Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil JusticePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Oversight of the Judgment Fund :.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil JusticePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Oversight of the Judgement Fund
Author: United States. CongressPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981229024
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Oversight of the Judgement Fund : Iran, big settlements, and the lack of transparency : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, September 7, 2016.
Oversight of the Judgement Fund
Author: United States. CongressPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781976221064
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Oversight of the Judgement Fund : Iran, big settlements, and the lack of transparency : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, September 7, 2016.
Oversight Of The Judgment Fund: Iran, Big Settlements, And The Lack Of Transparency, Hrg. Serial No. 114-92, September 7, 2016, 114-2
Author: Oversight of the Judgment Fund
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil JusticePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Executive power
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Oversight of the Judgement Fund
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil JusticePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arbitration (International law)
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of DelegatesPublisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590318737
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
The Judgment Fund
Author: Paul FigleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Over the last thirty-five years, the United States government has paid out billions of dollars in settlements that have had no fiscal consequences for the agencies whose actions caused the claims. It has done so through the Judgment Fund, a relatively unknown permanent, indefinite appropriation originally created by Congress almost half a century ago to pay certain types of judgments entered against the United States. Congress struggled for nearly two hundred years to find a way to exercise its Appropriations Clause authority over claims payments that did not drown its members in procedural detail. The article surveys that history. Through statutes such as the Tucker Act and the Federal Tort Claims Act, Congress gave the courts authority to decide claims. By enacting the Judgment Fund, it gave the Executive Branch authority to pay judgments and settlements without congressional review or involvement. In a series of statutes aimed at paperwork reduction, Congress eventually ended most requirements for the disclosure of such government payments.The open-ended grant of authority coupled with the lack of disclosure have left the Fund vulnerable to misuse, potentially allowing the Executive to use it to settle claims for political reasons rather than litigative risk. Such settlements would bypass Congress' power under the Appropriations Clause to control government spending. This article examines the possible political abuse of the Judgment Fund and argues that, although the Fund works well in most regards, the lack of disclosure surrounding disbursement of its payments demands attention. It also recommends that Congress consider limiting the Executive's authority to use the Judgment Fund to finance new claims programs created without legislation, congressional input, or judicial supervision, such as the Hispanic or Female Farmer's Claims Process established by the Obama Administration in 2011.
Indian Trust Fund Oversight
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Government Auditing Standards - 2018 Revision
Author: United States Government Accountability OfficePublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359536395
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Audits provide essential accountability and transparency over government programs. Given the current challenges facing governments and their programs, the oversight provided through auditing is more critical than ever. Government auditing provides the objective analysis and information needed to make the decisions necessary to help create a better future. The professional standards presented in this 2018 revision of Government Auditing Standards (known as the Yellow Book) provide a framework for performing high-quality audit work with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence to provide accountability and to help improve government operations and services. These standards, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), provide the foundation for government auditors to lead by example in the areas of independence, transparency, accountability, and quality through the audit process. This revision contains major changes from, and supersedes, the 2011 revision.