Sentences with phrase «public access to justice in»

As such, if you really want to improve public access to justice in Surrey, the solution is not to flood the Lower Mainland (a market in which law students already have a very difficult time finding articles - yes, even in Surrey) with junior lawyers but to build a new courthouse on the Surrey side of the river.

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The judge in Chicago on Friday barred the Justice Department from withholding public safety grants to cities unless they allowed U.S. immigration authorities unlimited access to local jails and provided 48 hours» notice before releasing individuals sought for deportation.

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«Juxtaposing the corruption that has recently been exposed to our topic of discussion today, brings so much to deliberate on because it is universally recognized that increased access to justice depends on public confidence in the justice system.

«We are all shocked that the governor vetoed a bill that would have reduced racial disparities in the criminal justice system, helped ensure equal access to justice for all New Yorkers, provided improved public defense programs for those who can not afford an attorney, and much - needed mandate relief for counties,» Gradess said.

«The strict secrecy of grand jury proceedings — originating in medieval England and mandated in New York by statute — can be detrimental to access to justice and public debate over issues of compelling public interest,» Lippman said in his annual address, known as the State of the Judiciary.

They were also exposed to improving access to justice: the role of the media as a partner, press freedom and responsible journalism: Is the media a threat to judicial independence and the role of the public complaint unit in effective justice delivery.

«I am clear that we need to focus our resources on protecting the public, punishing offenders and providing access to justice - in a way that is both intelligent and transparent,» Mr Clarke said.

«In the Senate, I want to fight for public safety and criminal justice reform, education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statemenIn the Senate, I want to fight for public safety and criminal justice reform, education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statemenin a statement.

«The Child Victims Act will level the playing field for all survivors of childhood sexual assault, creating a pathway for them to access justice, regardless of whether their predator was an individual or a public or private institution,» she told The News in a statement.

«Dominic Ayine, the Deputy Minister for Justice who represented the Government in the Supreme Court and opposed my application, and others, went public with the electronic and print media to mount unconstitutional and contumacious attacks and insults on the Court decision and on my person for daring to access the Court.»

For this not to happen, and for there to be sustainable peace as well as credible progress against poverty before 2030, then what needs to be in place are «responsive and legitimate institutions» that «encourage the rule of law, property rights, freedom of speech and the media, open political choice, access to justice, and accountable government and public institutions» (UN-High-Level-Panel, 2013: 9).

The amendment, which Johnson submitted to be included in the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriation Act that has yet to pass, prohibits DOJ from enforcing provisions of the ADA that ensure equal access to public education.

«(d) EXISTING PROGRAMS - Nothing in this chapter is deemed to affect any program in which arbitration is conducted pursuant to section title IX of the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100 - 702), as amended by section 1 of Public Law 105 - 53.».

rts education, public art, art in community and service centers, artistic activism, community - based museums, expanded access to art, art in the service of social justice or change and the promotion of under - recognized artistic practice.

Switzerland is also a signatory of the 1998 Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision - making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, though does not seem to have ratified it

The Aarhus Convention obliges its signatories to grant the public rights of access to information, participation in decision making process and access to justice on environmental issues.

Each law school appoints a staff member to serve as champion / leader for engaging discussion between the school and justice system stakeholders, including the public, about the role of law schools in supporting equal access to justice.

To treat its «case law» as irrelevant would disregard a considerable and growing body of non-binding, but solid legal reasoning on access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matterTo treat its «case law» as irrelevant would disregard a considerable and growing body of non-binding, but solid legal reasoning on access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matterto information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matterto justice in environmental matters.

Professor Kristen Blankley, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln has written an insightful scholarly article on this topic that brings together her dedication to access to justice, her commitment to the rule of law and her experience as a practicing mediator serving the public in Nebraska.

As Supreme Court scholars await the March 4 release of the late Justice Harry Blackmun's papers, Supreme Court reporter Tony Mauro writes in Legal Times about the decision by Blackmun's daughter Sally, to give exclusive pre-release access to the papers to reporters Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times and Nina Totenberg of National Public -LSB-...]

As Supreme Court scholars await the March 4 release of the late Justice Harry Blackmun's papers, Supreme Court reporter Tony Mauro writes in Legal Times about the decision by Blackmun's daughter Sally, to give exclusive pre-release access to the papers to reporters Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times and Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio.

Public legal education and information (PLEI) has a long history in Canada, but recently has received greater emphasis as a key component in the reinvigorated debate over access to justice.

Arguably one of the most important international environmental agreements of our days, the Aarhus Convention (AC), obliges its contracting parties to provide access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters.

I would argue that a happy legal services consumer is an educated legal services consumer and that, in the end, such outreach efforts in the spirit of access to justice can only be of mutual benefit to both the public and the profession.

One point made by equity seeking groups to the Working Group was that not only is access to justice impeded by the systematic exclusion of racialized licensees in the province, but it also runs contrary to the public interest.

Such egregious statements by a sitting judge have broad repercussions, threatening survivors» access to the equal protection of the law and undermining women's equality, as well as the public's trust in our justice system.

West Coast LEAF intervened in the distinct matter of «public interest standing» being denied to these women through their representative organization — to argue that such organizations ought to be able to bring forward important constitutional cases on behalf of the many women who do not have effective access to the justice system on their own.

As part of its mandate to protect the public interest, the Nova Scotia Barristers» Society is engaged in access to justice issues across Nova Scotia, through its Equity Program and enhanced consultation with other key players in the administration of justice.

is the first - ever effort to capture comparable data on legal needs and public access to civil justice on a global scale, representing the voices of more than 46,000 people in 45 countries.

This report provides the first public, cross-country dataset on access to civil justice, which the WJP will expand in 2018 to include more than 100 countries.

In 2007, Fred spearheaded a powerful innovation in post-graduate legal education known as the «legal incubator» movement by launching the first - ever incubator program, a unique public / private partnership providing a network of support and resources for recent CUNY law graduates committed to increasing access to justice through their solo and small firm practiceIn 2007, Fred spearheaded a powerful innovation in post-graduate legal education known as the «legal incubator» movement by launching the first - ever incubator program, a unique public / private partnership providing a network of support and resources for recent CUNY law graduates committed to increasing access to justice through their solo and small firm practicein post-graduate legal education known as the «legal incubator» movement by launching the first - ever incubator program, a unique public / private partnership providing a network of support and resources for recent CUNY law graduates committed to increasing access to justice through their solo and small firm practices.

New York Chief Judge John Lippman echoed this connection between access to civil justice and public safety when he stated: «If what happens inside this courthouse or any courthouse... is anything short, even by the smallest amount, of promoting equal justice... [t] he most vulnerable in our society, they're the ones who have suffered the most.»

Moreover, one could imagine different judges concluding (1) that court fees are never permissible or (2) that exemptions are not always necessary or (3) that this particular fees regime was reasonable because it allowed for exemptions for impoverished litigants; indeed, the regime aimed to strike a delicate balance between the interests of individual litigants and the public interest in effective, efficient access to justice (see Rothstein J.'s dissent, paras. 103 - 112).

In her 2012 testimony before the Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services in New York, District Attorney Kathleen Rice described the link between the civil access to justice gap and public safety in this manneIn her 2012 testimony before the Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services in New York, District Attorney Kathleen Rice described the link between the civil access to justice gap and public safety in this mAccess to Civil Legal Services in New York, District Attorney Kathleen Rice described the link between the civil access to justice gap and public safety in this mannein New York, District Attorney Kathleen Rice described the link between the civil access to justice gap and public safety in this maccess to justice gap and public safety in this mannein this manner:

Most recently, she was a legal intern at the Montana Supreme Court where she worked for Justice Beth Baker on Access to Justice Commission projects, including the Public Forum Series on access to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy eJustice Beth Baker on Access to Justice Commission projects, including the Public Forum Series on access to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy efAccess to Justice Commission projects, including the Public Forum Series on access to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy eJustice Commission projects, including the Public Forum Series on access to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy efaccess to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy ejustice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy efforts.

It is essential for the public's faith in our rule of law to promote not just access to the courts, but also access to real justice.»

In addition to volunteer legal assistance at the centers, the Hawaii State Judiciary has also partnered with the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii and the Hawaii State Public Library System to make self - help interactive court forms software available at the Self - Help Centers and Access to Justice Rooms and public libraries across the state as well as oPublic Library System to make self - help interactive court forms software available at the Self - Help Centers and Access to Justice Rooms and public libraries across the state as well as opublic libraries across the state as well as online.

«It is essential for the public's faith in our rule of law to promote not just access to the courts, but also access to real justice,» Stern said in the press release.

This lack of respect for access to justice for the public is in my opinion appalling.

The Florida Bar Foundation strives to provide greater access to justice in Florida by: expanding and improving representation and advocacy on behalf of low - income persons in civil legal matters; improving the fair and effective administration of justice; and promoting public service among lawyers by making it an integral component of the law school experience.

Finally, more public, private partnerships with organizations like LSC and the ABA can assist in closing both the education and access to justice gaps.

Last year The Action Group on Access to Justice (TAG) released a report that examined public perceptions of access to justice in OnAccess to Justice (TAG) released a report that examined public perceptions of access to justice in OJustice (TAG) released a report that examined public perceptions of access to justice in Onaccess to justice in Ojustice in Ontario.

Jurbid positions itself as a «public benefit corporation» whose goal is to tackle the access - to - justice gap in the United States.

At the same time, regulators need to take a hard look at the balance between public protection and access to justice, removing unnecessary impediments to the latter while keeping in mind that the public is not protected when there's no access to justice.

«Our job is to regulate the profession in the public interest and facilitate access to justice,» she said.

The benchers are to regulate the legal profession so as to, «maintain and advance the cause of justice and the rule of law,» and, «facilitate access to justice,» and, «to protect the public interest,» being, for example, among the express duties of LSUC (the Law Society of Upper Canada), [2] being duties expressly set out in legislation such as... [more]

This wealth of public data represents a powerful tool in improving access to justice — one that could help break down public perceptions of opacity and exclusivity, and introduce more transparency and trust.

We need new approaches in the quiver of access of justice services to address the vast majority of legal problems experienced by the public that are, from the point of view of the people experiencing them, serious and difficult to resolve and that have negative consequences if they are not dealt with.

On March 24, 2016, the Barreau du Quebec (Quebec Bar Association) released a report «La tarification horaire à l'heure de la réflexion» (in French only and translated to say Hourly Billing: A Time for Reflection) calling for an end to hourly billing by lawyers and law firms in the hope of improving access to justice for the public and a better work - life balance for lawyers... [more]