Sentences with phrase «on issues of consent»

Indigenous peoples have come into contact with human genome research predominantly as subjects of research in the Human Genome Diversity Project... The discussion of the ethics and legality of such research in the context of indigenous peoples should focus on issues of consent to becoming subjects in the HGDP, and of their possible rights to enjoy the benefits of the research, financial, medical and anthropological.

The recent furore over the activities of Cambridge Analytica focuses on issues of consent and the ethics of data profiling.

To the surprise of many observers, including, presumably, the petitioner and respondent in Executive Benefits, whose Supreme Court briefing focused, for the most part, on the issue of consent, the Supreme Court chose not to address the question of whether a party's consent to bankruptcy court adjudication on a Stern Claim may operate to effectively negate any constitutional concerns.

Moreover, as the OPC is in the process of reviewing submissions on its call for input on the issue of consent under the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act, a more fundamental question remains: Assuming the allegations in the class action complaint are true, given the nature of the product in question, how could any company ever think it would be reasonable to assume that the average consumer would actually consent to having sensitive personal information, such as vibrator settings, collected, used and stored by a third party, even with a more robust privacy notice?

K.D.'s conflicting testimony on the issue of consent was said to be «typical... of a recanting complainant in a domestic matter» (2008 ONCJ 195 at para. 8).

As noted in the Factum of the Intervener of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), the accused had been convicted of assaulting the complainant on two previous occasions, and as noted by the trial judge, the complainant's recantation on the issue of consent was typical of a domestic violence context (at para. 2).

R. v. James, 2014 SCC 5 (35373) Moldaver J.: ``... the trial judge's reliance on evidence that did not form part of the record may have coloured his thinking on the issue of consent, particularly in assessing whether the complainant may have consented to sexual relations but forgot that she had done so due to memory blackout, or, as she claimed, that she was unconscious at all material times and never consented to sexual relations.

TREB counsel Don Affleck responded that TREB had received separate counsel from lawyers on the issue of consents and complying with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada's data privacy law, and was advised that all of the forms currently used would need to be revised.

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Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

A recent program sponsored by the Regulatory Compliance Association provided an overview of the basic due diligence steps that such investors take with regard to investments with hedge fund managers, and focused on alignment of interests, indemnification provisions, liquidity, investor consent and the issues raised when investing through or alongside separate accounts.

On the issue of slaves in Leviticus you said; «with the «supposed» consent and rule giving of your «all - loving» god.»

In a recent article on the psychological cost of sadomasochism, Aaron Kheriaty makes the point that consent is a complicated issue.

If there were truly issues surrounding consent and child protection, then of course the state has a duty to investigate, but given that Kerry and Mark have been deemed perfectly capable of parenting by another local authority social services department it is difficult to see this as anything but a deliberate restriction of freedoms based solely on Kerry having a mild learning disability.

For example, I find it highly relevant that a senator, who may possibly have a say on issues such as punishments for rape or the age of consent, is a pedophile.

Learning about vital issues like sex, consent and emotional literacy is undoubtedly good for boys, but it's overwhelmingly girls and women who are on the receiving end of abuse and rape from men who've got their sex education from online porn and not had consent explained and reinforced.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Thursday issued a clean up consent order for St Gobain and Honeywell, saying they are legally responsible for damage and remediation.

Along those lines, the authors touched on some of the central issues raised in the Markingson case: Dan Markingson agreed to enroll in a trial while committed involuntarily to the hospital, raising questions about his ability to consent, and the lead researcher on the trial was also his treating psychiatrist.

A forthcoming report from the meeting will also examine other ethical issues researchers might need to consider, including the largely unknown, long - term effects of stimulation on the brain, and how to obtain proper consent from participants.

A black man enters and asks if the volunteer will consent to a brief interview on the issue of how universities should guarantee racial diversity.

They do social science, health, philosophical, policy, or legal research on topics such as privacy, confidentiality, the psychological impact of genetic information, informed - consent issues in genomics research, commercialization of genetic products, genetically modified foods, behavioral genetics, gene testing, and gene therapy.

About 600 of the cards call on President Clinton to issue an executive order «barring federal agencies from approving new uranium mining on Navajo lands without the consent of the Navajo Nation or its people.»

Indeed, the preliminary ruling in the Roche case directly addressed the issue of informed consent, and hinged on whether Mr. Roche had given consent for the future implantation of any non-transferred embryos [75].

In July 2016, the National Education Association Representative Assembly formally gave its support to education around affirmative consent with approval of a new business item that calls on NEA to collaborate with organizations working on these issues.

Whereas, Plaintiff, the United States of America filed its Complaint on April 11, 2012, alleging that Defendants conspired to raise retail prices of E-books in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 1, and Plaintiff and Settling Defendants, by their respective attorneys, have consented to the entry of this Final Judgment without trial or adjudication of any issue of fact or law;

The proposals were adopted on September 3, 2009 by the written consent of the holders of 2,388,730 shares of Common Stock, representing a 70 % interest in the issued and outstanding Common Stock and were submitted to the Secretary of the Corporation on or about September 4, 2009.

• A specialized dental suite with state - of - the - art equipment • Full screening dental radiographs that can uncover imminent issues that can be addressed before they become severe • Full oral exam to check for growths or other abnormalities • 3 levels of consent • Pre-op blood - work to make sure all organs are healthy and can safely tolerate anesthesia • Pre-op exam to check for any newly developed heart or other physical conditions • Continuous medical and nursing monitoring both before and during sedation / anesthesia, and throughout recovery • Continuous IV Fluids during both the procedure and recovery period • Text message updates throughout your pet's surgery day • Courtesy toe nail trim • Complete discharge instructions and a personalized follow - up call the next day to check on your pet • And of course, dedicated and continuously - educated doctors and tech staff to ensure that your pet is getting the best and most modern care

Exhibitions focused artistic interpretation and critical attention on such issues as homelessness (DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: THE HOMELESS); media manipulation (DISINFORMATION: THE MANUFACTURE OF CONSENT); and racial, ethnic and gender stereotypes (PRISONERS OF IMAGE).

China and the United States, in some respects the real targets of ire in this development as neither will ever consent to being bound by the Kyoto Protocol, predictabl y divided on the issue though they were worried about the same thing: the impact that Japan's decision could have on achieving some kind of successful outcome at the Cancun summit.

The issue then, said Charles J, was whether the failure to disclose was such as to have a material influence on the outcome of the application (or consent order in this case.

The central issue is whether it's a conflict of interest for a law firm to accept a retainer to sue a current client on an unrelated matter without first obtaining their consent.

Torts — Negligence — Medical malpractice — Causation — Trial judge finding respondent obstetrician liable for applicant infant's injuries — Whether, under principles described in Snell v. Farrell, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 311, it is open for a trier of fact to find causation by drawing an inference based on all the evidence led at trial, notwithstanding the fact that the defence has led some evidence to the contrary — Whether, in an informed consent case, the causation issue is decided in accordance with the majority or the minority opinions of the House of Lords in Chester v Afshar, [2005] 1 A.C. 134.

We specialise in advising on listed building consent issues including development within the setting of heritage assets that could affect their significance.

Lisa advises a variety of health care providers and technology companies involved in «digital health,» including assisting clients in developing and implementing telemedicine programs by advising on issues related to professional licensure, scope of practice, informed consent, prescribing and reimbursement.

Where there are no outstanding financial issues and no children of the marriage under 16, it's possible to be divorced on the basis of Simplified Procedure, either after one year (with the consent of your spouse) or after two years» living apart.

While confidentiality orders are often prepared and entered on consent of the parties early in a proceeding, careful consideration should be made of the precise terms, because amending an issued order can be very difficult.

In September 2011, H was made bankrupt and his trustee in bankruptcy issued an application challenging (inter alia) the trust deed and the consent order on the basis that these constituted transactions defrauding creditors (s 423 of IA) or a transaction at an undervalue against s 339.

The issue here is the revelation by the Canadian Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, that 1 in 4 of the 25 websites her office looked at were passing on personal information of users to third party advertising and marketing firms without user consent.

Judges should be encouraged to give provisional views on the merits of particular issues, if done openly, with the consent of the parties and (save where a ruling is being made) on the express basis that the view expressed is provisional.

Our concern is the wider issue of finding solutions to this problem for the whole universe of DB schemes and in our response below we focus on the fourth option put forward in the consultation document, which would allow for bulk transfers without individual member consent to a new scheme paying lower levels of indexation and revaluation.

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Indeed, that's how the Court characterizes its holding: «'' [B] ased on our analysis of the totality of the circumstances, we hold that Brooks voluntarily consented to the searches at issue in this case.»

For instance, a decade before the Declaration was adopted the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued an authoritative interpretation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, that called on states to respect Indigenous peoples» right of free, prior and informed consent.

The reason why it was foreseeable that issues relating to Gibraltar would be placed on the table at the outset is because once the guidelines have been negotiated and concluded by consensus in the European Council, there exists no means for an individual Member State to veto the withdrawal agreement, with a Qualified Majority in the Council and the consent of the European Parliament sufficient to conclude the deal.

The CRTC recently issued a media advisory entitled Enforcement Advisory — Notice for businesses and individuals on how to keep records of consent.

The judicial review proceedings were concluded by consent in June 2016 leaving the only issue for determination by the court of whether costs should be paid by the Scottish authorities on the «standard» or «indemnity» basis.

The lack of clarity here over the role of provincial consent has led Pal to concludes that its possible that only the general amending formula can be used for electoral reform, and the matter should be referred to the Court on this issue specifically.

Or are the issues of consent (given and withdrawn, presumed for or against in the circumstances etc) and intention either specific enough to need legislation on their own, or too hard to cover by specific legislation (so they are better caught by more generic language)?

«Thanks to the federal government, who has done nothing on this issue other than pass the Indian Act, there is no over-arching legislation that provides certainty in relation to acquisition of consent, unless the band and the collective self - identify,» said Charles Willms, chairman of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP's Vancouver aboriginal law practice, speaking at the panel, Key Legal Cases in Canada: The Current Landscape.

He is a frequent lecturer on medical topics, including confidentiality of medical records, informed consent and end of life issues.

[3] Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Statement by the Observer Delegation of Canada delivered by Jean - Francois Tremblay, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, at the tenth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Follow - Up to the Recommendations of the Permanent Forum on Free, Prior and Informed Consent, May 17, 2011,