Sentences with phrase «constitutional rights to water»

«We got this plan in the first place by South Australia threatening to take High Court action against the eastern states and the Commonwealth because of our constitutional rights to water,» he said.

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This would certainly seem to be effective to confer an immunity on the listed parties for losses that are incurred in the province; but what if a party outside the province suffers losses (see Reference re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act, [1984] 1 SCR 297, 1984 CanLII 17 (SCC)-RRB-, or what if the exercise of authority under the Act rests upon a reckless understanding as to the constitutional underpinnings of a particular provision?

The most that can be said is that the Court's decision presumed for the sake of discussion a competent patient's right to decline food and water, but did so without examining the implications of such a right or its constitutional status.

Peter Iwanowicz with Environmental Advocates of New York said lawmakers could take the first step toward a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to clean water and clean air.

Peter Iwanowicz, with Environmental Advocates, says lawmakers could take the first step toward a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to clean water and clean air.

Olson will argue that the federal government, by failing to adequately regulate greenhouse gas pollution and by continuing to lease new federal lands and waters for fossil fuel extraction, as recently as this year, is violating the kids» constitutional right to life, liberty and property.