Sentences with phrase «fundamental citizen rights»
It is amazing to me how the media, and environmental organizations, are so agenda driven that they are willing to give up such fundamental citizen rights to promote their political ends.
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The privacy movement is gathering steam in India, with the Supreme Court recently ruling privacy is a fundamental right of citizens.
As a federal court stated in a 2011 decision upholding the foreign national prohibition statute and regulation — a decision affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court: «It is fundamental to the definition of our national political community that foreign citizens do not have a constitutional right to participate in, and thus may be excluded from, activities of democratic self - government.»
Fundamental rights are neither created by the lawmaker nor granted to the citizen.
It was the announcement by Mukherji and D' Sousa that the Christian Community had decided to forgo special communal representation in the legislature and other communal safeguards so that there would not be political exploitation of increase of numbers through conversion that there was a spontaneous decision in the Constituent Assembly to include propagation of religion as a fundamental human right of the citizen.
The council called on the new government to «restore constitutional order and affirm citizens» political, economic and other fundamental rights and freedoms» and to assert «the territorial integrity of Ukraine, whose independence is a gift from God and is valued by our entire nation, which is why we have no right to allow for its separation, as this would be a sin before God and future generations.»
Historically it was the decision of the Indian Christian community to give up communal representation and other safeguards that made possible the inclusion of the right to propagate religion as a fundamental right of every citizen in the Indian Constitution.
Then, in words which call on the central motifs of the civil religious tradition, Reston thanked the Charlottesville citizen committee for suggesting «that a responsible society must have a common center to which the loyalty and trust of the people are bound, and that these fundamentals must be defined and discussed among the people and put right before the bicentennial of the Declaration in 1976.»
Just as there are laws within a nation that forbid a person to misuse his liberty, so there should be laws under which the irresponsible use of a nation's powers over its own citizens could be judged; that is to say, the rights of self - determination by the nation should be subordinate to the fundamental rights of man.
Bishop Paulose who was deeply concerned about civil liberties and other fundamental rights of citizens realized that the Emergency was an attempt to crush democracy by an authoritarian regime.
In fact the fundamental rights of the citizen require that all traditional communities change, breaking traditional hierarchies and patriarchies, to bring about social justice by giving the dalits, the tribals and the women who were excluded from the traditional power - structures of society, fuller participation in the power - structures; and the State is called upon to assist it by suitable legislation and other means.
It would take back through the backdoor citizens» inalienable and fundamental human rights guaranteed under the Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as amended) and Nigeria's regional and international human rights obligations and commitments.
After Brexit, UK citizens will not be protected by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union because, as its name suggests, it only applies to citizens of the EU.
«The Nigerian Military is a thoroughbred professional organization and upholds the fundamental rights of every citizen including children.
We join with those in Nigeria who appeal for the protection of their fellow citizens» fundamental freedoms and universal human rights.»
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.
EU citizens also enjoy legal protections of the EU law, [7] specifically the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union [8] and acts and directives regarding e. g. protection of personal data, rights of victims of crime, preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, equal pay, protection from discrimination in employment on grounds of religion or belief, sexual orientation anRights of the European Union [8] and acts and directives regarding e. g. protection of personal data, rights of victims of crime, preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, equal pay, protection from discrimination in employment on grounds of religion or belief, sexual orientation anrights of victims of crime, preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, equal pay, protection from discrimination in employment on grounds of religion or belief, sexual orientation and age.
«SERAP argues that limitations to the legislative powers of the Senate can be implied not only from the chapters two and four of the 1999 Nigerian constitution (as amended) relating to the obligations of all organs of government to promote transparency, accountability and combat corruption and recognition of citizens» fundamental human rights but also by voluntary acceptance of international human rights obligations by Nigeria.»
«Buhari must ensure that in fighting insurgency and corruption that the rights of the Nigerian citizens are still respected because even in a war situation under the united nation charter, even prisoners of war are entitled to fundamental human rights.
Mr Justice Blake found that British citizens have «a fundamental right of constitutional significance recognised by the common law» to live in their home country.
Boris Johnson has said it is «bollocks» to say freedom of movement is a fundamental right for EU citizens as he insisted Brexit will allow the UK to regain control of its borders.
One of the fundamental responsibilities of any Election Management Body (EMB) such as INEC is to ensure that all citizens of voting age exercise their fundamental rights to vote and be voted for.
«Rights derived from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, including important protections for children and older people, must be preserved for UK citizens.»
«The oddity of a modern, let alone immigrant, nation rationing fundamental political rights to sole citizens is blatantly apparent.
«Law - abiding citizens should be permitted to exercise their fundamental right to self - defense in Erie County, across New York State, in adjoining states, and across the nation,» Howard said.
This message emphasises that not only is a «no» vote about the huge cost of AV, and the political consequences of changing our voting system, it is also about the fundamental right of every citizen to cast an equal vote.
ACDF will sensitize African citizens globally to the importance of integrity in human development, advocate for African citizens» to voluntarily embrace Rule of Law as a culture and a key for human activation and mobilization, to promote a disciplined culture and to raise awareness on the importance of citizens» responsability as a necessary obligation for preserving the fundamental human rights of the African citizens.
If we can not be sure what fundamental right is «better» and more important, than we or any other institution can not hold scales and weigh any of our rights that we hold as the citizens and as the human beings.
«Wisconsin students have a fundamental right to an equal opportunity to a sound basic education that will equip students for their roles as citizens and enable them to succeed economically and personally.»
The Court also holds that «Wisconsin students have a fundamental right to an equal opportunity to a sound basic education... that will equip students for their roles as citizens and enable them to succeed economically and personally.»
That said, the fact that Connecticut's Democratic leadership, including Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Wyman, either supported or remained silent as Mayor Finch and the «education reformers» worked to remove the fundamental right of Bridgeport's citizens to choose members of their Board of Education is a sad and disgusting reminder that for some, principles and values are a thing of the past — fallen by the wayside — in the face of political expediency.
Enumerate the examples where fundamental rights given to the citizen of a country are clipped by law of the same nation.
BDL infringes on the fundamental property rights of good citizens.
Concerned about the dangers of climate change and the violation of fundamental rights held by citizens, courts are requiring governments to take adequate actions to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
«Calling the challengers brave, Gableman wrote that their litigation gave the court «an opportunity to re-endorse its commitment to upholding the fundamental right of each and every citizen to engage in lawful political activity and to do so free from the fear of the tyrannical retribution of arbitrary or capricious governmental prosecution.
The IRS denial, in short, hinges on the applicant's activities looking too much like a for - profit trade or business and also the following not qualifying as «charitable» --(1) preserving the fundamental human rights set forth in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (b / c it is a declaration, not a treaty or law) and (2) safeguarding free speech in foreign countries (as the US Constitution's guarantee of free speech does not apply to residents or citizens of foreign countrights set forth in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (b / c it is a declaration, not a treaty or law) and (2) safeguarding free speech in foreign countries (as the US Constitution's guarantee of free speech does not apply to residents or citizens of foreign countRights (b / c it is a declaration, not a treaty or law) and (2) safeguarding free speech in foreign countries (as the US Constitution's guarantee of free speech does not apply to residents or citizens of foreign countries).
To interpret Rottmann to trump this would require a judgment even more grandiose than Van Gend or Costa, something in which the Court pronounced that the present state of integration was such that the removal of their fundamental status and rights from a group of Union citizens could only be permitted if the national constitutional process leading to it was itself sufficiently democratic to comply with the requirements of EU law.
A Bill designed to give citizens more control over their data could end up stripping back the fundamental British right to confidential legal advice, the Bar has warned.
From this perspective, the ECJ aimed in Taricco I to protect the fundamental rights and interests of EU citizens.
This is why the Charter of Fundamental Rights explicitly states that «[a] ny citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State, has a right of access to documents of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union, whatever their medium» (article 42 Charter and 15 (3) TFEU).
The latter stated that there remained a fundamental divergence between the parties after the round of negotiations regarding the means of guaranteeing citizens» rights.
Hopefully, in the future the ECJ will not forget that its mandate is not exhausted by the enforcement upon the member states of substantive EU obligations but covers also the protection of EU citizens» fundamental rights.
It is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens of India.
However, instead of taking the lead in enacting laws to protect its citizens, this government is instead running the risk of being the first to permit levels of intrusion that threaten its peoples» fundamental right to privacy.
In my opinion the ECJ's decision in Taricco I that national courts must disapply the rules of statutes of limitations if they prevent Member States from fulfilling their obligations under Article 325 TFEU (in the present case, the relevant Italian legislation) leads to perceiving serious fraud as a crime against the rights and interests of citizens, i.e., against fundamental social human rights guaranteed under Articles 2 and 3 of the Italian Constitution, and hence calls for resolving the conflict within the Italian Constitution by balancing the rights under these articles and the accused's individual rights guaranteed by the legality principle (Art. 25 (2) Const.).
Instead, the power of both the federal government and the provincial governments would be restrained in favour of the Canadian citizen who would, in consequence, be better protected in the exercise of his fundamental rights and freedoms.
We have reached the conclusion that the basis most likely to find a wide degree of acceptance, and one that is in itself a matter calling for urgent attention, is a constitutional Bill of Rights — a Bill that would guarantee the fundamental freedoms of the citizen from interference, whether federal or provincial, and that would have a high degree of permanence in that neither Parliament nor the Legislatures would be able to modify its terms by the ordinary legislative process.
If we reach agreement on the fundamental rights of the citizen, on their definition and protection in all parts of Canada, we shall have taken a major step towards basic constitutional reform.
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By recognizing those rights and allowing inmates to gain employable life skills, we can continue to uphold Correction Service Canada's goals of rehabilitation and reintegration into the community for as many prisoners as possible, and respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of prisoners as citizens of Canada, all the while keeping the community safe from any further harm.