Sentences with phrase «citizen participation laws»

This week, we look at a novel use of citizen participation laws to force the prosecutor's hand in the case of Tamir Rice, the 12 - year - old Cleveland boy shot dead by police for playing with a toy gun.

Not exact matches

«When both the logic of the market and the logic of the State come to an agreement that each will continue to exercise a monopoly over its respective area of influence, in the long term much is lost: solidarity in relations between citizens, participation and adherence, actions of gratuitousness, all of which stand in contrast with giving in order to acquire (the logic of exchange) and giving through duty (the logic of public obligation, imposed by State law).

According to political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: (a) A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; (b) The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; (c) Protection of the human rights of all citizens, and (d) A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens

For some reason I've become obsessed with NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's recent order ending «English - only» elections in ten upstate counties by applying a federal law enacted to ensure voter participation by American citizens of Puerto Rican heritage that are illiterate in English.

Previous to attending law school, Donna was a grants administrator and program officer for an international nonprofit organization that works to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide byhelping build political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and promote citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.

WHEN are law firm partners going to understand that you don't gain loyalty, commitment, and a sense of participation by treating people like second - class citizens.

The theme — The impact of open access to legal information: bridging the gap between accessibility and usefulness — presents attendees with huge scope for discussion, and as a parliamentary librarian, I'm interested to see how many of the suggested themes go beyond the courts and into areas of citizen participation in law - making.

As Stephen Mayson said at the College Futures Conference a year ago, to assure the «legitimate participation of citizens in society» is a fundamental purpose of law.

In the context of the TWU case, the state authority is the BC (or Ontario) law society, and it is people like Jamie et al. who are urging it to exclude a class of citizens (TWU graduates) from full participation in public life (assuming, of course, they can satisfy the objective standards to be lawyers).

In her keynote address, Professor Davis explained how most international human rights agreements are not part of Australian domestic law and that Australia has a «rights reluctant» culture which limits citizens» participation.

In those years, the city greatly increased citizen participation, expanded and modernized law enforcement, revitalized downtown, and set up nationally recognized programs in economic development, the arts, and historic preservation.