Sentences with phrase «judicial responsibility for»

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The Vatican therefore has the authority and responsibility to conduct judicial hearings for breaches of civil law.

The Common Foreign and Security Policy is moribund, the police and judicial cooperation (the former third pillar) does not work too well and the Euro has been in an almost continuous state of crisis for half a decade now (which should be obvious no matter your take on the responsibilities and the way forward).

Since taking over from the rather more liberal, Kenneth Clarke Grayling has attacked human rights as «political correctness», proposed dramatic restrictions to the right of individuals to challenge the state through judicial review, imposed significant restrictions on access to lawyers with no - win no - fee cases, moved the government back on to the course of building more (and bigger) prisons — despite the evidence against them — and is set on dramatically privatising up to 70 % of the probation service ceding state responsibility for offenders to commercial enterprises.

The responsibilities of judicial delegates include getting to know the people running for NY Supreme Court and attending the judicial convention (likely this year between September 18 - 24).

Key responsibilities will include providing assistance on the intersection of state and local responsibilities for the delivery of services to children and families of youth engaged with the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Judicial Department, the Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and other state agencies...»

«These proposed new cuts in state educational support underscore the need for judicial action to ensure that state government meets and does not retreat from its state constitutional responsibilities,» said James J. Finley, principal consultant to CCJEF and an expert witness in the case.

Ms. Rich is a member and a volunteer with a number of different community, legal, and charitable organizations, including the Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee, the Illinois Judges Foundation Auxiliary Committee, the Make - A-Wish Foundation of Illinois, the Chicago Inn of Court, the Lawyers Club of Chicago, and the ABA's Center for Professional Responsibility.

A majority of the Court held that Slovenia's failure to provide an effective independent judicial system to determine responsibility for the death of a patient receiving medical treatment violated Article 2 even though the death itself took place before the Convention came into force in that state.

Recognizing that appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation (JPE) programs have largely been patterned after programs for trial judges, IAALS is pleased to offer recommendations and tools for evaluating the performance of appellate judges that are tailored to those judges» unique role and responsibilities.

For their part, judges had begun to schedule judicial pre-trials as well as to take firm control of their lists of cases and their courtrooms, ensuring that the Crowns, police and defence counsel were living up to their responsibilities.

It is, in effect, the expression of judicial deference to the executive's responsibility for international relations.

Yet under the Family Law amendment, judicial orders for these couples must apply a presumption that equal shared responsibility is in the best interests of a child and consequently, a judge must «favourably» consider a further order that a child spend equal time with each parent.

We hope to forge a line of communication with all levels of government that will facilitate better understanding and respect for our respective responsibilities and for judicial independence.

David A. Kluft, a partner in Foley Hoag's Litigation Department, has been appointed to the Supreme Judicial Court Committee for Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the Courts by Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland.

Member, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Committee on Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the Court, 2013 - present

In 2013, Dave was appointed by Chief Justice Rodrick Ireland to the Supreme Judicial Court's Committee on Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the Court.

What characterises a judicial finding for these purposes is that it is an opinion of a court or other tribunal whose responsibility is to reach conclusions based solely on the evidence before it.

The memorandum of understanding between the Court and the Ministry, first signed in 1993, transferred to the Chief Justice's office both the budget and responsibility for the content of judicial education for judges and justices of the peace.

Added to these responsibilities, since the 1990s, judges have assumed new and larger roles in case management in keeping with the recognition of their judicial independence for scheduling matters in the Court.

How it continues to mature depends on many factors: new developments in technology, added responsibilities for members of the judiciary, the modernization of the judicial system, for example — all will play a role.

But with respect, I don't think this is a sufficient reason or justification for the courts to abdicate their responsibility for upholding the rule of law in the judicial review of administrative decisions entirely.

Select Books and Recent Law Review Articles: • Public Policy in International Economic Law: The ICESCR in Trade, Finance and Investment (Oxford University Press, 2015) • Necessity and National Emergency Clauses: Sovereignty in Modern Treaty Interpretation (Martinus Nijhoff, 2012) • ASEAN Integration and Philippine Treaties (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming in ASEAN Integration through Law Series) • ASEAN Law and Regional Integration: Governance and the Rule of Law in Southeast Asia's Single Market (co-edited with David J. Cohen, Routledge, forthcoming) • International Commercial Arbitration for the Philippine Legal Profession (editor, University of the Philippines IILS Press, forthcoming) • Code of Professional Responsibility (USAID and Philippine Judicial Academy, 2007)

Reproduced and adapted from the original language editions of the Eurovoc Thesaurus (Edition 4.3) European Communities, 2009 Responsibility for the reproduction and adaptation lies entirely with the Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union.

Legalize and Regulate Marijuana WHEREAS, despite almost a century of prohibition, millions of Canadians today regularly consume marijuana and other cannabis products; WHEREAS the failed prohibition of marijuana has exhausted countless billions of dollars spent on ineffective or incomplete enforcement and has resulted in unnecessarily dangerous and expensive congestion in our judicial system; WHEREAS various marijuana decriminalization or legalization policy prescriptions have been recommended by the 1969 - 72 Commission of Enquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs, the 2002 Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, and the 2002 House of Commons Special Committee on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs; WHEREAS the legal status quo for the criminal regulation of marijuana continues to endanger Canadians by generating significant resources for gang - related violent criminal activity and weapons smuggling — a reality which could be very easily confronted by the regulation and legitimization of Canada's marijuana industry; BE IT RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and taxation of its production, distribution, and use, while enacting strict penalties for illegal trafficking, illegal importation and exportation, and impaired driving; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will invest significant resources in prevention and education programs designed to promote awareness of the health risks and consequences of marijuana use and dependency, especially amongst youth; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will extend amnesty to all Canadians previously convicted of simple and minimal marijuana possession, and ensure the elimination of all criminal records related thereto; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will work with the provinces and local governments of Canada on a coordinated regulatory approach to marijuana which maintains significant federal responsibility for marijuana control while respecting provincial health jurisdiction and particular regional concerns and practices.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules, upon compliance with the requirements of this rule the supreme court may admit an individual to practice law in this state provided that such individual has furnished satisfactory evidence that he or she has graduated from a law school approved by the American Bar Association; has been admitted to practice law in another state, federal territory or commonwealth or the District of Columbia for at least 5 years; has taken and passed either the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination with a scale score of at least 85 or an equivalent course in ethics taken during his or her law school attendance; and who is the president, dean or academic director of The National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada, including the director of The National Center for the Courts and Media.

In addition, we have the administrative responsibility and rule making authority for the entire state judicial system.

Yet, under the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act, judicial orders for these couples must apply a presumption that «equal shared parental responsibility» is in the best interesResponsibility) Act, judicial orders for these couples must apply a presumption that «equal shared parental responsibility» is in the best interesresponsibility» is in the best interests of a child.

Duties of a Guardian Judicial Council of California (2017) Outlines the rights and responsibilities of a legal guardian in California and includes answers to frequently asked questions about guardianship to help readers decide if they are ready to take on legal responsibility for a child.

His role there is both legislative and judicial, with responsibility for adopting changes to Civil Service Law as well as adjudicating employee appeals of wrongful discipline.