Sentences with phrase «jurists from»

We the undersigned lawyers and jurists from legal traditions around the world are extremely concerned about conflicts in the Middle East regarding the suspected proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and the possibility that force may be used in response to this situation.

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From then on, jurists have appealed to the idea of a «living Constitution» to explain how the document retains relevance and authority despite the Supreme Court's having enslaved it to the changing desires of the electorate.

There are many ways in which such language can be given an orthodox construction: If, for example, you take your definition of «justice» from a law textbook (Aquinas likes the Roman jurist Ulpian) or from ordinary political usage, then there's no problem in saying God's mercy surpasses that.

For centuries it has served as the main center for the study of Islamic doctrine and as a meeting place for Muslim students from all over the world who come to receive training for careers as judges, jurists, and scholars; above all, it is a great mosque where prayers are said, and Friday sermons are preached to the assembled worshipers and to the thousands who hear them over the radio.

My own favorite is the testimony of William Blackstone, the famous jurist, who went from church to church in order to hear every noteworthy clergyman in London.

Justice Scalia has found his own, distinct touch as a jurist in offering the concrete example that illuminates the jural landscape; and in this case, he marked out with a chilling precision the path that leads out from Romer.

In all these instances jurists are, according to the Times, disqualified from being considered for the federal bench.

It is cited amongst other places in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Islam issued in 1981 on the initiative of the Islamic Council of Europe, by Pope Benedict XVI in his lecture at the University of Regensburg, and then in thefollowing Open Letter to him from authoritative Muslim theologians and jurists.

In page 219, the author talks about the origin of two - tier theory of free expression and writes that it has been first suggested by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935), the Jurist who served the Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932, and later advocated by Robert H. Jackson (1892 - 1952) who was Attorney General (1940 - 1941) and serving in the Supreme Court (1941 - 1954).

No comment, no clarification, and no supplementary footnote will ever be forthcoming from the great jurist.

Normally, that by itself, should shield any one of the states which enacted Traditional Marriage protections against interlopers entering the state and demanding that their fake Sodomite «marriage» be recognized as valid, but in this day and age of a runaway judiciary, it is best that we somehow pass a Constitutional Amendment defining Traditional Marriage and / or slapping the hands of rogue jurists away from the issue altogether.

Schumer alluded to all of this in his critique of Gorsuch tonight, suggesting this cast a negative light on the jurist's ability to disentangle his views from those of the president who nominated him.

Mr. Trump has also indicated that a Muslim jurist could not properly adjudicate the Trump University case because of the candidate's proposal to temporarily bar people of the Islamic faith from entering the country.

Newman lazily recycles jokes from the likes of «Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,» including a jurist named Judge Reinhold, who in this movie is played not by Reinhold but by Billy Dee Williams.

While my own position as a jurist precludes me from linking his past opinions to cases currently pending before the Supreme Court or headed in that direction, I'll sketch out some features of his jurisprudence and describe specific decisions with relevance for education — and leave the prognosticating to others.

It will be increasingly necessary in HR that there are people with new knowledge, not so based on what is traditional from social areas, jurists, lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, etc., but from other profiles: Data experts, mathematicians... it will be much more interdisciplinary.

As many of you know by now, Jones, a former U.S. Attorney and scion of a political family that includes famed judge and U.S. Senator Howell Heflin, won what was previously considered an unlikely victory over Moore, a jurist who was twice removed from his role as chief justice of the Iron State's supreme court for willfully ignoring failing to enforce federal rulings.

Norval Morris, criminologist and jurist, cited drunks, addicts, loiterers, vagrants, prostitutes and gamblers as persons who commit crimes without victims; he explicitly excluded abortion from his list, although in his book with Gordon Hawkins, abortion was equally explicitly included among the crimes which «lack victims».

Each year's collection covers a broad spectrum of genres and platforms, and reflects what the jurists feel represent the best art in the interactive entertainment platform from the past year.

Mr Franklin is speaking in both a philosophical sense and a practical one, as the inept jurist Natalia Combs Greene (now gone from the case) never gave the slightest indication that her courtroom was competent to adjudicate the hockey stick.

And the litigation over who should pay these costs will hinge on how jurists today read this kind of document from the past — along with any more evidence yet to emerge from these lawsuits.

«We hope all attendees will feel like active participants, and will find ways to incorporate ideas and insights from the conference into how they think and practice as jurists.»

The site is a fitting tribute to a jurist who, it seems, did not suffer from the all too common syndrome of taking himself, or his job, too seriously.

I was asking from a jurist's point of view, I am not a jurist but I was working on formalising institutions.

As this summary from Jurist points out, Carhart represents the first time that the Supreme Court has affirmed a complete ban on an abortion procedure.

Provides information to practitioners, jurists, and the public about the law governing the awarding of attorney fees and costs with a focus on California state law and rulings coming from California federal judicial forums.

Retired Supreme Court justice Morris Fish was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada for his «eminent service» as a jurist, particularly on the SCC bench from 2003 - 13.

«From watching too many episodes of the Sopranos, your staff seems to have acquired the belief that any Sicilian gesture is obscene — especially when made by an «Italian jurist.»

His love for this Nation is evident from his distinguished service in World War II, his years at the bar, and his career as a jurist.

Criminal defence lawyer Edward Greenspan, also from Niagara Falls, recalls how Roberts stood out as a fine jurist whose decisions were occasionally reported in the Canadian Criminal Cases, a rare occurrence at the time for the magistrates» bench.

Readers of this blog and those others probably know that some member of the Conservative Party, or of the federal civil service, obtained opinions from leading scholars and jurists that the appointment of Justice Nadon is legal.

Nadon, a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, was appointed as one of three jurists that the law requires comes from Quebec.

Where will jurists for the new court be drawn from — the family system, criminal courts, or both?

In many situations the authority for police action is not derived from any statute; and so the responsibility falls to jurists and lawyers alike to write clear boundaries into the common law.

From groundbreaking jurists to hardworking paralegals, our speakers and attendees place a high value on community, collaboration and conviviality.

They were each very diligent in insuring that I was provided with all manner of cases from a variety of jurists across Canada.

He then went on to earn a Jurist Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law.

Here is how he characterized the early resistance of judges to education from anyone other than a fellow jurist.

He edited the festschrifts for Lord Slynn, and Lord Bingham; the latter was entitled Tom Bingham and the Transformation of the Law and published by OUP in both hardback and paperback, including over fifty essays from distinguished jurists around the world.

This time we are delighted to have essays from three distinguished jurists, giving us three distinct perspectives on technology in their courtrooms and chambers.

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Turning Experience into an Asset: One Lawyer's Transition from Jurist to Private Attorney:

The only evidence they provide, however, consists of quotations from judges and jurists, such as William Blackstone, John Marshall, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, who wrote before 1950.

While the source of the money used to make the gift was masked from the public, a trail of clues puts the contribution at the doorstep of some of the same actors — most notably Leonard Leo, an executive vice president at the conservative Federalist Society — who have helped promote Trump's mission, and that of his White House counsel, Don McGahn, to fill judicial vacancies as quickly as he can with staunchly conservative, preferably young jurists.

This year we have chosen 45 additional lions of the law whose impact ranges from Richard Posner, one of the most brilliant jurists of all time, to a Los Angeles lawyer who won the O.J. Simpson murder trial and was a trailblazer through courtrooms for African - American lawyers.

JURIST Guest Columnist Patrick Poon, a China researcher at Amnesty International, discusses the tactics used by Chinese authorities to keep lawyers from changing the political and social environment...

Moderated by Richard Pomp from the University of Connecticut School of Law, this discussion offered valuable insight into the inner workings of three state adjudicative bodies, best practices for taxpayers and counsel alike, and the jurists» thoughts on the state of state tax.

Justice Quince has received the following honors and awards: 2017, National Bar Association Hall of Fame; 2017, Women Lawyers Division Jurist of the Year; 2017 Sharon Press Excellence in ADR; 2008, Lifetime Achievement Award by The Florida Bar's Government Lawyer Section; Florida Commission on the Status of Women, 2007 Florida Women's Hall of Fame award; American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession; 2007 Justice Quince was inducted into Florida Blue Key as an honorary member; 2006 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award; 2006 Rickards High School Outstanding School Volunteer Award; 2005 Key to the City of Winter Haven; 2005 Richard W. Ervin Equal Justice Award; 2004 Key to the City of Panama City, Florida; 2004 Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Black Law Student Association Alumni Achievement Award; 2004 Lee County Association for Women Lawyers and the Lee County Bar Association Award for dedication to the promotion of equality in law and outstanding service as a distinguished member of the Florida judiciary; 2002 Florida Bar Equal Opportunities in the Profession Award; 2002 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Helping Hand Award; 2003 Southern Women in Public Service Pacesetter Award; 2003 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Pioneering the Future in our Community Award; 2003 Outstanding Jurist and Howard University Alumna Award; 2001 William H. Hastie Award from the National Bar Association Judicial Council; National Bar Association Presidential Achievement Award; Girl Scouts, Woman of Distinction Award, 2001; National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division Jurist Award for Outstanding Leadership Achievements and Dedicated Service to the Community At Large; Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association for Service on the Bench; Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Award for Community Service and Advancement of Equal Justice Under Law; the Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Certificate for Achievement in Jurisprudence; the Fort Lauderdale High School Award for participating in the School Law Magnet Program; the Broward County School Board Appreciation Award for Inspiration and Devotion to Our Youth; Award of Distinguished Service and Continuing Commitment to the People of Florida from the Fort Lauderdale B'nai B'rith; Proclamation from the Broward Board of County Commissioners stating that February 28, 1999, as «The Honorable Peggy A. Quince Appreciation Day»; Hillsborough County Sheriff's Black Advisory Council Appreciation Award; Lakeland NAACP Award for Contribution to Civil Rights; the African - American Production Company Personal Achievement Award; Paul C. Perkins Bar Association Appreciation Award; Florida State University College of Law Appreciation Certificate for Contributions made to Summer Law Program For Undergraduate Students; Certificate from the Office of the Attorney General, Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute for Exemplary Contributions to Crime Prevention in the State of Florida; and 2016, inducted into Stetson University College of Law Hall of fame.

This piece, Automation in the Legal Industry: How Will It Affect Law School Grads, was originally published on National Jurist and has been repurposed with permission from both the author, Martin Pritikin, and National Jurist.

I understand from Justice Stanley Sherr, a brilliant jurist and one of the people most responsible for creating and promoting this process, that these trials are popular among the bar, as they are involved in designing the hearing and it gives their clients greater certainty as to cost and date of resolution, and among litigants, as their cases are heard much more quickly at far less cost.

The Netherlands is considering banning women from wearing burkas «where they may interfere with public safety, perhaps by concealing the identity of a terrorist,» reports Jurist.