Legal System

A legal system is a system of laws, procedures, and institutions that are used to administer justice in a society. It is the framework within which a society resolves disputes and enforces the rules that govern its members. Legal systems can vary widely from one country to another, but all legal systems have certain features in common, such as a set of laws, a system of courts, and mechanisms for enforcing decisions. The legal system plays a crucial role in ensuring that individuals and businesses are able to resolve disputes and are protected from harm. It is also an important part of a country’s overall system of governance.

 

 

New bill would put human trafficking hotline in every port of entry – The 19th News
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New bill would put human trafficking hotline in every port of entry – The 19th News

Each year, tens of thousands of people text or call 1-888-373-7888, the national human trafficking hotline. Now, lawmakers are pushing to require that number to be posted in every airport, bus station, rail station and all ports of entry in the United States.  Senators introduced on Thursday the Human Trafficking Prevention Act, bipartisan legislation which…

In Dialogue with Malawi, Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking, Ask about Access to Lawyers and the Definition of Torture
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In Dialogue with Malawi, Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking, Ask about Access to Lawyers and the Definition of Torture

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Malawi, with Committee Experts commending efforts to combat human trafficking, and raising questions about access to lawyers and the definition of torture. Anna Racu, Committee Vice Chairperson and Co-Rapporteur for Malawi, said that it was positive that Malawi had adopted the Trafficking…

Charles Abood Obituary (1944 – 2022) – Sylvania, OH – The Blade – Legacy.com
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Charles Abood Obituary (1944 – 2022) – Sylvania, OH – The Blade – Legacy.com

News storyBy Mark ZaborneyBlade Staff Writer Charles D. Abood, a local judge for 22 years and a visiting judge for nearly as long afterward, and an author who in May published a novel inspired by real criminal cases, died Oct. 22 in a Redwood City, Calif., hospice. He was 78. He had gallbladder cancer and…

Pieper Lewis’s Sentencing Places Spotlight on Need for Legislation
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Pieper Lewis’s Sentencing Places Spotlight on Need for Legislation

NAHT Asks For Your Help Once Annually on November 29th On November 29th, the annual GivingTuesday global fundraising campaign will be launched. This is a huge effort to promote donations to nonprofits such as the NAHT. Grassroots donors gave nearly $2 billion worldwide on GivingTuesday in 2021. We hope to inspire you to go to…

Third Committee – Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues | UN Press
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Third Committee – Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues | UN Press

Note: A complete summary of today’s Third Committee meetings will be available on Tuesday, 4 October. Briefing DELPHINE SCHANTZ, of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), expressed her agency’s support for Member States in their fight against drugs, corruption, terrorism and organized crime, including crimes that affect the environment, and cybercrime.  Championing…

What the survivors of human trafficking deserve – New York Daily News
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What the survivors of human trafficking deserve – New York Daily News

In our adversarial legal system, prosecutors and public defenders don’t often see eye to eye. But as the Manhattan district attorney and veteran attorneys for the Legal Aid Society, we agree on this: Survivors of human trafficking should not be criminalized. A 2021 state law gives judges wide discretion to free trafficking survivors from the…

Human trafficking is happening in Newfoundland – SaltWire
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Human trafficking is happening in Newfoundland – SaltWire

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Despite advocates’ best efforts to raise awareness and understanding, there’s long been a misconception in Newfoundland and Labrador that human trafficking isn’t a local issue, Angela Crockwell said Thursday, Sept. 15. Crockwell has done countless media interviews and made numerous public statements since she assumed the role of executive director of…

Pieper Lewis: Other cases of sex trafficking victims convicted or penalized – CNN
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Pieper Lewis: Other cases of sex trafficking victims convicted or penalized – CNN

Pieper Lewis, who killed her alleged rapist in 2020, received a deferred judgment from Polk County District Judge David Porter after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and willful injury.  Lewis is just one of several teenagers — often of color — who have been legally penalized or convicted of killing their sex trafficker or assaulter…

Hope for Justice North Carolina Regional Center (formerly Lily Pad Haven)
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Hope for Justice North Carolina Regional Center (formerly Lily Pad Haven)

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…