Sentences with phrase «evidence for fairness»

We need a large scale study, that collects rigorous evidence for fairness and reliability and the results need to be published annually.

Not exact matches

De Waal recently published a book called «The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates,» which synthesizes evidence that there are biological roots in human fairness, and explores what that means for the role of religion in human societies.

To me at least this is evidence for the existence of God which simply can not, in common fairness, be lightly dismissed.

«This comprehensive package - the most progressive set of reforms in the nation — will guarantee fairness for the accused by reshaping New York's antiquated bail system, ensuring access to a speedy trial, improving the disclosure of evidence in the discovery process, transforming asset forfeiture procedures and implementing new initiatives to help individuals transition from incarceration to their communities.»

Phil Bowen, director of the Centre for Justice Innovation, said: «All the evidence to date shows the criminal courts charge was unfair and undermined the principles of fairness that our courts are rightfully respected for across the world.

There's evidence that Democrats can get their house in order when they adopt more populist messages that align with coalitions that advocate for economic fairness and social equity.

Research suggests high - quality assessments of school principals should be, among other things, consistently applied and tested for fairness; seen as an ongoing process for professional growth rather than a «tool» or isolated event; and based on the best available evidence.

Research and best practice models suggest that high - quality assessments: (1) measure what they are designed to measure; (2) are consistently applied and tested for fairness; (3) regard assessment as an ongoing process for professional growth, not just a «tool» or an isolated event; (4) use the best available evidence, often from multiple sources; (5) reinforce the organization's core goals; (6) provide actionable feedback on what matters most; and (7) help build a culture of continuous improvement.

Brian Lightman, of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «This is another example of the overwhelming evidence for regrading these exams as a matter of urgency in the interests of fairness.»

If for any reason, the promotion is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, any suspected evidence of tampering or technological corruption or if any portion of the contest is compromised by virus, bugs, worms or unauthorized human intervention, fraud, acts of God, strikes, terrorist acts, criminal acts of third parties, an insufficient number of qualified entries, or any other causes beyond Vital Essentials ®» control which, in Vital Essentials ®» sole opinion, corrupts, threatens or impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the promotion, Vital Essentials ® reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the drawing at their sole discretion.

An elemental question begs to be corroborated in more than one way for sheer fairness: When the main pushers of the idea that the «reposition global warming» phrase insinuate it is proof of an industry - led disinformation effort employing crooked skeptic climate scientists — Naomi Oreskes saying it indicates a plot to supply «alternative facts,» Gelbspan saying it is a crime against humanity, and Al Gore implying it is a cynical oil company effort — are they truly oblivious to the necessity of corroborating whether or not that phrase and the memo subset it came from actually had widespread corrupting influence, or did they push this «evidence» with malice knowing it was worthless?

While the content necessary to satisfy the duty of procedural fairness varies from case to case, it may require that the affected individual be given an opportunity to respond or to submit evidence for the decision - maker's consideration.

... (1) to promote accuracy and certainty in the adjudication of claims; (2) to provide fairness to persons who might be required to defend against claims based on stale evidence; and (3) to prompt persons who might wish to commence claims to be diligent in pursuing them in a timely fashion Having regard to these principles, and on the basis of the facts before him, Justice Perell decided that the limitation period for the insured in Nasr began to run from the date upon which Intact formally denied the claim in July 2013.

If they would not give evidence, dangerous criminals would walk free and both society and the administration of justice would suffer; (ii) it was settled law that the paramount object had always been to do justice and that if, in order to do justice, some adaptation of ordinary procedure was called for, it should be made, so long as the overall fairness of the trial was not compromised; (iii) recent case law supported the adoption of protective measures; (iv) the Strasbourg jurisprudence, properly understood, did not condemn the use of protective measures; and (v) the defendant was protected from the risk of unfairness by the prosecutor's duty of disclosure.

As for the criminal courts, it is for them to decide whether to admit / exclude evidence subject to their discretion under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984), s 78, and to exclude it if in all the circumstances — including the circumstances in which the evidence was obtained — the admission would have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the procevidence subject to their discretion under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984), s 78, and to exclude it if in all the circumstances — including the circumstances in which the evidence was obtained — the admission would have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the procEvidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984), s 78, and to exclude it if in all the circumstances — including the circumstances in which the evidence was obtained — the admission would have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the procevidence was obtained — the admission would have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the proceedings.

But while we concentrate on considering how the criminal courts receive evidence and deal with it in considering fairness, and where criminal proceedings have concluded before civil proceedings, there are also further and particular issues for the civil courts.

This was not, however, enough for the Court of Appeal for Ontario to make a finding of ineffective assistance of counsel, as there was no miscarriage of justice: counsel's actions did not impact on the reliability of a verdict which was well - supported on the evidence, nor did they detract from the fairness of the adjudicative process at trial.

In Baker, the Supreme Court noted that the purpose of the participatory rights contained within the duty of procedural fairness is, among other things, to provide an opportunity for those affected by the decision to put forward their views and evidence fully and have them considered by the decision - maker.

Responsibilities include questioning parties, issuing subpoenas for production of witnesses and documents, holding conferences, ruling on objections and evidence admissibility, receiving exhibits, assessing witness credibility, and maintaining an atmosphere of fairness, impartiality, and due process under the law.

A recent Superior Court of Justice decision calling the traditional judicial role as the passive receiver of evidence «antiquated» serves as a useful guide for working toward efficiency while still maintaining fairness, Toronto family lawyer Brian Ludmer tells Law Times.

A recent Superior Court of Justice decision calling the traditional judicial role as the passive receiver of evidence «antiquated» serves as a useful guide for working toward efficiency while still maintaining fairness, Toronto family lawyer