Sentences with phrase «women have access to justice»

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It has insisted on equality between women and men, and on justice for women regarding access to basic needs, the means of sustaining a livelihood and the decision - making processes that organize and regulate the common life.

Access to safe family planning options not only allows women to become more economically productive but would also result in a 75 % decline in unintended pregnancies, unplanned births and induced abortions in developing regions, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive justice and sexual health research institution.

Although resources have grown to support women and girls in the aftermath of violence (e.g., access to justice and emergency care), research suggests that actions to tackle gender inequity and other root causes of violence are needed to prevent all forms of abuse, and thereby reduce violence overall (Paper 4).

The same violence that has subjected women and girls to «double victimisation» should not be let to take away or prevent their access to justice and protection.

In Re B.C.G.E.U. Dickson C.J. states, «There can not be a rule of law without access, otherwise the rule of law is replaced by a rule of men and women who decide who shall and who shall not have access to justice.»

All Canadian women deserve to have access to a fair and equal justice system free from rape myths and stereotypes.

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.

TUC Report finds women and children have been disproportionately affected by the devastating impact of LASPO, by Emma Fitzsimons Prior its enactment, campaigners warned that the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO») 1 would decimate legal aid, deny access to justice to thousands of vulnerable litigants and prove to be a false economy, shifting the burden to an already understaffed court system and overburdened legal aid services sector.

As was asserted by the Supreme Court of Canada in British Columbia Government Employees» Union v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 214 at para. 25, per Dickson C.J.: «There can not be a rule of law without access, otherwise the rule of law is replaced by a rule of men and women who decide who shall and who shall not have access to justice.»

There are many roads to enhancing access to justice across Canada and I have been fortunate to travel several of these via involvement with Manitoba organizations like Legal Aid Manitoba, Community Legal Education Association, Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre and Legal Help Centre of Winnipeg.

I don't always agree with the ABA, but over the course of my legal career, it has been a consistently strong force in seeking to improve access to justice and to protect the rights of women and minorities.

Giving women's organizations access to in - house lawyers would not only give abuse victims access to justice, says Track, it would also give social workers the ability to focus on what they're good at.

The provincial government has received no grade higher than C + this year and has shown particularly inadequate performance in addressing violence against Indigenous women and girls and improving access to justice.

The suggestion that there is an analogy between their struggle to achieve equality and these petitioners» concerted efforts to deny women equal access to a constitutionally protected privilege may have rhetorical appeal, but it is insupportable on the record before us...» Justice Stevens also noted that Bray «presents a striking contemporary example of the kind of zealous, politically motivated, lawless conduct that led to the enactment of the Ku Klux Act in 1871 and gave it its name.»

A lack of access to justice for such women has wide - ranging implications not only for the women themselves, but also for society as a whole and for public confidence in our justice system.»

This decision has huge implications for women's equality and access to justice.

I find it predictable that women are more inclined to career paths that engage access to justice, as women have reason to be more attuned to social justice issues on a personal level... and have reason to find the traditional practice of law unwelcoming and not amenable to supporting their lifestyle needs and interests / goals, which would explain a greater interest in opportunities in access to justice related work and organizations.

I would look to women's motivation to enter the social work profession and why that profession became female - dominated to explain their interest in access to justice law work, very likely, there are similarities and comparisons to be made.

The case, launched in April 2017, alleges that BC has a constitutional responsibility under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to ensure access to the justice system for women who are fleeing violent relationships or facing ongoing abuse from ex-spouses.

It specifically recommend earmarking funds in the Canada social transfer for civil legal aid in order to ensure that women have access to family justice with a particular emphasis on victims of violence, indigenous women, and women with disabilities.

Although perhaps unexpected by many people, this is the correct decision where the evidence has shown that fees have prevented access to justice for employees, with a disproportionate impact on women in particular.

That the federal government earmark specific funds for civil legal aid in order to promote women's access to justice and safety, and ensure that women are not further economically disadvantaged after relationship breakdown by having to represent themselves in court proceedings.

This investment is to help improve access to justice for women who have experienced domestic violence.

This award will recognize a woman who has made a demonstrable contribution to increased access to safety and justice for women.

In a recognition of the importance of access to justice for vulnerable women and children, the government promised that legal aid cases would not be scrapped to those affected by domestic violence.

The Court considered the Supreme Court of Canada's statement on access to justice in B.C.G.E.U. v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 214 («BCGEU»)(at 200): «There can not be a rule of law without access, otherwise the rule of law is replaced by a rule of men and women who decide who shall and who shall not have access to justice.»

However, as a practical step in improving access to justice, this decision will result in more people — in particular, women, disabled people, First Nations people and immigrants, who are less likely be able to afford hearing fees — gaining access to the justice system without having to compromise their everyday cost of living.

«The safety and security of women and their equal access to justice has not been properly considered in the drafting of this law,» said the clinic's executive director Amanda Dale.

During the hearing, Unison claimed that the introduction of fees had limited employee's access to justice, but the Court went further saying that it had been indirectly discriminatory to women because they launched a higher proportion of discrimination cases.

Four new pilot programs to address key rule of law issues in Senegal — including corruption, access to information, and women and children's rights — have been awarded seed grants through the World Justice Challenge.

Yet, massive cuts to legal aid for family law in B.C. have had a dramatic, negative and disproportionate effect on women's ability to access justice.

(4) As highlighted in the Social Justice Report 2002, incarceration can contribute to an Indigenous woman becoming dislocated from her family, community, cultural responsibilities, services she may have been accessing prior to incarceration and housing.

Katherine Women's Information and Legal Service chief executive Sandra Nelson said the 50 per cent cut to its budget would mean «a reduction in access to justice for Indigenous women&raWomen's Information and Legal Service chief executive Sandra Nelson said the 50 per cent cut to its budget would mean «a reduction in access to justice for Indigenous women&rawomen».