Sentences with phrase «as jurists»

This award to Matt signifies the great appreciation we have towards those few lawyers who go over and above their duties as jurists.

in Filipino) professions consist of a large number of different kinds of law - trained persons, known as jurists, some of whom are advocates who are licensed to practice in the courts.

«We hope all attendees will feel like active participants, and will find ways to incorporate ideas and insights from the conference into how they think and practice as jurists.»

Justice Scalia has found his own, distinct touch as a jurist in offering the concrete example that illuminates the jural landscape; and in this case, he marked out with a chilling precision the path that leads out from Romer.

Jesus says he was unrighteous, which is not a comment about his abilities as a jurist.

«He had an incredible record as a jurist,» DeFrancisco continued.

Jessica Chastain criticized the inadequate representation of women in film as a jurist for the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Jessica Chastain criticized what she called «disturbing» representations of women in movies after serving as a jurist at Cannes.

While my own position as a jurist precludes me from linking his past opinions to cases currently pending before the Supreme Court or headed in that direction, I'll sketch out some features of his jurisprudence and describe specific decisions with relevance for education — and leave the prognosticating to others.

«Judge John Roberts filed a dissent in a Fourth Amendment case today that is pretty interesting as an example of his style as a jurist.

«Botsford's keen intellect and extraordinary abilities as a jurist enhance the outstanding reputation of our state's highest court.

Chief Justice Mulligan was recognized, according to NCSC's announcement, for his «impressive abilities not only as a jurist, but as an innovative court manager.»

Retired Supreme Court justice Morris Fish was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada for his «eminent service» as a jurist, particularly on the SCC bench from 2003 - 13.

His love for this Nation is evident from his distinguished service in World War II, his years at the bar, and his career as a jurist.

5 Judge Rosenbluth's name may be familiar for reasons beyond her work as a jurist.

Stephen Harper, in struggling to find a field in which Nadon had distinguished himself as a jurist, referred, obscurely, to admiralty law (though, to be fair, qualifications for a Supreme Court appointment are often in the eye of the beholder).

Let him apply himself and earn respect as a jurist, and we can then rise to his defence against those who will continue to defy his right to practice because of his past crimes.

I must confess, he won me over that evening — as a person, if not as a jurist.

Not exact matches

The Maudoodi school, on the other hand, accepts only the Qur» an and the Hadith as the infallible sources of law and does not regard the decisions of the medieval jurists as binding in all cases.

Ethically, we are in an age in which there is grave doubt among theologians, philosophers, jurists and social scientists as to whether any universal principles exist which can be reliably known and used by the international community to define torture or terrorism as fundamentally wrong.

As to other fermented drinks, there is a difference of opinion among Muslim jurists.

For example, they consider it lawful to combine the noonday prayers with the evening and night prayers — but this is a practice which is sanctioned by some jurists among the Sunnis as well.

At the same time he maintained that he was still a follower of the Prophet of Islam and a non-lawgiving prophet, and since he brought no new law and adhered to the law of Islam as interpreted and codified by the jurists, he claimed to be a good Muslim.

Walliyulla had already turned Muslim attention to the Hadith as the real source of Islamic jurisprudence as opposed to the decisions of the jurists.

It is perhaps not without some significance that the Wittenberg jurist Hieronymous Schürpf served as best man at Luther's own wedding to the former nun Katherine von Bora.

(R. M. MacIver: The Modern State, pp. 103 - 104) It was the glory of Roman jurists in the early centuries A.D. that they first conceived the jus gentium, the natural law of all peoples, as incorporating the duties and rights which belonged to human beings everywhere.

For centuries it has served as the main center for the study of Islamic doctrine and as a meeting place for Muslim students from all over the world who come to receive training for careers as judges, jurists, and scholars; above all, it is a great mosque where prayers are said, and Friday sermons are preached to the assembled worshipers and to the thousands who hear them over the radio.

This conception of just war was passed to the early modern age and known and used by such theorists as the Neoscholastics Vitoria, Soto, Molina, and Suarez, by the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, the Puritan theologian William Ames, the theologically trained jurist Hugo Grotius, and others at the dawn of the modern era.

The jurists became known as the externalists and the Sufis as the internalists.

Just as the attitude of the Sufis toward the religious teachings of Islam was a revolt against the jurists who stifled the true spirit of religion in order to preserve its form, their attitude toward God was also a revolt directed against the theologians and the philosophers.

new questions such as released time for religious instruction, prayer and Bible reading in the public schools, tax exemptions for churches and other religious bodies, and the very meaning of religion itself occupied the attention of jurists.

The distinguished British conservative jurist, Lord Patrick Devlin, said that fornication should be regarded as a natural weakness that can never be rooted out, but must be kept within bounds.

He was finding the lawyers as tiresome as ever: «You may say this is a word - war or a word - insanity, a pleasure one owes to jurists... so many ambiguities, sophistries and chicaneries... their jargon is more confusing than all the tongues of Babylon.»

Ulpian, a Roman jurist who lived in the second century, urged that inebriates be treated as sick persons.

Although Carpenter nods to «the rule of law» he is not really concerned with fundamental law as was Edward Coke, the jurist who opposed the Stuart kings, nor with natural law, or even customary law.

«During her time on the bench, Justice Abdus - Salaam earned the respect of all who appeared before her as a thoughtful, thorough, and fair jurist.»

It was learnt that the late jurist, regarded in the nation's legal circle as a highly brilliant judicial officer, had been ill for some time.

It will allow Judges to meet their financial obligations as public servants, and ensure that New York will always attract and retain the highest quality jurists.

Citing the trailblazing African - American jurists Barbara Jordan and Thurgood Marshall as inspiration, James pledged to defend the vulnerable and stand up to hostile forces in Washington as New York's top law enforcement official.

In Bonventre's view, Cuomo has so far put together a coherent, capable Court of Appeals that includes jurists with both Democratic and Republican backgrounds, as well as those with experience in both law enforcement and defendants» rights.

The statement read, «President Buhari re-affirms that the Emir of Ilorin, who is also the Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Council, has contributed tremendously to the development of Nigeria, starting out early as a lawyer and later a jurist, and regularly providing wise counsels to leaders and serving the nation dutifully whenever he was called upon.

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said «Sheila Abdus - Salaam was a groundbreaking jurist whose distinguished service on the Court of Appeals, the New York State Supreme Court, as a public defender and public servant made our communities stronger and more just.»

Gorsuch was generally seen as one of the more moderate and less provocative jurists on Trump's docket of potential nominees, and the Senate — Schumer included — voted unanimously to confirm him to Colorado's 10th Circuit Court in 2006.

The Manhattan Housing Court's advisory council, which reviews its judges after each four - year term, recently ruled that jurist Susan Avery should get the boot — as it catalogued years of complaints against her, sources said.

Normally, that by itself, should shield any one of the states which enacted Traditional Marriage protections against interlopers entering the state and demanding that their fake Sodomite «marriage» be recognized as valid, but in this day and age of a runaway judiciary, it is best that we somehow pass a Constitutional Amendment defining Traditional Marriage and / or slapping the hands of rogue jurists away from the issue altogether.

President Buhari re-affirmed that the Emir of Ilorin contributed tremendously to the development of Nigeria, starting out early as a lawyer and later a jurist, and regularly providing wise counsel to leaders.

As a capital - district Republican with close ties to the community, the youthful - looking jurist can fairly present as a hometown favorite, albeit in a vast sea of DemocratAs a capital - district Republican with close ties to the community, the youthful - looking jurist can fairly present as a hometown favorite, albeit in a vast sea of Democratas a hometown favorite, albeit in a vast sea of Democrats.

The legal battle propelled him to statewide office in 2000, when the Republican jurist was elected chief justice after campaigning as the «Ten Commandments Judge.»

The governor entered the Court of Appeals through the same door as its judges, sitting beside the robed jurists as he gazed down upon the state's attorney general, comptroller and prosecutors in the pews below.

Lazarus pointed to Brett Kavanaugh, a conservative judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, as an example of a jurist who «is not ready to give EPA a lot of deference if they're taking language which was crafted at one time and trying to push it at the edges to deal with a problem of another time, like climate change.»