Sentences with phrase «legal principle of equality»

The legal principle of equality of arms forms part of the right to a fair trial and this lies at the heart of the statutory provisions that have been introduced to ensure that one party is not unfairly disadvantaged due to lack of funding.

The international legal principles of equality and non-discrimination require that Indigenous culture be protected.

Not exact matches

«Despite proclaiming that the legalisation of same - sex civil marriage is driven by the principle of equality, the government's forthcoming legislation will retain the inequality of the current legal ban on heterosexual civil partnerships,» Tatchell said.

With each and every growing controversy, we have seen that the government's changes to the criminal justice system have been rooted in the panacea of cutting costs, with little regard to preserving the integrity and the fundamental principles of equality before the law and access to justice that sit at the heart of our legal system.

«With each and every growing controversy, we have seen that the government's changes to the criminal justice system have been rooted in the panacea of cutting costs, with little regard to preserving the integrity and the fundamental principles of equality before the law and access to justice that sit at the heart of our legal system,» he said.

«Admired for his unassailable integrity, keen intellect and extensive experience handling some of the most pressing legal matters of our time, Judge Wilson is committed to the principles of justice and equality that are the very foundation of New York's judicial system.

The Law Society has an obligation to promote human rights in the legal profession and licensees are already bound by human rights equality, diversity and inclusion principles under their respective professional rules of conduct and the Code.»

Like you, I believe that there are strategies the LSUC could pursue which would achieve their substantive goals, strategies which accurately reflect existing (and unambiguous) legal and ethical obligations and which are consistent with constitutional requirements and principles (as I've noted above, if the current requirement around a Statement of Principle merely required acknowledgement of our actual existing obligations under the Rules, rather than a general duty to promote equality, diversity and inclusion which is found nowhere in the Rules, I suspect much opposition would melt away and the LSUC would be on far stronger Charter grounds).

The sharing principle was established in the judgment of White v White, when Lord Nicholls stated that tentative views must be checked «against the yardstick of equality», but cautioned that introducing a 50 - 50 division of assets as a starting point would be «impermissible judicial gloss»; introducing a legal provision was a «matter for parliament».

The duty to make legal services adequately available should be given constitutional status based upon a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms s. 15 «equality rights» argument that recognizes, «legal services at reasonable cost» as a constitutional right, based upon the principle that being middle class, or of «middle income,» and unable to obtain legal services at reasonable cost, is a state of one's condition that is «immutable, or changeable only at unacceptable cost to personal identity,» and to one's ability to invoke constitutional rights and freedoms, and the rule of law.

Many legal and philosophical scholars have attempted to provide substantive content to the concept of equality by identifying several principles that equality aims to protect.

It requires, as well, measures to ensure adherence to the principles of supremacy of law, equality before the law, accountability to the law, fairness in the application of the law, separation of powers, participation in decision - making, legal certainty, avoidance of arbitrariness and procedural and legal transparency.»

Committed to the principles of equality and fairness, she is raising the bar within the business world and the legal profession through consistent and vocal advocacy for increased diversity in America's boardrooms and improved opportunities for women in law.

To return to the Statement of Principles controversy, there seems to be broad consensus that the equality, diversity and inclusion ought to be advanced by the legal professions.

I've objected to the statement of principle on the basis that there is no legal authority for the existence of an obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally (and, despite repeated requests, have not received any particularly compelling authority to the contrary from the LSUC) and that if the LSUC wants to impose such an obligation they should amend the Rules to do so.

Not content with statements of principle in support of diversity — or even ethics rules, such as the hotly - contested - and - likely - unconstitutional ABA Model Rule 8.4 (g)-- Canada's largest legal regulator has adopted a rule requiring that each of its members «create and abide by an individual Statement of Principles that acknowledges your obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally, and in your behaviour towards colleagues, employees, clients and the public.»

Earlier this fall, Ontario's legal regulator, the Law Society of Upper Canada, notified its members — everyone permitted to practise law in Ontario — that they would be required «to create and abide by an individual Statement of Principles that acknowledges your obligation to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion generally.»

LEAF also undertakes legal action by intervening at the Canadian appellate courts on significant cases that will establish important principles of equality for women.

Justice, fairness, and equality are the bedrock principles of our nation and cornerstones of our democracy, and it is the responsibility and privilege of legal professionals to ensure that these principles apply equally to every individual.

Further, Professor Rosemary Cairns Way suggests that the Supreme Court's exhortation that courts administer the law in conformity with the constitutional principle of equality «is required in every legal context,» including what is understood as professionally responsible conduct.

The language of «principles» as opposed to «policy» or «practice» clearly suggests belief rather than conduct, and the upcoming educational (CPD) requirements, on equality, diversity and «inclusion» (the latter being a term that is undefined in the case law but which has variously been defined by the Working Group (in the report) as «making a better space for everyone» and (on the definitions website) with reference to RBC's corporate policy — which we can celebrate as the first time that a corporation's principles have been incorporated by reference into legal requirements!