Sentences with phrase «neutral arbiter for»

At the heart of this appeal are two potentially competing tensions: (1) the adversarial system, which relies on the parties to frame the issues on appeal, and reserves the role of neutral arbiter for the courts; and (2) the need for an appellate court to intervene in order to prevent an injustice.

Not exact matches

These courts are supposed to be neutral arbiters — a way to correct for the power imbalance that existed prior to NAFTA, when Canada and Mexico had to take their grievances to US courts.

The bet would also need a neutral arbiter — we propose, for example, the director of the Hadley Centre, home of the data used by Keenlyside et al., or a committee of neutral colleagues.

Here's the main problem: unlike most civil cases, in guardianship proceedings the judge plays a dual role: he or she serves both as neutral arbiter and as the person ultimately responsible for protecting the ward's best interests.

What I see happening here is a well - intentioned judge trying to balance the somewhat conflicting demands placed upon him in a guardianship proceeding, where he's expected to serve both as neutral arbiter and as the person ultimately responsible for protecting the ward's best interests.

Rather than keeping a neutral ledger that lacks discrimination, he's becoming the arbiter of smart contracts and a benevolent dictator for Ethereum.