Sentences with phrase «justice gap as»

Back to definitions, my favourite was provided by the campaigning journalist David Jessel (Rough Justice, Trial & Error), who described the Justice Gap as being about «law and justice — and the difference between the two».

Not exact matches

As the end of the U.S. Supreme Court term approaches, rumors of retirement have ramped up around Justice Anthony Kennedy, a pivotal judge who often bridges a gap on the bench between conservatives and liberals.

Just as he couched his education reforms in arguments of ensuring access to top schooling for all children regardless of background, Gove sees his central mission as closing the gap between the experiences of those at opposite ends of the justice system.

As thousands of people from across the UK prepare to march in London this Saturday for jobs, justice and climate as part of a global «Put People First» campaign, PCS and War on Want are drawing attention to the tax gap and the missing billions of pounds which would help to fund public services and stabilise the economAs thousands of people from across the UK prepare to march in London this Saturday for jobs, justice and climate as part of a global «Put People First» campaign, PCS and War on Want are drawing attention to the tax gap and the missing billions of pounds which would help to fund public services and stabilise the economas part of a global «Put People First» campaign, PCS and War on Want are drawing attention to the tax gap and the missing billions of pounds which would help to fund public services and stabilise the economy.

Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary will be joined by Richard Murphy of the Tax Justice Network and author of the TUC report, «The Missing Billions * The UK Tax Gap» as well as, Simon McRae from War on Want.

11 am Chris Grayling has been confirmed by Downing Street as the new Justice Secretary, and Jeremy Hunt has filled the gap left by Andrew Lansley to become the new Health Secretary - as recommended by Paul Goodman earlier this year.

As a matter of social and economic justice, we have a moral obligation to close the wage gap,» said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D.

This «gap analysis» produced a research agenda that will serve as the basis for arriving at forensic methods that will inspire greater confidence in our criminal justice system.

It's a well - known fact that Justice League evolved considerably over the course of its development, numerous set pieces changed as the film neared its release, but now original director Zack Snyder has taken to social media to fill in the gaps of what the film almost looked like.

Ultimately, she sees her research and work on the Justice in Schools project as a means to help bridge the gap among key players like parents, teachers, administrators, school boards, and others involved in decisions.

«I started to teach in urban schools because I saw the opportunity gap as the most important social - justice issue of our time.

As the Chancellor gives his Budget next week, we call on the Government to set out a social justice and skills strategy to close the skills gap and end educational inequality.

Citing the new Education Next results, Petrilli argues that charter advocates should focus on regaining GOP support, and suggests doing so by tamping down social justice rhetoric (such as closing achievement gaps and alleviating systemic inequalities), by emphasizing parental choice and personal freedom (i.e., that charters liberate families from their government - assigned schools), and by touting that most charters are non-union.

During his time in the classroom, Neil was struck by the vast opportunity gaps that impacted his students and as a result, Neil has dedicated his professional career to educational equity and justice.

Restorative Justice programs like those in Oakland Unified School District have proven to be effective in decreasing the overall incidence of student misbehavior as well as reducing racial gaps.36 Restorative Justice in Oakland Public Schools Implementation and Impacts (Rep.).

Many authors write about urban school leadership, giving advice on such topics as school culture, authentic leadership, bedrock principles, closing the achievement gap, and social justice.

The growth of companies such as LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer has been driven by the justice gap.

And I write as co-author (with LAG's Steve Hynes) of The Justice Gap: whatever happened to legal aid?

As a means of addressing the justice gap, legal insurance does not have this problem.

One recommendation is that the «legal technician» concept be explored as a means to address the justice gap.

[4] In this 7 - page paper, the CCJ and the COSCA explain to Congress the importance of equal justice, the extent of the «justice gap» in the US, the importance of legal aid for meeting that gap, and, as a consequence, the importance of adequate funding for legal aid.

«It was to acknowledge that there was a gap between the perception of justice for people who came before us and my colleagues, as well as to figure out — once we identify that — where do we go from there to educate each other.»

Jurbid positions itself as a «public benefit corporation» whose goal is to tackle the access - to - justice gap in the United States.

Legaltech founders have surprisingly low diversity (as noted, only 5 % are black / Latinx), which is especially problematic given that the justice gap disproportionately affects women, immigrants, and minorities.

I would accept that in this hypothetical situation it is necessary as a matter of EU law for the Court of Justice to have the final interpretative authority over the legal «gap» concerning revocation of notification found in Article 50.

The founding team at Rocket Lawyer recognized what the ABA calls the justice gap — the fact that as much as 85 % of the population is unable to afford the traditional cost of legal services.

As a steward of the public interest, unified bars have an easier time recognizing the importance of solving the justice gap and appreciate the opportunity that technology can offer.

As a starting point to address gaps in both access to justice and access to legal services, for example, lawyers might look to the information provided and questions posed in the excellent Canadian Bar Association Election Engagement Kit recently made available through Envisioning Equal Jjustice and access to legal services, for example, lawyers might look to the information provided and questions posed in the excellent Canadian Bar Association Election Engagement Kit recently made available through Envisioning Equal JusticeJustice.

It is our responsibility as representatives of this profession to close the justice gap and ensure access for all.

Consequently, as we enter the Bribery Act enforcement era with expanded corporate criminal liability and a new corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery, the trend to civil recovery is likely to be short lived and viewed as a pragmatic «stop gap» response to apparent deficiencies in the criminal justice architecture rather than as a long term enforcement trend in settling overseas corruption cases involving companies.

He explained that like many other states, «Oregon has been promoting pro bono service for at least a generation, but the access - to - justice gap keeps growing» as self - represented litigants top 80 percent for family law and landlord - tenant.

The announcement was welcomed by many, including YLAL's committee members: Sinead Hayes wrote about it for The Justice Gap, Katherine Barnes for the Solicitors Journal, and YLAL co-chair Oliver Carter for openDemocracy As Rachel Logan of Amnesty wrote, «the government needs to fix the mess it has created.

Washington Supreme Court Justice Charles K. Wiggins said that this justice gap — as they call it — needs a «thoughtful, significant, and coordinated response.Justice Charles K. Wiggins said that this justice gap — as they call it — needs a «thoughtful, significant, and coordinated response.justice gap — as they call it — needs a «thoughtful, significant, and coordinated response.»

Our exploration of the Social Lab as a way to close the implementation gap for family justice reform, has revealed how valuable the mediation skillset is to encourage effective collaboration, to interpret the world from a variety of different perspectives, to engage with those both within and outside of the «system», to value curiosity and learning, and to do joint problem - solving.

The Legal Services Corporation's 2013 Report of The Summit on the Use of Technology to Expand Access to Justice powerfully made the case for technology as an essential tool for narrowing the justiJustice powerfully made the case for technology as an essential tool for narrowing the justicejustice gap.

[x] Justice Newbould found that the Canadian Court had broad inherent jurisdiction to «do what is just in the circumstances» and make orders as required to fill in gaps or lacunae not covered by specific provisions in the CCAA, pursuant to section 11 of the CCAA.

But as we're focusing more on the legal - access plight of moderate / middle - income folks, are we going to, without realizing, expand the «justice gap's» width and effectively conflate the low - and middle - income populations?

The concept of unbundled legal services has been recognized as a measure to improve access to justice for those who fall into the wide and growing gap between Canadians who can afford full representation and those who qualify for legal aid.

As I write in my column this week at Above the Law, these grants provide tangible, real - world examples of how technology is being used to enhance access to justice and narrow the justice gap.

Legal Aid does not need job applicants so much as it needs money to fund its work: closing the access to justice gap.

Though they may be providing access to justice services and supports for different reasons (whether for profit, for the public good or as a public service more generally) the resulting innovations show great promise to enhance access to justice and reduce gaps.

And as a side effect, a more mobile legal workforce could be one piece of the puzzle when it comes to narrowing the justice gap.

I find that working in what has become an access to justice sector requires constant vigilance as gaps continue to arise in spite of efforts to plug them.

As we have written on this blog before, no one approach can be a panacea for the access to justice gap.

Others still championed LSPs as important for meeting the access to justice gap, but argued against their regulation by state courts on the grounds either it is unnecessary (they are already regulated by consumer protection laws), that it would unnecessarily increase costs, or that regulation would only enable the state bars and courts to exercise their «protectionist instincts» (see this response, this response and this response).

And as Ron Staudt said this year, technology is critical to narrowing the justice gap.

Some families of the victims of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings were granted legal aid for the re-opened inquests, as reported by the BBC, and former Court of Appeal judge Henry Brooke argued in the Justice Gap, that the «Birmingham 21» families deserve nothing less than full Hillsborough - style representation.

In 2016, the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services released its Report on the Future of Legal Services in the United States (available here), recommending the use of checkups as a way to close the access to justice gap.

[98] Some respondents championed LSPs as important for meeting the access to justice gap, but argued against their regulation by state courts on the grounds either it is unnecessary (they are already regulated by consumer protection laws), that it would unnecessarily increase costs, or that regulation would only enable the state bars and courts to exercise their «protectionist instincts.»

We need to evolve as a profession by taking advantage of developing technologies and innovation to close the justice gap.