Sentences with phrase «protect accusers»

Moreover, each component or section is urged to punish people found to have committed harassment or misconduct in a consistent manner and to take steps to protect accusers from harassment.

The problems will not likely end until method and procedures are found to protect accusers from undeserved consequences, and counselors can encourage full pursuit of offenders unreservedly.

Firstly, confidentiality is there to protect the accuser: reprisals (either direct or indirect through them becoming known as a «potential troublemaker») are a genuine threat and the fear of them deters many from making allegations.

Not exact matches

It allows a reasonable time for the accuser to bring their allegations and it protects the accused from allegations that time now prevents them from being able to properly defend against.

We also are asking for them to stand up for women and other people who have suffered sexual harassment because we're seeing explicitly in that warning to intimidate accusers that what they're really doing is protecting sexual predators.»

Supporters of anonymity for defendants have pointed to the inequality inherent in the current system — in which an accuser is protected, while the accused is not.

Sometimes these provisions are desired by the accuser, but most often they are simply demanded by the employer, and more often end up protecting the tormentor over the victim.

Anyway, after much, much exposition and introduction of a dizzying amount of characters we can establish that Quill, who likes to refer to himself as Star - Lord, teams up with Rocket, the aforementioned smart - arse raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper), alien warrior - chick Gamora (Zoe Saldana), the vengeance - seeking Drax the Destroyer (former wrestler Dave Bautista) and walking tree Groot (the surprisingly expressive voice of Vin Diesel) to protect the universe from the evil schemes of Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace).

How can a defence barrister, in the proper performance of their duty to the defendant, and to the court, competently cross-examine an accuser — who the defendant suspects of lying because he wants to protect another person, or has a reason to lie against the defendant — if the defendant has no idea who the witness is?

In this instance, this right comes into direct conflict with the accused's right to face his or her accuser for full answer and defence of the charges and is a protected principle of fundamental justice under s. 7 of the Charter.