Sentences with phrase «which legal academics»

If scholarship continues to be primary benchmark by which legal academics are measured, we need to change the conditions under which scholarship is produced.
And apropos that, there is an unfortunate convergence with the topic of arrogance that I feel must be pointed out, partly because I am very concerned about the degree to which legal academics are choosing to do far more than hold up mirrors.

Not exact matches

Contact with reality» which is to say, the actual operation of the legal system and its impact on society» is more likely to confront academics with the immutable truths of human nature than endless theorizing restrained only by the politically correct predilections of one's colleagues.
«Professor Siddiqui, supported by a panel with a strong balance of academic, religious and legal expertise, will help us better understand whether and the extent to which Sharia law is being misused or exploited and make recommendations to the government on how to address this.»
The service began with a long procession which included clergy, visiting bishops, diocesan legal officers, ecumenical and interfaith guests and representatives of academic institutions.
Beyond legal questions of academic tenure, however, are three problems which may be much more serious.
There is often excellent blogging in more specialist spaces - academic, scientific, liberties / legal, environmental - which sometimes the political blogs pick up on, but there isn't that much linkage, and there might sometimes be some value in thinking specifically about the linking spaces.
Both reports were instrumental in setting up the Faculty of Law at Legon, leading to the current bifurcated legal education system, which includes the academic component at a University followed by a professional component at Makola or an equivalent professional school.
The group, which now has more than 100 members (including Hatzikirou), was officially launched in June 2016 after an initial meeting of seven Greek researchers and academics, including scientists as well as legal scholars, economists, and strategic communication specialists.
Does an academic's use of legal threats to stop a critical paper from being published subvert the peer review process, which is fundamental to modern scientific research?
Although academics don't warrant a «class privilege,» she said, academic - participant confidentiality can be awarded on a case - by - case basis, provided it meets the criteria of an existing four - step legal principle, known as the Wigmore test, which balances public interest in maintaining confidentiality against the court's interest in getting at the truth.
There has only been one legal case in which academic privilege and researcher - participant confidentiality were on the table: In 2014, CAUT funded a legal challenge on behalf of two University of Ottawa criminology professors resisting police efforts to obtain records related to a study about male escorts.
By providing resources to attract and retain teachers in the 37 low - performing, high - turnover middle and high schools, the settlement renders the legal question raised in Reed «academic,» said Dale Larson, an attorney with the law firm Morrison & Foerster, which, with the ACLU and the nonprofit law firm Public Counsel, brought the lawsuit.
The lawsuit — which was filed in 2011 and became the longest legal battle over school finance in state history — was brought against the state after the Legislature cut $ 5.4 billion in public education funding from the state budget while schools were already struggling to implement new academic standards.
But that idea, which was formalized into an application for the Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA) as a district experimental Pilot Schools, has been in legal limbo two years running.
The district's response to our request, in directing us to the single plan, aligns with the California Department of Education's guidance for the Single Plan for Student Achievement which states, under the section entitled, «Legal Specifics for the SPSA» that «The SPSA is a blueprint to improve the academic performance of all students.»
Law scholars who need an academic paper according to the legal terminologies and instructions, should definitely consult take our constitutional law assignment help to get a professional guidance on drafting a well - written academic paper which meets your university's standards and professor's expectations.
All our writers have in - depth knowledge in this field and several years of experience which enables them to draft academic articles on various legal topics and subjects.
Steve: many academics misunderstand the word «vexatious» which (as you know) has a technical legal meaning.
Instead, focusing on the equal footing criterion, the Court opted for a rather unpredictable ad - hoc approach, which might be considered beneficial for academics and people interested in EU law in general, since it generates more case - law, but which is surely not beneficial to legal certainty.
J. Int» l L. 15, which details efforts by 25 legal and military academics and specialists to develop an «intellectual infrastructure» for lawfare as well as some definitions and strategies to prevent the misuse of the term.
It is a medium in which leading lawyers, academics, technologists, law librarians, consultants, vendors and other legal professionals are regularly contributing their insights and knowledge.
Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, alluded to this in his speech at the Legal Wales Conference 2014 on 10 October: «The academics debate whether it is conceivable that Parliament would enact a law which was so contrary to principle that the courts would ignore it — eg a law which prevents citizens from challenging any decision of a government department in the courts... I profoundly hope that it is an issue which never has to be tested, not least because, if it does, something will already have gone very wrong with our system of government.»
Free forever, which would include research of state and federal law and the ability to read articles and analysis contributed to the site by lawyers, law firms and legal academics.
The statement reflects a decade or more of academic discussion of investment treaty arbitration and it is very encouraging to see the court recognize the point, from which many other issues arise regarding the transfer from of the final authority to determine the legal boundaries of sovereign authority from courts to arbitrators.
The legal opinion provided to the law society on Nov. 16, 2016, which I've made available here, spells out the constitutional basis far more clearly than anything I've seen thus far, including some quite embarrassing commentary from legal academics (i.e. Pardy).
Mine is a legal academic and law publishing background steeped in black - letter law, in which case and statute law and drawing upon analysis thereof and expertise therein, are paramount.
Legal publishing in jurisdictions like Victoria — or Canadian provinces for that matter — relies on legal academics or practising lawyers who work hard to write a book, which their publishers will know have very limited sales potenLegal publishing in jurisdictions like Victoria — or Canadian provinces for that matter — relies on legal academics or practising lawyers who work hard to write a book, which their publishers will know have very limited sales potenlegal academics or practising lawyers who work hard to write a book, which their publishers will know have very limited sales potential.
At the vanguard of this movement is free - access advocate Carl Malamud's Law.gov, which is convening a series of workshops and symposiums at law schools throughout the country, assisted by some of the nation's top legal academics.
Quality assurance and legal needs surveys are just two practices which have gone round the world — very largely because of the existing of the International Legal Aid Group which since 1992 has held conferences that seek to bring together a wide range of legal aid administrations and acadelegal needs surveys are just two practices which have gone round the world — very largely because of the existing of the International Legal Aid Group which since 1992 has held conferences that seek to bring together a wide range of legal aid administrations and acadeLegal Aid Group which since 1992 has held conferences that seek to bring together a wide range of legal aid administrations and acadelegal aid administrations and academics.
Professor Dan Sarooshi, who is also a Fellow in Law at The Queen's College, Oxford, has a strong academic and commercial career which began in 1992 as Legal Assistant to Professor (now Judge) Rosalyn Higgins QC in her then practice at Essex Court Chambers.
Combining legal practice with academic research Charlotte is an Affiliated Researcher at the Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge, from which she was awarded her PhD on the law and policy on female genital mutilation (FGM) in England.
Three things strike me about international law in the work of a government lawyer today: first, it is all - pervasive; second, the questions that arise and the context in which they are considered are extraordinarily complex; and, finally, I am struck by the intense scrutiny these legal issues are subjected to by states and courts around the world, academics and the public.
It would also be helpful if the Commission were more transparent about the evaluations of third country law that it conducts when preparing adequacy decisions, which typically include legal studies by outside academics.
The full - time externship consists of two complementary courses: Law 379D Women's Legal Clinic and Law 380C Externship Reflections, which are worth a total of 15 academic credits.
Fernando lectures for state and federal judicial colleges, including the New Jersey Judicial College and Escola Paulista da Magistratura (São Paulo), both of which provide judges with academic programs to keep abreast of legal developments.
Laurel has also had a number of academic legal articles published in the China National Social Sciences Journal, including one article published in the most prestigious Chinese journal: Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index, which is part of the China National Social Sciences Database, and also carried by Princeton University Library (ISSN: 1671 - 511X, Issue S2, pages 151 — 158).
However, the extent to which that is, in fact, the case has been a subject of dispute among academics and legal commentators.
Among his many academic achievements, Dino served as Managing Editor of the Temple Law Review, published a casenote law review article, was recognized as Dean's Honor Scholar, earned several distinguished performance awards in trial advocacy, and was the recipient of the prestigious Sarah A. Shull Memorial Award which is presented to the Temple Law graduate demonstrating excellence in legal research and writing.
I believe that the oldest use of media other than print to teach legal research was a videotape with voice - over by Stephen Borins back in the academic year, 1970 - 1971 in which he ran through a legal research problem which touched on Priestman v. Colangelo and the liability of police officers.
These are all good and interesting points, Mark - one of the key issues in the copyright issue in legal academic is the extent to which commercial legal publishers control the distribution of academic scholarship.
The challenge facing much of Canada's legal profession — in both its practical and academic guises — is how to modify and adapt institutional narratives which, like that of my old firm, grew and developed organically in one century, to meet the demands of another.
These include a formal mentoring programme which partners up junior lawyers with senior mentors, an academic mentoring scheme which encourages participation in legal mooting competitions and the financial support for LOVILL lawyers to pursue funded further education.
We have a very clear understanding of legal valueadd, influenced by the work of American academic Constance Bagley, which splits in - house work into three prongs.
As a result, legal writing courses — which are now graded — carry more academic credit than ever before.
At a moment at which there are many serious criticisms of liberalism and / or questions about its future, combined with substantial unanimity among legal academics about various progressive values (as seen, to be clear, through an establishment lens) and the routine invocation in current scholarly and public writing of things like «rule of law,» faith in judicial review, and so on, there is a lot of room for interesting and valuable work questioning those assumptions and premises.
The legal academics at the law school have one of the largest ranges of specialism out of any law school in the country, which makes the law school one of the largest and most diverse school of law in the UK.
FLIP, which was first announced last July by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, aims to bring together lawyers, technopreneurs, investors, academics and regulators, in an initiative that will support the development of the delivery of legal services in the future economy.
First, the over-reliance on deference may be a product of a hangover effect from an earlier era of judicial intrusiveness, which has guided current thinking of the appropriate scope of judicial review on the part of legal academics and some members of the Supreme Court.
With the support of a friendly and approachable team of highly qualified academics and a wide range of activities on offer, students are given the opportunity to develop practical skills which are increasingly important as they progress through their legal career.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z