Sentences with phrase «in legal systems»

Rare in legal systems around the world, they deal with approximately the most troubled 10 per cent of families, yet only 1 per cent of those have to go before a judge.

However, in countries that include Islamic Shari'a law in their legal systems, a woman's testimony is not accorded equal weight to a man's testimony.

The commission says the current disparity in enforcement laws in member states means efforts to collect cross-border debts are often hampered, with creditors incurring greater costs and facing delays due to differences in legal systems, procedural requirements and language barriers.

Changes in legal systems, financial barriers, and language concerns can have an impact on the ability of all BC citizens to gain access to the justice system.

We at Shell operate in a range of different jurisdictions at various stages of economic and political development and that often is reflected in legal systems as well.

This is usually evident where foreign laws are significantly different from local laws or where it is impossible to meet deadlines on account of the clogs in our legal systems.

In some legal systems, the state is allowed to support their case with secret witnesses whose contentions can not be examined and disputed by the defense.

This was a particularly important case as it confirmed that it is very difficult to argue that registration of any judgment of a member state would be contrary to public policy in view of the concept of mutual trust in the legal systems of other member states, especially in cases where points could and should have been taken in the original jurisdiction.

Where and how does» foreignness» express itself in legal systems?

Usually, a litigants own lost time will not be a compensable item of damages in legal systems derived from those of England called «common law» jurisdictions (including England, Ireland, the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia), unless there is an contractual provision that provides that «time is of the essence» and some liquidated damages clause in the contract that quantifies this harm.

For two nations sharing a language and legal history, the contrast in the visions at play in the legal systems of the United States and United Kingdom is more than striking.

In legal systems based on the Magna Carta, «even the king is subject to the rule of law.

Choice of law and forum, differences in treatment of secured and priority creditors, differences in legal systems and cultures, conflicts of law, competing claims of jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement by one country of rulings and judgments entered in another country are just a few of the challenges likely to arise in many such proceedings.

UNCITRAL considers the New York Convention to be one of the most important United Nations treaties in the area of international trade law and the cornerstone of the international arbitration system.4 Since its inception, the Convention's regime for recognition and enforcement has become deeply rooted in the legal systems of its Contracting States and has contributed to the status of international arbitration as today's normal means of resolving commercial disputes.

In some legal systems you do not have a choice whether to attempt this balancing act.

However, that hasn't worked up until now, and without a systemic shakeup of structure that avails potential clients to legal professionals interested in access to justice, the crisis will remain in control of the efficacy desired in all legal systems interested in true justice.

Bolivia and Ecuador have recently enshrined the rights of Mother Earth in their legal systems.

In some legal systems, as in the law of the European Union, the application of the precautionary principle has been made a statutory requirement.

His one shot depends on getting justice in a legal system where truth has become a commodity, and the scales of justice have never been more heavily weighed toward the rich and powerful.»

There is no basis for this claim, but hundreds of thousands and countless hours later we're still stuck in the legal system.

It's a moral principle that is embedded in our legal system, and that ought to have been embedded in Connellsville's HR policies.

The private, nonprofit organization provides legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair treatment in the legal system.

Religion has little to do with ethics... for example... is it right for you to allow someone else to accept your just punishment... of course not, we do not allow that in our legal system, because it is not ethical... but your religion is based on that one unethical behavior.

Why do corporate lawyers and lawyers for «people» move past each other in the legal system like bishops of different colors on a chessboard?

I live in Canada so my previous comment pertains to Canada but I suspect that the USA has similar problems in its legal system.

If the male run fundamentalist Churches could have power and influence in the legal system it would be very different for women here.

In our legal system, courts follow precedents.

It is being used against her in the legal system.

You forgot the part that says «It is being used against her in the legal system.»

no one deserves a pension who is in the legal system, and I consider it maggot parasite robbery that my taxes pay for that pension.

The term did not denote a judicial court in a legal system but rather an assembly whose task was to inquire into significant matters and reach considered conclusions.

Because your version of a god, just like every other version of every other god, has no standing in our legal system.

Yet racism is enshrined in their legal system, however many decent people try to circumvent it; just as racism is against our law, however many Americans practice it.

Their leader murdered while working in the legal system of the United States.

This judge deserves no place in our legal system, how many people have been treated or judged unfairly because of her?

Third is «the preferential treatment of Christianity in the legal system,» which is sometimes extended to cultural preference in general.

In the legal system, not only are judges supposed to recuse themselves when they have doubts about their ability to be objective; they are also supposed to recuse themselves when the public might have doubts about their ability to be impartial.

In our legal system, there is no possible justification for not doing a C - section when there is any element of doubt, no matter how tiny.

Maryam leads API's initiative to bring Attachment Parenting to those involved in the legal system and families in need.

It is a question of the limits of «judge - made law», and the separation of powers in the legal system.

Our democracy is being damaged by an elite band of people in the legal system...

As you well know, the court system is not our traditional means of resolving disputes in Africa; it is arbitration and it is recognised even in our legal system.

In our legal system, judges and juries have to assign responsibility for crimes and decide on appropriate punishments.

Take deep - learning software, widely used in the legal system today.

Based on their comprehensive analysis, Wixted and Wells conclude that recent advancements in identification procedures warrant reconsideration of the role that eyewitness confidence can play in the legal system.

The implications for rape survivors in the legal system are immense, experts say.

We hope that these insights will help to build a foundation for better understanding, and perhaps one day better combatting, decision - making biases in the legal system,» said co-author Owen Jones, professor of law and biological sciences at Vanderbilt and director of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience.

First, the scientific community should expand and promote educational tools to aid the understanding and use of neuroscience in the legal system.

For instance, they typically have worse educational outcomes, are more likely to later get involved in the legal system, and to have children who are eventually removed,» Quast said.

Chemically altered hormones were made because of a quirk in our legal system which grants patent protection for chemically altered versions of a natural substance.