PublicInterestRegistry is a not for profit corporation created by the Internet Society in 2002 to manage the .org top level domain . It took over the operation of the domain from VeriSign on 1 January 2003. Afilias manages the technical operations of the .org registry under a contract with the PublicInterestRegistry. ref http www.pir.org AboutPIR AboutPIR.aspx ref References reflist External links official http www.pir.org Category Domain name system Compu domain stub fr PublicInterestRegistry ... more details
For the public radio show formerly named PublicInterest Kojo Nnamdi for the journal The PublicInterest Politics Refimprove date December 2009 The publicinterest refers to the common well being or general welfare. The publicinterest is central to policy debate s, politics, democracy and the nature ... is positive, there is little, if any, consensus on what exactly constitutes the publicinterest ... Dictionary, Publicinterest means the people s general welfare and well being something in which the populace as a whole has a stake. ref http law.yourdictionary.com publicinterest ref According to the Random House Dictionary, Publicinterest is 1. the welfare or well being of the general public commonwealth. 2. appeal or relevance to the general populace a news story of publicinterest. ref http dictionary.reference.com browse publicinterest ref Ambiguities of the concept The definitions of public ... to be in the publicinterest at one extreme, an action has to benefit every single member of society in order to be truly in the publicinterest at the other extreme, any action can be in the publicinterest as long as it benefits some of the population and harms none. Put simply to be in the public .... It is possible for acts in the publicinterest to be bad for given individuals and vice versa. This definition ... in US foreign policy in order to identify and analyze a national interest. Publicinterest law According to Edwin Rekosh, Executive Director of PILnet The Global Network for PublicInterest Law www.pilnet.org , publicinterest law does not describe a body of law or a legal field the term was adopted to describe whom the publicinterest lawyers were representing, rather than what matters they would ... of society. United Kingdom publicinterest law In law , publicinterest is a defence against certain ... can make judgements on the grounds of public policy law public policy , a related term. Publicinterest & the government Publicinterest has been considered as the core of democratic theories of government ... more details
pov check date February 2010 refimprove date February 2010 The PublicInterest was a quarterly public policy journal founded by established New York intellectuals Daniel Bell and Irving Kristol in 1965. It was a leading journal on political economy and culture, aimed at a readership of journalists, scholars, and policy makers. Its varied content included, e.g., the performance of the Great Society, the fate of social security, the character of Generation X , crime and punishment, love and courtship, the culture wars, the tax wars, the state of the underclass, the salaries of the overclass . It eschewed foreign and defense policy. ref name foreign cite book url http books.google.com ?id SJK OheaZIMC&lpg PA254&dq 22The 20Public 20Interest 22 20Kristol 20 22 foreign 7Cdefense 20policy 22&pg PA254 v onepage&q 22The 20Public 20Interest 22 20Kristol 20 22 foreign 7Cdefense 20policy 22 title Foreign policy theories, actors, cases authorlink Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, Timothy Dunne publisher Oxford University Press date 2008 accessdate 2010 08 20 p. 254 ...arguments for US domestic, social, and economic arrangements were featured in the pages of The PublicInterest, edited by Kristol, while foreign policy issues were debated within the pages of Commentary... isbn 9780199215294 ref The magazine published such prominent writers and scholars as Seymour Martin Lipset , James Q. Wilson , Peter Drucker , Charles Murray , James S. Coleman, Anthony Downs , Aaron Wildavsky , Mancur Olson, Jr ... on The PublicInterest s folding in the Washington Post http www.nationalaffairs.com archive publicinterest default.asp The PublicInterest Archives at National Affairs DEFAULTSORT PublicInterest ... posts. Many policies forwarded by the magazine were absorbed into the mainstream of public policy. Kristol ... title Forty Good Years first Irving last Kristol authorlink Irving Kristol publisher The PublicInterest date 2005 05 25 accessdate 2008 09 17 ref See also Irving Kristol Conservatism National Affairs ... more details
PublicInterest Advocacy Centre PIAC is a non profit publicinterest law firm in Canada , with offices in Ottawa and Toronto. It serves to provide legal and research assistance to help consumer interests and public services. The organization has been around since 1976 and is headed by former Ottawa regional city councillor Michael Janigan . ref http www.piac.ca The PublicInterest Advocacy Centre PIAC.ca Bot generated title ref It represents consumer and advocacy groups in legal and regulatory proceedings, including telecommunications proceedings before the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission , utility pricing proceedings before the Ontario Energy Board , as well as airline regulation issues. PublicInterest Advocacy Centre is part of a coalition against controversial proposed copyright legislation in Canada known as Bill C 61 . ref http www.cbc.ca technology story 2008 06 12 tech copyright.html Copyright law could result in police state Critics. CBC News, 2008 06 12 ref It is similar to the PIRG s or PublicInterest Research Groups in the USA. References Reflist External links http www.piac.ca PublicInterest Advocacy Centre Canada law stub Category Regulatory law Category Publicinterest law Category Telecommunications law Category Telecommunications regulation Category Canadian law Category Law firms of Canada Category Law firms established in 1976 ... more details
Primary sources date January 2008 Infobox NPO organization name Software in the PublicInterest organization logo Image Spi2.jpg organization motto organization type foundation June 16, 1997 location New York key people President Bdale Garbee fields Software services num members homepage http www.spi inc.org www.spi inc.org Software in the PublicInterest, Inc. SPI is a non profit organization formed to help other organizations create and distribute free software free open source software and open source hardware . Anyone is eligible to apply for membership, and contributing membership is available to those who participate actively in the free software community . Associated Projects Current associated projects of SPI are Div col cols 2 Debian Drupal freedesktop.org Fresco computing Fresco unmaintained Gallery Project Gallery GNUstep The HeliOS Project Open64 Open and Free Technology Community OFTC OpenOffice.org OpenVAS OpenWrt Open Voting Foundation unmaintained PostgreSQL Privoxy TeXmacs wxWidgets Div col end Board of directors Its current board elected by the Schulze method , a Condorcet method is composed of President Bdale Garbee Vice President Joerg Jaspert Secretary Jonathan McDowell Treasurer Michael Schultheiss Board of Directors Joshua D. Drake David Graham Jimmy Kaplowitz Martin Zobel Helas Advisors Legal counsel Gregory Pomerantz Debian Project Leader PostgreSQL Project Board representative currently Robert Treat See also Other free software umbrella organizations Apache Software Foundation ASF Software Freedom Conservancy External links Portal Free software http www.spi inc.org Official website org stub Debian DEFAULTSORT Software In The PublicInterest Category ... ar da Software in the PublicInterest de Software in the PublicInterest es Software in the PublicInterest it Software in the PublicInterest ja Software in the PublicInterest pl Software in the PublicInterest pt Software in the PublicInterest ... more details
Under common law , publicinterest privilege prevents the compulsory disclosure of documents or information which is against the publicinterest. There is a balance between public interests if the publicinterest in secrecy is greater than the publicinterest in disclosure, it will be privileged. The publicinterest in disclosure is the principle that a court of justice ought not be denied access to relevant information, and that the opposing party should have access to all relevant information to make their case. ref Sankey v Whitlam 1978 142 CLR 1 at 39 ref Unlike other privileges, this right is not vested in any party or entity. The court may, of its own motion, prevent admission of evidence if it thinks it may disclose privileged information. The government need not be a party to proceedings for privilege to be raised. ref Sankey at 44 ref Privilege, being vested in the publicinterest and not a party, cannot be waived by a party. However, if the information has been published elsewhere this is a very strong factor towards the publicinterest of disclosure. ref Sankey at 45 ref This privilege may be claimed on two bases. Firstly, that the documents belong to a class of documents which the publicinterest requires should not be disclosed. In Australia , even for documents belonging to a very high level documents, such as cabinet papers, the court must interrogate whether it really is prejudicial to the publicinterest to disclose it. ref Sankey ref Australian judges in general have been more willing to disclose information than judges in England or Canada . ref Suzanne McNicol, Law of Privilege 1st ed, 1992 at 410 ref See also Privilege in general State Secrets Privilege , the United States equivalent Notes references law stub Category Evidence law ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Publicinterest theory is an economic theory first developed by Arthur Cecil Pigou ref Pigou, A. C. 1932 The Economics of Welfare. London Macmillan and Co. ref that holds that regulation is supplied in response to the demand of the public for the correction of inefficient or inequitable market practices. Regulation is assumed initially to benefit society as a whole rather than particular vested interests. Citation needed date December 2010 The regulatory body is considered to represent the interest of the society in which it operates rather than the private interests of the regulators. ref Richard A. Posner, Theories of Economic Regulation, The Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science, Vol. 5, No. 2 Autumn, 1974 , pp. 335 358 ref Assumptions This theory assumes that economic market s are extremely fragile and apt to operate very inefficiently or inequitably if left alone. Citation needed date December 2010 The government is assumed to be a neutral arbiter. The publicinterest view holds that governments regulate banks to facilitate the efficient functioning of banks by ameliorating market failures, for the benefit of broader civil society. In banking, the publicinterest would be served if the banking system allocated resources in a socially efficient manner i.e. maximizing output and minimizing variance ref Misham, E. J. 1969 Welfare Economics An assessment Amsterdam and London North Holland publishing company. ref and performed well other functions ..., and providing tools for the management and trading of a variety of risk. ref Criticisms Publicinterest theory is usually contrasted with public choice theory that is more realistic about government ... or outcomes therefore it is viewed as not a valid theory. References references DEFAULTSORT PublicInterest Theory Category Public choice theory Econ policy stub ... the market from the entry of competitors. Critics believe this will only occur when the public ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 In the context of secrecy laws, a publicinterest defense is a Defense legal defense which allows a defendant who disclosed classified or protected information to avoid criminality, if he can establish that the publicinterest in disclosure of the information outweighs the publicinterest in non disclosure. This is aimed at protecting whistleblower s of government misconducts. The inclusion of the defense has been a subject of debate in the legislative process of the Official Secrets Act 1989 of the United Kingdom . The defense was finally not included in the Act. The defense was also absent in secrecy laws in other countries based on the Act. Canada has reformed its secrecy laws in 2001, adding the defense in its Security of Information Act. However, its application is limited to situations where the defendant has followed a series of steps set out in the legislation before making the disclosure, and where the person s purpose in making the disclosure is to reveal an offence committed by another person in his official duties. The inclusion of the defense has been a subject of debate in Hong Kong in 2003 during its legislative process to implement Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 Article 23 of the Basic Law . See also Media in Hong Kong External links http laws.justice.gc.ca en O 5 section 15.html Publicinterest defense in Canada http www.basiclaw23.gov.hk english resources legco legco article article17.htm HKSAR Government s view on the publicinterest defense Category Criminal defenses ... more details
PublicInterest Immunity PII is a principle of English law English common law under which the English courts can grant a court order allowing one litigant to refrain from Discovery law disclosing evidence law evidence to the other litigants where disclosure would be damaging to the publicinterest . This is an exception to the usual rule that all parties in litigation must disclose any evidence that is relevant to the proceedings. In making a PII order, the court has to balance the publicinterest in the administration of justice which demands that relevant material is available to the parties to litigation and the publicinterest in maintaining the confidentiality of certain documents whose disclosure would be damaging. Seeking the order An order that PII applies would usually be sought by the United ... then allows the court to make the final decision on whether the balance of publicinterest was in favour ... the publicinterest lies that is, to disclose or to assert PII . In practice, this is thought to have ... in the publicinterest and would be threatened by disclosure. Air Canada v. Secretary of State for Transport ... the publicinterest lies, and was not obliged to claim PII in all cases where it may be applicable. The Scott Inquiry found that publicinterest immunity certificates had been issued which withheld from ... trial. Crown Prosecution Service v Paul Burrell 2002 A PublicInterest Immunity Certificate allowed ... be harmful to the publicinterest and should not be made public. ref http www.guardian.co.uk monarchy ... Prosecution Service v Cornish Stannary Parliament 2002 A PublicInterest Immunity Certificate was presented ... trial ever heard behind closed doors without access by press or public. A PublicInterest Immunity ... the rights of the defence so as to safeguard an important publicinterest are lawful if strictly ... http webjcli.ncl.ac.uk articles2 leigh2.html Reforming PublicInterest Immunity http webjcli.ncl.ac.uk 1996 issue2 scott2.html The Use of PublicInterest Immunity Claims in Criminal Cases References ... more details
In Indian law , publicinterest litigation means litigation for the protection of the publicinterest . It is litigation introduced in a court of law , not by the aggrieved party but by the court itself or by any other private party. It is not necessary, for the exercise of the court s jurisdiction, that the person who is the victim of the violation of his or her right should personally approach the court. Publicinterest litigation is the power given to the public by courts through judicial activism . However, the person filing the petition must prove to the satisfaction of the court that the petition is being filed for a publicinterest and not just as a frivilous litigation by a busy body. Such cases may occur when the victim does not have the necessary resources to commence litigation or his freedom to move court has been suppressed or encroached upon. The court can itself take cognisance of the matter and proceed suo motu or cases can commence on the petition of any public spirited individual. Origins Of PIL Prior to the 1980s, only the aggrieved party could approach the courts for justice ... society group could approach the supreme court seeking legal remedies in cases where publicinterest ... to PublicInterest Litigation ref Examples of PIL The Bombay High Court on 31 August 2006 ... Act 1995 as well as the court s orders by tomorrow, in view of larger publicinterest. A division bench comprising Justices R M Lodha and S A Bubbey were hearing a PublicInterest Litigation PIL filed ... PublicInterest Litigation and the Public Sphere in Metropolitan India was originally published ... and British experiences on publicinterest litigation http www.helplinelaw.com docs pub i litigation index.php Publicinterest litigation described on Helplinelaw The site has detailed pages explaining ... Foundation India More judgments on PublicInterest Environmental Law. References references Category ... by the Censor Board for Film Certification CBFC allowing free public exhibition , were being shown on cable ... more details
Multiple issues refimprove November 2007 cleanup November 2007 The Fund for the PublicInterest formerly known as the Fund for PublicInterest Research and generally referred to as the FFPIR or the Fund is a 501 c 4 non profit organization that runs the public fundraising and membership operations canvassing for several political nonprofit organizations. The FFPIR name reflects its origins as the fundraising arm of the PublicInterest Research Groups PIRGs . Since the early 1990s, the Fund has also canvassed for other groups, working very closely with the Sierra Club , among others, but retains a special relationship with the PIRGs and other groups under the PIRG umbrella many PIRG employees direct Fund offices during the summer, many Fund offices share space with PIRG offices, and significant organizational infrastructure is shared between the Fund and the PIRGs. History The Fund was created in the 1980s to raise money and build membership for the State PIRGs. The Fund is now one of the largest grassroots political fundraising networks in the country, running more than 70 field offices for groups like the State PIRGs, the Sierra Club , Human Rights Campaign , and Environment America . FFPIR grew out of a MASSPIRG initiative campaign to pass the Bottle Bill where they first used door to door canvassing. The development of a membership and funding infrastructure independent of the campus chapters that had been until that time the center of the PIRG infrastructure reversed the decline in resources and influence that the PIRGs had been experiencing at that time, and initiated a shift in the PIRGs organizational model that saw the previously campus bound groups convert themselves ... https www.thefundovertimelawsuit.com Overtime Class Action Suit Against the Fund for PublicInterest ... External links http www.fundforthepublicinterest.org Fund for the PublicInterest official website DEFAULTSORT Fund For The PublicInterest Category 501 c 4 nonprofit organizations ... more details
Infobox Organization name Center for Science in the PublicInterest image Centeresgtsd.jpg image border size 220px caption map msize mcaption abbreviation CSPI motto formation 1971 extinction type Non profit status purpose Consumer advocacy headquarters Washington, D.C. location region served United States membership language leader title leader name main organ parent organization affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website http cspinet.org cspinet.org remarks Center for Science in the PublicInterest CSPI is a Washington, D.C. based Non profit organization non profit watchdog journalism ... in the PublicInterest wants government to control our eating habits , Health Care News, May 2002 ... publisher Center for Science in the PublicInterest ref ref name CSPIFunding cite web accessdate 2008 ... Center for Science in the PublicInterest ref The organization receives about 5 10 percent of its ... in the PublicInterest ref In 1998, the Center published a report entitled Liquid Candy Liquid ... 11 accessdate 2008 10 14 ref Notes Reflist References Center for Science in the PublicInterest. Project ... Advocate. Washington, DC Center for Science in the PublicInterest, n.d. Goetz, D. Liquor industry ... integrity conflictedscience conf.html The Center for Science in the PublicInterest s Fourth National Integrity in Science Conference Rejuvenating Public Sector Science DEFAULTSORT Center For Science In The PublicInterest Category Advocacy groups Category Consumer organizations Category Non profit ... States pt Center for Science in the PublicInterest sv Center for Science in the PublicInterest ... 1997 07 ref In 1994, the group first brought the issue of high saturated fat in movie popcorn to the public ... ref Criticisms CSPI s public policy recommendations, and sometimes the organization s motivation ..., that trans fat s pose a public health danger. Three trade groups &mdash the National Restaurant ... on Fat From Hydrogenated Oils date 1996 08 08 ref Numerous studies and public health agencies have ... more details
The Center for Medicine in the PublicInterest CMPI is a non profit medical issues research group that is partially funded by the pharmaceutical industry. ref cite news first Matthew last Herper title The Nissen Doctrine url http www.forbes.com sciencesandmedicine 2007 07 24 avandia diabetes nissen biz sci cx mh 0725avandia.html work Forbes date 2007 07 25 accessdate 2008 01 14 ref According to the its critics, it was originally a project of the Pacific Research Institute , an older corporate front established in conjunction with Philip Morris USA Philip Morris to fabricate academic support for the tobacco industry. ref name CAP CMPI s agenda is research driven and deals with clinical outcomes and econometric studies that analyze the value of new medicines and genomic and molecular based medical innovation. It claims to do this from the consumer s perspective. CMPI is a 501 c 3 organization and as such is not permitted to devote a substantial part of its activity to lobbying, but its officers have written articles on various issues including price controls on pharmaceutical products in publicly funded healthcare schemes in the United States ref cite news first Robert last Goldberg title HillaryCare Comes Back url http www.weeklystandard.com Content Protected Articles 000 000 013 092fxiit.asp?pg 1 work The Weekly Standard publisher News America Incorporated date 2006 12 25 accessdate 2008 01 14 ref , and restrictions on advertising in the European Union ref cite news first Peter J. last Pitts title Power to the Patients url http online.wsj.com article SB114479251761823326.html?mod googlenews wsj work Wall Street Journal date 2006 04 12 accessdate 2008 01 14 ref . The Economist Intelligence Unit has claimed that the organisation generally takes a pro drug industry viewpoint ... For Medicine In The PublicInterest Category Political and economic think tanks in the United States ... WebProNews publisher iEntry, Inc. ref Pitts currently works for the corporate public relations firm ... more details
PublicInterest Watch PIW was established in September 2002 by Mike Hardiman . The PIW website states that the group was created in response to the growing misuse of charitable funds by nonprofit organizations and the lack of effort by government agencies to deal with the problem. In March 2006 the Wall Street Journal reported that PIW received approximately 95 of its funding from Exxon Mobil during the fiscal year ended July 31 2004. History PIW claims that it works to fight charitable trust abuse by exposing individual cases of abuse and advocating for stronger governmental oversight, including requirements for greater financial disclosure by charitable organizations . http www.publicinterestwatch.org about.htm In comments to the Internal Revenue Service IRS on possible changes to information required to be disclosed on Form 990 for non profit group s, PIW flagged some changes it wanted. US citizens, taxpayers and shareholders are entitled to know as much about the tax exempt entities to which the federal government provides tax subsidies, contracts or access to policy debates as they do about publicly traded corporations, they wrote. Key changes they sought to achieve this included requiring non profits to submit with their annual return copies of all fundraising materials as a way of potentially facilitating early legal actions such as for misleading promotion, libel, trade ... Greenpeace under various laws, including the state s unfair business practice law. The PublicInterest ... information PublicInterest Watch br 1425 P Street, NW br Suite 706 br Washington, DC 20005 br http ... the Australian corporate think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs at an American Enterprise Institute ... of its claims to expertise, other than membership interest ii the qualifications of those who will speak .... I don t have to reveal my funding because I am not mooching off the taxpayer. Contributions to PublicInterest Watch are not tax deductible, he said. http www.cnsnews.com ViewNation.asp?Page 5CNation ... more details
The PublicInterest Declassification Board PIDB is an advisory committee established by the United States Congress with the official mandate of promoting the fullest possible public access to a thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record of significant U.S. national security decisions and activities. The Board is composed of nine individuals five appointed by the President of the United States and one each appointed by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Speaker of the House , Minority leader of the United States House of Representatives House Minority Leader , Party leaders of the United States Senate Senate Majority Leader , and Party leaders of the United States ..., law, or archives. Established by the PublicInterest Declassification Act of 2000 Title VII of Act ... of extraordinary publicinterest. Promotes the fullest possible public access to a thorough, accurate ... support the policymaking role of the executive branch respond to the interest of the public ..., collection, and review for declassification of information of extraordinary publicinterest that does .... Purpose The purpose of the PublicInterest Declassification Board the Board and these bylaws is to fulfill the functions assigned to the Board by statute. Article II. Authority PublicInterest Declassification ..., that declassification is in the publicinterest. A decision to recommend declassification in whole ... comments from members of the public. The PublicInterest Declassification Board has sent a http www.archives.gov ... The University of the South and an M.A. in public and international affairs from George Washington ... articles on topics of political and international interest, Ungar has spoken frequently around the United ... to the public. In those instances where the Board finds it necessary to conduct business at a closed ... by soliciting recommendations for revisions to the Order to ensure adequate public input ... pidb summary public comments.pdf summary of the comments to the National Security Advisor. It ran ... more details
Canadian Internet Policy and PublicInterest Clinic CIPPIC is a legal clinic at the University of Ottawa focused on maintaining fair and balanced policy making in Canada related to technology. Founded in the fall of 2003 by Michael Geist , its headquarters is at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law , Common Law Section. History and mission CIPPIC was initially founded on a grant from Amazon.com s Cy Pres Fund that was matched by the Ontario Research Network for Electronic Commerce. ref name About Cite web title About Us url http www.cippic.ca about us accessdate 6 January 2010 ref CIPPIC continues to operate through donations and the support of the University of Ottawa. CIPPIC has as its mission to fill voids in public policy debates on technology law issues, ensure balance in policy and law making processes, and provide legal assistance to under represented organizations and individuals on matters involving the intersection of law and technology and to provide a high quality and rewarding clinical legal education experience to students of law. ref name About Projects and initiatives June 2008 Canadian Internet Policy and PublicInterest Clinic is part of a coalition against the proposed Canadian copyright legislation known as Bill C 61 . ref cite web url http www.cbc.ca technology story 2008 06 12 tech copyright.html title Copyright law could result in police state Critics. author Nowak, Peter publisher CBC News date 2008 06 12 ref The controversial bill would strengthen the position of copyright holders with Digital Millennium Copyright Act style provisions. ref cite web url http www.itbusiness.ca it client en home News.asp?id 48805&cid 10 title Copyright bill strikes discordant note with Canadian musicians, consumer groups author Arellano, Nestor E. publisher ITbusiness.ca ... www.cippic.ca en Canadian Internet Policy and PublicInterest Clinic http www.michaelgeist.ca Michael ..., online registry of corporate data breaches. ref cite web url http www.theglobeandmail.com servlet ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 Notability date April 2008 The PublicInterest Environmental Law Conference PIELC is held annually in early March at the University of Oregon Law School in Eugene, Oregon Eugene , Oregon , United States . The conference is a gathering of Environmentalism environmental activists , advocates, and students from across the United States and the world. PIELC is organized and hosted by the students involved in the environmental law society Land Air Water LAW . Land Air Water is a student group at the University of Oregon School of Law. It is co sponsored by Friends of Land Air Water, a University of Oregon Land Air Water alumni group that helps advise the student organizers. Typically the conference has six to ten internationally recognized keynote addresses, and over 120 panels. The conference has been held since 1983 and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2007. The conference is held on the first weekend in March. Early panels start Thursday afternoon, and the official opening is Thursday evening. It closes with a final address Sunday at noon. Typically the conference has around 2,000 attendees. The content of the conference is aimed at professional environmental activists i.e. people that work in Non profit organization non profit publicinterest organizations such as the The Wilderness Society United States Wilderness Society , the Sierra Club , and the Oregon Natural Desert Association and publicinterest environmental attorneys e.g. Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council, and private publicinterest attorneys . Continuing Legal Education CLE credits are available. The conference is also of interest to students of environmental law and environmental ... is unapologetically pro publicinterest, and pro environment. It does not attempt to persuade the general public that environmental issues matter. It is a forum for the people who are actively ... experiences, strategies, and news. External links http www.pielc.org PublicInterest Environmental ... more details
Ontario PublicInterest Research Group OPIRG is a campus based student activism student activist non profit organization based in Ontario , Canada . OPIRG is broken into eleven distinct chapters, and serves as a hub organization, allowing the organizing committees of the local chapters to exchange ideas, better educate themselves and co ordinate plans and undertakings. The PublicInterest Research Groups publicinterest research group s main areas of interest are in the encouragement of diversity and issues of social or Environmentalism environmental concern. Local chapters are Brock University Brock Carleton University Carleton University of Guelph Guelph Queen s University Kingston McMaster University McMaster University of Ottawa Ottawa Trent University Peterborough University of Toronto Toronto University of Waterloo Waterloo University of Windsor Windsor York University York The LSPIRG Laurier Students PublicInterest Research Group is also a PIRG based in Ontario, however it is not a member of the OPIRG network. Same goes for The UWO PIRG University of Western Ontario PublicInterest Research Group . Controversy In fall 2008, numerous Toronto based students started to look critically at OPIRG due to a number of student groups its funds on a number of campuses. These groups include Students Against Israeli Apartheid SAIA and Poverty Action Committee. Citation needed date February 2009 As OPIRG is designed to be apolitical and student oriented, their political stances as taken with a number of their initiatives resulted in a number of students asking for their OPIRG fee refunded from their regular student tuition and fees into which a charge is levied. Citation needed ... pirg UWO PIRG London Category PublicInterest Research Groups Category Non profit organizations based ... to takeover student governments 2C 2009 ref References references http www.opirg.org Ontario PublicInterest Research Group Accessed December 16, 2005 External links http www.brocku.ca opirg OPIRG Brock ... more details
The Connecticut PublicInterest Law Journal is a student run scholarly law review at the University of Connecticut School of Law . Founded in 1999, the primary purpose of the Journal is to further discussion of the legal aspects of publicinterest priorities relating to the many crucial political, economic, and social issues facing underrepresented people. CPILJ publishes works in print as well as online. Articles are authored by professors, judges, practitioners, and students. It was recently named one of the top five civil rights law journals in the United States by ExpressO, a leading law review submission organization operated by the Berkeley Electronic Press. Citation needed date April 2010 External links http www.cpilj.org Official website Category American law journals Category Publications established in 1999 Category Law and public policy journals law mag stub ... more details
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Maryland PublicInterest Research Group MaryPIRG is a student activism student activist non profit organization and one of many PIRG State PIRGs . It works on a variety of local activist activities, including environmentalism environmental activism , textbook trading on college campuses, and help for the homeless. They also provide internship s and work study jobs for students at the University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland . In the summer of 2005, MaryPIRG began work on a campaign to reduce nitrogen pollution in the Chesapeake Bay , a major component both in Maryland s environment and economy. In addition to the student chapter, MaryPIRG also has a full office in both Baltimore and Washington, D.C. . Category PublicInterest Research Groups Category Government watchdog groups in the United States Category Political advocacy groups in the United States Category University of Maryland, College Park Category Non profit organizations based in Maryland PublicInterest Research Group Category University of Maryland Student Organizations Nonprofit org stub ... more details
AEI Legal Center for the PublicInterest was formed when the National Legal Center for the PublicInterest was merged into the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute in September 2007. Its stated mission is to foster knowledge about law and the administration of justice, especially with respect to individual rights, free enterprise, property ownership, limited government , and a fair and efficient judiciary. It has pursued its educational and intellectual missions through a publishing program, conferences, and the annual Gauer Distinguished Lecture in Law and Public Policy. ref http www.aei.org research AEI 20Legal 20Center about projectID.30 default.asp official site ref The National Legal Center for the PublicInterest The NLCPI was founded in 1975 with funding by J. Simon Fluor and interests controlled by Richard Mellon Scaife . ref name Corp Publications included white papers, legal monographs, judicial and legislative watch reports, and a publicinterest law review. NLCPI also sponsored a legal intern program, in which interns performed research and assisted in drafting legal briefs. ref name Corp http www.corporatepolicy.org issues NCLPI.htm Center for Corporate Policy ref Fred Fielding was the most recent chairman of the foundation. Other prominent members included ... s board of directors. ref name Times cite news title When the PublicInterest Becomes the Interest ... States conservative American Enterprise Institute to become the AEI Legal Center for the PublicInterest, directed by AEI resident fellow Ted Frank . ref cite press release title AEI and National Legal Center for the PublicInterest Establish New Research Center on Legal and Constitutional Issues ... Reflist External links http www.aeilegalcenter.org AEI Legal Center for the PublicInterest DEFAULTSORT Aei Legal Center For The PublicInterest Category American legal organizations Category Political ... interest, and were critical of the impossibilities of the Americans With Disabilities Act . ref name ... more details
Massachusetts PublicInterest Research Group MASSPIRG is a non profit organization that is one of the largest of the state PublicInterest Research Groups PIRG organizations. It works on a variety of political activities, including textbook trading on college campuses. They also provide internship s and work study jobs for students on Massachusetts college campuses.Along with the Massachusetts Service Alliance , MASSPIRG helped create Massachusetts Community Water Watch, an organization that works specifically on environmental political issues. MassPIRG has come under fire in several schools, where students wish to see PIRGS funding cut. History The PublicInterest Research Groups emerged at the behest of Ralph Nader who, during a college speaking tour, called on students to form political groups. Ralph Nader claims he is no longer affiliated with this group. ref Alan Bisbort, Hartford Advocate February 26, 2004 ref Criticism and Rebuttal The book Activism, Inc How the Outsourcing of Grassroots Campaigns Is Strangling Progressive Politics in America by Columbia University sociologist Dana Fisher, is based on an ethnographic study she did in a stratified random sample of fund canvass offices during the summer of 2003. Fisher charges the corporatized fundraising model of which the Fund is an example with mistreating idealistic young people by using them as interchangeable parts and providing them with insufficient training Fisher also believes that the outsourcing of grassroots organizing by groups like the Sierra Club and Greenpeace to organizations like the Fund has led to the decay of grassroots infrastructure and opportunities for involvement on the left A summary of this book can be found at http www.sup.org html book pages 0804752176 Press 20Release.pdf . 6 7 The Fund ... the Fund for PublicInterest Research Environment Massachusetts Human Rights Campaign Sierra Club References ... Massachusetts Community Water Watch Category PublicInterest Research Groups Category Government watchdog ... more details
Notability date December 2008 The Harvard Law School PublicInterest Auction began in 1994 as a student run fundraising event to support Harvard Law students working in full time publicinterest positions during the summer. Since then, it has raised over 800,000 for students involved in publicinterest work. The donations received allow the school to provide stipends for students working in areas ranging from civil rights and child advocacy to securities regulation and antitrust law. The Auction helps all students interested in working in the public sector. Funds raised are distributed equally to eligible first and second year law students. In order to receive funding, a student must be working for a 501 c 3 non profit organization or a government entity. Every student who receives funding for the summer is required to contribute at least six hours of their time to help prepare for the Auction. In 2005 alone, the Auction raised over 155,000 for students. Financial support from the Auction made volunteer summer work in over 30 states and overseas a viable option for students who otherwise could not have accepted these positions. Students worked for non profit organizations , direct legal service providers, and government agencies to assist underrepresented clients and communities and to work on issues of social importance. Each year, the Auction has a theme. Past themes include Auction 007 2007 , Caution Auction 2009 , and Bright Lights, Bid City 2009 . Solicitor General and former HLS Dean Elena Kagan was one of the auctioneers for several years, along with HLS Professor Jonathan Zittrain . In 2009, when Elena Kagan had to step out of her role as auctioneer to help out HLS Alum President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., Elizabeth Warren graciously took her place. Some more notable items for auction have included stays at vacation homes around the world, a copy of the Constitution ... links http www.law.harvard.edu students opia auction Harvard Law School PublicInterest Auction ... more details
Infobox UK Legislation short title PublicInterest Disclosure Act 1998 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to protect individuals who make certain disclosures of information in the publicinterest to allow such individuals to bring action in respect of victimisation and for connected ... history The PublicInterest Disclosure Act 1998 c.23 is an Acts of Parliament in the United ... thanks to a publicinterest defence, this did not prevent subtle or open victimisation in the workplace ... Lewis 2005 p.239 ref The PublicInterest Disclosure Bill was introduced to the House of Commons of the United ... 12 publicinterest disclosure bill title PUBLICINTEREST DISCLOSURE BILL Hansard, 12 December 1997 ... publicinterest disclosure bill title PublicInterest Disclosure Bill Hansard, 27 April 1998 publisher ... lords 1998 jun 29 publicinterest disclosure bill title PublicInterest Disclosure ... on 2 July and becoming the PublicInterest Disclosure Act 1998. ref cite web url http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 1998 23 introduction enacted title PublicInterest Disclosure Act 1998 publisher ... title UK The PublicInterest Disclosure Act 1998 comes into force date 21 July 1999 work Mondaq ... information, and this section does not abolish the publicinterest defence in addition ... 47 issue 2 issn 1352 2159 ref The list of prescribed persons is found in the PublicInterest Disclosure ... of State did pass such an instrument, the PublicInterest Disclosure Compensation Regulations 1999 ... and the PublicInterest Disclosure Act 1998 journal Criminal Law and Justice Weekly publisher LexisNexis volume 167 issue 20 issn 1741 4555 cite journal last Craig first Vic year 1999 title PublicInterest ... issn 0026 7961 title Whistleblowers, the PublicInterest, and the PublicInterest Disclosure Act 1998 ... 1 issn 1464 3863 cite journal last Lewis first David year 1998 title The PublicInterest Disclosure ... Years of PublicInterest Disclosure Act 1998 Claims What Can We Learn from the Statistics and Recent ... more details
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