The Vatican City's criminal and civil judiciary is staffed by Italians, many of whom have other jobs in Rome.

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He wanted a more independent judiciary and more professional civil service.

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Worldwide polls conducted in 1981 and 1990 measured confidence in five institutions: parliament, the armed services, the judiciary, the police and the civil service.

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The petroleum accounts are to be audited and published annually, and spending will be monitored by an oversight committee, including representatives from civil society as well as parliament, the judiciary and the government.

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Democracy needs institutions such as viable political parties, an independent judiciary, a free and responsible press and a professional civil service.

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The council that oversees the country's judiciary said it was wrong for some offices just to issue civil union documents when the couple wanted full marriage certificates.

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Ted Kennedy on the Senate Judiciary Committee, working on issues ranging from crime to immigration to bankruptcy and fighting tirelessly to protect civil rights, women's rights and religious freedom.

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He also revealed that the judiciary is looking at the potential for greater use of mediation, or alternative dispute resolution, in appropriate civil cases.

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At a March 19 hearing on election problems, Michigan Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed New York Rep. Gerald Nadler, chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, to hold a hearing on Acorn.

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