Sentences with phrase «national legal reform»

James C. Turner, executive director of HALT, a national legal reform advocacy group in Washington, DC points out: One of the most frequent complaints his organization gets is that...

NYC's asbestos docket was rated the most plaintiff - friendly by a national legal reform group last year.

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The National Federation of Independent Business, known as NFIB, was one of the lead plaintiffs in the original legal challenge to the health care reform legislation.

Rather, it is the expansion of trade negotiations from agreements that once focused primarily on tariff reductions to far broader regulatory documents that now mandate domestic legal reforms and establish dispute resolution systems that can be result in huge liability for national governments.

Chief among them is what we called legal reform, the Nigeria Postal Service Bill has been before National Assembly in the last eight years.

In the last year, Uruguay became the first national jurisdiction in the world to legalise cannabis; the world's first legal, recreational cannabis market opened in Colorado; Colombia and Guatemala took a daring stand at the UN general assembly, telling assembled delegates that the war on drugs had failed; and the Organisation of American States became the first multinational body to raise the prospect of drug treaty reform.

As Congressional lawmakers tussle over national immigration reform, the de Blasio administration is taking steps to provide legal rights for New York City's large population of undocumented immigrants.

Transparency International UK raises awareness about corruption, advocates legal and regulatory reform at national and international levels, designs practical tools for institutions, individuals and companies wishing to combat corruption, 0ffers anti-corruption expertise and research.

He used the cover of the Lib Dems to press ahead with bold reforms at the heart of his modernising project: making gay marriage legal, introducing Free Schools, overhauling Britain's something - for - nothing benefits culture and — controversially — committing to spend 0.7 per cent of UK national income on foreign aid.

In addition, Robert capitalized on his ties to such national figures in the voucher movement as Wal - Mart heir John Walton and his American Education Reform Council; Howard Fuller, the former Milwaukee superintendent who now heads the Black Alliance for Educational Options; and the Institute for Justice, the voucher movement's legal brain trust.

Advocacy Institute American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Civil Liberties Union American Federation of Teachers Autism National Committee (AutCom) Center for American Progress Action Fund Center for Law and Education Children's Defense Fund Collaboration to Promote Self - Determination (CPSD) Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPPA) Democrats for Education Reform Easter Seals The Education Trust Educators for Excellence Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) The Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Mental Health America NAACP NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc..

The signatories are Alliance for Excellent Education, The Arc of the United States, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Democrats for Education Reform, The Education Trust, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, League of United Latin American Citizens, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund), NAACP, National Center for Learning Disabilities, National Disability Rights Network, National Down Syndrome Congress, National Indian Education Association, National Urban League, and TNTP.

On the national level, the Obama administration released legal guidance in late November which made clear that school segregation remains a major problem that needs to be addressed as a matter of education reform.

To address climate change, we need to link all kinds of initiatives: legal reforms and civil disobedience, hunger strikes and national consultations, massive protests and creative individual actions, consumers» actions and boycotts, occupation of banks and road blockages, political pressure, and replication of good practices.

This catching up is not difficult and could be attained through: (i) prudent investment policies, (ii) modernising the legal system and national laws, and (iii) empowering the judiciary to undertake the necessary reforms and innovate.

Sabrina Fendrick: NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, was founded in 1970 and has been working to end marijuana prohibition and replace it with a legal framework to control and regulate the marijuana market for the last several decades.

«National Legal Profession Reform Project — Consultation Regulation Impact Statement.»

«National Legal Profession Reform — Consultative Group Paper: Business Structures — «Law Practices.

«National Legal Profession Reform and the Regulation of the Future.»

The 2017 edition of the national Lawsuit Climate Survey: Ranking the States, conducted by Harris Poll and released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) ranked Georgia 40 out of 50, nationally.

Written Testimony in Support of AB 773 / SB 645 John H. Beisner — U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform Mark Behrens — American Tort Reform Association Bill Smith — National Federation of Independent Business, Wisconsin Chapter Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

In that regard, Fairfax criminal lawyer Jon Katz is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National College of DUI Defense, Legal Committee of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, First Amendment Lawyers Association, and American Civil Liberties Union.

The University of British Columbia is home to the Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL), a national non-profit law reform centre dedicated to exploring the particular legal issues that affect older Canadians.

[24] National Legal Profession Reform Taskforce, «National Legal Profession Reform Project: Consultation Regulation Impact Statement.»

[43] Andrew Grech, «Discussion Notes Prepared for the National Legal Profession Reform Consultative Group: Business Structures, December 15, 2009, 1, http://web.archive.org/web/20110607140709/https://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/ (8AB0BDE05570AAD0EF9C283AA8F533E3) ~ Grech, + Andrew + - + Business + Structures.PDF / $ file / Grech, + Andrew + - + Business + Structures.PDF.

The draft bill that was ultimately adopted in New South Wales and Victoria as the LPUL was the work product of a special group established in April 2009 by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and called the National Legal Profession Reform Taskforce.

[31] «National Legal Profession Reform — Background Information,» New South Wales Department of Justice, accessed March 20, 2017, http://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/for-students-legal-profession/national-legal-profession-reform/background-information.

The day - long summit brought together top experts to discuss legal reform's importance to the greater business community and national economy.

[34] A «document library» for the work of the Taskforce is available at this link: «National Legal Profession Reform: Document Library,» New South Wales Department of Justice, accessed March 17, 2017, http://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/for-students-legal-profession/national-legal-profession-reform/document-library#Consumerreport.

The argument played out for example in the Consultative Group to the National Legal Profession Reform Taskforce (the group responsible for designing the Legal Profession Uniform Law).

The National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade (NLC) seeks a creative, dynamic, and ambitious leader with a track record of distinguished contributions to the field of commercial law and global legal reform to serve as its next Executive Director.

Who and What: Each year, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform convenes the nation's top legal minds in D.C. for a high - impact discussion on the current state of legal reform and its importance to the greater business community and national ecoLegal Reform convenes the nation's top legal minds in D.C. for a high - impact discussion on the current state of legal reform and its importance to the greater business community and national ecReform convenes the nation's top legal minds in D.C. for a high - impact discussion on the current state of legal reform and its importance to the greater business community and national ecolegal minds in D.C. for a high - impact discussion on the current state of legal reform and its importance to the greater business community and national ecolegal reform and its importance to the greater business community and national ecreform and its importance to the greater business community and national economy.

A national collaboration of 27 organizations that help legal service providers and allies in the faith and labor movements prepare for immigration reform and administrative relief implementation.

A national non profit women's organization which promotes the equality rights of women through legal education, research and law reform advocacy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In its worst showing ever, Georgia's lawsuit climate ranked number 40 out of 50 in a new national survey recently released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR).

Its founder, Dean Velvel, has been honored by the National Law Journal and cited in various publications for his contributions to the reform of legal education.

In December 2016, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released Notice of the Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission on Issues concerning Regulating the Asset Securitization of Public - Private - Partnership Projects, which however, still can not solve some key legal issues such as asset independence and bankruptcy isolation in terms of the insufficient SPV legislation.

I am Craig Williams and with us today is returning guest Paul Armentano, Deputy Director of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and Paul Larkin, Senior Research Fellow for The Heritage Foundation's Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.

Virginia criminal lawyer Jonathan L. Katz joined the marijuana legalization cause in 1990, and is a member of the Legal Committee of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)

Its national office in D.C. endeavors to promote legal reform on issues that touch and concern the urban poor, including employment opportunities, voting rights, fair access to housing.

Some of the possible functions of a new National Indigenous Representative Body might include: delivery of government programs, advocacy, policy formulation and critique, contributing to legal reform, review and evaluation of government programs, being a clearing house, research, facilitation and mediation and contributing at the international level.

This national discussion could consider whether a national body should actively pursue law reform and be involved in coordinating and otherwise supporting test cases in cooperation with existing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, Family Violence Prevention Legal Services and Legal Rights Movements.

Some of the possible functions of a new national Indigenous body include — delivery of government programs, advocacy, policy formulation and critique, contributing to legal reform, review and evaluation of government programs, clearing house role, International role, research, facilitation and mediation.

A National Indigenous Representative Body could be active in initiating law reform and cooperating with legal organisations and movements in other ways, such as through test cases.

The forum engages in a variety of advocacy programs aimed at making Nepal accountable for its commitments to human rights declarations, conducting research on socio - legal issues, providing legal aid and counseling to those in need, building regional, national, and international networks of women, and lobbying to reform discriminatory laws and policies.

The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL), is a national, non-profit, feminist organization active in legal research, law reform and public edNational Association of Women and the Law (NAWL), is a national, non-profit, feminist organization active in legal research, law reform and public ednational, non-profit, feminist organization active in legal research, law reform and public education.

National Parents Organization of California is working hard at legal and legislative reform to ensure that shared parenting becomes the norm and not the exception.

Good governance initiatives may include advocacy for legal reform, public awareness - raising on the national and international legal framework and capacity - building or reform of institutions.