Sentences with phrase «civil justice initiatives»

For more information on these and other civil justice initiatives, go to the Wisconsin Civil Justice Council's Legislative Priorities page.

For more information on these and other civil justice initiatives, go to the Wisconsin Civil Justice Council's end of session report.

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The City Council today voted to create a new «Office of Civil Justice» to better connect plaintiffs in housing and immigration court with attorneys — an initiative Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito has dubbed «the people's law firm.»

Washington — The Reagan Administration, as part of the President's school - discipline initiative, is considering the feasibility of changing a civil - rights law that has been blamed for making school officials unwilling to discipline students, a Justice Department official said at one of two Congressional hearings on school discipline last week.

The Civil Rights Project at Harvard is an interdisciplinary initiative engaged in assessing the prospects for justice and equal opportunity under the law for racial and ethnic minorities in the United States.

The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (CRP) is an interdisciplinary initiative committed to mobilizing the resources of Harvard and the broader research community in support of the struggle for racial and ethnic justice.

Signs of Protest is part of an exhibition and program initiative highlighting civil rights and social justice with six cultural organizations in Richmond in early 2014.

Founded by Chicago artist Jennifer Reeder, Tracers Book Club is a social justice initiative dedicated to promoting feminism and self - determination as a civil right.

U of T's access to middle - income justice initiative, a multi-pronged initiative aimed at addressing the growing problem of middle - income access to the civil justice system in Canada.

Formally titled White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable Civil Legal Aid Research Workshop Report, this Report represents a major milestone in one of the [U.S. Department of Justice Office for Access to Justice's] most important initiatives.

[10] «Resolution 4: In Support of the Statement of Best Practices for State Funding of Civil Legal Aid Prepared by the ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives,» 2015, 2, http://ccj.ncsc.org/~/media/Microsites/Files/CCJ/Resolutions/07252015-Support-Statement-Best-Practices-State-Funding-Civil-Legal-Aid.ashx.

The goal of the Portal initiative, dubbed Simplifying Legal Help, is to enable justice partners to collaborate in new and creative ways to provide some form of effective assistance to everyone with a civil legal problem.

This is relevant, of course, given the link between proportionality and recent initiatives in civil justice reform.

Law reform commissions as well as self - standing initiatives such as the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters have made this sort of rethinking a priority for moving forward.

My last article focused on the Inventory of Reforms, which, alongside our Clearinghouse, is designed to provide greater access to information on the civil justice system and civil justice reform initiatives.

(vi) while every group experiences civil needs, the poorest and most vulnerable experience more frequent and more complex, interrelated civil legal problems: Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Matters, Family Justice Reform - A Review of Reports and Initiatives: Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20Finalcivil needs, the poorest and most vulnerable experience more frequent and more complex, interrelated civil legal problems: Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Matters, Family Justice Reform - A Review of Reports and Initiatives: Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20Finalcivil legal problems: Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Matters, Family Justice Reform - A Review of Reports and Initiatives: Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20FinalCivil and Matters, Family Justice Reform - A Review of Reports and Initiatives: Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20FinalCivil Justice, online http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/docs/2013/Family%20Justice%20Reform%20Review%20-%20April%2015%20Final.pdf.

As part of this initiative we have done docket studies, surveys, and focus groups; we have held conferences, meetings, and most recently, our 4th Civil Justice Reform Summit.

It's not a great time to be proposing investment in civil justice but putting on an optimistic hat let's hope this Briggs» initiative gains a foothold.

Our purpose is to promote access to justice for all Ontarians, preserve and improve the civil justice system, and advocate for the rights of those who have suffered injury and losses as the result of wrongdoing by others, while at the same time advocating strongly for safety initiatives.

Spanish Minister of Justice Rafael Catalá defended the need for digital innovation in the legal industry, highlighting that from the outset it had been one of the priorities of his ministry, and while he acknowledged that in the administration of justice «this process has started late and slow, but there is no turning back», he also mentioned the improvements occurred in the recent months and the importance of civil society and private initiative to accompany the public sector through its digital transforJustice Rafael Catalá defended the need for digital innovation in the legal industry, highlighting that from the outset it had been one of the priorities of his ministry, and while he acknowledged that in the administration of justice «this process has started late and slow, but there is no turning back», he also mentioned the improvements occurred in the recent months and the importance of civil society and private initiative to accompany the public sector through its digital transforjustice «this process has started late and slow, but there is no turning back», he also mentioned the improvements occurred in the recent months and the importance of civil society and private initiative to accompany the public sector through its digital transformation.

Visionary endeavours like the CAT and other similar initiatives like the Civil Resolution Tribunal in British - Columbia are wonderful examples of how ODR can be used in a way to facilitate true access to justice through virtual means.

Those recommendations include «The Court should form a standing committee to maintain accountability for closing the justice gap and to monitor the effectiveness of reform initiatives,» «The Court should encourage the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Access to Justice Commission, and local bar associations to create pipelines of services for modest - means clients,» and «A primary objective of future rulemaking projects should be to make the civil justice system more accessible to modest - means clients.justice gap and to monitor the effectiveness of reform initiatives,» «The Court should encourage the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Access to Justice Commission, and local bar associations to create pipelines of services for modest - means clients,» and «A primary objective of future rulemaking projects should be to make the civil justice system more accessible to modest - means clients.Justice Commission, and local bar associations to create pipelines of services for modest - means clients,» and «A primary objective of future rulemaking projects should be to make the civil justice system more accessible to modest - means clients.justice system more accessible to modest - means clients.»

Across Canada and in Alberta specifically, there are various initiatives that are attempting to address these (and other) barriers to civil justice.

The following segment highlights some of the major issues, current initiatives and future problems that must be addressed in advancing access to civil justice in Alberta.

Provincial Justice Minister Lena Metlege Diab and the Hon. Chief Justice Michael MacDonald are leading the initiative, acting on recommendations outlined in the Action Committee final report, Access to Civil & Family Justice: A Roadmap for Change.

The initiative, started by Attorney General Eric Holder in March 2010, aims «to address the access - to - justice crisis in the criminal and civil justice system» by helping to ensure that the justice system is accessible to all people, regardless of income.»

At the intersection of access to justice and innovation, ATJ Tech Fellows will spend their summer working on innovative projects and initiatives aimed to improve our civil justice system.

In 2000, The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) launched a major reform initiative to actively improve America's civil justice system.

For example, mandatory court - based mediation rules, judicial dispute resolution initiatives, case management regimes, pre-trial conferences, and cost - based settlement incentives have all become central pillars of the modern civil justice system and its reform.

Previously, she practiced corporate commercial litigation in Vancouver for 14 years, worked inhouse for 6 years specializing in legal services management and, most recently, provided support to the Civil Justice Reform Working Group and the initiative to create a new set of Supreme Court Civil Rules in British Columbia.

Nonetheless, it was welcome to see Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties, Simon Hughes, «liberate» (his word) # 1.4 m a year from George Osborne's clutches for a new initiative to support, not lawyers, but litigants in person (LIPs).

In the area of civil law, initiatives will be explored which emphasize «proportionality» as a reference point for maximizing access to justice.

Crime Victims Justice Corps, a new initiative designed to increase access to civil legal assistance and enforce the rights of crime victims, will mobilize 62 Fellows and 34 law students over the two - year Fellowship period, from June 2018 to May 2020.

This is a 10 - week paid summer fellowship program, where fellows work alongside some of the most dynamic legal services organizations in the country as they help develop innovative projects and initiatives aimed to improve our civil justice system.

Inspired in part by the work of the Conference of Chief Justice's Civil Justice Improvements Committee, Chief Justice Scott Bales of the Arizona Supreme Court issued an Order at the end of last year establishing a new initiative for the Arizona Courts, creating a 24 - member committee of judges, lawyers, and...

In a recent article, «Evidence - Based Access to Justice ``, Laura Abel of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law highlights the lack of evidence - based approaches in evaluating access to justice initiatives in the civil justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win — Justice ``, Laura Abel of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law highlights the lack of evidence - based approaches in evaluating access to justice initiatives in the civil justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win — Justice at NYU School of Law highlights the lack of evidence - based approaches in evaluating access to justice initiatives in the civil justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win — justice initiatives in the civil justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win — justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win — a case.

taking a leadership role in providing information concerning civil justice reform initiatives and developing effective means of exchanging this information

He drove a number of change initiatives, such as Justice on Target (that reduced, for the first time in 18 years, the time to trial and the number of court appearances per criminal case), a health and safety initiative that reduced workplace injuries by 20 % in 3 years, the 4 Pillars of Family Reform, Civil Justice Reform, the largest funding increase in Legal Aid's history, and was part of a new approach to indigenous relations recognized by the United Nations.

It articulates the costs and benefits of these privatizing initiatives, particularly their potential negative impacts on the way we regulate ourselves in modern democracies, and it makes recommendations for future civil justice practice and reform.