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Extractions: Legal Assistance ADVOCACY - means speaking on your behalf. We are here to call agencies, government offices, representatives, and other people after careful evaluation with you. We are happy to provide advocacy, however, there are limits to some situations, as will be determined by the Director of Advocacy, and the Director of SOS. We want to help as much as possible and are willing to sit down with you to plan your steps to a peaceful life. Remember, advocate are paralegals, not attorneys. You may need legal advice ONLY available from an attorney. JUDICIAL Court Information - We will give information on the procedures in Family Court, Criminal Court, Appellate Court, and Supreme Court, Restitution, Appeals, Sentencing and what your crime victim rights are by law. Court Accompaniment - We will go with you to Family Court hearings, and Criminal Court appearances as allowed by law and permitted by Advocates schedule. You will have to already be a client at our office, and accompaniment will have to be arranged in advance with the Advocate. Transportation will be provided as available.
Berkeley Journal Of International Law - Riesenfeld Symposium This Article presents problematic legal issues involved with these Holocaust Victims rights to restitution and reparations were largely ignored before http://www.law.berkeley.edu/journals/bjil/pastissues/20-1.htm
Extractions: Karen Heilig In 1952, in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust, the Federal Republic of Germany signed reparation agreements with Israel and with twenty-two Jewish organizations, known as the Luxembourg Agreement, at the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (hereinafter "Conference"). This article recounts the responsibilities of the Conference during the past fifty years in representing the Jewish Holocaust victims in compensation and restitution negotiations, as well as in monitoring the implementation of the agreements made. This article highlights the challenges and successes of the Conference from the end of World War II through to the present.
Law & Our Rights where to obtain legal advice for the purpose of protecting their rights, restitution involves returning to a victim her or his property where it was http://www.thedailystar.net/law/2005/01/01/update.htm
Extractions: Shield for victims and witnesses . Sultana Razia In the struggle towards International justice participation of the victims in the criminal proceedings is a very innovative approach and it breaks the age-old tradition of judicial process. It makes the justice more accessible and at the same time victims have a control over the whole process and undoubtedly participation of the victims strengthens the cases. Rome Statute deals with delicacy regarding victims and witnesses protection as the previous experience of International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda ("ICTR") and the former Yugoslavia ("ICTY") showed that victims faced lack of security and challenges including physical and psychological and witnesses were refused to take part on the court's proceedings for the fear of reprisals. Rome Statute can be treated as the most effective mechanism that acknowledges the right of the victims and treated victims not only a witness of the crimes within the jurisdiction but it also as a person who has a valid interest in the outcome.
EVAW Conference Information : Baltimore, MD Crime victim rights issues. legal assistance regarding notification issues (eg, restitution and crime victim compensation. Right to be treated with http://www.evawinc.com/mindlin_session2.html
Extractions: Access to legal representation can be critical to a sexual assault survivors ability to recover come from the assault. Victims legal needs are not limited to those that arise in the context of a criminal prosecution, however, nor are they limited, in the civil arena, to domestic relations matters. This interactive workshop will address the broad range of survivors legal needs, including: Safety (protective order remedies, confidentiality, crime victim notification rights); Housing (the right not be discriminated against in housing based on status as a victim, right to terminate a lease without financial penalty, assistance with relocation) Employment Legal assistance to secure time off from work to attend court hearings, appear for depositions, and attend counseling sessions
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Extractions: My Sister's House Home General Brochure OutReach Program Brochure Advocacy Program Brochure ... Contact Us Grounds for Divorce in South Carolina: 1. ADULTERY: Sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than the spouse, even if it happens while the husband and wife are separated. 2. PHYSICAL CRUELTY: One spouse physically assaulting the other, usually requires proof that this is a pattern of behavior and not an isolated incident unless the incident was severe enough that he/she will be seriously injured or killed. 3. HABITUAL DRUNKENESS: (alcohol/ drugs) Does not have to be everyday, but often enough to cause serious problems with the marriage. 4. DESERTION: When one spouse leaves the home without a good reason and stays away for a year against the wishes of the other spouse. 5. ONE YEAR'S CONTINUOUS SEPERATION: (No fault) When the spouses live in separate homes for one full year without being intimate. You do not have to go to court to be separated. Common Law Marriage It is legal in South Carolina.
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Extractions: The most current version of these guidelines is available (in PDF) from VOMA Mission Statement The mission of VOMA is to provide inspiration, leadership and information-sharing in the development and support of various models of justice which create opportunities for dialogue between victims, offenders and their communities for the purpose of healing and restoration. I. Preamble Victim-Offender Mediation (also known as Victim-Offender Dialogue and/or conferencing) is the process of bringing together the victim of a crime and his or her offender in a safe, controlled setting that is assisted by a trained mediator. Using mediation skills and processes of voluntariness, neutrality, confidentiality, problem-solving, and self-determination, the mediator facilitates a discussion between the parties and provides a structure for the opportunity to allow grieving and healing. It should be understood that the process of mediated dialogue is not necessarily a resolution of conflict but may be a process of healing. The mediator addresses the needs of each party and helps them communicate and explore options. The purposes are to provide:
Steps In The Legal Process Please do not hesitate to contact the victim rights Department for this help. The Judge then instructs the jury on the law, defines the issues and http://sao.co.sarasota.fl.us/legal.htm
Extractions: If a defendant is arrested and unable to post bond, he or she is entitled to appear before a judge within 24 hours. At First Appearance, the defendant is informed of the charges for which he/she was arrested and is advised of his/her rights. The Judge reviews the law enforcement reports and may raise or lower the amount of the bond, or may release the defendant on his or her own recognizance. When the State Attorneys Office receives a formal complaint from a law enforcement agency, an Assistant State Attorney, assigned to the case, will review the reports and may interview witnesses. It is important to cooperate with this office to ensure that all the information about the crime is provided.
NCSLnet: Victims' Rights State Legislation In 2004 California law now requires a defendant with an unpaid balance on a restitution order Sarah Hammond handles victim rights and services issues for NCSL s http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cj/04victims.htm
Extractions: State legislatures in 2004 expanded and strengthened rights and services for victims of crime with measures that address victim notice, participation, restitution and compensation. A growing area of law in the states provides specific protections for and assistance to sexual assault victims, with a number of actions in that area, as well. Among measures to improve services to victims of sexual assault, Georgia legislation requires each judicial circuit to establish sexual assault protocol for dealing with sexual assault victims and for investigating and prosecuting the offenders. In other states, legislation creates specific accounts or funds to assist sexual assault victims. A Connecticut law establishes a non-lapsing "Sexual Assault Victim Account" for sexual assault crisis services. An Illinois enactment creates the "Sexual Assault Services Fund" to make grants to community-based organizations that provide services to victims. Kentucky lawmakers established a separate fund for sexual assault victim assistance, to be administered by the Crime Victims' Compensation Board. Other states put in place new policies to protect victims of sexual assault. A Wisconsin measure prohibits district attorneys and law enforcement personnel from requiring or suggesting that a victim of sexual assault submit to a lie detector test, regardless of whether the victim gives prior and informed consent to do so. Colorado now allows victims in unlawful sexual behavior cases to have pseudonyms and will issue protective orders to protect their identities. A measure in Alaska addresses minors who are victims of or witnesses to sexual assault, requiring that the parent or guardian give authorization before the young person makes a recorded statement. The victim or witness also must be notified that there is no legal requirement that he or she talk to defense staff in the case. Legislation enacted in Washington allows victims of sexual assault to terminate a tenancy and prohibits landlords from discriminating against them.
