Sentences with phrase «case for social justice»

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But I do not oppose the death penalty in quite the way he means, for I noted that one can imagine in certain extreme cases the need for executions in the order of social justice.

Interests in God as useful to achieving personal wholeness, even of the most «spiritual» sort, and interests in God as necessary for social justice and emancipation, even the most urgent cases, will be under pressure to surrender pride of place to apparently irrelevant» interests in God that take the form of joy in and celebration of the odd ways God is present, for their own sake.

Clifford Christians mentions that two ethical imperatives of social justice are particularly relevant to home information utilities: «to each according to his essential needs and similar treatment for similar cases.

In this case, morality is reconstituted not in terms of virtues and a vision of the good life, but in terms of the minimal demands of justice necessary for some measure of social tranquillity.

For Hobbes the marginal case of the war of all against all is not escaped through any semblance or trace of divine justice but through a social compact made by individuals to maximize their self - interest.

The Kingdom of God is a reality here and now, but can be perfect only in the eternal order... The primary principle of Christian Ethics and Christian Politics must be respect for every person simply as a person... The person is primary, not the society; the State exists for the citizen, not the citizen for the State... freedom is the goal of politics... Freedom, Fellowship, Service — these are the three principles of a Christian social order, derived from the more fundamental Christian postulates that Man is a child of God and is destined for a life of eternal fellowship with Him... Love... finds its primary expression through Justice — which in the field of industrial disputes means in practice that each side should state its own case as strongly as possibly it can before the most impartial tribunal available...

Those who are involved in small groups often claim that these groups have influenced how they think on political and economic issues — for example, raising their interest in questions of peace and social justice or, in the case of conservative religious groups, generating ire about abortion and gay rights.

The ballot was secret and the count unannounced, and the established procedure (perhaps ironically for a social justice organization) allotted only sixty seconds for CLAY to make their case while strictly banning any further discussion.

There is a clear business as well as social justice case to be made for doing so.

But while economic efficiency and social justice arguments for wealth taxation are important, analysis of the political context in which progressive policymakers have to make the case for reform is often missing.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Meredith McGowan, under the supervision of Felice Sontupe, Section Chief, Terri Gerstein, Chief of the Labor Bureau, Janet Sabel, Executive Deputy Attorney General for Social Justice, and Nancy Hoppock, Executive Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice.

It did not feel as if it was transformative... but it made the case for change and for social justice with a measure of clarity and simplicity (and brevity) that previous speeches have lacked.»

With Cuomo: Served as the executive deputy attorney general for social justice for entire attorney general term, handling cases related to civil rights, environmental protection, health care and labor.

Is this a bold call for real social justice or a case of successful, bipartisan reform being overrun by identity politics and left - wing political agendas?

In any case, their concern for social justice has led them to question whether the bureaucracy's agenda is consistent with the needs of students.

The case for deep learning and social justice is easy to make: they are crucial for our survival.

He joins us in The Global Search for Education to talk about the social justice education that students need, the learning shift that's involved and the best case studies he's seen so far.

Thus, the case for charter schools today is almost always made in social - justice terms — promoting charters» success in closing achievement gaps, boosting poor kids» chances of upward mobility, and alleviating systemic inequities.

E.D. Hirsch, Jr., has long been making the social justice case for giving disadvantaged children access to the knowledge and language that have long been assumed by the privileged and powerful.

The U.S. Supreme Court's first major ruling in two decades on student speech was a decisive victory for schools and administrators in the case over a student's display of a «Bong Hits 4 Jesus» banner, but the nuances in the justices» opinions leave significant protection for more serious political and social expression by students.

Anita Earls, executive director of the Durham - based Southern Coalition for Social Justice and a litigant for plaintiffs in the case, suggests Kagan's ruling on the congressional districts could be a signal.

«It will be very difficult for Democrats to make the case that they are on the side of civil rights and social justice if they are defending unconstitutional laws that objectively harm poor kids and children of color,» said Austin, who serves on the board of Students Matter, the organization that brought the lawsuit.

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Visual storyteller and lifestyle photographer from Dallas with a minimalist wardrobe, severe case of wanderlust, and heart for social justice.

These mythic litigators went from courtroom to courtroom arguing trial and appellate cases, interpreting the meaning of our Constitution, arguing for social justice, executing planned socially transformative litigation strategies.

On 1 March 2016 the Court of Justice of the European Union gave its judgment in the joined cases of Ibrahim Alo and Amira Osso, Cases C - 443 / 14 and C - 444 / 14, ruling that the EU's Qualification Directive does not sanction the imposition of restrictions of the freedom of movement for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, and that such a limitation is not justifiable for reasons of territorial sharing of social assistance burdens, while at the same time leaving it up to the referring German Federal Administrative Court to decide whether the limitation can be justified for reasons of migration and integration pocases of Ibrahim Alo and Amira Osso, Cases C - 443 / 14 and C - 444 / 14, ruling that the EU's Qualification Directive does not sanction the imposition of restrictions of the freedom of movement for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, and that such a limitation is not justifiable for reasons of territorial sharing of social assistance burdens, while at the same time leaving it up to the referring German Federal Administrative Court to decide whether the limitation can be justified for reasons of migration and integration poCases C - 443 / 14 and C - 444 / 14, ruling that the EU's Qualification Directive does not sanction the imposition of restrictions of the freedom of movement for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, and that such a limitation is not justifiable for reasons of territorial sharing of social assistance burdens, while at the same time leaving it up to the referring German Federal Administrative Court to decide whether the limitation can be justified for reasons of migration and integration policy.

The case was brought before the courts by the Coalition of Physicians for Social Justice who sought an injunction on the grounds that the legislation would give too much power to doctors.

We go all over the country and consult in various types of organizations: non-profits, for - profits, higher ed, E-12, and certainly in this case, law firms and other legal venues around social justice and equity issues.

As revealed in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) green paper last November, the bill removes legal aid from most family law matters, education law, housing (except where there is a threat of homelessness), personal injury, clinical negligence, employment, immigration (except for detention cases) and social welfare law.

Professor Hazel Genn, the doyenne of social justice research, has made the case for its importance.

Her practice is of an advisory, regulatory litigious nature and has included judicial review, actions for damages before UK courts, the superior courts of Ireland, specialized tribunals, the European Court of Justice and General Court in cases concerning a wide range internal market issues, ranging from public procurement to goods and services, energy, agriculture competition and social and employment law.

Here's how alternative litigation funding works: A fund is created and donations or investments are sought to advance money to a law firm or party in return for some agreed - to percentage of return via verdict or settlement or, in the case of charitable donations, to achieve some social - justice - related cause.

The legal AI and expert systems company's most recent outreach venture will see 20 UTS students develop AI applications to improve the delivery of social justice, which in this case centres around working with not - for - profits.

The vision for Legaler Aid is a completely decentralized charitable entity that runs on smart contracts over a blockchain, allowing social justice legal cases to be crowdfunded via tax - deductible donations and shared on social media.

«The Settlement Agreement in the case at bar has undergone the court's scrutiny, and it appears to me that in entering into the Settlement Agreement and in seeking certification on consent for settlement purposes, the plaintiffs and the defendants, with the assistance of their legal counsel, have provided the social good of access to justice and adequate compensation in accordance with Canadian law for perhaps thousands of citizens who may have been harmed by the Listeriosis outbreak and who decide not to opt - out of the settlement, which remains the individual choice of class members.»

He has previously acted in other high profile and social justice cases, including the Occupy movement and a suit against Mike Tyson for sexual harassment.

[vii] Alternative legal services (ALSs) are, for example: clinics offering advice, self - help webpages, phone - in services, paralegal and law student programs, family mediation services, social justice tribunals, and court procedures simplification projects, public legal education information services, programs for targeted (unbundled) limited retainer legal services (as distinguished from a full retainer to provide the whole legal service), pro bono (free) legal services for short and simple cases, and the National Self - Represented Litigants Project, the purpose of which is to help self - represented litigants to be better litigants without lawyers.

[6] Alternative legal services (ALSs) are, for example: clinics of various types; self - help webpages; phone - in services; paralegal and law student programs; family mediation services; social justice tribunals; and court procedures simplification projects; arbitration and mediation for dispute resolution; public legal education information services; programs for targeted (unbundled) limited retainer legal services (as distinguished from a full retainer to provide the whole legal service); pro bono (free) legal services for short and simple cases; and, the National Self - Represented Litigants Project, the purpose of which is to help self - represented litigants to be better litigants without lawyers.

[iii] Alternative legal services (ALSs) are, for example: clinics of various types, self - help webpages, phone - in services, paralegal and law student programs, family mediation services, social justice tribunals, court procedures simplification projects, arbitration and mediation for dispute resolution, public legal education information services, programs for targeted (unbundled) limited retainer legal services (as distinguished from a full retainer to provide all of the legal services necessary), pro bono (free) legal services for short and simple cases, and the National Self - Represented Litigants Project, the purpose of which is to help self - represented litigants to be more effective self - represented litigants.

Zuckerberg's comments come a day after the Union Minister for Law and Justice, and Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad issued a warning to the social media company that India will take «stringent action» which could include summoning Zuckerberg, in case data of Indians is stolen.

According to the Commissioner's media statement, the 2010 Social Justice Report makes the case for full implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.