Sentences with phrase «free under the rule of law»

So, we can see that the idea that juries may act contrary to the will of a judge is nothing new in American law and in fact it is an act of resistance to government oppression that our Founders believed to be fundamental in a Republic that was to remain free under the rule of law, rather than enslaved according to the rule of men.

Not exact matches

He points out that New Zealand — a country that places a high value on human rights, rule of law and democracy, as Canada does — has benefited enormously under a free - trade agreement with China.

Rather, they require economic activity within a free polity, under the rule of law, and through the daily practice of personal habits of wisdom and self - control.

The rule of law under which free men live is not a matter only of national tradition and preference.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana believes in the principles that democratic societies provide individuals with the best conditions for political liberty, personal freedom, equality of opportunity and economic development under the rule of law; and therefore being committed to advancing the social and political values on which democratic societies are founded, including the basic personal freedoms and human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; in particular, the right of free speech, organization, assembly and non-violent dissent; the right to free elections and the freedom to organize effective parliamentary opposition to government; the right to a free and independent media; the right to religious belief; equality before the law; and individual opportunity and prosperity.

Basically, Quebec consumer protection laws are likely at play here (specifically, a separate rule that requires credit card companies to offer an interest - free grace period for all purchases if the minimum payment is paid on time, even if you don't pay it off in full, and also in terms of when or under what circumstances annual fees may be charged).

In a first case, C - 431 / 11 UK v Council, the CJEU dealt with the choice of legal basis for a measure implementing an European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement as regards social security systems and ruled that it was precisely one of the measures by which the law governing the EU internal market is to be extended as far as possible to the EEA, with the result that nationals of the EEA States concerned benefit from the free movement of persons under the same social conditions as EU citizens.

At the same time the law on public services is under the influence of a whole range of EU law provisions and regimes: namely the rules on free movement, competition law and state aid, general and sector - specific primary law provisions, horizontal rules of secondary law, as well as a large body of sector - specific secondary EU law, which has increased substantially over the past few years.

In Danforth, a 7 - 2 majority held that states are free to make the benefits of Supreme Court decisions apply retroactively, even if the Supreme Court itself has ruled they are not retroactive under federal law.

(5) even if the plaintiff could establish that the internal communications at issue reflected the firm's violation of its duty of client loyalty and conflict - free representation under the Rules of Professional Conduct, such a violation does not warrant forfeiture of an evidentiary «privilege otherwise available under» the law of evidence.

It has amended its mission to now «regulate the offering and provisions of consumer financial products or services under the federal consumer financial laws and to educate and empower consumers to make better informed financial decisions,» and its vision to «free, innovative, competitive, and transparent consumer finance markets where the rights of all parties are protected by the rule of law and where consumers are free to choose the products and services that best fit their individual needs.»