Litigation
A lawsuit is a proceeding by a party or parties against another in the civil court of law. The archaic term "suit in law" is found in only a small number of laws still in effect today. The term "lawsuit" is used in reference to a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint. If the plaintiff is successful, judgment is in the plaintiff's favor, …
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WIEGO: Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing · 1 May 2024 English
This report draws on the experiences and efforts of organizations of waste pickers to develop and make data on them available to policymakers and others. It describes the data collection …
Court of India, in response to public interest litigation. A new set of rules, the 2016 Municipal Solid …
NYU: New York University · 30 April 2024 English
Drilling into the foundations of an idea - the 'plain statement rule' - discussed in Supreme Court oral argument on former President Trump's claims to presidential immunity. The post Why …
Law Council of Australia · 26 April 2024 English
(3) In determining whether to specify a country for the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State must take the following into account— (a) the length of time for …
Reception of International Law in Constitutional Litigation – the Al-Kateb Battle and its Aftermath’ in Groves …
World Bank Group · 25 April 2024 English
grievances; ● Cutting down on lengthy and expensive litigation that project affected persons (PAPs) might have …
UCS: Union of Concerned Scientists · 25 April 2024 English
Understanding the future of groundwater sustainability, including sustainability in diverse climate change scenarios, is crucial for low-income and farmworker communities.
person using a machine The Science and Climate Litigation Webinar Series Trainings, discussions, and case …
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 24 April 2024 English
The updated Guidance "Preventing and Responding to an HIV-Related Human Rights Crisis", jointly released by UNDP and the UNAIDS Secretariat, addresses the escalating challenges posed by HIV-related human rights crises …
including funding for legal support services, litigation, access to housing and transport. • Remember …
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 24 April 2024 English
The LGBTI Inclusion Index serves as a global benchmark and guide for countries to assess their progress towards achieving full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people according …
social discourse, advocacy processes, strategic litigation or social movement strategies, even though all …
GFI: Green Finance Institute · 24 April 2024 English
The objective of this project was to assess the materiality of nature-related risks to the UK financial sector both in the near-term and the longer-term. At least half of global …
environment, and extend to transition risks and litigation risks experienced by companies. As one of … nature-related risks. Source: NGFS (2023). 1 Litigation risks can also arise as a result of physical … risks, five transition risks and two types of litigation risk that arise from the ongoing damage to natural … stringency of nature protection policies, and litigation risks, such as legal cases filed against businesses … 16, 19 & 26 are transition risks, 20-21 are litigation risks, all others are physical risks. 29 FULL REPORT: …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 24 April 2024 English
24th April 2024 I am not an American lawyer, but here are some thoughts from an English litigation perspective. Trump is adept at what he calls (or his ghost writer called) ‘the art of the deal’ – that …
lawyer, but here are some thoughts from an English litigation perspective. Trump is adept at what he calls …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 24 April 2024 English
Kazakhstan is vulnerable to transition risk due to the importance of its energy- and emissions-intensive sectors. Domestic and global climate policies would negatively affect Kazakhstan’s economy, its firms, industries, and …
and environmental financial risks, including litigation risks, reputational risks, and credit risks …
