Sentences with phrase «on procedural safeguards»

The trial judge based this determination on the procedural safeguards against wrongful convictions in s. 16 (3) of the Canada Evidence Act,

Yet it took the Commission until November 2013 to put forward the Proposal for the Presumption of Innocence Directive (discussed on this blog), along with two further proposals, the Proposal for a Directive on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings and the Proposal for a Directive on (provisional) legal aid.

Not exact matches

See the section entitled «Written Annual Notice Relating to Third Party Billing for IEP Health Related Services» on pages 6 and 7 of the Procedural Safeguards and Parental Rights brochure.

Information regarding parent and student rights in Arizona can be found on the Arizona Department of Education website at Procedural Rights and Safeguards - English or Procedural Rights and Safeguards - Spanish.

Ms. Mueller added, «While our top priority has been, and remains, acting on loan applications quickly while safeguarding taxpayer interests, we take these procedural issues seriously and are working to put in place a robust records management process.»

The Court should inspect, comprehensively and comparatively, the procedures employed - at trial and on appeal - to fix the amount of punitive damagesP Evaluated in this manner, Oregon's scheme affords defendants like Honda more procedural safeguards than 19th - century law provided.

The Bill represents a step backwards in Canadian justice reform, which threatens to erode individual rights and procedural safeguards, slow down the Court system, and shield police officers from cross-examination on their actions.

On the bright side, the Court safeguards the right to effective remedies of irregular migrants against procedural abuses by the administrative and judicial authorities in three respects.

There would be sufficient procedural protection if the limitation on those rights had been sufficiently safeguarded by the procedures followed by the judicial authorities: Jasper v United Kingdom (Application no 27052 / 95)[2000] ECHR 27052 / 95.

Unfortunately, EU legislation — for instance also with respect to procedural safeguards in criminal proceedings — does not pass, or barely passes, the minimum level of protection granted by the ECHR (see, for instance, the analysis on this blog regarding the recently adopted Presumption of Innocence Directive).

As was discussed in Huysmans» post on this blog, EU secondary legislation regarding procedural safeguards is very often a result of the Member States» lowest common denominator and that usually comes close to the minimum standard of the ECtHR.

Melloni shows that this approach can have a significant impact on national procedural safeguards.

When does the Constitution require procedural safeguards for infringements on First Amendment rights?

The Court went on to note that while these «procedural safeguards» may not always be necessary, their absence in this case was pivotal since as a result the proponents failed to provide timely and useful responses to the questions and concerns that the community had raised.

It is useful to quote key observations by Stadlen J [at paras 126 - 129]: «In my view, notwithstanding the absence in the FTPP proceedings of some of the statutory and non-statutory safeguards which apply to criminal proceedings... [I] n deciding whether it would be fair to admit the hearsay evidence, the requirements both of Article 6 and of the common law obliged the FTPP to take into account the absence of all those [safeguards]... [I] n my judgment, no reasonable panel in the position of the FTPP could have reasonably concluded that there were factors outweighing the powerful factors pointing against the admission of the hearsay evidence... The means by which the claimant can challenge the hearsay evidence are... not in my judgment capable of outweighing those factors... The reality would appear to be that the factor which the FTPP considered decisive in favour of admitting the hearsay evidence was the serious nature of the allegations against the claimant coupled with the public interest in investigating such allegations and the FTPP's duty to protect the public interest in protecting patients, maintaining public confidence in the profession and declaring and upholding proper standards of behaviour... However, that factor on its own does not in my view diminish the weight which must be attached to the procedural safeguards to which a person accused of such allegations is entitled both at common law and under Article 6... The more serious the allegation, the greater the importance of ensuring that the accused doctor is afforded fair and proper procedural safeguards.

Thus, for reasons I elaborate in Part III of the paper, retributive damages are best understood as an intermediate civil sanction that require (constitutionally and normatively) an intermediate level of procedural safeguards, that is, a level falling roughly between what is due defendants facing on the one end, compensatory damages, and on the other, criminal fines.

In some instances the procedural safeguards consist of limits on the circumstances in which information may be disclosed, in others the safeguards consist of limits on what information may be disclosed, and in other cases we require some form of legal process (e.g., a warrant or subpoena) prior to release of health information.

In the resulting finding, the OPC stressed the importance of procedural safeguards and the need to periodically re-educate employees on privacy policies and procedures.

Justice Moldaver, a powerful voice in criminal law matters at the SCC, reminded readers that the concept of «procedural safeguards» does not change depending on whether one is inside or outside the courtroom.

Information protection: Progressive's policies are on the cutting edge of technology and include safeguards for electronic, physical and procedural information.

Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient - related information.Developed and managed budget and revenue expectations while actively seeking ways to eliminate or reduce expenses.Organized and led weekly personnel meetings with team members.Established and maintained positive relationships with government regulators, residents, families, other area health care providers, physicians and community at large.Minimized staff turnover through appropriate selection, orientation, training, staff education and development.Diligently monitored the QA (Quality Assurance) program to improve performance and maintain high standards of care.Regularly evaluated employee performance, provided feedback and assisted, coached and disciplined staff as needed.Jumped in to fill gaps for on call rotation when necessary.Provided thorough supervision for day - to - day operations of facility in accordance with set policies and guidelines.Actively maintained up - to - date knowledge of applicable state and Federal laws and regulations.Ensured the accuracy of public information and materials.Cooperated with other health related agencies and organizations in community activities.Served as liaison between management, clinical staff and the community.Administered, directed and coordinated the activities of the agency.Created annual goals, objectives and budget and made recommendations to reduce costs.Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness.