Sentences with phrase «constitutional framework»

Under the Canadian constitutional framework, the negotiation of international trade agreements falls under the jurisdiction of the federal government.

This led to a major review of its governance and constitutional framework as well as an associated trust and a proposed joint venture.

But it seems that such an argument would be a theoretical extension of the current constitutional framework.

Therefore, the legislation is silent on what the correct constitutional framework is for Article 50 to be triggered.

However, as described in previous parts of the paper, the text of section 36 of the Constitution Act, 1982, sections 7 and 15 of the Charter, the domestic and international human rights context within which these provisions must be interpreted, and the guarantees implicit in the notion of «reasonable limits» under section 1 have the potential to provide a robust constitutional framework for a rights - based approach to poverty and homelessness in Canada.

We engaged early with Mr. Modi when other western countries were reticent; we are colonial cousins and share a similar constitutional framework; and we have a vibrant diaspora that cares about India's future place in world.

The U.S. is among the more successful in enabling people of varying interests and viewpoints to get along within a common constitutional framework commanding near universal loyalty.

Yet the answer is not to emasculate Parliament further but to empower MPs within a transparent constitutional framework so that idiotic decisions and sneaky party political behaviour can be challenged.

Indeed, since the division of competences between the Member States and the Union is at the core of the EU constitutional framework, it is arguable that the ordinary rules of competences can not be bypassed without an explicit provision of primary law.

Similarly, agreements concluded by the EU must be compatible with the EU's basic constitutional framework (article 218 (11) TFEU).

Against this, the Liberal Democrats have argued for a «new Bill of Rights» to «entrench the rights presently enshrined in the ECHR in the British constitutional framework».

The Rule of Law requires that people be able access courts, which in the Canadian constitutional framework means first and foremost superior courts.

Indeed, there is a danger that the embrace of the notion of dialogue will serve to obscure the reality that, the Bill of Rights Act notwithstanding, New Zealand's constitutional framework remains one of essentially untrammelled parliamentary sovereignty, which can be, and sometimes is, abused.

This is fundamentally at odds with Canada's established constitutional framework.

The case is important for both the future of inter-institutional relations and the EU's constitutional framework as well as the current Commission policy to avoid «unnecessary» EU rules.

It is clear, in my view, that the Supreme Court of Canada views the continued participation of the Senate as an essential component of the Canadian constitutional framework and only a constitutional amendment pursuant to s. 41 (e)(requiring unanimity of the provinces) could change that.

As with aboriginal title, the constitutional framework that we operate under does not favour Gateway.

Magna Carta was not intended as a constitutional framework or a basic law.

In 1997, the military removed the Turkish government from power, but because this happened within the constitutional framework, it doesn't qualify as a coup.

That's the constitutional framework.»

Government formation takes place within a constitutional framework which is largely unwritten and based on precedent.

«For the records, I was the only member from Kebbi state who did not find it worthy at that time of collecting the sum of N50 million as an inducement to subvert the constitution and provide a constitutional framework for the third term ambition of President Obasanjo.

Properly funded, vibrant political parties are vital to a healthy democracy and a key part of the UK's constitutional framework.

I would wish that the political actors would respect the constitutional framework provided for the Commission and support in upholding the supreme interest of the Commission for the wider interest of our democracy.»

Ehusani, who represented the Director General of the Commission, implored the management of the station to always act within the constitutional frameworks of their profession and as well avoid anything that can make the station deviate from the NBC's rules, guidelines and regulations.

Instead, they endorse a concept of postnational (global) citizenship and seek to shift authority to an institutional network of international organizations and subnational political actors not bound by any clear democratic, constitutional framework.

«Under the core principles of judicial review set forth in Marbury v. Madison..., the courts hold the authority to determine whether the actions of government, including legislatures, are consistent within the constitutional framework....

Mehta has succeeded in getting new environmental policies initiated and has brought environmental protection into India's constitutional framework.

[2] Since 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist as land within the constitutional framework of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which until then consisted of three lands: (i) the Netherlands Antilles, (ii) Aruba (together the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom) and (iii) the Netherlands (the European part of the Kingdom).

Such a review, however, must recognize that the various participants in the justice system operate within a constitutional framework.

Any recommendations for reform must respect the constitutional framework in which we operate.

For this reason men who are free — and who are anxious to remain so — do not lightly undermine the constitutional framework of a democratic country.

It held that Canada's constitution as a whole, and more particularly the convention of not appointing women to the Senate, were capable of evolving within the constitutional framework.

International law binds the UK, both as a central tenet of our constitutional framework and as a distinct legal regime at the international level.

Linda J. Visser, a partner at Siskinds LLP, says Canada's constitutional framework has made Canada's experience with multi-jurisdictional class actions different from those in the United States, where they have the multi-district litigation process.

Because of s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, in my view, the import of this decision is that the First Nations of this country must now be engaged as full actors in our constitutional framework and not merely as historical irritants that must be somehow assuaged before moving on to getting the business of the country done.

On Thursday, June 26, 2014, the constitutional framework of Canada experienced an earthquake.

Indigenous groups became concerned that agreements affirming indigenous rights and title would no longer hold legal weight, that patriation would be another assimilationist policy, and that indigenous peoples needed to be included and recognized in the constitutional framework.

Equality rights, euthanasia, religion, terrorism and more, are all issues which we struggle to fit into our constitutional framework.

This project will review existing literature on global strategies to implement the Declaration as a basis for analyzing implementation issues specific to the Canadian context, including the Canadian constitutional framework.

The central issue on the appeals was whether the imposition of this two step process was correct under a proper interpretation of the Treaty or under Canada's constitutional framework.