Sentences with phrase «allowed civil society»

I do not let LA or NO off the hook, but the perception of our allies (and our enemies) is that the government of the most powerful nation on Earth allowed civil society to break down for an extended period of time — and it makes them wonder just how strong we are.

It trusted families and communities, carved out space for a new approach, and then allowed civil society to slowly create and change the new system.

When the North American Free Trade Agreement was concluded there was concern about Mexican labour and environmental standards; side agreements were established around these topics, allowing civil society to raise complaints under the terms of the agreement.

The CFS is a progressively structured political forum, since it allows Civil Society to participate fully, but there are many other aspects to how it works.

Not exact matches

He added: «In the United States, President Trump would like to establish a mafia state, but he can't, because the Constitution, other institutions, and a vibrant civil society won't allow it.»

This redirection would require more participation by civil society as well as by government than global corporate capitalism now allows.

Secondly, civil authority would allow individuals even in an unfallen society to economize on decision costs.

It finally admonished the State, civil society and communities to be vigilant so that last minute conflict triggers via SMS or social media are not allowed to disrupt the election.

«Allowing commercial businesses to use the First Amendment as a shield for discriminatory conduct would undermine state civil rights laws and the vital benefits they provide to residents and visitors, leaving behind a society separate and unequal by law,» the brief stated.

By taking us to where it all started, Director Matthew Vaughn allows us to witness the origins of the mutant struggle for civil acceptance, and asks the question how can you ask society to accept you when you can't even accept yourself?

These indicators allow to evaluate if the political and moral system is contributing to the inhabitants are mutual solidarity, economic and social justice is practiced, education contributes to form true citizens, civil society participation in decisions of government and corruption is eradicated in the country.

Some are convinced that subsidiarity and civil society are just tools for allowing racism and sexism and other dreadful practices to carry on.

Innovation Africa's unique status comes from its meetings - based format allowing for productive face - to - face engagement between government, civil society and industry partners.

Initially drafted in 2003 with the support and input of NGOs, the bill had been changed so much by the time it first arrived in parliament in 2010 that 73 leading civil - society organizations said it would «open the door for irreversible destructions [of] the country's nature» by allowing land uses such as mining, urbanization, tourism facilities, dam construction, and other forms of energy development to have priority over protection.

Close door negotiations means that civil society is not allowed to come inside the room and hear to what governments have to say.

We, as a youth collective, demand that Civil Society is allowed in the negotiations and these are the main reasons for our demand:

«The Matrix developed by Forest Trends allows not only the acceleration of the decision - making process, but also provides an opportunity for convergence among the private sector, the public sector and civil society,» said Walter Lazzarini, President of the Environmental Council at FIESP (Federation of Industries of São Paulo / Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo).

The UN-REDD Programme's 2016 - 2020 governance arrangements allow for the full and effective participation of all UN-REDD Programme stakeholders — partner countries, donors, indigenous peoples, civil society organizations, participating UN agencies — while ensuring streamlined decision - making processes and clear lines of accountability.

The exploration of available alternatives should be supported by expert workshops that would allow the business community and civil society to share their knowledge with the scientific community.

The UN body for climate change is launching an online portal inviting countries, organisations and civil society to contribute to the climate dialogue and allow their voices to be heard.

Part of Brazil's apparent success has been a façade — agricultural expansion in the woody grassland called the cerrado has allowed Brazil to ramp up commodity production, while slowing deforestation in the rainforest biome — but some of it has indeed been real, the product of a combination of policy, law enforcement, monitoring, and activism and pressure from civil society and indigenous peoples.

The new draft proposals released yesterday at the Copenhagen Climate Conference will lead to large - scale destruction of ecosystems and unprecedented land grabs as spurious «offsets» will allow Northern countries to burn ever more fossil fuels say civil society groups who have been tracking negotiations.

See e.g. Maxeiner, supra n. 1, at 44 (arguing that a globalized legal education is no longer subject to the cultural barriers that were once dominant in society, allowing students to focus on the legal cultures that they will likely encounter in an increasingly globalized economy); see also James E. Pfander, Book Review, (reviewing Thomas Main, Global Issues in Civil Procedure (Thomson / West 2006)-RRB-(describing the case for globalized Civil Procedure courses by emphasizing how such an approach would lead to a greater understanding of American procedure).

The deal, ratified first by the Law Society of Upper Canada in February, allows lawyers who are currently confined to civil law or common law jurisdictions broader access to practise law across the two systems.

Funds and implements the Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), focusing its support on grassroots organizations and diverse, responsive funding mechanisms that allow for effective long term support for civil society partners.

It must also be inclusive and allow for full engagement by United Nations actors, ICRC [International Committee of the Red Cross] and civil society.

The UN Secretary - General made his first remarks on the fully autonomous weapons in his November 2013 report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, calling for international discussions to begin immediately and «not once the technology has been developed and proliferated» and urging that any process «be inclusive and allow for full engagement by United Nations actors, ICRC [International Committee of the Red Cross] and civil society.»

But if Facebook commits to minimizing these false positives, the result could better protection for democracy and civil society compared to the alternative of knowingly allowing false news to proliferate in the name of free speech.