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The Human Rights Committee also concluded that mandatory sentencing leads to «the imposition of punishments disproportionate to the seriousness of the crimes committed and would seem to be inconsistent with the strategies adopted by the State Party to reduce the over-representation of indigenous persons in the criminal justice system» and raises «serious issues of compliance with various articles of the Covenant»: UN Doc CPR / CO / 69 / AUS, para 17.

Legislation regarding mandatory imprisonment in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, which leads in many cases to imposition of punishments that are disproportionate to the seriousness of the crimes committed and would seem to be inconsistent with the strategies adopted by the State party to reduce the over-representation of indigenous persons in the criminal justice system, raises serious issues of compliance with various articles of the Covenant.

I also have experience working with people to help them overcome addictive behaviors and come to terms with serious issues of life and death.

Some policies cover fixing chips and cracks in the windshield and some don't, but all policies cover serious issues of glass breakage like smashed windows or a windshield that's too badly damaged to simply be repaired.

Ironically, in these days of over-regulation by statute, they all concern serious issues of common law.

His writings focus on serious issues of family, juvenile and disability law.

Car accidents involving one vehicle turning left into the path of another not only cause significant personal injury these collisions raise serious issues of fault and legal liability.

A lengthy probing cross-examination revealed serious issues of credibility and reliability of the complainant and the obvious motivation to fabricate the allegations to gain custody back of the children.

After considering all of the evidence, the trial judge noted that there were serious issues of credibility and reliability regarding the complainant's evidence and the Court was unable to find beyond a reasonable doubt that the complainant had not consented to the sexual contact.

The Sri Lankan boat people just want to live in a country where the serious issues of the day relate to questions on a census form, the shenanigans of Bill Vander Zalm and the HST, and back - to - school shopping.

Serious issues of breach of privacy and hacking (potential offences contrary to s. 1 Computer Misuse Act 1990) in relation to the collection of evidence.

And just how far these powers go to enable councils to tackle serious issues of anti-social behaviour in their areas was the subject of the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Birmingham City Council v Shafi and another [2008] EWCA Civ 1186, [2008] All ER (D) 304 (Oct).

ASBO preference The outcome of the case was clearly a disappointment to the council which is working hard to address some serious issues of anti-social and criminal behaviour in its area.

For example, serious issues of informed consent arise when it comes to users understanding how the data collected by apps will be protected or used.

Major report by Anthony Watts on junk surface stations «Executive Summary: Global warming is one of the most serious issues of our times.

Disparity Games is about to release Ninja Pizza Girl - a game that tackles the serious issues of teenage self - esteem, bullying, resilience and ninja pizza delivery in a dystopian future.

Obviously the guy has some serious issues of self - worth, because he seems to be doing his very best to simply be noticed — to hell with what he's being noticed for.

For serious issues of medical competence, you can file a formal complaint with the Veterinary Licensing Board in your state.

While suicides and attempted suicides are serious issues of health and safety, many of the critical questions and debates that those incidents raise for educators and the broader public are distinct from those generated by school shootings.

The Americans are little better than mercenaries in a foreign war, this one waged at the ballot box, and the lightweight tone can't support the serious issues of globalization, exploitation, and corruption of the election process behind the snappy humor and Bullock's marvelous mess of a character.

This absurdist comedy - musical deals with one of the most serious issues of our time: the threat of nuclear destruction.

The directorial debut from Boots Riley, frontman of hip - hop group The Coup, Sorry to Bother You packs in the laughs while also navigating serious issues of big business, activism, and, of course, race.

God Help the Girl is a story that doesn't get too blogged down with the more serious issues of Eve's anorexia and depression, while also not being flippant about the topic.

Overall, this is a lovely film, ranking with the best of Disney's animated features while taking on rather serious issues of war, honor, gender roles and family pride.

Most plastics are derived from petroleum, a non-renewable often imported resource with serious issues of its own - environmental, energy, health, global security.

In regards to chia or added fiber — what's your take on the website at http://gutsense.com/, which suggests that all this fiber can cause some serious issues of its own.

This man makes a career lying to the public, not to mention our lawmakers, about some of the most serious issues of our time.

The attorney acknowledged, though, that this was a deeply personal decision, and that there are serious issues of civil liberties involved, and even some constitutional complaints.

In that SFO report, Nduom has serious issues of impersonation, conflict of interest, corruption and tax evasion to answer.

The aerospace industry, automotive, pharmaceutical, food, the tech sector, you name it, all face serious issues of trade barriers with the EU created by a massive downgrade of our trading relationship and possible divergence.

Today we are going to discuss about the most common and most serious issues of a blended family.

The serious issues of justice in society tore the institutional church asunder.

You are right in your definition of the principle of debate, but that's why we get nowhere with many serious issues of the world, we debate and argue without thought or understanding of the other side, we just learn enough to put together arguments against others.

I've seen 18 year old black kids sentenced to 20 years in prison for selling cocaine to adult buyers; these predatory priests should be looking an serious issues of prison time · (measured in decades) while their purple - robed protectors deserved to be confined with them.

Rather than point readers to another weighty tome on a serious issue of the day, Gates used his latest post to suggest a book that's quite out of character.

The investments in Food Banks Canada from the Walmart Foundation build on Walmart Canada's commitment to reducing surplus food going to waste while addressing the serious issue of hunger in Canada.

Will the public witness of Christians be harmed by the way we speak about the very serious issue of violence against women?

There is another serious issue of children: the increase of street children which is also an impact of globalization.

This week is National Obesity Awareness Week, launched by the National Obesity Forum and billed as a call to action to challenge the increasingly serious issue of obesity.

But the FA who normally charged erring player on the field of play not capture by the match referee during the game are yet to say anything over this very serious issue of deliberate pushing by the opponent player to a dangerous fittings outside the field of play to cause serious body harm.

But shadow environment secretary Peter Ainsworth hit back saying it was «disappointing» that Mr Huhne had «chosen to play party politics with the serious issue of climate change».

«We are talking about a serious issue of harassment and stalking and domestic violence and abuse.»

Oh dear Cameron reduced to personal abuse of @jeremycorbyn - not good when serious issue of what happening in our NHS being discussed #pmqs

«It is so harebrained to think that we are actually attempting to address the serious issue of gun violence with a new license plate,» Hoylman said.

Democratic Sen. Toby Stavisky said she was «saddened at the interjection of politics» into the serious issue of sex trafficking.

Our unique fermentation technique also serves as a zero - waste solution to the serious issue of tofu whey disposal,» explained Assoc Prof Liu.

Since the research has repeatedly discovered that almost everyone will eat more when served larger portions from a larger plate or container, and there is obviously a serious issue of «portion distortion» occurring, another group of scientists and psychologists decided to test this even further by providing larger plates or containers of low energy density, high nutrient density foods before the main course and or in between meals.

Critic Consensus: Enough exploits the serious issue of spousal abuse to make an illogical, unintelligent thriller.

Critics Consensus: Enough exploits the serious issue of spousal abuse to make an illogical, unintelligent thriller.

Under the silly veneer, there is also the serious issue of callous male entitlement dealt with interestingly in Better Watch Out, in a way more timely than the filmmakers could have possibly imagined.