scholarly journals Justiciability, Access to Justice and the Development of Constitutional Law in Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 707-723
Author(s):  
Gerard J Kennedy ◽  
Lorne Sossin
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Procedural Law ◽  
Canadian Experience ◽  
The Government ◽  
Public Law Litigation

Concentrating on Canadian experience, specifically litigation under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the ‘Charter’), this article seeks to reconcile the access to justice benefits of summary procedures with the government litigant's duty to act in the public interest (or as a ‘model litigant’) and uphold the rule of law. Though acknowledging the benefits that can result from the use of summary procedures to end litigation, the authors observe that compliance with strict requirements in procedural law are frequently dispensed with in the Charter context. In fact, summary procedures can have a devastating effect on the development of Charter rights. The authors ultimately posit that the government should have a duty of restraint in using summary procedures to end public law litigation, and courts should be reluctant to permit the government to preclude such litigation aimed at advancing the evolution of the Charter from reaching hearings on the merits.

scholarly journals PROSPEK PENEGAKAN HUKUM UNDANG-UNDANG PENGHAPUSAN KEKERASAN DALAM RUMAH TANGGA (UU PKDRT)

Jurnal HAM ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sabungan Sibarani
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Pain And Suffering ◽  
The Government

AbstrakKekerasan Dalam Rumah Tangga (KDRT) dalam ketentuan perundang-undangan di Indonesia tergolong sebuah kejahatan dengan ancaman hukum pidana karena mengakibatkan kesakitan dan penderitaan fisik maupun mental terhadap korbannya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui prospek penegakan hukum Undang-Undang Penghapusan Kekerasan Dalam Rumah Tangga. Metode penelitian hukum yang digunakan pada penelitian ini penelitian hukum normatif yaitu suatu proses untuk menemukan aturan hukum, prinsip-prinsip hukum, maupun doktrin-doktrin hukum guna menjawab isu hukum yang dihadapi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa menghapus tindak kekerasan dalam rumah tangga dapat dimulai dengan menghilangkan sebab-sebab dan unsur-unsur pemicunya. Dalam kaitan ini, sekurang-kurang terdapat banyak cara dan usaha yang patut dilakukan agar kekerasan dalam rumah tangga terelakkan atau setidak-tidaknya dapat dikurangi intensitasnya. Prospek penegakan hukum UU PKDRT akan sulit ditegakkan karena banyak kendala dalam pelaksanaannya.Hendaknya Pemerintah mensosialisasikan UUPKDRT kepada publik atau masyarakat secara jelas dan transparan guna menghindari bias atau ketidakjelasan akan isi dan kandungan dari UUPKDRT.Kata Kunci: Penegakan Hukum, KDRT.AbstractViolence in the home (domestic violence) in the provisions of law in Indonesia is a crime with the threat of criminal law, because it caused pain and suffering to the victim physically and mentally. The purpose of this study was to determine the prospects for law enforcement Law on the Elimination of Domestic Violence. Legal research methods were used in this study is a normative legal research process to find the rule of law, principles of law, and the legal doctrines in order to address the legal issues at hand. The results showed that removing the acts of domestic violence can begin by eliminating the causes and elements of the trigger. In this regard, at less there are many ways and efforts that should be done so that domestic violence inevitable or at least be reduced in intensity. Prospects the act, Law enforcement will be difficult to enforce because a lot of problems in implementation. The government should disseminate the act to the public or public is clear and transparent manner in order to avoid bias or lack of clarity of the contents and the contents of the act.Keywords: Law Enforcement, domestic violence.

scholarly journals THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PROSECUTOR IN CIVIL PROCEED-INGS AS A GUARANTEE OF ENSURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEGAL PROTECTION. SOME REMARKS

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
Joanna Misztal-Konecka
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Great Caution ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Civil Proceedings ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Civil Matter

The role of the prosecutor in the legal system is traditionally perceived in the context of performing tasks relating to the prosecution of offences and upholding the rule of law. It is worth mentioning, however, that pursuant to Article 7 sentence 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure the prosecutor may petition to institute proceedings in any civil matter as well as participate in any pending proceedings if he considers his presence necessary to protect the rule of law, citizens’ rights or social interest. While the broad competence range of the prosecutor in civil proceedings has been assessed with high criticism in the literature on numerous occasions, it is with great caution that one should view possible tendencies towards exclusion of the prosecutor as an attendant of proceedings, without affiliation to either party, when the public interest calls for their participation. Especially in the cases where the court notifies the prosecutor of the need to participate in proceedings, one ought to conclude that it is the moment when the principle of effective legal protection becomes most fully realized through equalizing the litigious position of the parties and prevention of the occurrence of a defect which might invalidate the proceedings. The author postulates transforming notification of the need to participate in proceedings served on the prosecutor into summons for attending it.

scholarly journals Intellectual property, antitrust, and the rule of law: between private power and state power

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel Katz
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Constitutional Order ◽  
Free Competition ◽  
Legal Power ◽  
Private Power ◽  
Ip Law

AbstractThis Article explores the rule of law aspects of the intersection between intellectual property and antitrust law. Contemporary discussions and debates on intellectual property (IP), antitrust, and the intersection between them are typically framed in economically oriented terms. This Article, however, shows that there is more law in law than just economics. It demonstrates how the rule of law has influenced the development of several IP doctrines, and the interface between IP and antitrust, in important, albeit not always acknowledged, ways. In particular, it argues that some limitations on IP rights, such as exhaustion and limitations on tying arrangements, are grounded in rule of law principles restricting the arbitrary exercise of legal power, rather than solely in considerations of economic efficiency. The historical development of IP law has reflected several tensions, both economic and political, that lie at the heart of the constitutional order of the modern state: the tension between the benefits of free competition and the recognition that some restraints on competition may be beneficial and justified; the concern that power, even when conferred in the public interest, can often be abused and arbitrarily

RESULTS AND TRENDS OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN COMBATING CRIME

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venelin Krastev Terziev ◽  
◽  
Marin Petrov Georgiev ◽  
Stefаn Marinov Bankov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Republic

The purpose of this Report is to present the operations of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria for the first six months of 2020, based on indicators characterising the performance of its main statutory functions. One of the essential factors in the first six months of 2020 was the unprecedented COVID – 19 pandemic which required the adoption of measures and decisions of the competence of the PORB (the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Bulgaria) which directly reflect the effective exercise of the indictment function and the protection of the rule of law and of the public interest.

Zasada szybkości w postępowaniach w sprawach przygotowania i realizacji inwestycji infrastrukturalnych

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 174-188
Author(s):  
Przemysław Ostojski ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Constitutional Principle ◽  
Infrastructure Investments ◽  
Principle Of Proportionality ◽  
Administrative Proceedings ◽  
The Right

The article concerns the principle of speed in the proceedings regarding the implementation of infrastructure investments. The analysis of individual legal institutions is aimed at assessing statutory regulations of investment acts in the scope of the principle of speed. The aim of the analysis is to verify the assertion that the implementation of specific law-related rules in special investment documents connected with giving priority to the speed of administrative proceedings followed the constitutional principle of proportionality. As a result of the conducted analysis, it should be stated that the implementation of the principle of speed of proceedings to investment acts does not fundamentally violate the essence of constitutional rights of individuals – including the right to challenge decisions and the right to protect of rightly acquired rights. The legislator limits the principles of transparency, as well as the principle of active participation of the party in administrative proceedings, but does not eliminate these principles. Regardless of this, the legislator infringes in the analyzed Acts the essence of the party’s right to submit an application for temporary protection in administrative proceedings. The legislator violates in a qualified manner – due to the public interest – the rule of law and two-instance, preventing the appeals authority in the course of the instance of repealing the decision in its entirety, if the defect affects only its part concerning the property.

scholarly journals PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA PENGADAAN TANAH GUNA PEMBANGUNAN BANDAR UDARA INTERNASIONAL BERBASIS NILAI KEADILAN SOSIAL

NOTARIUS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Mia Permata Sari ◽  
Suteki Suteki
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Land Dispute

In resolving land acquisition disputes for the public interest, it is fitting for the state to pay attention to values outside of the rule of law itself, including the value of social justice and the value of benefits to guarantee the basic rights of affected communities. This study aims to find out what factors cause the settlement of land acquisition disputes in terms of juridical aspects not reflecting the value of justice and benefit for the parties and formulating land acquisition dispute resolution models in a legal socio perspective that can realize the value of social justice and benefits for party. an appropriate method is needed that can accommodate the value of social justice and the benefits in resolving the dispute, among others, promoting the Consensus Meeting and the Need for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as an alternative solution. In addition, the need to calculate non-physical losses in the assessment of compensation for people who have lost their livelihoods due to land acquisition projects Keywords: Land Acquisition, Land Dispute Settlement, Public Interest AbstrakDalam penyelesaian sengketa pengadaan tanah untuk kepentingan umum sudah sepatutnya negara memperhatikan nilai-nilai diluar daripada aturan hukum itu sendiri, diantaranya nilai keadilan sosial dan nilai kemanfaatan untuk menjamin hak-hak dasar masyarakat terdampak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk  untuk mengetahui faktor apa saja yang menyebabkan penyelesaian sengketa pengadaan tanah tersebut ditinjau dari aspek yuridis belum mencerminkan nilai keadilan dan kemanfaatan bagi para pihak sertaa merumuskan model penyelesaian sengketa pengadaan tanah dalam perspektif socio legal yang dapat mewujudkan nilai keadilan sosial dan kemanfaatan bagi para pihak. dibutuhkan suatu metode yang tepat yang dapat mengakomodasi nilai keadilan sosial dan kemanfaatan dalam penyelesaian sengketa tersebut diantaranya mengedepankan Musyawarah Mufakat dan Perlunya Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) sebagai solusi alternatif.. Selain itu, perlunya memperhitungkan kerugian non fisik dalam penilaian ganti rugi sehingga, terdapat solusi bagi masyarakat yang kehilangan mata pencaharianya akibat proyek pengadaan tanah Kata Kunci : Pengadaan Tanah, Penyelesaian Sengketa Tanah , Kepentingan Umum 

Secret State, Transparent Subject: The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation in the Age of Terror

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jude McCulloch ◽  
Joo-Cheong Tham
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Relative Distribution ◽  
Liberal Democracies ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Open Discussion ◽  
Security Information ◽  
Public Scrutiny ◽  
The Government ◽  
Distribution Of Power

This article describes the secrecy provisions embodied in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 2003 (Cwlth). The article explains how these provisions curb freedom of speech and remove ASIO's activities from the domain of public scrutiny. It argues that by effectively criminalising open discussion of ASIO's activities the provisions insulate much of the domestic ‘war on terror’ from the public gaze. It also argues that the provisions implicitly sanction lawlessness by ASIO in open breach of the rule of law. By undermining free speech and the rule of law, this legislation increases the risk of torture of persons detained by ASIO. The legislation also exacerbates the punitiveness of such detention. Moreover, the secrecy offences will distort Australian politics by enabling the government to control and manipulate ‘security’ information. The article concludes that the increase in state secrecy and its impact are part of a continuing shift in the relative distribution of power between state and subject in liberal democracies; a shift that signals a move to more repressive or authoritarian forms of rule.

scholarly journals HUMAN RIGHTS, INEQUALITY AND PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION: A CASE STUDY ON SANITATION FROM BRAZIL

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 149-171
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Barcellos ◽  
Marcia Castro ◽  
Ricardo Moura
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Regional Inequality ◽  
Public Interest Litigation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Disaggregated Data ◽  
Public Law Litigation

Disaggregated data on the relative success of the UN millennium goals made clear that the progress achieved in many countries, Brazil included, was not equitable, positioning the question “How to address inequalities?” as the next pressing challenge in human rights. Public law litigation could be regarded as a tool to reduce inequality, particularly in Brazil, given a unique institution of its legal system, the Public Prosecutors Office. This paper uses public interest litigation discussing access to sanitation services to test this hypothesis. In 2013, only 58.2% of the households had access to sanitation, with significant regional inequality in coverage. Boolean analysis was applied to assess court orders (2003-2013) and results showed a disconnect between litigation and demand for sanitation, indicating that areas that were better off in various social and economic indicators were the ones receiving attention. The paper suggests reflections on how public interest litigation could target those most in need.

scholarly journals PROSPEK PENEGAKAN HUKUM UNDANG-UNDANG PENGHAPUSAN KEKERASAN DALAM RUMAH TANGGA (UU PKDRT)

Jurnal HAM ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sabungan Sibarani
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Pain And Suffering ◽  
The Government

AbstrakKekerasan Dalam Rumah Tangga (KDRT) dalam ketentuan perundang-undangan di Indonesia tergolong sebuah kejahatan dengan ancaman hukum pidana karena mengakibatkan kesakitan dan penderitaan fisik maupun mental terhadap korbannya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui prospek penegakan hukum Undang-Undang Penghapusan Kekerasan Dalam Rumah Tangga. Metode penelitian hukum yang digunakan pada penelitian ini penelitian hukum normatif yaitu suatu proses untuk menemukan aturan hukum, prinsip-prinsip hukum, maupun doktrin-doktrin hukum guna menjawab isu hukum yang dihadapi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa menghapus tindak kekerasan dalam rumah tangga dapat dimulai dengan menghilangkan sebab-sebab dan unsur-unsur pemicunya. Dalam kaitan ini, sekurang-kurang terdapat banyak cara dan usaha yang patut dilakukan agar kekerasan dalam rumah tangga terelakkan atau setidak-tidaknya dapat dikurangi intensitasnya. Prospek penegakan hukum UU PKDRT akan sulit ditegakkan karena banyak kendala dalam pelaksanaannya.Hendaknya Pemerintah mensosialisasikan UUPKDRT kepada publik atau masyarakat secara jelas dan transparan guna menghindari bias atau ketidakjelasan akan isi dan kandungan dari UUPKDRT.Kata Kunci: Penegakan Hukum, KDRT.AbstractViolence in the home (domestic violence) in the provisions of law in Indonesia is a crime with the threat of criminal law, because it caused pain and suffering to the victim physically and mentally. The purpose of this study was to determine the prospects for law enforcement Law on the Elimination of Domestic Violence. Legal research methods were used in this study is a normative legal research process to find the rule of law, principles of law, and the legal doctrines in order to address the legal issues at hand. The results showed that removing the acts of domestic violence can begin by eliminating the causes and elements of the trigger. In this regard, at less there are many ways and efforts that should be done so that domestic violence inevitable or at least be reduced in intensity. Prospects the act, Law enforcement will be difficult to enforce because a lot of problems in implementation. The government should disseminate the act to the public or public is clear and transparent manner in order to avoid bias or lack of clarity of the contents and the contents of the act.Keywords: Law Enforcement, domestic violence.

Trust and the politics of postcommunism

2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Lovell
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Institutional Framework ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Low Levels

The citizens of postcommunist states have relatively low levels of trust in their basic political institutions. This paper argues that to consolidate the advances towards civil society and democracy particular attention must be paid to strengthening trust. Trust requires not just the institutional framework appropriate to democracy and the rule of law — already substantially in place — but also an appreciation of politics and civil society as spheres of continuing diversity, competition and conflict. The deficit of trust can be addressed by a leadership exemplary in its service to the public interest, and by an acceptance of the new, adversarial politics.

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