Sentences with phrase «protection against abuse»

This would require protection against abuse of the Report button, and again either in - house policing or funding for third - party fact checking at Facebook's scale.

David Hewitt, a partner at Hempsons, says the fact that anyone who intervenes in the life of an incapable person will have the duty to do so in their best interests might prove a significant protection against abuse, as will the new statutory principles and code of practice.

This provides protection to both the shareholders (who have some protection against abuse by the directors) and the public — who can have some confidence that doing business with the company will not cause them loss through imminent bankruptcy of their counterparty.

City officials argue that state and local law already build in protections against abuse.

Not exact matches

On September 8, 2016, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a $ 185 million fine against Wells Fargo for the fraudulent creation of millions of credit and deposit accounts by its employees, who abused their access to existing customer information in order to meet aggressive sales quotas and incentives.

They not only preach the gospel of corporal punishment, they also impart messages that lay the foundations for abuses against children and the protection of such abuse by our legal system.

The Guardian: Bishop's arrest part of broad inquiry into Chichester diocese child abuse The arrest of Bishop Peter Ball on suspicion of sexual offences against boys and men at addresses in East Sussex and elsewhere is the latest development in a wide - ranging and often contentious series of official inquiries into decades of alleged child protection failures in the diocese of Chichester on England's south coast.

Dalits are discriminated against, denied access to land, forced to work in degrading conditions, and routinely abused at the hands or the police and of higher - caste groups that enjoy the State's protection....

Arch Creative and Play Therapy Centre Child Protection Policy clearly outlines the procedure for the management of allegations of abuse or misconduct against workers of a child availing of our service.

Supplemental trainings: Free optional courses including concussion awareness, bullying prevention and protection against child abuse

Most forms of child abuse are a criminal offence but civil actions may be taken in negligence against local authorities and police entrusted with child protection.

Asked why he was voting for the legislation, Skelos cited the complete ban on smoking marijuana, as well as protections built into the program to guard against fraud and abuse.

The woman was due in court the next day to pursue an order of protection against Johnson, whom she accused of abusing her on Halloween of 2009.

For example, Schneiderman's office created a «Taxpayer Protection Bureau» to more diligently root out abuses, fraud, and theft committed against taxpayers whether it be through fraud in government programs, investments, or contracts.

MARKETWIRE - Feb 21 - iovation, the provider of device reputation protection against online fraud and abuse, found that Africa had the highest rate of online fraud when compared to all other continents in 2012.

Cardinal Pell himself is also facing sexual abuse charges dating... Professional Standards Limited, which promotes protection for children against abuse by auditing and reporting on Catholic entities.

In Season 6 of Homeland, Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) is back in the US on the streets of New York, fighting for the protection of civil liberties and against the abuse of power within the government.

According to Dr Philista Onyango of Regional Director for African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (APNPPCAN), MDGs failed from onset as they did not address these factors in g conflict and in post-conflict situations.

While the accused may be entitled to an action against those who have detained him, this is no real protection either against the illegally prolonged custody or against abuses that may occur during that period.

Crimes against animals are housed in the property section of the Code, and provide almost no protection from even the worst kinds of abuse.

It stated briefly that it was «not contested» that the fight against alcohol abuse and the protection of public health against the harm caused by such abuse could be pursued as a public interest objective, justifying the operation of a monopoly (para 54).

«By stopping WHDH - TV (Channel 7) from reporting on autopsy reports that allegedly show two Boston firefighters killed in an August restaurant blaze had abused drugs and alcohol,» Kennedy wrote, «Hopkins violated the most basic of First Amendment protections — the protection against prior restraint.»

The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations also provide protection for individuals against any unfair treatment or abuse due to their «religion, religious belief or similar philosophical belief».

• Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN) • LifeWire (Formerly Eastside Domestic Violence Program) • King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence (KCCADV) • New Beginnings • Seattle / King County Domestic Violence Protection Order Site • King County Prosecutor's page for information on Protection Orders • King County Sexual Assault Resource Center • Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) • YWCA Sexual Violence Legal Services

«Since the time when the Review Panel made the decision to strike an Inquiry Committee to investigate allegations against Douglas ACJ, significant academic, legislative, and social changes have taken place that support the growing recognition that women whose intimate images are distributed without their consent are victims of a gendered form of abuse and worthy of protection while the perpetrators are morally culpable and deserving of criminal punishment.

There are currently a few existing laws that outline protections against financial abuse of the elderly.

Whether or not there is a conviction of any offense of domestic violence or child abuse, and whether or not there is a restraining order for protection against domestic violence involved, the court considers evidence of domestic violence or child abuse as evidence of detriment to the child.

She currently focuses on advising and defending leading financial institutions against individual and class claims for violation of federal and state lending laws and violation of the violation of the Commodity Exchange Act, mortgage servicing claims, elder abuse and personal injury claims, and consumer protection and unfair competition claims.

Just as with human rights law, investor protection ought to provide relief against exceptional abuses even within systems of law that are not formally deficient.

Unlike the civil protection order legislation in some other Canadian jurisdictions (see e.g. BC, Manitoba, and Nunavut), and contrary to the recommendation of the Alberta Law Reform Institute (Protection Against Domestic Abuse at 54 - 55), the PAFVA does not include emotional or financial abuse in its definition of familyprotection order legislation in some other Canadian jurisdictions (see e.g. BC, Manitoba, and Nunavut), and contrary to the recommendation of the Alberta Law Reform Institute (Protection Against Domestic Abuse at 54 - 55), the PAFVA does not include emotional or financial abuse in its definition of familyProtection Against Domestic Abuse at 54 - 55), the PAFVA does not include emotional or financial abuse in its definition of family violAbuse at 54 - 55), the PAFVA does not include emotional or financial abuse in its definition of family violabuse in its definition of family violence.

There are other legal options that a parent or guardian can apply for to help protect against abuse, such as emergency protection orders and peace bonds.

It is this potential that is problematic because, even if manipulation is not actually occurring, the lack of objective guarantees or protections against such abuse can breed suspicions or perceptions of want of impartiality, thereby eroding the integrity of, and public confidence in, the administration of justice.

(Directive 2004 / 38 / EC — Right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States — Protection against expulsion — Concepts of «public policy» and «public security» — Concept of «imperative grounds of public security» — Criminal conviction for sexual abuse of a 14 year old minor, sexual coercion and rape)

Congress must pass a 702 reform bill that limits NSA collection and provides stronger back - end protections so that Americans» privacy is not dependent on minimization procedures that offer such minimal safeguards against abuse.»

It's a neat feature and one that has protection available to help prevent against possible abuse.

To that end, the law allows a mother to request temporary and permanent court orders of protection to protect both the mother and children from abuse, and a judge is required to consider domestic violence as a factor against awarding custody to an abusive husband.

Whether or not there is a conviction of any offense of domestic violence or child abuse or the existence of an injunction for protection against domestic violence, the court shall consider evidence of domestic violence or child abuse as evidence of detriment to the child.

FAMILY LAW — CHILDREN — with whom the child lives — where there are allegations the father and paternal grandmother sexually abused the child — whether there is an unacceptable risk of harm to the child in the father's care — where the child has speech and language delays — where the child had spent unsupervised time with the father after separation — where the parties entered into final Consent Orders in October 2015 — where the allegations arose after that — where the child has been spending supervised time with the father since October 2016 — where the mother obtained a domestic violence protection order against the father in 2015 — where an order for equal shared parental responsibility is not in the child's best interests — where an unacceptable risk of harm is not found — where the mother is granted sole parental responsibility — where the child will continue to live primarily with the mother and spend unsupervised time with the father on an increasing basis

In some states, these protections against disclosure are only applicable if there is reasonable belief of some form of abuse taking place.

Orders for the personal protection of a child (or another person) against violence or abuse are available under State and Territory legislation in State or Territory Magistrates Courts.

(e) Either party has had a history of domestic violence as either a victim or perpetrator, child abuse or child neglect evidenced by criminal history, including but not limited to, arrest, an injunction for protection against domestic violence issued after notice and hearing under s. 741.30, medical records, affidavits, or any other relevant information;

Unfortunately, every leading GOP candidate has advocated for a repeal to the ACA, including its protections against being charged more for being a woman or being denied coverage for preexisting conditions that in the past even included domestic violence abuse — many, such as Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz, have specifically targeted access to no - copay birth control.

Arch Creative and Play Therapy Centre Child Protection Policy clearly outlines the procedure for the management of allegations of abuse or misconduct against workers of a child availing of our service.

Also, no notice is required if there is an order of protection in favor of the custodial parent against the noncustodial parent, or if the noncustodial parent has been convicted of domestic violence, child abuse or assault within the past 12 months.

Importantly, a positive child - parent relationship conferred protection against delinquency, even after taking family conflict and sexual abuse into account.

Similarly, important rulemaking by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect against future mortgage lending abuses, is slated to come to a head in early 2013.

It is a poorly functioning market, with little price competition and no protection against «lock abuse» — inflating a price after a borrower is committed to the transaction.