Sentences with phrase «defined by human standards»

«Obesity as defined by human standards may be healthy or even necessary for this species to thrive and reproduce,» says Rivet.

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In a recent book, «The Upside of Irrationality», he argues that the sites treat human beings as if they are goods that can be fully defined according to a set of standard attributes, in much the same way that, say, a digital camera can be described by the number of megapixels that it has and other characteristics.

Recommendation 3: That the Government provide formal legislative recognition of Aboriginal Customary Law in the Sentencing Act by inserting a new section into the Act which requires magistrates and judges to determine in all matters whether Aboriginal Customary Law is a relevant consideration and if so, to provide appropriate weight to customary law in sentencing decisions and to apply it consistently with human rights standards (as defined in the six human rights treaties to which Australia is a party and through the instruments of the United Nations and under international law).