Sentences with phrase «from the justice system»

My worry is that as a society we are now turning away from the rule of law, lawyers, and even from the justice system.
This master's program was developed to address the demand from justice system personnel for a graduate level degree in the area of justice management.
«Secret arbitration takes away a woman's right to a trial by a jury of her peers and provides a dark alley for Uber to hide from the justice system, the media and public scrutiny,» according to the letter.
There have been good studies regarding the profile and plight of SRLs in Canada, but precious few studies on people who have turned away from our justice system because of its complexity and cost.
Despite recent awareness from justice systems of the importance of tackling sexual violence, the justice and social support needs of conflict and post-conflict survivors worldwide have not been addressed are poorly understood and the service responses are rarely carried out in a gendered or holistic manner Justice for survivors of sexual violence and torture is a long way off and yet its fulfilment is vital to their recovery.
«People feel that they are disconnected from the justice system and if this democracy has one institution that stabilizes society, it is the justice system,» the governor, a Democrat, continued.
Access to legal aid is reserved only for the very poorest, while the private bar is reserved only for the very richest, leaving the vast majority out in the cold facing not only exclusion from the justice system based on finances, but also based on knowledge given the complexity of the legal system and the inherent difficulties of self - representation.
Most believe that the rich and powerful get preferential treatment from the justice system.
Iacobucci's report highlighted the estrangement of aboriginal communities from the justice system despite being incarcerated at a much higher rate than the general population.
The most interesting finding of the study was that «nearly half of all low income people with a legal problem did not seek legal assistance because they did not know that there were laws to protect them or that relief could be obtained from the justice system
Almost everyone will experience a legal problem at some point in their lives, but until that happens, most people don't know what to expect from the justice system, the benefits of different paths and legal services and so on.
He befriended Ms. Robinson and held himself out as possessing mystical powers and as capable of providing protection from the justice system (the «Babylon system») and the police (the «beast» or «beastman»).
Its origins are closely aligned with the rebel and maroon groups of the Caribbean, whose descendants today are only alive because they fought and fled from the justice system, including from offences that were otherwise deemed as criminal.
The Equity & Access Office has partnered with Avalon Sexual Assault Centre to provide education sessions for lawyers that help participants recognize the signs of trauma in their clients; provide suggestions for mitigating re-traumatization from the justice system; and identify the supports and services available for sexual assault survivors in Nova Scotia.
Efficiency is not what we want from our justice system.
Before acting, we urge you to complete your careful and comprehensive review of the many challenges facing Canada's criminal justice system, taking advantage of current research and hearing from all justice system participants.
Back into the dark days of 1970s and 1980s the Irish routinely received rough justice from our justice system, a point made by Paul May, who chaired the Birmingham Six campaign and has run countless others since then from Eddie Gilfoyle to Sam Hallam.
Community reintegration services for those with co-occurring mental health and substance related disorders who are transitioning from the justice system
The open letter was addressed to the Uber Technologies Inc. board of directors by women who write that confidential arbitration goes against Uber's declared mission to help «make streets safer» and takes away a woman's right to a trial by a jury of her peers, providing «a dark alley for Uber to hide from the justice system, the media and public scrutiny.»
This is a picture of justice denied; of ordinary people cut off from the justice system.
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