both its genre and ebooks as a whole.
The movement against commercial - breeding practices began picking up significant momentum by late 2014, after celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey repeatedly spoke out on the issue and groups like the Humane Society shared on social media photos of animals allegedly abused by breeders.
The movement against commercial breeding practices began picking up significant momentum by late 2014, after celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey repeatedly spoke out on the issue and groups like the Humane Society shared on social media photos of animals allegedly abused by breeders.
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It stated briefly that it was «not contested» that the fight against alcohol abuse and the protection of public health against the harm caused by such abuse could be pursued as a public interest objective, justifying the operation of a monopoly (para 54).
Hollander v Mooney 2017 BCCA 238 discussed the Court's jurisdiction to order costs against a non-party and held that it is limited to special circumstances such as fraudulent conduct, abuse of process, gross misconduct, or circumstances where the non-party is the «real litigant»: Anchorage Management Services Ltd. v. 465404 B.C. Inc., 1999 BCCA 771at para. 21; Perez v. Galambos, 2008 BCCA 382at paras. 17 — 18; and Animal Welfare at paras. 53 — 58.
VLS staff and attorney volunteers assist by providing free legal services to individuals and families, such as helping victims of abuse end violent relationships, connecting persons with disabilities with medical and financial benefits, and keeping people out of homelessness by defending against wrongful evictions and foreclosures.
Our attorneys help people with critical matters, such as helping victims of abuse end violent relationships, connecting persons with disabilities with medical and financial benefits, and keeping people out of homelessness by defending against wrongful evictions and foreclosures.
Justice Moldaver then turns to what is described as practical considerations for law enforcement and the administration of justice, at paras. 183 - 6, suggesting that (a) the disclosure of text messages received by a complainant could be challenged by a sender who is alleged to have abused the complainant and thus exposes vulnerable complainants such as children, people with mental disabilities and the elderly (b) the increased need for warrants could strain police and judicial resources in an overburdened criminal justice system and (c) at the trial stage, these repercussions could complicate and prolong proceedings where defendants have standing to challenge searches conducted against collateral targets in large prosecutions.
Oberg then demonstrates how such criteria could be applied to some actual examples of legislative initiatives — for instance, the Environmental Crimes Directive, the Market Abuse Crimes Directive, the (at the time of writing the book) proposed «PIF» Directive (i.e. on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by criminal law), which meanwhile has been adopted — and demonstrates how sometimes the legislative initiatives and proposals would have failed his proposed testing.
Until such time as there arises a consistent body of case law addressing the issue of costs in response to sharp lawyering conducted against a self - represented litigant, an increasing number of self - represented parties in our legal system will remain vulnerable to procedural abuse and an overall miscarriage of justice.
A number of them have developed a remarkable enforcement record against non-cartel types of antitrust infringements such as abuse of dominance.
Knowing that plaintiff's attorneys will bring superficial, non-meritorious claims, we also stand ready to defend against such litigation abuse.
Everyone in the U.S. needs help at some point to resolve an issue, whether it may be a criminal matter like fighting a DUI or civil matter such as fighting back against nursing home abuse.
There are other legal options that a parent or guardian can apply for to help protect against abuse, such as emergency protection orders and peace bonds.
He also defends his government's imposition of mandatory minimum sentences, particularly in the case of crimes such as sexual abuse of children, and he warns against repealing them.
Luther was condemned for his ownership of such ideas, leading to the formation of, according to the Edict, a «law for printers to defend against the evils which come from the abuse of the praiseworthy craft of printing.»
More particularly, since the Court acknowledged in the judgment in Tsakouridis, that the fight against trafficking in narcotics as part of an organised group is capable of being covered by that concept, the question here is whether an act carried out alone, such as that committed by Mr I. in the main proceedings, namely sexual abuse of a 14 year old minor, sexual coercion and rape, is also capable of being covered by that concept.
Hollander v Mooney 2017 BCCA 238 discussed the Court's jurisdiction to order costs against a non-party and held that it is limited to special circumstances such as fraudulent conduct, abuse of process, gross misconduct, or circumstances where the non-party is the «real litigant»: Anchorage Management... Read more
Response: We agree that, in balancing the burdens on covered entities from such a notification requirement against the benefits to be gained, victims of domestic abuse merit heightened concern.
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