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Some of the major issues tackled by the Commission in recent years include workplace sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination and maternity leave; disability rights in areas such as access to transport, captioning, access to electronic commerce for older Australians and people with a disability; race discrimination; Indigenous social justice issues such as mandatory sentencing, community capacity - building and native title; and human rights issues such as children in detention, education for rural and remote communities and age discrimination.

It used to be just about possible to discuss court reform separately from other access to justice issues such as online legal information and advice prior to issue of proceedings.

Civil justice issues such as low workers» compensation premiums and predictable, fair litigation environments largely factor into creating a positive business climate.

Some of the more novel additions included The 13th Juror (devoted to social justice issues such as poverty and homelessness), Florida Animal Law, and a Cyber Crime Lawyer Blog.

Assembly Democrats, meanwhile, are already raising long - sought criminal justice issues such as overhauling the discovery process in criminal cases.

Not exact matches

One such consent decree came Thursday in Baltimore, and the Justice Department a day later issued a scathing report on the Chicago Police Department.

While issues remain, such as a weakness in internal controls and an ongoing Department of Justice probe into price fixing, PRGO's valuation no longer presents quality risk / reward.

Yeah, it makes me feel better denouncing baptist cause of my family's involvement with the KKK to become a catholic and the hate by socialism and such from conservative uncompassionant individuals on the moral question of social justice issues.

There is so much thinking and research that needs to be done on this topic, and I am in no way doing the issue any justice through such quickly - written blog posts.

Thus the particular historical exigencies and social possibilities in our own age will necessarily affect the ways in which these values are translated into norms on such issues as women's rights, sexual ethics, social justice, property rights, energy policy or ecological concerns.

Rather than shying away from such a hot - button issue, they found it necessary to talk about the imperative role of Christians in restorative justice and reconciliation.

While the Justice made clear his own preference for pro-life public policies, he argued that in itself democracy is neutral as between competing positions on issues such as abortion and euthanasia.

To be successful in addressing issues of justice, land reforms must be accompanied by the development of «infrastructures» such as credit for the poor, agricultural extension services, conservation education, and supportive industrial development.

We come now to an issue with which many discussions of economic ethics begin — namely, the nature of a just economic order and the principles by which such justice is to be judged.

Under the test, first proposed by Supreme Court Justice Sandra O'Connor in a 1984 case from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a display violates the Establishment Clause if it amounts to an official endorsement of religion, that is, if it suggests that the government approves a particular religious message (or disapproves such a message, though that issue does not regularly arise).

Every year healing retreats for women at Kirkridge focus on such issues as finding one's own voice, vocation and justice.

Some were uneasy lest the statement slight concerns for justice — such as employment, majority / minority rights, or Third World development — in favor of a major stress on environmental or life - style issues related to energy.

In spite of the faith of the 18th - and 19th - century political reformers such as Voltaire and Marx in the «verdict of history,» the arena of political decisions is not likely to be a place where the big issues of life are discussed or decided solely or even primarily on the basis of truth and justice.

We see it in the flourishing of fundamentalism; in the controversy raging in the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod; in the phenomenon of the Jesus freaks, the spreading charismatic movement, the popularity of Transcendental Meditation; in attacks on the National and World councils of churches and the cooling of ardor for such social issues as racial justice, world peace, and the abolition of hunger and malnutrition.

Says the chief justice: «It conflicts with our whole history and tradition to permit questions of the Religion Clauses to assume such importance in our legislatures and in our elections that they could divert attention from the myriad issues and problems which confront every level of government» (ibid., 622).

Concentrating on current problem, Popieluszko always took note of the largest issues involved such as the nature of authority and government, justice and the fundamental human right to freedom and believed that the root cause of the problems of Poland was the exclusion of God from its socio - political life and in the governing process.

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

The resolution includes issues Senate Republicans are either broadly opposed to — such as the DREAM Act — or have had concerns about, including juvenile justice reform for 16 and 17 - year - old defendants.

At the Alumni Weekend 2011, Dr Mark Philp, Professor Simon Caney and Dr Adam Swift discussed the issue of intergenerational justice and asked questions about how we should allocate resources inter-generationally across areas such as welfare, pensions, higher education and the environment.

In the interview, Stewart - Cousins said she he had hoped the Senate's one - house budget resolution went further on issues such as criminal justice reform, ethics and climate change, saying those subjects should be dealt with in the finalized spending plan.

Cuomo in his budget plan included issues such his slate of ethics reforms and criminal justice law changes that have little fiscal impact.

So the second set features three volumes — Conflict and Crisis, Rights and Justice, and Poverty and Development — that roughly translate into peace, development and human rights, but that take a broader view of what these areas encompass, with issues such as arms control, humanitarian assistance and transitional justice cJustice, and Poverty and Development — that roughly translate into peace, development and human rights, but that take a broader view of what these areas encompass, with issues such as arms control, humanitarian assistance and transitional justice cjustice covered.

Environmental groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council, The Alliance for a Greater New York and the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance have also fought against the bill but they too lobby elected officials on a variety of issues.

As former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis argued so powerfully in yesterday's Mail, it would greatly strengthen Britain's hand at the negotiating table if our Prime Minister could claim a popular mandate for opt - outs on such issues as justice, asylum, immigration and human rights.

Over the last month, Cuomo has emphasized issues such as criminal justice reform, announcing an executive order that would allow people on parole the right to vote.

One recommendation was that the government should appoint panels of young people to assist them on issues of interest to young people such as job prospects and justice.

«The justices of the Supreme Court, I give my respect to them but the issue is that if they've erred, they've erred», he stated, but said he will not blame the court entirely because it was misled in arriving at such decision.

Such material is made available in an effort to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc..

And she pointed to the issue of individuals getting arrested for minor infractions, such as turnstile jumping, arguing that people should not be funneled into the criminal justice system.

Cuomo has since emphasized issues friendly to the liberal base of the party, such as ushering through a paid - family leave program, juvenile justice reform and a $ 15 minimum wage.

The Vera Institute of Justice, a member of the NYIFUP Coalition, applauds Senator Klein for his foresight and leadership on this issue of such critical importance to all New Yorkers,» said Oren Root, director of the Center on Immigration and Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice.

He said he believed Clinton is the best person to tackle issues such as raising the minimum wage, make college more affordable, create good - paying infrastructure jobs, tackle climate change, immigration reform and revamping the criminal justice system.

Out of the traditions and organizational culture established during the late 1940s and 1950s came AAAS's activism of subsequent decades on social issues such as racial justice, the environment, and the war in Vietnam.

Decision scientists also factor into their models issues such as social justice, economic concerns, and congressional mandates.

He began by describing the lack of basic amenities, such as publicly regulated water and sewer infrastructure, in many communities as an environmental justice issue.

U.S. attorney Neal Katyal told the justices that the complexity of the issue suggests that the executive branch, namely EPA, is a better venue for controlling such an expansive type of pollution rather than the courts.

Although the analysis does not consider equity and environmental justice issues, compact housing with specific income or racial demographics could raise such concerns.

While studying both of these subjects, I was exposed to a lot of social justice issues and found myself really interested in why there is such injustice in the world in all forms (lack of basic human rights, sex trafficking, refugee crises) and what causes people like you and I to react to them — psychologically, spiritually, emotionally.

(a) Whenever there shall be a violation of this section an application may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of the state of New York to a court or justice having jurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the defendant of not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such violation; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant has, in fact, violated this section, an injunction may be issued by the court or justice, enjoining and restraining any further violations, without requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby.

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The movie issues a warning that those who are not brought to justice and confronted about perpetrating such atrocities will simply be setting the state for more such holocausts in the future.

For an assessment of one such case that could help states clarify matters on school vouchers — which the Supreme Court considered just days after Justice Gorsuch's arrival on the bench — check out this issue's editor's letter.

Adding fuel to the social - emotional - learning bonfire is its recent association with hot - button issues, such as reforming school discipline into restorative justice.

While they disagree with M4BL's education views, they agree with them on other issues such as policing and criminal justice reform.

There's also a deliberate emphasis on social justice, with students leading their communities in discussions of difficult issues such as police use of force.