Sentences with phrase «duty under the constitution»

«The president has a duty under the Constitution to «take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,» and DACA does exactly the opposite,» the Texas Attorney General stated.

In a statement signed by presidential aide Garba Shehu, President Buhari was quoted as saying he is fully conscious of his duty under the constitution to protect all Nigerians.

President Buhari is fully conscious of his duty under the constitution to protect all Nigerians, irrespective of faith, ethnic background or geopolitical location and will not shirk in this responsibility.

«The governor has failed to perform his duty under the Constitution of calling for this election and I intend to convince the court to compel him as soon as possible, so that the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn won't be disenfranchised.»

A state judge has struck down Kentucky's school - finance system, saying it «bears no rational relationship» to the state's duty under its constitution to provide «an efficient system of common schools.»

Nor do we think that this historic trial practice, which long has served the selection of an impartial jury, should be abolished because of an apprehension that prosecutors and trial judges will not perform conscientiously their respective duties under the Constitution.

Not exact matches

Indeed, it says, «We are under a duty to develop additional constitutional rights and privileges under our Alaska Constitution.»

Under the Constitution, that is the duty of Congress.

Fast - tracking, according to journalist Dave Johnson enables Congress to agree «to set aside its duties under Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution and vote on TPP within 90 days of it being signed, to severely limit discussion and debate, not to filibuster the agreement in the Senate and not to amend it not matter what problems turn up after the agreement is revealed».

Moreover, each and every member of Congress should be notified that he or she is personally liable (can be sued) for his or her own failure, or the same in conspiracy with other members, to perform what is a ministerial and constitutional duty, that is, to require and / or insist that Presidential electoral votes only be counted for candidates who are «natural born citizens» under Article II of the United States Constitution, the failure of which creates a cause of action for deprivation of claimants» constitutional rights (as allowed under the Bivens case) against employees of the Federal Government, in this case, to a lawful President and Commander in Chief, and therefore, for deprivation of adequate continuation of the United States as a Constitutional Republic.

This was immediately followed by one Mr. Baah Acheamfour who proceeded to make a complaint to the police of the conduct of Afoko and his alleged spokesperson which he described as gross and flagrant violation of Article 3d (VIII) of the NPP's constitution under duties of a member which state that a member shall not initiate commence or prosecute any legal proceedings whatsoever against the party or any member of the party relating to party affairs without first exhausting the grievance procedure laid down in the constitution in respect of grievances against the party or any other members,» the letter said.

I think we are either putting too much on the shoulders of the Vice-President or he is taking on himself the duties of the Attorney - General under Article 88 of the Constitution.

The celebrations of 31st December with carnivals, route marches etc having a tendency to glorify the coup d'etat of 31st December, will weaken the people's resolve to enforce this right, or perform this duty, ie their resolve to frown upon, and / or reject coups, a result which will have the effect of undermining and subverting the Constitution, 1992; but surely it is an unlawful means under article 3 (3)(a) of the Constitution, 1992 if only because its result is a subversion of the Constitution 1992...»

We write in our capacity as citizens of the Republic of Ghana invoking the powers of this Commission under Article 218 (a) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and section 7 (1)(i) of the CHRAJ Act 1993 (Act 456), as amended, which states «to investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, injustice, corruption, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by a public officer in the exercise of his official duties», to investigate a case of professional misconduct bothering on official corruption and corruption - related activities involving ACP Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, the current acting Director - General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.

According to Alhaji Muntaka, the police invitation to the MPs undermines the authority of parliament and also interferes with the work of a parliamentarian, who is insulated under Article 117 of the Constitution and Order 22 of the Standing Orders of Parliament from any arrest or court orders in the performance of his or her official duties.

«Conflict of interest represents a situation where the person exercising a public function has a personal interest of patrimonial or commercial nature, which could influence the objective fulfilment of the duties incumbent on public officers under the Constitution and international standards.»

Mr. Stringer's duties and powers are a matter of the City Charter, which Mr. Cuomo can not alter, but the governor emphasized that housing the homeless is a responsibility of the state under its constitution.

The Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari has a duty, pursuant to Section 14, Sub Section (2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution to ensure that the welfare and security of every Nigerian, particularly the vulnerable, remain the primary purpose of the government.

In a new report submitted to the court, the joint «McCleary» Committee argued that they are now in compliance with their «paramount duty» under Article IX in the State Constitution.

[FN115] Therefore, under the Florida constitution, state statutes, and the FWCC's rules, the FWCC has a duty to take action to protect native animal life in Florida from disease spread by free - roaming cats.

There is a reason that the signers of the Declaration of Independence Pledged their HONOR and their LIVES under GOD... The preamble of the US Constitution also alludes to this fact and why three separate branches were tightly constrained in there job duties.

The authorities suggest two related elements — a fiduciary duty owed by the Crown to Aboriginal people when dealing with Aboriginal lands, and the right to encroach on Aboriginal title if the government can justify this in the broader public interest under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

Urgenda argued that the Dutch state had therefore breached a duty of care owed to them (and to Dutch society generally), had infringed their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights («ECHR»), and had contravened various obligations under international law and the Dutch Constitution.

The Ktunaxa brought a judicial review of the decision by the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources on the basis that (1) the project infringed their right to freedom of religion under section 2 (a) of the Charterand (2) the government breached the duty to consult under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

The Ktunaxa claimed that by approving the project the BC government violated the guarantee of religious freedom in section 2 (a) of the Charter and the Crown's duty to consult and accommodate under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

The Constitutional Court has also held that the duty of the legislature and other lawmaking subjects to revise all legal acts adopted by them before the entry into effect of the Constitution and which still remain in force, also the legal acts adopted by no longer existing institutions after the entry into effect of the Constitution and still remaining in force, which regulate the relations which are assigned to the sphere of regulation of a corresponding law - making subject, as well as legal acts, which had been adopted before the restoration of the independent State of Lithuania and remained in force after restoration of the independent State of Lithuania and, after the entry into effect of the Constitution, regulate the relationships, which are assigned to the sphere of regulation of an appropriate legislative subject, and assess their conformity with the Constitution within a reasonably short period, stems from the principle of the supremacy of the Constitution, and the constitutional principle of a state under the rule of law (the Constitutional Court's ruling of 29 October 2003).

HB 4103 Authorizes a judge of a municipal court not reappointed by the 91st day following the expiration of a term of office who continues to serve for another term of office to continue to perform the duties of the office without taking an additional oath or affirmation otherwise required under the Texas Constitution.

More than 20 years ago, when I took my oath of office to serve as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, I solemnly swore to «administer justice without respect to persons,» to «do equal right to the poor and to the rich,» and to «faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me... under the Constitution and laws of the United States.»

(d) shall perform the duties and have the powers that belong to the Attorney General and Solicitor General of England by law or usage, so far as those duties and powers are applicable to Ontario, and also shall perform the duties and have the powers that, until the Constitution Act, 1867 came into effect, belonged to the offices of the Attorney General and Solicitor General in the provinces of Canada and Upper Canada and which, under the provisions of that Act, are within the scope of the powers of the Legislature;

The Council therefore sought judicial review of the decision on the basis that it violated the guarantee of freedom of religion under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and breached the government's duty to consult and accommodate asserted Aboriginal rights under the Constitution Act, 1982.

Absent consent, development of title land can not proceed unless the Crown has discharged its duty to consult and can justify the intrusion on title under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

The Applicants brought a petition for judicial review of that decision, arguing it violated their freedom of religion guaranteed under s. 2 (a) of the Charter and breached the Minister's duty to consult and accommodate asserted Aboriginal rights under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

The Judges of the Supreme Court and District Judges to be elected at the first election under this Constitution shall qualify and enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the first Monday of December succeeding their election.