Sentences with phrase «draconian approach»

[98] The Commission submits that given the choice, the High Court must prefer interpretations of the relevant Western Australian statutes and regulations which are consistent with the guarantee of equality and the rights of minorities, and hence a less draconian approach to the recognition and protection of native title in land subject to pastoral leases.

The increasingly draconian approach to regulation contrasts strongly with that taken by neighboring Japan, Bitcoinist has reported, with the country continuing to foster adoption and use of Bitcoin.

Then again, maybe the draconian approach is the way to go; maybe it'll inspire fierce customer loyalty among hardcore Warhammer fans.

The other segment of mail was the «help, the government is screwing me over» category, in which a constituent was the victim of some bureaucratic snafu, and the Member would then write to the officicrat or minor potentate involved, asking them politely to reconsider their draconian approach to implementation.

Chris Grayling's draconian approach to penal policy means violence is making a come - back.

McKinnon said he was looking for evidence of UFOs and that the messages he left mocking their security measures were merely mischievous - but the US government took on a highly draconian approach to the matter and suggested he could be jailed as a terrorist threat for 60 years.

It will be interesting to see if any draft rules contain provision for HMRC to make allowances for businesses struggling in the current climate or if they will point to a more draconian approach to help the authorities raise more revenues from errant taxpayers.»

Its draconian approach to expenses claims has left it deeply unpopular with MPs and has not stopped negative news stories about MPs» expenses continuing to emerge regularly.

«The whole marketplace, our entire business, is built on the trust that consumers have in our platform,» he said «With a platform that does annually $ 370 billion GMV a year, you're going to see some issues with it because it's a large reflection of what's going on in the offline community, but we are taking a very draconian approach to cracking down on counterfeits.

Not exact matches

This isolation also suited a particular line of approach by the Catholic hierarchy — it facilitated the draconian Irish censorship laws, for example.

We also looked at more draconian legal approaches, including the one operating in Sweden, which is often celebrated by feminists opposed to sex work.

With a chastened Home Office now likely to take a more liberal approach to immigration, it is inconceivable that the new secretary of state could follow through with original leaked plans for an even more draconian border policy in future.

From their draconian and backward - thinking attacks on copyright violations on YouTube to their antiquated approach to integrating online functionality into their consoles, Nintendo is falling way behind the pack.

He called the approach «Draconian» and said the law «mandates an immediate three - day impoundment of an offender's vehicle and three - day suspension of his or her licence on first offence.