Not exact matches
If we remove the Book
of Galatians from our consideration, then the
principles of equality become very faint echoes in the Bible.
It was an exercise in delusion,
if not hypocrisy, because all that we said about
equality, life, liberty, public happiness, freedom, the right
of assembly, participation, and the other noble
principles applied in fact only to the white man, not to the majority
of persons in this country, who at that time were red, or to a sizable minority who were black and in chains.
And
if the Indian Constitution begins with affirming the humanist
principles of liberty,
equality, fraternity and justice it has behind it the impact
of liberal and socialist secular ideologies as well as Renascent Hinduism from Raja Rammohan Roy to Gandhi who absorbed these values and made them part
of the Renascent Hinduism itself.
LGBT activists seek to advance the idea that any limits on rights
of «parenting» would be a violation
of the
principle of equality and thus an injustice, setting aside the fact that a child is always born
of the union
of a man and a woman — even
if this union may sometimes be medically assisted.
LGBT activists seek to advance the idea that any limits on the rights
of «parenting» would be a violation
of the
principle of equality and thus an injustice, thereby setting aside the fact that a child is always born
of the union
of a man and a woman — even
if this union may sometimes be medically assisted.
This can be seen as an offence to
equality (as you argue) but it can also be seen as the pro-localism
principle of treating difference differently - ie, not imposing a one - size fits all solution
if there are different demands and preferences in different nations / regions / areas.
After all, we would argue that being able to read at an advanced level, or having access to a lawyer are far greater advantages than access to a computer and,
if such is the case, then the status quo is much more problematic with regard to the
equality of arms
principle that is a building block towards access to justice than any well conceived online platform could ever be.
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).
Permission to appeal to the Supreme Court was granted on 26 February 2016, and it will be interesting to see
if UNISON are able to successfully argue that the fees have breached the
principles of equality and effectiveness, particularly in light
of research which suggests that the employment tribunal fees, whilst a significant reason, may not be the most common reason for the withdrawal
of ET or EC claim.
If jurors only had the official responsibility set out by the trial judge in Stanley, their ethical duties would be straightforward, and very similar to those
of a judge — to be impartial, diligent,
principled, respectful
of equality, and fair in their assessment
of the evidence in light
of the law set out by the trial judge.
To this end, the Bill defines the concept
of accommodation, asserts that the government will make any compromise to respect the right to
equality between women and men and the
principle of religious neutrality
of the state, and provides that an accommodation can not be granted
if it imposes an undue hardship on the government department or agency.
I've objected to the statement
of principle on the basis that there is no legal authority for the existence
of an obligation to promote
equality, diversity and inclusion generally (and, despite repeated requests, have not received any particularly compelling authority to the contrary from the LSUC) and that
if the LSUC wants to impose such an obligation they should amend the Rules to do so.
However,
if the guiding
principle of justice:
equality is absolute; than doesn't candour fit squarely into distributive justice as a matter
of comparative treatments
of individuals?
The news is there's something in it for all
of us
if our colleagues provide a simple statement
of principles acknowledging their commitment to promote and encourage
equality, diversity and inclusion.
This Bill defines the concept
of reasonable accommodation; asserts that the government will make any compromise necessary to respect
equality between women and men and the
principle of religious neutrality
of the state; and provides that an accommodation can not be granted
if it would impose an undue hardship on a government department or agency, including education, even to the extent
of prohibiting the hijab (veil).
If by likening native title to a proprietary interest the common law provides the same level
of protection and security to the unique relationship that Indigenous people have with their land and sea country as that which is provided to all non-Indigenous proprietary interests, then such a translation is consistent with the
principle of substantive
equality.