For most people, divorce is now simple. Not so for women seeking redress for abuse
ECONOMIST.COMIn China, courts deny women divorces in the name of “social harmony”Even if their husbands beat them
Yukos once epitomised the transformation of Russian business from its chaotic, robber-baron state in the 1990s to something approaching international norms. But a series of dubious lawsuits and auctions bankrupted Yukos and left the company’s shareholders hugely out of pocket—and furious. But after a decade of litigation to establish jurisdiction and applicability of international law in the case, they are beginning to gain redress http://econ.st/1J8iEvC
In a new UN report, Denmark specifically recommended that the "United States improves access to justice, including due process and redress, for victims of sexual violence in the military; this would include removing from the chain of command the decision about whether to prosecute cases of alleged assault."
Are Greece's demands for Germany to pay more than €200 billion in war reparations justifiable? Looking at it historically, or ethically, or in terms of legal precedents the answer is 'no' http://econ.st/1HbaKBS
After an attempt by its spokesman to suggest that there could be something wrong with the US system, and a subsequent failure to explain what this might be; he sent me this statement: “Investor protection is needed as domestic courts are not the typical route for investors to seek redress.” Not the typical route? That’s it?
The problem in America isn’t that typical workers are paid more than they’re “worth” in the market. It’s that they have no bargaining power, while too many CEOs and other top executives have the power to pay themselves almost whatever they want. How do redress this power imbalance? Some call for stronger unions and greater shareholder say over CEO pay, but I'm increasingly of the view we have to change the organization of the corporation so that it has to respond to all stakeholders -- not just its shareholders but also its workers and affected communities. What's your view?
Livestrong Not Immune From Founder’s Turmoil
By MARY PILON and ANDREW W. LEHREN
The cancer-fighting foundation Lance Armstrong founded has experienced some turbulence since his fall from grace.
Germany still paying First World War reparations
Germany is still paying reparations for the First World War. More than 90
years after the signing of the peace treaty of Versailles, Germany still
has some 56 million euros ($84 million) outstanding.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/
Relatives of Kunduz airstrike victims seek reparations
A class-action suit is being brought against the German government. The
suit will seek compensation for the families of people killed in a
controversial airstrike in Afghanistan.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/
He yearned to improve things, but wondered how. Financial reparations he was doubtful about; apologies seemed trifling. Only time, in historical quantities, seemed likely to make a difference. For some months he was chairman of Bill Clinton’s Initiative on Race, a disorganised effort that ended by recommending “community co-operation”. Hostile letters poured in, mostly from people who did not think the subject worth talking about. Mr Franklin took them in his stride. He would go and work on his next book, or retire to the greenhouse, implements in hand; and practise patience.
Officials made strenuous efforts to keep disaffected citizens from other provinces away from the capital during the games. But security is likely to be relaxed after the Paralympics, which will be held in Beijing between September 6th and 17th. The grievances, from land disputes to official corruption, that bring thousands of people to the capital every year in a usually futile search for redress will soon resurface. Even in the security-conscious build-up to the games large riots were reported in several Chinese towns over local abuses of power.
Work-Life Balance: How to Get a Life and Do Your Job BusinessWeek readers make it seem possible. Here's how some have succeeded in a balancing act
C.I.A. Security Officer Is Freed in Pakistan as Redress Is Paid
By CARLOTTA GALL and MARK MAZZETTI
American officials won the release of Raymond A. Davis, who was under investigation for murder, after the families of the victims accepted a payment, a lawyer said.
out of pocket
phrase of pocket
- 1.having lost money in a transaction."the organizer of the concert was £3,700 out of pocket after it was cancelled"
noun
1 [S or U] a state where things are of equal weight or force; equilibrium:
The toddler wobbled and lost his balance (= started to fall sideways).
She had to hold onto the railings to keep her balance (= to stop herself from falling).
New tax measures are designed to redress the balance (= make the situation more equal) between rich and poor.
We must strike a balance between reckless spending and penny-pinching (= try to have something between these two things).
2 [U] The balance on a piece of electronic equipment for playing music is the particular mixture of different sounds, or the device which controls this.
balance Show phonetics
verb
1 [I or T] to be in a position where you will stand without falling to either side, or to put something in this position:
The flamingoes balanced gracefully on one leg.
She balanced a huge pot effortlessly on her head and walked down to the river.
2 [T] to give several things equal amounts of importance, time or money so that a situation is successful:
I struggle to balance work and family commitments.
3 [T] to arrange a system that relates to money so that the amount of money spent is not more than the amount received:
Stringent measures were introduced so that the government could balance its budget/the economy.
balanced Show phonetics
adjective
The news programme prided itself on its balanced reporting (= one that considered all sides).
The committee is evenly balanced, with six members from each party.
See also well-balanced.
NOUN
Origin
Middle English: the verb from Old French redresser; the noun via Anglo-Norman French redresse.
redress
(rĭ-drĕs')tr.v., -dressed, -dress·ing, -dress·es.
- To set right; remedy or rectify.
- To make amends to.
- To make amends for. See synonyms at correct.
- To adjust (a balance, for example).
- Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation. See synonyms at reparation.
- Correction or reformation.
redress
[名] 〔rí
dres | ridrés〕 ((形式))[U]
dres | ridrés〕 ((形式))[U]
1 （不正・間違いなどの）矯正；[C]矯正策
the redress of social abuses
社会悪の矯正.
社会悪の矯正.
2 不正［不平等, 損害など］の除去；補償, 賠償.
━━[動] 〔ridrés〕 (他)((形式))
1 〈不当行為・不平等処置・不均衡などを〉直す, 是正する, …を矯正する, 正す, 〈均衡・不利益・損害を〉取り返す, 回復する；…を一掃する
redress the trade imbalance between the two countries
2国間の貿易不均衡を是正する.
2国間の貿易不均衡を是正する.
2 〈苦情・不満を〉軽減する, 和らげる；〈不当に扱われた人を〉救済する.
［中フランス語redresser （re-再び＋dresser着る＝着直す→きちんとする）. △DRESS］
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