Sentences with phrase «bringing them to justice under»

Not exact matches

Maksim Zaslavskiy contends the currencies did not qualify as securities under federal law and so the Department of Justice lacked jurisdiction to bring the charges.

As per reports, the country's Justice Department has already started discussing ways to bring bitcoin under its AML Laws so as to bring forth more transparency with crypto dealings and reduce the chances of it being used for money laundering.

The more prophetic forms of Christianity that press toward human rights and social justice are precisely those most under attack by non-Christian militants at local levels, and many activists want to bring judgment against these religions.

Rome brought to these provincials such evenhanded and impartial justice, such peace, safety and security, as under selfish and capricious tyrants they had never known.

We should support the recent decision to bring up to date our dues to the UN, which are several years in arrears, and we should place ourselves once again under the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.

His conclusion» that the Catholic Church under Pius XII was imperfect (and therefore open to criticism)» is likely to advance the cause of Pius XII and bring justice to a topic often devoid of it.

«We demand that this action be stopped immediately, and we want those responsible to be brought to justice from the Israeli side because this is not allowed under the provisions of international law.»

It also maintains the governor is under federal investigation for witness tampering and obsctuction of justice, which isn't entirely true, though it has been speculated that those could be charges under consideration — if any charges are indeed to be brought — by US Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office is investigating the demise of Cuomo's now - defunct corruption - busing Moreland Commission.

While moving the application brought under Section 35 (1) & (4) and 36 (5) and (6) of the 1999 constitution and Section 158, 162, 163 & 165 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, Eze urged the court to exercise its discretion in favour of his client by releasing him on bail pending trial.

Under them hundreds of thousands of innocent Nigerians have been raped, maimed, robbed and massacred by well - armed, well - funded and well - organised Fulani militias and herdsmen all over the country yet not one of the perpetrators has been arrested or brought to justice simply because they are members of the President's ethnic group and they are his loyal foot - soldiers.

The President pledged that more persons who have abused the public trust will be exposed and brought to justice soon, adding that his government was committed to re-establishing former standards of accountability and probity in the management of public funds which were jettisoned under past administrations.

Earlier this month, a state supreme court justice quickly dismissed a challenge to Cruz's ballot status brought by two individuals who claim the senator's birth in Canada makes him ineligible to run for president under the Constitution's requirement that anybody serving in this office be a «natural born citizen.»

Lev Dassin, the acting United States attorney for the southern district of New York, and Tony West, the assistant attorney general for the civil division of the Department of Justice, announced today that Westchester County has agreed to fund the building of 750 units of affordable housing in areas with low racial and ethnic diversity in order to settle a lawsuit brought against it by the United States under the False Claims Act as well as the Housing and Community Development Act.

While moving the bail application which was brought under section 35 (1) & (4) and 36 (5) and (6) of the 1999 constitution and section 158, 162, 163 & 165 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, Uche had urged the court to release his client on bail pending his trial.

The Turkish Ministry of Justice is currently deciding whether to bring charges against the academics for «denigrating Turkishness» under article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code.

It's not too long before the four of them are pursued by Dauntless leader Eric (Jai Courtney), resembling the T - 1000 and working under the orders of Jeanine (Kate Winslet), who wants the two Divergents brought to justice.

The failure of the Department of Justice to request additional information or to bring an action under the antitrust laws to challenge the formation or material modification of the joint venture shall neither give rise to any inference of lawfulness nor limit in any way the right of the United States to investigate the formation, material modification, or any other aspects or activities of the joint venture or business arrangement and to bring actions to prevent or restrain violations of the antitrust laws.

However, the FHA loan program and its related benefits are under threat as the Department of Justice continues to bring investigations and actions against lenders under the False Claims Act.

There's a corpse under local bridge and two FBI agents have been dispatched separately to investigate and bring the perpetrator to justice.

Under the anti-SLAPP provisions of the Courts of Justice Act, s. 137.1 subsection 9 allows the court to award damages if the judge finds the plaintiff brought the proceeding in bad faith or for improper purpose.

[14] According to the Justices, an objective standard would «ensure that when a recusal motion is brought based on a judge's having received campaign contributions, the motion would be evaluated under an objective test rather than the judge's subjective determination.»

Furthermore, in terms of access to justice, the fairly stringent leave conditions under the Supreme Court Act 2003, are a greater barrier to bringing forward an appeal (at least in a civil case) than was the case with the Privy Council where disputes that involved a monetary amount of $ 5,000 or more could be brought as of right.

The procedural safeguards regarding voluntariness would not apply, and in this case, as well, the officer at all times acted in good faith, and I would find that a refusal to admit the actus reus under all the circumstances of this case could well bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

In the recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in 2147191 Ontario Inc. v. Springdale Pizza Depot Ltd., the plaintiffs brought a partial summary judgment motion seeking to rescind a franchise agreement under the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 (the «Act»).

The recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in 2337310 Ontario Inc. v. 2264145 Ontario Inc., 2014 ONSC 4370, addressed a partial summary judgment motion brought by the franchisee of a cafe seeking a declaration that it was entitled to exercise its right of rescission under the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 («the Act»).

Court of Protection: after holding that an application to the Court of Protection concerning serious medical treatment was properly brought under s21A of the Mental Capacity Act — and therefore will benefit from non-means tested legal aid — Mr Justice Charles criticised the Legal Aid Agency, saying it would «advance any point it considers to be arguable to avoid paying legal aid».

The Justices unanimously held that a court must give detailed consideration to a challenge to a landlord's claim for possession where it is brought by a disabled tenant under the Equality Act 2010, in Akerman - Livingstone v Aster Communities.

In an initiative the Law Society of Upper Canada's outgoing treasurer is touting as his legacy, the regulator brought some 100 members of the justice sector under the same roof for the first time this week to put their heads together on the access to justice crisis.

Furthermore, although it is true that the procedure laid down in Article 267 TFEU is an instrument for cooperation between the Court of Justice and the national courts, by means of which the former provides the latter with the points of interpretation of EU law necessary in order for them to decide the disputes before them, the fact remains that when there is no judicial remedy under national law against the decision of a court or tribunal of a Member State, that court or tribunal is, in principle, obliged to bring the matter before the Court of Justice under the third paragraph of Article 267 TFEU where a question relating to the interpretation of EU law is raised before it...

Whether under the theory of negligence or premise liability, we can explore your case and bring those accountable to justice and hopefully prevent future harms.

The Montana Justice Foundation brought We the People under its umbrella as a stand - alone Law Related Education program in 2012, and is proud to promote civic competence and responsibility in Montana's students by supporting this engaging curriculum.

1) his right to protection from unreasonable search and seizure (under s. 8); and 2) his right to have evidence excluded if it brings the administration of justice in disrepute (under s. 24 (2)-RRB-.

Where, in proceedings under subsection (1), a court concludes that evidence was obtained in a manner that infringed or denied any rights or freedoms guaranteed by this Charter, the evidence shall be excluded if it is established that, having regard to all of the circumstances, the admission of it in the proceedings would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

The International Court of Justice has rejected jurisdiction over the claim brought by the Marshall Islands against the United Kingdom, alleging breach of the obligation (under Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty) to negotiate in good faith for nuclear disarmament.

Meanwhile Lord Neuberger made his views known on how access to justice forms a crucial component of the rule of law; and commentators discuss why public bodies can't bring claims under the HRA.

Counsel for Chile before the International Court of Justice in a case brought by Bolivia claiming that Chile is under an obligation to negotiate with it concerning granting it sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean.

Proceedings for judicial review have been brought in the High Court of Justice in London before The Lord Chief Justice, The Master of the Rolls and Lord Justice Sales in order to obtain a declaration from the Court on whether, under UK constitutional laws, the Government can lawfully use prerogative powers to give notification to the EU under art. 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without the Parliament's formal authorisation.

The trade ‑ off for permitting the police to deploy their dogs on a «reasonable suspicion» standard without a warrant is that if this procedure is abused and sniffer ‑ dog searches proceed without reasonable suspicion based on objective facts, the consequence could well tip the balance against the admission of the evidence if it is established under s. 24 (2) of the Charter that, having regard to all the circumstances, the admission of it in the proceedings would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

Under section 110 of the Courts of Justice Act, a proceeding or step brought or taken before the incorrect court may be transferred or adjourned to the correct court.

Her case was heard by the Honourable Justice Stinson, who found in favour of the unnamed woman, creating a new tort of «public disclosure of embarrassing private facts» and awarding over $ 100,000 in damages and costs (the plaintiff brought her action under the Simplified Procedure which limits a claim of damages to $ 100,000).

(4) In case of a dispute in respect of an insured person's entitlement to statutory accident benefits or in respect of the amount of statutory accident benefits to which an insured person is entitled, interest on the benefits in dispute is calculated at the prejudgment interest rate described in subsection 128 (3) of the Courts of Justice Act that is used for past pecuniary loss, and is payable for the period that begins on the date on which an application to the Licence Appeal Tribunal is brought under subsection 280 (2) of the Act and ends on the date a settlement is reached or a decision is issued that finally disposes of the dispute.

Mr Smith alleged that the proceedings as a whole, both criminal and civil, that had been brought against him in France were contrary to Article 6.1 and / or Article 6.3 of the ECHR and / or a breach of natural justice under English law.

The successful defense of an oil company in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to recover clean up costs associated with an oil spill upon the navigable waters of the United States.

I pledge that over the next two years, I will give my best efforts as chief justice to do what is right, in trying to make a difference in bringing Floridians together, to bring us closer to the ideal of equal justice under law that is inscribed over the entrance to our nation's highest court — the principles upon which the ideals of this country's democracy are based.»

A Member State which considers that another Member State has failed to fulfil an obligation under this Treaty may bring the matter before the Court of Justice.

They must then be brought before a judge or justice under s. 503 and are only to be released by an order of a judge or justice pursuant to s. 515.

In DH v TH, Justice Lee also remarked upon the fact that other proceedings were before the courts in both jurisdictions — a parenting application brought by the husband under Alberta's Family Law Act, SA 2003, c F - 4.5, and the husband's action to place a lien on the matrimonial home under BC's Family Law Act.

The Court ultimately ruled in a 5 - to - 1 decision that the evidence gathered in the illegal search (i.e. the presence of illegal drugs) must be excluded from the case against her under Section 24 (2) of the Charter on the grounds that the admission of such evidence at trial would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

Justice Thomas in his dissent, joined by Justice Kennedy, characterized Basic as a «judicially invented doctrine based on an economic theory adopted to ease the burden on plaintiffs bringing claims under an implied cause of action» while highlighting the dissent of Justices White and O'Connor in Basic.

If we allowed only private actions brought under the criminal law, we would lose both the expertise and the disciplinary op - portunities to keep the prosecutor in check, facts that occur as a result of the government serving as a repeat player in the criminal justice system.