Sentences with phrase «concerning human conduct»

Not exact matches

Opinion surveys conducted by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada reveal that Canadians are concerned about human rights protection while also being committed to expanding business opportunities.

As every reader knows, the Gospels are overwhelmingly concerned with the conduct of human life, of life in the human commonwealth.

But while the former Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts is sharply critical of U.S. human rights policy (especially as conducted by Republican Administrations), he shows less concern about UN agencies, and none at all about the financing, motives, and agendas of the very mixed bag of interest groups known as NGOs.

Arnold's view of culture was filtered through poetry and literature, but it was ultimately human conduct, not art, that concerned him.

a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

However, says Cobb, (and rightly so), Whitehead's view does give support to a Christian concern for the underprivileged, since lack of education and basic human needs limits «the rational self - direction of conduct.»

I would say that both these writers are fundamentally concerned with behavior, deportment, human conduct in the face of formidable, even overwhelming forces.

Religion — «a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.»

Buffalo, NY - Erie County Legislator Peter J. Savage, III (D - Buffalo) has introduced a resolution calling on the Erie County Legislature's Health and Human Services committee to conduct fact - finding sessions to enable stakeholders in the public health and electronic cigarettes industry, as well as county government, to address the issues concerning electronic cigarettes and vapor lounges.

Recently, the Town conducted an independent human resources audit of the activities in the Highway Department under the management of Superintendent Ballard which has raised a host of concerns about the actions of the Highways Superintendent.

In September, 2014 the Town of Clarkstown announced that it had retained Public Sector HR Consultants LLC of Glenville, NY to conduct a review of the human resources practices and issues of concern on application of civil service rules and regulations in the Highway Department under the management of Superintendent Wayne Ballard.

For example, AAAS conducted a recent analysis of land - use changes in Bahrain at the request of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, which was concerned that land reclamation and development projects are not benefitting all Bahraini citizens.

In response to similar concerns about human studies, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2007 mandated that researchers conducting human clinical trials preregister the details in an online database like ClinicalTrials.gov.

The experienced and caring staff at AGI is dedicated to conducting humane research with nonhuman primates to advance knowledge in primate biology and to address human health concerns.

Through these areas, the College prepares the next generation of veterinarians and veterinarian scientists, conducts bench and clinical research to solve animal and human health problems, addresses critical ecosystem and public health issues, helps protect the U.S. food supply, and promotes a clearer understanding and appreciation of the human - animal bond that is at the center of these concerns.

So if sustainability, equity, governance and human development are reclaiming their place as the dominant concern within the forest community, then is the Framework Convention on Climate Change really the best place to conduct the discussion?

Unfortunately for everyone concerned with climate change, regardless of individual views about the degree to which it is prompted by human conduct or a result of natural variation, it only takes a small number of high profile errors or examples of malpractice to undermine everyone's trust: a crucial point when billions, perhaps trillions, of pounds and dollars could be spent erroneously.

73 Although the SBC, which is the basic legislation in the matter, states in Article 12 (4) thereof, that the aim of such surveillance is to apprehend individuals crossing the border illegally, it does not contain any rules concerning the measures which border guards are authorised to apply against persons or ships when they are apprehended and subsequently — such as the application of enforcement measures, the use of force or conducting the persons apprehended to a specific location — or even measures against persons implicated in human trafficking.

KAIST President Sung - Chul Shin is trying to tamp down concerns, noting in a statement to Times Higher Education the university won't «conduct any research activities counter to human dignity, including autonomous weapons lacking meaningful human control.»

Various United Nations human rights treaty committees have expressed these concerns after conducting constructive dialogues with the Australian government, such as the one with the CERD highlighted in this chapter.