The Lords have already announced their themes: constitutional affairs, equalities, home affairs, justice and law on Thursday, business, economy, local government and transport on Monday, agriculture, culture, education, energy, health and welfare on Tuesday and defence, foreign and Commonwealth affairs, international development on Wednesday.
"The main concern of my party is that the fundamental, radical flaws and difficulties in our justice system and law and order in Scotland have not been addressed in the last five years by this executive and there's nothing in this programme to suggest that these will be addressed, " she said.
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The Justice and Peace Law offers only limited amnesty to all those laying down their arms.
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The Justice and Peace Law was a necessary compromise albeit its implementation could have been more stringent.
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Unfortunately, the relationship between natural justice and the law is sometimes tenuous, as it is in this case.
The bill, known as the Justice and Accountability law, must be signed by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani before it can take effect.
The Justice and Peace Law: The Disarmament of an Undefeated Military Group.
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Yesterday, I got the first report on the top priority constitutional amendments proposed by the committee of justice system and law experts and that I have set up to look into the required constitutional and legislative amendments.
Their troubles began when the Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion which found that the Justice and Peace Law introduced by the government, that set the rules for the 2003-2006 disarmament of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) paramilitaries, was synonymous with impunity.
Brian Forst, a professor of justice, law and society at American University, said many of the provisions in the package would, indeed, give the government more powerful tools to fight terrorism.
Among the thorny issues to be resolved are what, if any, role commanders should have in the administration of military justice and how current law should be adjusted to reflect a shift, he said.
The revolving door between the Department of Justice and white shoe law firms is a phenomenon that deserves more attention by the press and other elements of civil society, and everyone citizens, defense attorneys, and even judges should take much more seriously the abusive tactics used to attain pleas of guilty under vague and impossible-to-understand statutes combined with highly coercive prosecutorial techniques.
Marek Jurek, parliamentary speaker and deputy chairman of Law and Justice, says that changing this is necessary to create the conditions for making Poland a more democratic country.
But when it comes to the interests of the claimants, concepts such as democracy, the right of self-determination of nations, respect for the rights and intelligence of peoples, international law and justice have no place or value.
Martin Floss, a professor and director of the Institute for Law and Justice at Hilbert College in Hamburg, New York, said that for the past 15 years, crime rates across the board have dropped to historically low levels.
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No Justice Department is above the law, and no Justice Department is above the Constitution.
Such actions seem to contradict American values of justice and the rule of law.
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If we are to defend justice and the rule of law, lying must have consequences.
There is little respect in Cambodia for justice and the rule of law.
The legal profession has long held the professional standard that the pursuit of justice and the practice of law must include providing legal services to those who can not afford to pay.
In this journey on Earth, there is nothing of greater consequence for us to devote our energies than to search for the truth, to pursue equal justice and to uphold the law.
"We are keeping attendance at later stages of the tournament under review in the light of Ministers' busy schedules ahead of the Olympics and widespread concerns about selective justice and the rule of law in Ukraine, " their statement read.
What work did we do in the last 10 years in Syria or Libya to empower civil society in conflict prevention, invest robustly in strengthening governance, access to justice and the rule of law, and expand information networks and open communication?
At the beginning of my presentation I tried to put this case into perspective for myself by saying that this proceeding is the same as to what takes place in every courtroom in America: The pursuit of truth, seeking equal justice, and upholding the law.
Ms. Mitchell and another lawyer representing tea-party groups, Jay Sekulow of the conservative American Center for Law and Justice, both said they sent letters demanding that groups they represent be approved for tax-exempt status.
NWFP, controlled by Pathan tribal leaders rather than the government, disputes are settled and crimes punished according to a rough form of justice that combines sharia Islamic law and the tribal code.
It also suggested the government appoint more judges to lessen the backlog of cases and ensure swift justice, and it called for updating the law to include crimes such as voyeurism and stalking.
When President Ford was faced with a Supreme Court vacancy shortly after the nation was still recovering from the Watergate scandal, he wanted a nominee who was brilliant, non-ideological, pragmatic, and committed above all to justice, integrity, and the rule of law.
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