Your firm has a chance to help educate
these people about their legal rights and responsibilities while building your brand at the same time.
He got the inspiration for a legal chat bot that could inform
people about their legal rights after getting involved in a Law Society pro bono project to talk at schools about sexual offences, primarily about people's rights and what to do in response to a crime.
The goals of the Centers are to increase access to justice, educate
people about their legal rights and responsibilities, educate litigants about court processes and procedures, link people with existing legal and community resources, and improve public trust in the judicial system.
Not exact matches
• Speaking of Time's Up... Attorney Tina Tchen, who Bloomberg describes as «arguably the most well - connected
person working in women's
rights today, thanks to her six years as an assistant to President Barack Obama and as first lady Michelle Obama's chief of staff,» talks
about why it was so important that Time's Up include a
legal defense fund: «The fastest way to make sure that someone isn't getting bullied by a lawyer for someone rich and powerful is to make sure that
person has a lawyer, too.»
It has taken a considerable effort to dull the natural abhorrence of suicide to the extent that
people now talk
about it being
legal to commit suicide and argue for a
right to suicide.
Companies like Hobby Lobby and the Catholic - run hospitals and such that are screaming
about their religious
rights are forgetting the fact that providing employment to
people doesn't equate to some moral mandate to play God and give or deny those employees their
right to a
legal drug or procedure.
I «am so totally stomping on the Const - ti - tu - tional, civil and
Legal Rights of atheists and there's nothing they poor
people can do
about it!
I «am so totally stomping on the Cons - ti - tu - tional, civil and
Legal Rights of atheists and there's nothing they poor
people can do
about it!
In an earlier article I noted that in India, any discussion
about baptism and conversion takes on «added significance because of the understanding that after baptism the «converted»
person has not only changed his or her religion but also social milieu, habits, customs, and manners, in addition to forfeiting several
legal rights, especially with regard to the inheritance of property.
I'm concerned
about my family, and a big part of what I worry
about is my daughter growing up in a world where
people are denied the same
legal rights and access to marriage because of their gender identity or sexual orientation.
«Many
people across Scotland feel uncomfortable
about the religious content of in the school system but are unsure
about what their
legal rights are,» HSS head of communications Gary McLelland said.
At the Democratic Party's lunchtime meeting in Tarrytown, Schumer spoke
about his hopes for the future, including that he will become Senate majority leader, Hillary Clinton will be elected president and she will «nominate a
person for the Supreme Court who is in the
legal mainstream (and) will uphold fundamental
rights and common sense precedents now so severely under attack by the
right wing.»
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14 Humankind maintains a
legal way of thinking
about equality, which was created by Aristotle:
legal equality is to treat similarly situated
people alike.15 Therefore, «equality» becomes the
right to be treated like the white male given that white man's culture is the dominant culture.16 In this way, when
people are not similarly situated we should not treat them equally.
don't nobody knock message boards: i participate in three which are absolute mustard: given the
right kind of
people and enough mutual association, they are the best way to swap ideas and even cooperate on projects (case in point: the TMF banking board successfully staged a fight against the Irish minister of finance to defend a bond widely held by its members — including
legal action and political lobbying): there is something
about the mechanism of general conversation in a small group of like - minded friends that can really take off
A study released this year by the World Resources Institute and the
Rights and Resources Initiative found that rates of deforestation are, on average, 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition, and indigenous people have official rights to about an eighth of the world's forest
Rights and Resources Initiative found that rates of deforestation are, on average, 11 times lower in community forests with strong
legal recognition, and indigenous
people have official
rights to about an eighth of the world's forest
rights to
about an eighth of the world's forest area.
In so far as privacy
rights are implicated, I would say if you don't want your
legal disputes out there for the world to read
about, don't sue
people, or sue
people and make sure you settle it before it goes to trial.
In the narrower
legal context, this Hayekian - Rawlsian debate usually manifests itself in arguments
about whether the law should protect «negative
rights,» that is, protect
persons from government encroachment on their inalienable
rights — like private property and free exercise of religion, or whether the law should foster «positive
rights,» that is, promote the
rights of
people to receive tangible things like free health care or housing under the auspices of equal treatment under the law.
Learn
about your
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legal action against the negligent
person or entity that caused the loss of your loved one.
We really felt the time was
right to take
legal search to another level, and I think one of the things
about being in business is that you don't want to be behind the market, yet at the same time you don't necessarily want to be massively ahead of the market in terms of giving
people whiz - bang technology that they're not really ready for.
In the interim, the initial report of the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission had been released, a conversation was starting on campuses
about how to take the report's recommendations and bring them in to
legal education, and Canadians were talking
about the issue of the
rights of First Nations
people and their role in this country.
It is representation by specialist lawyers which is what
legal aid is all
about; and which is so precious to the
rights of ordinary
people.
Several of the independent experts appearing before either the Commons Committee on Justice and Human
Rights or the Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs in the last session (3rd session, 40th Parliament) on criminal law amendments were concerned
about the failure to provide additional funding concurrent with proposals that would increase the number of
persons incarcerated at any one time.
Our goals are to provide information to young
people about their
rights, clear up myths
about what is
legal and illegal behaviour online, and engage youth in thinking critically
about how to keep the internet a safe and productive space for all.
It is widely known that Microsoft has been working with the
legal assistance sector in the USA for a couple of years https://law-tech-a2j.org/united-states/
legal-services-corporation-announces-timely-microsoft-collaboration/. A press release in April 2016 stated: «Drawing on state - of - the - art cloud technologies, this portal will enable
people to navigate the court system and
legal aid resources, learn
about their
legal rights and prepare and file critical court documents in a way that is accessible, comprehensive and easy to navigate».
For instance, one report, entitled Human
Rights at Home: Miami's Housing Crisis and its Perpetuation of Poverty, analyzed raw data collected by
Legal Services of Greater Miami and the Community Justice Project to show how Florida's rent deposit statute disparately impacts low - income
people's ability to defend themselves: even if a tenant has a sudden financial hardship to overcome or alleges legitimate concerns
about housing conditions, that tenant must deposit all the unpaid rent into the court to even have the dispute heard.
The framing went something like this: «a colleague calls you from Vancouver and says she is looking for
legal help with a xxx problem — how would you go
about finding the
right person to refer her to?»
Her goal is to reform the entire
legal system by helping as many
people as possible to understand their general
rights, encouraging individuals to be proactive
about legal issues, increasing access to justice for low and middle income individuals, and providing education to the community so that re-entering individuals can have seamless and successful returns to the community.
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Whether you were injured in an auto accident of some kind, slipped and fell on another
person's property or were injured by a defective product, a Riverside personal injury attorney at our offices can talk to you
about your
legal rights and your options in this important matter.
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legal professionals, and policy makers to build a democratic society that values diversity and the
rights of all
people.
Our dedicated staff of poverty law specialists provide
legal assistance to individuals and families to help them resolve their
legal problems, help others to become more knowledgeable
about their
legal rights, and collaborate with a network of public and private partners in advocacy and policy efforts to maximize the impact of our
legal services by changing laws and policies that adversely affect poor
people and communities.
Often
people have assumptions
about the law because they saw something on T.V.. Most
people who haven't been living under a rock believe that the police have a
legal obligation to read you your
rights during an arrest.
You have the
right to find out
about the
legal options to which you may be entitled if you or someone you love has been injured by a product or through the negligence of others in the state of North Dakota, At Sokolove Law, we are a national law firm, and we've helped
people across the U.S., including North Dakota, access the
legal assistance they need.
Lord Bach himself acknowledged that Labour helped to erode the consensus
about the need for
legal aid and access to justice, and The Law Society told Labour's Access to Justice Commission that the rule of law is undermined if
people can not exercise their
right to access justice.
After suffering a serious injury caused by someone else, many
people have a number of questions
about their
legal rights in this difficult situation.
The Canadian HIV / AIDS
Legal Network has eight brochures
about the privacy
rights and disclosure obligations of
people living with HIV.
When they arrest or detain someone, the police must inform the
person of the
right to contact a lawyer and provide information
about Legal Aid and duty counsel.
«It helps us think
about who is the
right person to review specific agreements and, if it's low value, low risk, whether the contract needs a full
legal review or could be handled by a contract manager or paralegal, or eventually a non-human review,» says Mr Tomlinson.
We know that young
people often go online as a first port of call when searching for information
about their
legal rights and responsibilities.
«The bill would require that when police question anyone younger than 18
about a murder or sex crime, they must read a simplified Miranda warning explaining the
person's
right to stay silent and have
legal counsel.
Justice education goes beyond providing young
people with information
about rights and
legal procedures; it creates opportunities for open and honest conversations with
people who work within the
legal system.
People who have suffered burns on the job should consider talking with a job injury attorney
about their case early in the workers» compensation process to make sure that they understand their
legal rights and are being treated fairly by their employer or its insurance company.
First, Pro Bono Net also maintains LawHelp.org, which «helps low and moderate - income
people find free
legal aid programs in their communities, answers to questions
about their
legal rights, court information, links to social service agencies, and more.»
In Minnesota, many
people injured in an automobile or bus accident may have
legal rights they didn't even know
about.
Since many
people are not aware of their
legal rights in family law, Mr. Padove dedicates time to fully explain all
rights and to protect the best interests of the affected party (see FAQ's
about Divorce for a sample).
There has always been a dearth of decent information
about legal rights available to
people — all the more shocking as the courts have to deal with the reality of a new post-LASPO generation of litigants in
person.
It also refers to the information gap that exists
about people's
legal rights.
The latest
legal needs survey in the Netherlands (Geschilbeslechtingsdelta 2014) suggests that 48 per cent of
people seeking assistance in the
legal sector want advice
about how to solve problems; 45 per cent advice
about their
rights and obligations; 24 per cent help with approaching the other party; 20 per cent mediation; 18 per cent some kind of financial advice; and 16 per cent help with starting a procedure.
If you want to learn more
about how these Rechtwijzer modules can help you empower
people to deal with their
legal problems, provide your professionals with the
right tools to deliver high quality justice, and control your budgets, please contact Jin Ho Verdonschot, Head of Justice Technology.