Sentences with phrase «civil justice needs»

The DOJ Program Plan is a tool to help applicants and grantees find funding opportunities (solicitations) managed by the DOJ grant - making components that address their criminal, juvenile, and civil justice needs.

«[T] he most prevalent and acute access to civil justice needs of Ontarians, those for which legal advice and representation are most in demand, fall in the areas of family law, employment law, debt and consumer issues.»

Not exact matches

He said the FTC would need to go through the Department of Justice to pursue a civil penalty, and it is unclear what the result would be.

But I also believe that social justice is important given the systemic disadvantages in our country; heterosexual divorce is probably more detrimental than gay marriage; caring for the poor goes a long way toward reducing the «felt need» for abortion; and that setting Biblical morality up as civil law is probably not the way to go in a pluralistic society...

In the Second Inaugural Address Lincoln incorporated biblical symbolism more centrally into the civil religion than had ever been done before or would ever be done again in his great somber tragic vision of an unfaithful nation in need above all of charity and justice.

Nevertheless the Christian doctrine of the relation between the ethics of Law and Grace, the Hindu concept of paramarthika and vyavaharika realms, the Islamic concept of shariat law versus the transcendent law, and the equivalent ones in secular ideologies like the Marxist idea of the present morality of class - war leading to the necessary love of the class-less society of the future need to be brought into the inter-faith dialogue to build up a common democratic political ethic for maintaining order and freedom with the continued struggle for social justice, and also a common civil morality within which diverse peoples may renew their different traditions of civil codes.

Justice Logan also needed to consider the fact that some contraventions occurred prior to the increase in civil penalties which came into force on 1 January 2007; however, procedural failures prevented higher penalties from being considered (at para 25) «Neither as originally cast nor by permitted amendment did the [ACCC's] statement of claim contain an allegation of any material fact necessary to engage a maximum penalty greater than $ 10 million in respect of any of the alleged contraventions.»

Among its new tasks will be to coordinate with the Office of the Civil Justice Coordinator — another Mark - Viverito brainchild — to determine the «legal service needs» of people without proper paperwork.

«This new law will help us protect the civil rights of the more than one million New Yorkers with disabilities and special needs who for too long have not had the protections and justice they deserve.

The new office will be headed by a Civil Justice Coordinator, who will «advise» the mayor on ways to connect people in need of legal help with civil legal servCivil Justice Coordinator, who will «advise» the mayor on ways to connect people in need of legal help with civil legal servcivil legal services.

The measure, criticised by civil liberty campaigners as a «snooper's charter», has been taken out of a more general Home Office and Ministry of Justice - sponsored crime and courts bill, which ministers need to get on to the statute book as fast as possible.

One Nation Working Together is a broad coalition of movements for peace and justice that is coming together to march for: Jobs and Sustainable Economic Recovery, Funding of Community Needs Not Militarism, Civil Rights and a Renewable Energy Future.

«This new law will help us protect the civil rights of the more than one million New Yorkers with disabilities and special needs who for too long have not had the protections and justice they deserve,» the governor said in a statement.

Officials at the Ministry of Justice said that NGOs often «interfere» with government work, while on at least two occasions in the past three months, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that his government does not need civil society input.

The court might also invoke the citizenship clause, asserting that all children need an education sufficient to ensure equal citizenship, which entails political, civil, and social equality, as California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu has argued.

Some civil rights groups have contended that there is a need for additional regulations to clarify how the law — including the most relevant provision (Title 1, Part D)-- affects students with juvenile justice experience.

Last summer, after its convention attendees approved the draft resolution, a national coalition of local civil rights groups called the Journey for Justice Alliance issued a statement affirming the need to halt charter expansion.

An international mechanism under the UNFCCC is urgently needed that helps other nations and civil society to understand the lack of conformity of national ghg emissions targets with principles of ethics and justice.

It was not just a well - planned civil disobedience, but a statement about the need for a unified climate justice focused deal to help vulnerable communities in their struggles.

«The UN is working with governments, civil society and other partners to shape an ambitious sustainable development framework to meet the needs of both people and planet, providing economic transformation and opportunity to lift people out of poverty, advancing social justice and protecting the environment.

The problems of civil justice, of access to civil justice and of unmet need for service in civil justice are most commonly studied from the point of view of the justice system, mainly with regard to the courts.

Does the fact that we have increasingly sophisticated systems of electronic surveillance change the way we need to think about privacy rights, not just in the criminal justice system but in the civil justice system as well?

The Washington LLLT program came about after our Supreme Court commissioned a Civil Legal Needs Study in 2003, which concluded that there was limited access to justice for those with little or no financial means.

The civil justice system can protect itself and tort reform was never needed.

Civil justice reform is on the march, and it is much needed.

Finally, one of the most important civil justice issues today is the need to protect the independence of state judiciaries.

First, the Court and proponents of the LLLT program stated that, based on the Civil Legal Needs Study findings, the high cost of lawyers is the primary cause of the justice gap.

is the first - ever effort to capture comparable data on legal needs and public access to civil justice on a global scale, representing the voices of more than 46,000 people in 45 countries.

Disclosure of TPLF will help shine much needed light on an obscure industry that is converting our courtrooms into trading floors and restore confidence in the integrity of our civil justice system.

In 2015, the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators adopted a resolution supporting «the aspirational goal of 100 percent access to effective assistance for essential civil legal needs.»

For the scales of justice to balance for crime victims, civil remedies may be needed in addition to criminal prosecutions.

The state is facing two challenges in closing the justice gap, said James Bamberger, director of the state Office of Civil Legal Need.

Unfortunately, many East St. Louis residents are underrepresented in the civil justice system, making experienced legal representation an essential need in the community.

The chief justice designated an associate justice to chair the commission, and he worked tirelessly to lead the effort to document the need for civil legal aid and then find additional funding.

The longstanding massive damage and misery being caused by the unaffordable legal services problem (the «accesses to justice» (A2J) problem) compels this conclusion: the problems of law societies are now such that they need an agency that performs a civil service function — one to serve all of Canada's law societies.

or allow to Run Compensation Suit Simultaneously with suits file by Bank Officials under ARTHA RIN ACT with equal opportunity and equal right so as to restore total accountability, which will be similar to DRT (Debt Recovery Tribunal of INDIA)(B)- Considering the Heavy loss and Damages of Government Registered and Identified SICK INDUSTRIES of 1992 & 1996 of Private Sector due to Negligence, Violation of Contract & Non-Banking Activities etc. of Bank Officials and Policy Maker & need 100 % Weaver of all type of Bank loan liabilities to minimize their heavy loss and damages to certain extent under LIMITATION ACT (C)- The system of keeping mortgage of Land & Properties from the Owner of Industries by Bank or any Loan Giving Agencies as Securities are mostly responsible for Malpractices and ever growing Corruption, & Fraudulent Activities in Banking Sector, which are now proven matter and may kindly be completely abolished as a part of reform programs at earliest possible time to ESTABLISH ACCOUNTABILITY and Check Malpractices, Fraudulent Activities which are now growing by large in Banking Sector or in other Loan Giving Agencies upto root Levels (D)-- All suits of Artha Rin Court may kindly be transferred to Civil Commercial Court abolishing SECTIONS 12, 12 (khan) 18 (2) & (3) 19, 20, 21, 34,40, 41, 42, 44, 47 and 50 of ARTHA RIN ACT -2003 for the end of Justice.

It puts data about the needs of citizens, transparency about the quality of justice delivered, the efforts of high quality civil society organisations at the core.

Those that work in the legal trenches have known for years that another crisis exists — the access to justice crisis — now well documented by the Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project... [more]

An understanding of the civil equal justice legal needs of low - income people, including the unique needs of populations that experience particular barriers to access to justice systems.

Florida Judges in Civil Courts Recognize Need for Crime Victims to Have Justice (That Criminal Courts Can not Provide)

The Report says we should follow the 2015 resolution by the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators to strive for 100 % access to effective assistance for essential civil legal needs.

An understanding of the civil legal needs of low - income people, including the unique needs of populations that experience particular barriers to access to justice systems.

[2] The Court then commissioned the Civil Legal Needs Study in 2003, which concluded that there was limited access to justice for those with little or no financial means.

An injection of federal funding in civil legal aid can be one source for the expansion of the role of law school clinics, who can in turn provide the access to justice needed by Canadians.

This Special Issue captures the emphasis on the needs and expectations of users of the civil justice system.

While no government can be totally deaf to the needs of the civil justice process, it seems highly likely that the process will face more and more severe cuts.

Geography has recently been shown to be relevant in major studies in Alberta and Ontario, one by the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, the other by the Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project.

I'm a staff attorney with the Public Justice Center and coordinator of the National Coalition for Civil Right to Counsel, which works to establish a right to counsel in civil cases that involve basic human needs, such as shelter, safety, sustenance, health, and child cusCivil Right to Counsel, which works to establish a right to counsel in civil cases that involve basic human needs, such as shelter, safety, sustenance, health, and child cuscivil cases that involve basic human needs, such as shelter, safety, sustenance, health, and child custody.

The new government needs to recognise that the civil justice process is a fundamental part of society and needs investment.

Canadian studies indicate that some Canadians, particularly those with fewer resources and marginalized groups, do not view the justice system as fair, accessible or reflective of them or their needs: Trevor C.W. Farrow, Ab Currie, Nicole Aylwin, Les Jacobs, David Northrup and Lisa Moore, Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Overview Report [2016 Everyday Legal Problems Overview], 2016 Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Toronto, Canada: online CFCJ http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/Everyday%20Legal%20Problems%20and%20the%20Cost%20of%20Justice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20Repojustice system as fair, accessible or reflective of them or their needs: Trevor C.W. Farrow, Ab Currie, Nicole Aylwin, Les Jacobs, David Northrup and Lisa Moore, Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Overview Report [2016 Everyday Legal Problems Overview], 2016 Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Toronto, Canada: online CFCJ http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/Everyday%20Legal%20Problems%20and%20the%20Cost%20of%20Justice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20RepoJustice in Canada: Overview Report [2016 Everyday Legal Problems Overview], 2016 Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Toronto, Canada: online CFCJ http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/Everyday%20Legal%20Problems%20and%20the%20Cost%20of%20Justice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20RepoJustice, Toronto, Canada: online CFCJ http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/Everyday%20Legal%20Problems%20and%20the%20Cost%20of%20Justice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20RepoJustice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20Report.pdf.