Sentences with phrase «constitutional affairs in»

[4] The Commission's submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in its inquiry into the Native Title [Amendment] Bill 2006 is available on the Commission's website (www.humanrights.gov.au).

In recent years, CCLA has supported similar bills, such as Bill C - 279, in written submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, and in our testimony to the Senate Committee on Human Rights in June 2013 and the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in October 2014.

Several of the independent experts appearing before either the Commons Committee on Justice and Human Rights or the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in the last session (3rd session, 40th Parliament) on criminal law amendments were concerned about the failure to provide additional funding concurrent with proposals that would increase the number of persons incarcerated at any one time.

Oliver Heald MP, who used to have responsibility for constitutional affairs in the shadow cabinet, believes in full equalisation of seats:

The Minority Spokesperson on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has chastised the Attorney General's Department, saying it is not doing enough to retrieve judgment debts wrongfully paid to businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome.

Not exact matches

«Whether Canada ends up as one national government or two national governments or several national governments, or some other kind of arrangement is, quite frankly, secondary in my opinion,» said Harper, who was at the time constitutional affairs critic for Reform.

In 1787, at the age of eighty - one, Benjamin Franklin addressed the Constitutional Convention: «I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of meIn 1787, at the age of eighty - one, Benjamin Franklin addressed the Constitutional Convention: «I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of mein the affairs of men.

In normal times the people may be content with representation and constitutional judicial review, while they largely focus on private affairs; while at times of what Bruce Ackerman calls constitutional politics the level of civic action may become extraordinary (Ackerman, 1991).

The plans have been presented to the Department for Constitutional Affairs on the eve of Parents» Week (October 20 - 26) and before a week of threatened demonstrations in London by fathers» rights groups.

@Machavity Case law has interpreted the constitutional prohibition on state level participation in foreign affairs more broadly although there are a few things are are permitted (e.g. sister city relationships, budgetary decisions with international implications).

In the end, the administration's deepest constitutional problem in this affair is entirely straightforwarIn the end, the administration's deepest constitutional problem in this affair is entirely straightforwarin this affair is entirely straightforward.

He indicated that Bagbin should bear in mind that he was made the chairman of the parliamentary select Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Affairs based on parliamentary procedures and not because he was better than Nana Akufo - Addo.»

So if Bagbin became the chairman of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee it was because of the fact that his party was in power and it does not mean that he was knowledgeable than Nana Addo.

In the House of Commons, Keeley served as a member of the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee and from February 2006, the Finance and Services Committee.

Setting aside the many, many issues involved in this Senate letter affair, it is interesting to see the complete focus in the larger media debate on American constitutional requirements for treaties, largely with complete disregard to international law.

In 2001, she was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, serving until 2005 when she became Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs.

In fact, I'd imagine that, unless you took an active interest in British constitutional affairs, the report would have passed you bIn fact, I'd imagine that, unless you took an active interest in British constitutional affairs, the report would have passed you bin British constitutional affairs, the report would have passed you by.

Mark Harper, the constitutional affairs minister, defended the proposed timetable in a last - ditch attempt to avert a large - scale Tory rebellion.

In July 2004, the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) of the House of Commons and, concurrently, Sir Hayden Phillips, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Constitutional Affairs, both concluded reviews of the system.

In the last parliament, members of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee were astonished to learn that the transcript of our oral evidence session with the Chair and Chief Executive of The Kids Company charity was to be turned into a musical.

In a measure aimed to avoid any conflict of interest, Dromey's wife Harriet Harman — a minister in the Department for Constitutional Affairs — relinquished her responsibilities for overseeing electoral reform and House of Lords reforIn a measure aimed to avoid any conflict of interest, Dromey's wife Harriet Harman — a minister in the Department for Constitutional Affairs — relinquished her responsibilities for overseeing electoral reform and House of Lords reforin the Department for Constitutional Affairs — relinquished her responsibilities for overseeing electoral reform and House of Lords reform.

In the last parliament, members of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee...

Constitutional affairs minister Harriet Harman told ITV's Sunday Edition: «I think you can be confident that what the attorney general will do is recognise there has to be public confidence in the fact that the decision will be taken independently and in an open way.

The Minority on Thursday blocked the laying before Parliament, the report of the Joint Committee on Defence and Interior and Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, on the agreement seeking to ratify the hosting of US military troops in Ghana.

The Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Inusah Fuseini, has called on the Chief Justice to hurriedly determine whether a prima facie case has been established against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Charlotte Osei, in order to clear any lingering doubts about the integrity of the Commission's leadership.

His ministers have been speaking out in recent months - in August, constitutional affairs secretary Lord Falconer said the US was guilty of a «shocking affront to the principles of democracy» in using the camp to hold terror suspects.

91 Per David Lammy MP (Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs): «The protection has been given to the Church in Wales, at its request, but the Church of England has said clearly that it does not want it.»

Liberal Democrat constitutional affairs spokesman Simon Hughes welcomed the plans, saying they were a «serious effort» to complete Lords reform that actually began in 1911, although he said his party would be voting for a wholly or substantially elected chamber.

Liberal Democrats constitutional affairs spokesman Simon Hughes also praised the proposals, saying: «Often lessons learnt from one tragedy can prevent another... These plans are a way of doing more to make sure loss and suffering are not in vain.»

However, the plans still do not address concerns raised by the constitutional affairs select committee last summer that any fundamental reform of the coroners system must include a change in the way deaths are certified.

In the latest intervention, Harriet Harman, the constitutional affairs minister and deputy Labour leadership candidate, told the New Statesman: «You can either be against discrimination or you can allow for it.

Constitutional affairs minister Harriet Harman said: «The findings of an inquest are important not just to explain how someone died but also to learn lessons for the future which will prevent deaths in similar circumstances.

The Government of Ghana had in an earlier statement signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Hanna Tetteh, condemned the coup of September 17, noting that it violates with impunity «the internationally brokered process to promote the principle of entrenching democracy and constitutional governance in Burkina Faso.»

Next month the Home Office will be split into two departments as the Department for Constitutional Affairs will become the Ministry of Justice to deal with criminal justice while the Home Office will be in charge of policing and counter-terrorism.

The coroner bill has already come under fierce criticism, most recently by the constitutional affairs select committee, which warned it was just «tinkering around the edges» and failed to tackle the key problems in the coroner system.

He has a keen interest in constitutional affairs, and from 1999 to 2010 was chairman of the Public Administration Select Committee.

Leader of the Party Mark Williams leads on Welsh Affairs in the House of Commons and Lord Thomas of Gresford QC leads for the Party in the House of Lords and additionally speaks on Constitutional Affairs for the Welsh Party in Parliament.

Wayne David, shadow constitutional affairs minister, said: «We are in favour of Lords reform, but the government plans do not set out a stable, coherent long - term relationship between the two houses.

In 1999, he was given additional responsibilities as Spokesman for Constitutional Affairs.

In the run - up to the 2015 general election constitutional affairs were centre - stage, the debate dominated by issues including Scotland's relationship with Westminster and Britain's place in EuropIn the run - up to the 2015 general election constitutional affairs were centre - stage, the debate dominated by issues including Scotland's relationship with Westminster and Britain's place in Europin Europe.

German's political interests include skills development in small and large companies in Wales, constitutional affairs, local government, economy and regeneration.

Thomas Keck, the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, contributed $ 25 on July 20, 2017, records show.

Liberal Democrat constitutional affairs spokesman Simon Hughes added: «If Britain is to continue its reputation for proper access to high quality justice then we need to invest in our justice system as befits a key part of the welfare state.

However, a spokesman from the Department of Constitutional Affairs rejected the idea that the county court system was in crisis.

«Whilst Gordon Brown's NHS cuts bite deep in local maternity services and A&E s, millions of pounds are being spent on bankrolling Tony Blair's vast entourage of staff and spin doctors,» said shadow constitutional affairs secretary Oliver Heald.

«While the Lord Chancellor is regularly wheeled out to defend the prime minister or the flawed Human Rights Act, shouldn't he be concentrating on getting his own house in order at the Department for Constitutional Affairs, so that it delivers access to justice for all?»

The Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is likely to implement proposals contained in today's report in the near future, with a consultancy paper on «transparency» in family courts expected shortly.

The Minority in Parliament has blocked the laying before Parliament, the report of the Joint Committee on Defence and Interior and Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, on the agreement seeking to ratify the hosting of US military troops in Ghana.

A Member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Rockson Dafeamekpor, today [Wednesday], walked out of a meeting to consider an agreement with the United States of America for a defence cooperation arrangement, that will allow them to have a camp in Ghana for its military forces.

Occupy Ghana, which has been strong advocates for the passage of the Right To Information Bill, has called on the government to provide dates on when it will «publish and gazette the Bill,» on when the «bill shall be tabled for debate in Parliament» and finally on when «the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary affairs shall conclude its deliberations on the Bill.»