Sentences with phrase «by equality legislation»

Lord Chief Justice Morgan, delivering his judgment, said: «Anyone who applies a religious aspect or a political aspect to the provision of services may be caught by equality legislation, not because the legislation treats their religious belief or political opinion less favourably but because that person seeks to distinguish, on a basis that is prohibited, between those who will receive that service and those who will not.»

The right to breastfeed anywhere, anytime is protected, for instance, by equality legislation in the UK, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and by U.S. state laws.

Not exact matches

Again, we can ask whether the spate of hate - speech and «equality» legislation in Britain and other European countries — not to mention the restrictions on public manifestations of faith, the right to which has been upheld again and again by both domestic and European courts — also falls foul of this Article.

Baroness O'Loan, who has tabled Bill, said: «No one should be coerced by the risk to their careers into violating their conscience, and it is plainly inconsistent with the principles of equality legislation to exclude whole sections of society from areas of medical employment simply because of their moral beliefs.»

The dialogue that ensued engaged the authors with a series of questions surrounding the book's central thesis: despite the real progress in racial equality achieved by the 1960s civil rights legislation, the United States political institution has been caught in between two modes of conceptualizing, and enacting policy, about race — both of which have failed to close the tremendous gap in racial disparities in social and economic welfare that are a legacy of American history.

During his time in the legislature, Brian has sponsored legislation and worked with colleagues to extend and strengthen tenant protections; increase New York's commitment to cleaner more sustainable energy sources and greater efficiency; prevent people from being exposed to toxic chemicals; increase the minimum wage; ensure equality in civil marriage laws; strengthen laws intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands; and promote cleaner, fairer elections by modernizing voting and closing loopholes in campaign finance laws.

The push for a gay marriage equality bill in Albany has moved behind closed doors as Gov. Andrew Cuomo attempts to persuade state Senate Republicans to sign off on the seminal legislation by writing in protections for religious organizations.

Suddenly, a lot of the equalities legislation that was guaranteed by European law could now be open for revision — «under cover» of Brexit if not directly as part of it.

Whilst Harold Wilson and other moderate Labour leaders had their reforming instincts tempered by economic and political pressures, it was nonetheless Labour governments that legalised homosexuality, banned the death penalty and implemented major gender and racial equalities legislation.

«Despite proclaiming that the legalisation of same - sex civil marriage is driven by the principle of equality, the government's forthcoming legislation will retain the inequality of the current legal ban on heterosexual civil partnerships,» Tatchell said.

Every progressive piece of equality legislation has been delivered by Labour.

Skelos also suggested that other aspects of the women's equality legislation as outlined by Cuomo — including a tightening of domestic violence laws and equal pay — could be dealt with.

Flanagan spokesman Scott Reif made a distinction between positions held by the Senate GOP and Trump's national candidacy, saying the Senate passed women's equality legislation that «ensures equal pay for equal work, protects the victims of domestic violence and creates zero tolerance for sexual harassment in the workplace.»

In recent years I have voted to expand the rights of same sex couples by voting for: The follow up legislation that amended the estates, powers and trusts law to reflect the provisions of the marriage equality act.

Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, who was not present at yesterday's press conference, released a statement shortly after the presser: «I have been and continue to be a strong supporter of marriage equality and remain steadfast in my commitment to passing the marriage equality legislation submitted today by Governor Paterson.

Prior to New York passing «marriage equality» last June Leiter editorialized that Noah's flood was provoked by same - sex relations and natural disasters can be expected as a result of this legislation.

The Commission has a mandate, set by the UK Parliament, to advise on the adequacy of Great Britain's equality and human rights legislation and any proposed change to them.

Other workplace rights, which Mr Corbyn will say are protected by the EU, include maternity leave and equality legislation.

Through this resource; By the end of the session all learners will be able to: a) Understand the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer and their purpose b) Identify the main points of contracts of employment and their purpose c) Outline the main points of legislation affecting employers and employees and their purpose d) Identify where to find information on employment rights and responsibilities both internally and externally e) Explain the purpose and functions of representative bodies that support employees f) Explain employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business environment g) Explain the benefits of making sure equality and diversity procedures are followed in a business environment h) Explain employer and employee responsibilities for health, safety and security in a business environment i) Explain the purpose of following health, safety and security procedures in a business environment By the end of this session some learners will be able to: A. Establish a link between understanding responsibilities as the first step towards managing ones own work effectively for career progression.

In response, the government noted the «worrying picture» in schools, including «some very disturbing evidence about the sheer volume of sexually predatory and abusive behaviour experienced by young girls», but said existing legislation on the issue within the Government Equalities Office was «already strong» and would not be immediately changed.

Noting the «worrying picture» in schools, including «some very disturbing evidence about the sheer volume of sexually predatory and abusive behaviour experienced by young girls», the government said existing legislation on the issue within the Government Equalities Office (GEO) was «already strong» and would not be immediately changed.

In case you have forgotten, after years of study, the law society mandated that all licensees make a commitment to some simple principles: not to discriminate, abide by workplace policies, promote equality and observe human rights legislation.

The Charter would apply in this situation because it involves discriminatory legislation by government and violates equality rights.

Finally, this session will highlight the business implications of domestic and international law regarding LGBT equality, including the US's state - by - state approach to LGBT issues in the post-Windsor legal environment and international law impacting LGBT individuals, including Uganda's «Anti-Homosexuality» legislation.

The new duties include: a general duty to promote equality of opportunity which applies to most public authorities; a range of specific duties applying only to named authorities, to reinforce the general duty; and an obligation not to discriminate in the performance of public functions, where this is not already covered by existing legislation.

The report concludes that the guiding principle of equality and effective participation have been eroded by the Government's amendments to the Native Title Act and diluted by an ever - xpanding labyrinth of state legislation.

The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has previously said legislation to enact marriage equality could be passed by Christmas.

It not only ignores the primary role that the High Court has bestowed on the legislation for the recognition and extinguishment of native title, it also misunderstands the ethical obligations of a Government bound by international obligations of equality and non-discrimination.

The Native Title Report 1999 considers the principles upheld by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), namely equality and the requirement that the government negotiate with Indigenous people over native title legislation.