Sentences with phrase «as a matter of public policy»

Few courts completely reject divided custody as a matter of public policy.

It does, however, mean expecting more of labor relations, anticipating as a matter of public policy that union leadership will lead teachers on reform issues.

How can we discriminate between what can be done in the realm of climate economics modeling and what should be done as a matter of public policy?

It prescinds, however, from the substance of the moral questions involved» the rightness or wrongness of slavery or legalized abortion and euthanasia as a matter of public policy.

would be reluctant as a matter of public policy to set aside adoption orders.

Additionally, for the first time, it established as a matter of public policy the need to provide a wide range of mental health services to prevent mental illness and to improve the mental health of the American people.

They're also overstating the teacher effectiveness research a bit, but, regardless, as a matter of public policy affecting millions of workers, we should work to ensure they ALL have retirement security.

The Attorney General pointed out that magnets and charters are «purely statutory vehicles that the General Assembly thus far has authorized and funded as a matter of public policy, and that the General Assembly could discontinue at any time if it were so inclined.»

Furthermore, the Supreme Court found Ms Hounga's appeal should be allowed as a matter of public policy, in that it was «hard to resist» the conclusion that she was a victim of human trafficking and that the public policy against trafficking outweighed any other considerations.

Helena As a matter of public policy, there is a deadline within which claims can be brought against another person or company, so that people and businesses do not run the risk of very old claims being brought against them when, for example, all the facts relating to the claims have been forgotten by everyone involved.

242, 765 P. 2d 811 (1988)(abolition of criminal conversation precludes action for intentional infliction of emotional distress); Pickering v. Pickering, 434 N.W. 2d 758 (S.D. 1989)(tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress should be unavailable as a matter of public policy when it is predicated on conduct that leads to the dissolution of marriage); Alexander v. Inman, 825 S.W. 2d 102 (Tenn..

Mr Justice Segal decided that it was not unenforceable in Cayman as a matter of public policy.

In relation to the third ground, Leggatt J held that the Purchase Undertaking was not unenforceable as a matter of public policy.

Hence, the advent of Art 8 into domestic law «does not undermine or weaken as a matter of public policy the primacy of the need to protect children from abuse, or the risk of abuse, from, amongst others, their parents».

A reduced is justifiable as a matter of public policy given the compensatory purposes stated under Division 2 of the Act.

Counsel further recognised that the court would be reluctant as a matter of public policy to set aside adoption orders.

But I strongly believe that as a matter of public policy, ALL schools must be truly welcoming and accomodating to ALL children.

As a matter of public policy, the law of the land rewards us for taking a personal role in the advancement of society.

Quite apart from whether Bharara uncovers any criminal wrongdoing, the Buffalo Billion project is highly questionable both as a matter of public policy and as a business proposition.

E.J. McMahon: «Quite apart from whether Bharara uncovers any criminal wrongdoing, the Buffalo Billion project is highly questionable both as a matter of public policy and as a business proposition.»

Over the holiday weekend, several people approached me to ask where I stand on them as a matter of public policy and principle.

Over the past several decades, we have eroded student accountability, assigning it as a matter of public policy to schools and teachers.

As a matter of public policy, however, the public's willingness to endorse online education very much depends on the justification given for it (see Figure 5).

A case can be made that loan inquiries should be added to the list of borrower characteristics, such as sex, race and ethnicity that, as a matter of public policy, can't be used in developing credit scores.

Think of it as a matter of public policy.

@user6726 Just like in R v. Brown (or Browne), late 1980's or early 90's, where the «victim's» consent to having a certain part of his body nailed to a plank of wood (sexual sadomasochistic activities) by a third - party, was held, as a matter of public policy, not to have been a vitiating factor in the commission of whatever the offence against the person was (pun intended) in that case.

As a matter of public policy, people will generally not be allowed to use drunkenness as a defence to an intentional assault.

... As a matter of public policy, we want all drivers to obey all traffic laws, not just the prohibition against following too closely.»

As a matter of public policy, Florida applies a «no fault» theory to auto accident claims.

The plaintiff asked the court to find, as a matter of public policy, that for policy reasons, the lawyer should nevertheless be treated as either a partner or employee of the firm, because lawyers «practising in association» should be treated as part of a «collective identity.»

As a matter of public policy, litigation is restricted by time limits.

But Mary Terzino, a Michigan - based lawyer who has studied litigation and legal funding for some years, said, «I think that as a matter of public policy, lawsuit lending often results in usurious loans.»

As a matter of public policy, the English Courts will not enforce the obligations under the Purchase Undertaking because it was entered into for a purpose which is unlawful under the law of friendly foreign state.

At trial Dana Gas instead sought to rely on the more general principle that, as a matter of public policy, the English Courts will not enforce a contract which is entered into for a purpose which is unlawful under the law of a friendly state.

The plaintiff challenged this conventional understanding by seeking to certify a class which included persons who acquired Smart shares on the secondary market between July 15 and 20, 2010, arguing that during the period of distribution, purchasers in both the primary and secondary markets are similarly situated and, as a matter of public policy, it is desirable to treat similarly - situated persons equally.

California law could hardly be more clear on the question of whether the cost of an award of punitive damages can be shifted to the defendant's liability insurers: as a matter of public policy, punitive damage liability is uninsurable.