But with threats, a language barrier and fear of the legal system, victims are often unwilling or unable to seek help.

VOA: special.2010.06.14

He plans to work to improve the legal system so that competing groups can settle their differences in court instead of the battlefield.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

His research suggests that trust between people is more important in countries with a weak legal system.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

But with threats, a language barrier and fear of the legal system, victims often do not or are unable to seek help.

VOA: standard.2010.05.24

She says his case shows a lot of the problems with the Russian legal system.

VOA: standard.2010.07.09

He says the legal system to try crimes against humanity was flawed from the start, as it did not provide a mechanism to prosecute people living abroad.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

His new strategy is expected to include an increase in both troops and civilian U.S.personnel who would help in areas ranging from agriculture to bolstering the Afghan legal system.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

"It is about time that we bring these criminals to justice, and your decision shows the world that this country stands firmly behind its legal system and the Constitution."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

And,in terms of Scotland's standing on the world stage, I am not ashamed in any sense of leading a government, which is prepared to put mercy at the heart of its legal system,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

civilian legal system. "Under domestic criminal law, the moment the person is in the hands of the United States government, they are entitled to be told they have a right to a lawyer and can remain silent,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Damascus has steadfastly denied the charges. Hilal Kashan, professor of political science at the American University of Beirut, thinks that the Hezbollah-led opposition scored a big victory with the general's release and could win the parliamentary elections because of it:"The opposition is using the release of the 4 senior officers as a moral victory, and says for the past 3 years and 8 months, four officers were jailed for no reason, whatsoever and they are coming hard on the Lebanese legal system and the process the Lebanese government, and they say this is the beginning,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

That's why I chose the NAACP. Because their method was legal change through the court system, or through action by the Congress."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

"The fate of Nkunda therefore has both legal and political connotations, both for the justice system and for the political questions posed in eastern Congo.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18