One day after the Canadian Judicial Council issued its recommendation to not remove Justice Michel Girouard from the bench — despite a suspicious video of an alleged drug deal — a legal academic is pointing to a glaring
lack of independence for judicial misconduct and a possible double standard.
Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who has repeatedly criticized what he sees as
a lack of independence for JCOPE, said that Sugarman's BOE work will inevitably be judged by her connections to the governor, whether those connections motivate her or not.
Not exact matches
I'm not saying
lack of competition is the only reason
for pricing
independence, or price insularity, (is there a better or accepted term
for this?).
Because any clash would be a lop - sided affair, given the
lack of international support
for formal Kurdish
independence, military hostilities are unlikely.
Albany has been plagued in recent years by the creation
of poorly designed oversight entities that
lack the requisite
independence from the very institutions and individuals they oversee; this proposal represents a continuation
of the Capitol's preference
for self - policing.
«The
lack of affordable, accessible housing is a significant barrier to
independence for people with disabilities and seniors.
Amnesty has been pressing the UK government
for months on their strategy, or
lack of it, to achieve tangible improvements in the current human rights crackdown going on in Sri Lanka which has seen journalists silenced, the
independence of the judiciary compromised and activists and campaigners intimidated.
The
lack of satisfactory representation by the first past the post system is illustrated by the movement
for independence in Scotland I think...
De Blasio directed withering criticism at the previous speaker, Christine Quinn, during the Democratic mayoral primary
for what he said was a
lack of independence from Michael Bloomberg and the executive branch.
Based on the above, we still insist that, «The Commission as constituted
lacks both legal and moral standing to inquire into the «clashes» that happened between the Nigerian Army and members
of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria on 12th -14 th December, 2014 at Zaria
for lack of fairness,
independence and impartiality.
Even though scholars say technology could considerably increase
independence for older adults, they are still less likely to adopt new technology than their younger counterparts
for reasons ranging from doubts
of its benefits to a general
lack of comfort.
For young scientists, one
of the most negative aspects
of a postdoc can be the
lack of independence.
While these skills are essential tools
for lifelong learning, they are often not explicitly taught, leading to distinct populations
of students who
lack independence, motivation, persistence and a positive sense
of wellbeing.
It's not «cool»
for boys to excel in school; teenage boys are testing their
independence and their
lack of respect
for authority, so they arrive late
for school, they hold negative attitudes towards school, they are less attentive in class and so lose out on learning opportunities.
For instance, Woodhead's claim that the examination agencies in England
lack real
independence has never been substantiated by any
of the many independent investigations carried out from time to time in response to accusations
of the «dumbing down»
of exams.
Ms Baldwin also pointed to a «
lack of policies and procedures» to «ensure public funds are protected and to secure best value
for those funds», and said there had been «a significant number»
of breaches
of the academies financial handbook relating to a «
lack of recruitment,
independence checks, risk management and internal controls».
We find a similar
lack of statistically meaningful reaction
for governance - related activism - including attempts to rescind take - over defenses, to oust CEOs, to enhance board
independence, and to curtail CEO compensation.
Although you may be working
for a less than inspiring salary, the
lack of outside costs like kids and house payments means that you have more financial
independence than you probably will in later years.
Strategy Tip: These people who BEG
FOR CODE clearly give away their functional innumeracy and
lack of independence.
Clearly he was aware that what he stated was false, and he was aware
of what the implications
of a
lack of independence means
for his study.
Last part was cut off: How you correct
for the
lack of independence is probably the bigger issue.
Discussed here: http://www.bishop-hill.net/blog/2013/10/11/cooks-consensus-standing-on-its-last-legs.html How you correct
for the
lack of independence is probably the bigger issue.
In the United States, politicians (primarily from the Republican Party) have been on a crusade to convince the American public that President Obama and the Democratic Party are responsible
for the spike in gasoline prices, they are responsible
for the
lack of jobs because
of their pesky oversight agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, and that they are holding us back from energy
independence and job growth by not approving dangerous projects like the Keystone XL Pipeline.
This presentation not only summarized the M&M critique, but also laid out the case
for lack of independence between paleoclimatologists, as well as
lack of independence of reconstructions (overlapping proxies).
As
for France, beside the
lack of fossil fuel one may also remember that France had a policy
of military
independence from the then existing nuclear powers.
The European Court
of Justice ruled that — because in - house counsel are employees — they
lacked the professional
independence required
for the «legal privilege» to apply:
In applying the criteria laid out by the Court, the AG pays little attention to the fact that the tribunals are set up by an international agreement rather than through domestic law, to the ad - hoc nature
of ISDS, and to the long - held criticism that ISDS arbitrators
lack the basic judicial safeguards
for judicial
independence.
The most obvious objection to the current review process in Canada is the
lack of institutional
independence on the part
of the body responsible
for determining applications
for review.
«The applicant asserts excess
of jurisdiction, breach
of natural justice, fairness, and violation
of his Charter rights and a
lack of institutional impartiality and
independence between subject tribunal and the Ministry
of the Attorney General
for Ontario and the attorney general and his agents.
In addition to time and cost, individuals in this situation often point to the
lack of availability and inconvenience when it comes to accessing these services, legalese and a desire
for independence as to why they go it alone.
The Munich Appeal Court had decided that the CAS system
for appointment
of arbitrators to a case such as Ms Pechstein's case had
lacked the necessary degree
of independence as it favoured sports governing bodies against individual athletes.
This new legal test is likely to exclude a potentially large group
of medical and other experts that work almost exclusively
for ICBC, or
for other reasons
lack independence or impartiality.
This means that legal questions might be settled beyond the reach
of judicial review by tribunals not only
lacking all the (admittedly generous) trappings
of judicial
independence granted to courts, but indeed existing
for the purpose
of implementing government policy.
For example, I have previously expressed concerns in relation to the monitoring
of Bringing them home by MCATSIA on behalf
of COAG due to the insufficient information that is publicly reported which limits the accountability
of governments, as well as the
lack of consultation with Indigenous peoples and
lack of independence in the evaluation
of governmental progress.