Sentences with phrase «diversity as an obligation»

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Since the Liberal government feels it has checked climate - change financing off its long environmental to - do list, Ottawa is expected to shift its funding focus to other international obligations on the environment, such as the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

Faculty ranked their agreement with statements such as «There is visible leadership at my institution for the support and promotion of diversity on campus,» «My department colleagues do what they can to make personal / family obligations and an academic career compatible,» and «My department colleagues «pitch in» when needed.»

«While these countries strive to meet their obligations under one international agreement, the Kyoto Protocol, they encourage others to increase their emissions as well as breach their obligations under another agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity.»

Even in - house counsel, providing advice to the HR department about an organization's internal legal obligations, would be incompetent if they did not convey the employer's obligation to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion as described above.

Like you, I believe that there are strategies the LSUC could pursue which would achieve their substantive goals, strategies which accurately reflect existing (and unambiguous) legal and ethical obligations and which are consistent with constitutional requirements and principles (as I've noted above, if the current requirement around a Statement of Principle merely required acknowledgement of our actual existing obligations under the Rules, rather than a general duty to promote equality, diversity and inclusion which is found nowhere in the Rules, I suspect much opposition would melt away and the LSUC would be on far stronger Charter grounds).

As you note, the obligation to «promote» equality, diversity and inclusion goes well beyond the content of most obligations within the Rules — which are principally passive or negative in nature.

As such, the Court affirmed a school's obligation to accommodate religious beliefs, as well as a school's role in emphasizing the importance of multiculturalism and promoting tolerance and respect for diversitAs such, the Court affirmed a school's obligation to accommodate religious beliefs, as well as a school's role in emphasizing the importance of multiculturalism and promoting tolerance and respect for diversitas well as a school's role in emphasizing the importance of multiculturalism and promoting tolerance and respect for diversitas a school's role in emphasizing the importance of multiculturalism and promoting tolerance and respect for diversity.

For example, a motion was introduced to modify the obligation to abide by equity, diversity and inclusion principles as described in recommendation 3 as simply «encouraging,» instead of «requiring.»

Indeed, this is the most frustrating part of this process — had the LSUC actually complied with the recommendation of the committee and amended the Rules to impose an obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally, it could have also drafted an authoritative commentary to that rule — as it does with section 6.3.1.

Perhaps if you (and the criticism would apply equally to Omar, since he and I have had this debate here before, as well as numerous other benchers and law society bureaucrats) actually addressed the substantive concerns — perhaps actually cited a source for the purported obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally — rather than dismissing the critics of this proposal for being inadequately woke, you might win over critics like me (and many of the people I've spoken with).

Somewhat less helpfully, those provisions do not impose (or purport to impose or have ever been interpreted as imposing) any obligation to promote equality, diversity or inclusion generally.

Not content with statements of principle in support of diversity — or even ethics rules, such as the hotly - contested - and - likely - unconstitutional ABA Model Rule 8.4 (g)-- Canada's largest legal regulator has adopted a rule requiring that each of its members «create and abide by an individual Statement of Principles that acknowledges your obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally, and in your behaviour towards colleagues, employees, clients and the public.»

As the Law Society has indicated, in the documentation accompanying the recommendation as well as the legal opinion that accompanied the report to Convocation, the duty to promote equality, diversity and inclusiveness — not only in our legal practices, but also in our public lives — is implicit in the existing rules and obligations governing licensees, and not a new obligatioAs the Law Society has indicated, in the documentation accompanying the recommendation as well as the legal opinion that accompanied the report to Convocation, the duty to promote equality, diversity and inclusiveness — not only in our legal practices, but also in our public lives — is implicit in the existing rules and obligations governing licensees, and not a new obligatioas well as the legal opinion that accompanied the report to Convocation, the duty to promote equality, diversity and inclusiveness — not only in our legal practices, but also in our public lives — is implicit in the existing rules and obligations governing licensees, and not a new obligatioas the legal opinion that accompanied the report to Convocation, the duty to promote equality, diversity and inclusiveness — not only in our legal practices, but also in our public lives — is implicit in the existing rules and obligations governing licensees, and not a new obligation.

These criteria are not mandatory, but have been identified as strategies that assist agencies to meet their obligations under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth) to promote workplace diversity.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,

These responsibilities are directly linked to obligations arising from the Convention on Biological Diversity through the Conference of the Parties (COP), as the two conventions deal with similar subject matter.

Trust; values; respect for lack of religion; respect for her extended family on all sides, adoptive and birth; parenting style; recognition of the importance of diversity; willingness to take on our obligations as their own; capacity to deal with a crisis; financial means; adoption awareness and willingness to learn; whether they like to read; do they like pets; strength of their relationship; where they live; etc..