Sentences with phrase «pursue criminal prosecution»

But even though Mr Habib's claim lies at the intersection of these trends, it does not follow the «typical» model of a civil claim against the agents directly responsible for the alleged abuses; nor does it pursue a criminal prosecution, where questions of immunity have recently formed a less imposing barrier.

There is no legal duty on any state to pursue criminal prosecution.

How extensive must the damage to the web of life on our planet be before we recognized it as criminal, as ecocide and pursue criminal prosecution.

At a press conference, Tilburg University's rector, Philip Eijlander, said that he would pursue criminal prosecution of Stapel.

Warren County District Attorney Kathleen Hogan requested assistance from Schneiderman's office, which ultimately declined to pursue criminal prosecution against Siemens.

Mrs Osei said some of the fraudulent information provided by the nominees, the EC will pursue criminal prosecution against them.

Although the federal government has not pursued criminal prosecutions of bankers at the heart of the mortgage operations that collapsed in 2007, it has stepped up civil lawsuits against the largest originators and securitizers of home loans during the boom.

Prosecutors are particularly disinclined to pursue criminal prosecutions when the defendants are elderly and have been law abiding for decades, and when many similarly situated people lived their entire lives and died without being prosecuted.

Not exact matches

His conclusions were scathing: with little investigation or prosecution of food crime there was a «huge incentive for the criminal to pursue food crime».

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has refused to pursue criminal charges agaimst Andy Coulson over phone hacking.

The Crown Prosecution Service has refused to pursue criminal charges against Andy Coulson over phone hacking.

But under Mayor Bill de Blasio, the department doesn't call in the state Attorney General's Office or the feds to help with civil or criminal prosecution, or pursue civil cases through the city Law Department, Terrell says.

The Court noted at para. 64: «In Crown Policy manuals, the initiation or continuation of a prosecution is generally not recommended unless there exists a reasonable prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to pursue the criminal proceeding.»

For the past 40 years almost anyone who wanted to pursue hate speech has done so through the easier to prove human rights system so we havent had that many prosecutions and therefore I think it remains to be seen if the Criminal Code will prove effective.

● The power o f the AG to give directions to the director of public prosecutions or the director of the SFO or the director of Revenue and Customs not to pursue specific criminal investigations or proceedings is to be limited to situations where the AG is satisfied that it is necessary to do so «for the purposes of safeguarding national security» (Cl 12).

The criminal attorney actively pursues the customer's cause through all stages of a prosecution.

I am pursuing a CRIMINAL private prosecution of the ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO The Crown has this defense The Applicant's information failed to allege «a person» committed an indictable offence because the Attorney General (in its capacity as chief law officer) is not «a person» who can be prosecuted criminally.

Personal injury cases that deal with assault are separate from the criminal prosecution, where a victim can pursue civil damages for injuries caused by an assault or battery attack.

Other aggravating factors: If other aggravating factors are present, or if you have a prior criminal record for violent offenses, the prosecution will likely pursue the most serious charges and harshest criminal penalties.

Then the prosecutor's office and / or CPS (Child Protective Services) would do an investigation and, if warranted, refer the matter to the jurisdictional prosecuting attorney's office who could file criminal charges and pursue a prosecution.

Identifying and communicating the proper law enforcement to pursue prosecution of criminals