Sentences with phrase «against harm inflicted»

The Appeal Court failed to draw a distinction between the threat from other prisoners, and the conduct for which the state was responsible, whereas the correct legal test when the threat comes from the acts of third parties is whether the state has failed to provide reasonable protection against harm inflicted by non-state agents.

Not exact matches

«Because the proclamation is unlawful as applied to plaintiffs, and inflicts grave and irreversible harms on them, plaintiffs seek a declaration that the proclamation violates the Trade Act and the NAFTA Implementation Act and an injunction prohibiting its enforcements against plaintiffs,» they wrote in their more than 600 - page complaint.

I don't lie, I don't steal, I don't cheat, I don't inflict harm to anyone, I don't hate anyone, I don't discriminate against anyone, I don't inflict unnecessary harm to the environment, I donate, I volunteer, I help those that need it, I help in my community, I work, I vote, I pay taxes, and so does my family.

8 With respect to those who refuse to accept Castilian sovereignty and the Christian faith the document includes this clause: «If you do not do it... with the help of God I will use all my power against you and will battle you everywhere and in every possible way, and you will be subject to the yoke and obedience of the Church and their Highnesses, and I will take your people and your women and children, and make them slaves, and as much I will send them, and I will inflict on you all the harm and damage possible.»

Childress argued that war is fundamentally morally problematic, as the killing in war goes against the prima facie duty of benevolence, which rules out killing or inflicting harm on other persons: «[B] ecause it is prima facie wrong to injure or kill others, such acts demand justification.»

Religion distracts people, it sedates the brain and diminishs its capacity to think original thoughts and it keeps intuition from engaging and pushing back against the lies, the abuse, the harm and the evil we allow those who perpetrate the deception to inflict on us.

Along with all this, the community has to remain vigilant against any agent provocateur so that no harm can be inflicted on it.

Others use their special «powers» to force people to do things against their will, or to inflict harm or damage.

The National Association of School Boards, representing public officials elected to Nevada's school boards, filed a «friend of the court» brief before Judge Wilson supporting the parent who brought the lawsuit against SB302 vouchers, because of the great harm that these vouchers would inflict on public school education.

Not voting is tantamount to inflicting harm on your own business — you could find yourself fighting dangerous legislation introduced by someone you didn't bother to vote against.

Those rules prohibit «specific threats of violence,» which the company defines as «explicit statements of one's intent to kill or inflict serious physical harm against another person.»

(b) The right to security of person and protection by the State against violence or bodily harm, whether inflicted by government officials or by any individual group or institution