Electronic surveillance must be subject to rigorous control including independent oversight and an effective appeals procedure.

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Many fear loss of perks, and have resorted to a cumbersome appeals procedure.

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Mr Dadds said a more open appeals procedure is needed.

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If a child is refused a place at a school by a local education authority or school governing body, parents do have a right to a formal appeals procedure, usually established by the authority.

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Unless the procedure is changed to one where appeals are possible only on specific legal grounds, there is a risk that, as today, anyone with the means could file for an almost limitless number of amparos, says Mr Hernandez, effectively neutering the state system.

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Pat Schoeni, executive director of the National Coalition on Health Care, says medical tourism likely appeals to a particular group--those who can still pay thousands for a procedure but can't afford insurance.

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The law governing the procedure for such trials -- which has been recently revised -- permits appeals before sentencing, and the court will decide how to deal with issues of defendants being involved in other cases.

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