Sentences with phrase «with oral testimony»

The British Columbia Supreme Court gave little weight to email evidence in another family dispute, Hamilton v Jackson 2009 BCSC 538 (CanLII), because it conflicted with oral testimony in court about what had happened and what had been said about it at the time, and, as the judge said (para 17):

With their oral testimony often offered as the only evidence to support their claims, and with few Asylum Officers, only 35 Fraud Detection and National Security officers assigned to asylum offices throughout the country, and a mere 316 Immigration Judges already overwhelmed by a backlog of 542,411 cases, it should be no surprise that the credible fear process is uniquely susceptible to fraud.»

Not exact matches

The electronic age with its offering of a wide variety of ways to present the human voice has commanded new attention to oral language.1 Perhaps the ascendancy of science and the domination of the scientific method has created such a restricted view of language that a reaction in favor of more dimensions to language is to be taken simply as clear testimony to a general degeneration of meaningful discourse, a degeneration in which the church figures prominently.

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The main types of communication are: (a) oral and written testimony before a congressional committee; (b) conferences and study groups held by AAAS committees and offices; (c) correspondence and meetings with Members of Congress and staff; and (d) reporting and information seeking from the Congress.

A look at the oral testimony shows that when Phil Jones and Lord Acton appeared before the committee on March 1, Stringer peppered the pair with questions — fully half of the total of 80.

I also transcribed Rep. Appleton's oral testimony, which is filled with «personal» and anecdotal statements and lacks even the most modest citations.

These gaps, combined with the contradictory anecdotes and testimonies that the oral history provide, give readers insight into the day - to - day sensibilities of the woman but do not add up to a complete picture of the artist.

Occasionally people provide her with some of their medical records and other health data, which is kept confidential unless the person concerned gives their permission for the information to be out in the public domain, or the information has already been reported publicly in the media or in oral or written testimony to courts, tribunals, and parliamentary inquiries.

A look at the oral testimony shows that when Phil Jones and Lord Acton appeared before the committee on March 1, Stringer peppered the pair with questions — fully half of the total of 80.

A generation brought up with computers will no longer have the attention span to sit as jurors and listen to oral testimony for hours on end, Lord Judge believes, according to a report in The Times Online.

Lastly, the Court examined the hearing before the Appeal Committee and found that, even if there had been legitimate concerns raised about the hearing before the Dean, the appeal to the Appeal Committee provided the applicant with a fresh hearing at which there was oral testimony, an opportunity for cross-examination, full documentary disclosure and the opportunity to be represented by counsel.

The Panel's review is a quasi-judicial process, with written evidence and expert reports, oral testimony, cross-examinations, information requests and legal argument.

«That confidence was severely undermined by the judgment of Mr Justice Peter Smith; that judgment was in key respects inconsistent with the written and oral testimony of Mrs Harb, the surrounding documents and the inherent probabilities.»

The Court agreed with the employer that the complainant's oral testimony was vague, contradictory and unsupported by the documentary evidence before the Tribunal.

In our efforts to gain approval for our amendment, we held weekly strategy meetings with our lobbyist and AAMFT, made our presence known at hearings (even when we could not testify), wrote testimony, gave oral testimony, created fact - sheets comparing the profession to allied professions, and started utilizing grassroots outreach.

Given the gravity of the consequences flowing from a finding that a claimant group is not who they claim (and perceive themselves) to be, and consistent with principles of equality and respect for culture, as well as the intention of the Parliament in enacting the NTA «to rectify past injustices» and establish a «special procedure... for the just and proper ascertainment of native title rights and interests... in a manner that has due regard to their unique character», the Court should, it is respectfully submitted, approach the admission of oral testimonies of native title claimants in ways which accommodate Aboriginal accounts of their histories [85] and are, where appropriate, sceptical in the receipt of written records of the past.

The Commission seeks leave to submit that the provisions of the NTA which affect the concept (itself not statutory) of abandonment, the concept of traditional laws and customs, the requisite connection with the claimed land or waters, the burden of proof in relation to cessation, and the role of oral testimony in native title claims, amongst others sub-sec 223 (1), must be construed consistently with human rights standards relating to equality before the law [1], the rights of indigenous minorities to practise and revitalise their culture [2], and freedom of religion [3].

On the cultural and methodological biases associated with the use of written records of the past over oral testimony, see A Curthoys, «The Proof of Continuity of Native Title: An Historical Perspective», Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Native Title Research Unit, Issues Series Paper no 18 of 1997.