Sentences with phrase «imbalances of power between»

The supports must provide the knowledge, resources and skills necessary to overcome imbalances of power between separating adults.

Jaar's work bears witness to military conflicts, political corruption, and imbalances of power between industrialized and developing nations.

There is still clearly a difference in approach and imbalance of power between the professions.

John Sturzaker (University of Liverpool) looks at the difficulty of establishing whether NIMBYism is motivated by self - interest or legitimate concerns — and the imbalance of power between people who need housing, and those -LSB-...]

Third, the behavior occurs in a relationship where there is an imbalance of power between the parties involved.

If it is a true bullying situation, there is an imbalance of power between the two students — and probably no conflict to resolve.

Bullying is an act of verbal or physical aggression with an imbalance of power between perpetrator and victim that is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, again and again.

represents a marked imbalance of power between bully and victim.

This is because of the inherent imbalance of power between employers and employees as compared to a more level playing field where two business - people are negotiating the sale of a business.

This category encompasses relationships that do not fit into the other two categories of relationships, where there is an imbalance of power between the accused and the alleged victim.

She finds that these concepts contradict one another, leaving mediators without the tools to resolve many disputes, particularly when there is an imbalance of power between the parties.

- It empowers a patient to a small extent, evening out the huge imbalance of power between physician and patient.

Ombudsmen provide support to individuals suffering due to imbalance of power between the citizen and the state.

This history of colonisation and the resulting dispossession of our lands and waters has built an imbalance of power between us and non-Indigenous peoples.

Related to this dynamic is the imbalance of power between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

Also, mediation is not mandatory if there is an imbalance of power between the contesting parties.

Jittery buyers, a glut of short sales, financing hurdles and an imbalance of power between buyers and sellers mean the difficulties of selling a home extend well beyond the time a contract is signed.

Not exact matches

The massive gap between the haves and have - nots also doesn't discourage the formation of jerk - like tendencies, according to Sutton: «The research says that when we're in those situations [i.e. large imbalances in power and wealth], there's envy going up, and sort of disdain goes down,» he notes.

Female founders can be especially susceptible to sexual harassment from male investors, experts say, because of the power imbalance between their roles — an entrepreneur who needs a check to get her business off the ground may feel obligated to laugh awkwardly and shrug it off when the VC with the checkbook makes a sexual remark.

Yet between equal parties, there is no imbalance of power, no inequality under the law, etc..

The ACCC has issued its interim report into the dairy industry, making several recommendations, including consideration of a a mandatory code of conduct for the industry «to address problems caused by bargaining power imbalances between processors and farmers».

Vitally, during her talk, she was able to link this imbalance in the dynamics of power between state institutions to the implementation of a security - focussed and, ultimately, retrogressive foreign policy towards Pakistan's neighbours and in the state's linkages with the global imperium.

We can correct this imbalance by reallocating power and responsibilities between the States and Federal government by amending the list of exclusive and concurrent powers and duties of these governments to reflect current realities in the nation.

As IMSA has recognized the currently existing imbalance of performance between the turbo - powered Ford GTs and the rest of the field, the following changes to BoP have been made:

She Who Sees the Unknown is an absorbing, exciting preview of how she harnesses overlooked myth to topple contemporary power imbalances between East and West, and between men and women.

Taking a critical standpoint, participants make visible links between the countries, highlighting a flow of people and objects that often reveals global power imbalances and uncomfortable histories.

As a result of dealing with record companies, promoters, and club owners in Canada and abroad, Palumbo came to appreciate the significant power imbalance that can exist between artists and those they often rely upon to give public expression to their works, so she applied to law school.

While it is welcome that this government - commissioned report has attempted to clarify the position of a large proportion of the work force, much more needs to be done to redress the imbalance in power between large companies like this and their staff.

Franchises are governed by the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 (the «Act») which was enacted by the Ontario government to provide protection to franchisees in relation to their dealings with franchisors, and to address the imbalance of power that exists between the parties.

The financial power imbalance between an accident victim and an insurer places the accident victim at a significant disadvantage which is heightened in circumstances where even if they incur the expense to obtain appropriate medical records and reports, and are successful, they are not entitled to any reimbursement for the cost of those records and reports, which can often exceed the amount in dispute.

The behaviour occurs in a context where there is a real or perceived power imbalance between the pupil and the individual based on factors such as size, strength, age, intelligence, peer group power, economic status, social status, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, family circumstances, gender, race, disability or the receipt of special education

Because of her concern about the imbalance of resources between the music - industry plaintiffs and Tenenbaum, the judge wrote, she did everything in her power to permit him to make his best case for fair use.

As a social justice advocate, I am particularly concerned with the protection of rights under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the power imbalance between Employers and Employees.

Interestingly, the comments provided by respondents from Alberta both in support of and opposed to such an amendment tended to concern conflict and power imbalances between parents or tended to be neither child - nor parent - centred, while the comments of respondents from the rest of Canada tended to concern the best interests of children.

There is a significant power imbalance between the complainant and the judge, or there is such a significant disparity between the complainant's and the judge's accounts of the event with which the complaint is concerned that mediation would be unworkable.

However, mediation is completely inappropriate where there is any form of power imbalance or a history of abuse between the parties.

In reaching this decision, the Court relied upon foundational principles of employment law which reflect the power imbalance in the relationship between employee and employer and hence the need to interpret protective legislation in a remedial and liberal fashion.

The court will analyze all of the factors and must be able to infer that a power imbalance existed between the accused and alleged victim at the time of the alleged offence and that the accused was utilizing that power imbalance to exploit the young person for the accused's» own benefit.

Judges are well aware of the power imbalance between most employers and employees and normally do not take kindly to a large corporation beating up on an average «Joe» (or «Jill») who has a mortgage to pay and a family to support.

At the heart of systemic integrity resides the right to counsel — the right that is designed to offset the power imbalance between the citizen and the state on arrest.

Obtaining independent legal advice is important because it strengthens the validity of the agreement and may mediate any power imbalances present between the parties, as discussed in Leopold v Leopold.

In the field of personal injury litigation, the often - cited «David and Goliath» comparison between accident victims and defending insurers creates a financial power imbalance.

Mr. Lederman replied that when a court looks to the reasonable intention of the parties, any imbalance in bargaining power between parties does not affect the contract's interpretation, unless the contract was unconscionable at the time of formation [para 85 of Respondents» Factum].

The questions you have asked have aspects of the aforementioned § 138 BGB, but they also have aspects of labor law, which regulate the special power imbalance between boss and employee.

Botar v Mainstreet Equity Corp, 2012 ABQB 417 (CanLII) at para 2 had held that the object of the RTA is to address the power imbalance between landlords and tenants.

Therefore, in situations where parties have been subjected to either abuse or cruelty, thus resulting in fear of power imbalances between them, it is absolutely crucial that the mediator «screen» the parties to ensure that they satisfy the voluntariness component.

If mothers of children who fight a lot — but in the absence of power imbalances — report their children as bullies, it would accordingly account for at least some of the correlation reported earlier between the antisocial and bullying measures.

They are inherently human artefacts and they overtly display the cultural, social and political power imbalance between those collecting and analysing those data, and those of us who are their data subjects.»

Mediation may not be an appropriate means of dispute resolution if there is an imbalance of negotiating power between the parties, where there are psychological issues with one or both parties, subtle intimidation by one against the other, where there has been as history of domestic abuse, or other issues.

In this article, I will describe how these two seemingly diverse roles can be reconciled, how one can acknowledge power imbalance based primarily on gender, and yet, because of underlying dynamics of the divorce crisis, simultaneously intervene and adequately address the power imbalance between divorcing spouses.