Sentences with phrase «individual rights framework»

We ground our conception of freedom on an individual rights framework.

Not exact matches

Within the Islamic framework the individual and the community have defined for them the rights and obligations which ensure life and happiness through cooperation and equity in assigning privileges and tasks without encroaching upon the rights of the individual or the community.

Post-modern radicalism postulates that the individual, in order to exercise his right to choose, must be able to free himself from all normative frameworks — whether they be semantic (clear definitions), ontological (being, the given), political (sovereignty of the state), moral (transcendent norms), social (taboos, what is forbidden), cultural (traditions) or religious (dogma, doctrine of the Church).

If capitalism is amoral in a neutral process of buying and selling, then it is not inherently unjust, and can, like all other societal activities, be guided within a framework of individual rights and rule of law to prevent the mighty from overtaking the weak.

The minimalist politics «is concerned with the structure of the framework of non-coercion and rights that have to be in place within which individuals can pursue their own good in their own way so long as in pursuing that good they do not interfere with the freedom of others to do the same.»

Our client, however, remains undeterred by the desperate efforts of some individuals to intimidate him and bend his will and rights against the constitutional provisions, the framework of Nigeria Police Force Act and the laws of the land.

«We believe that universal access to health care, education, affordable food, water, electricity and housing is the right of every Ghanaian» says the manifesto, adding that the NDC Government will establish and implement a framework for collective and individual contribution to the peace, safety, security and stability of the country when retained in power.

The legal and policy paradigm in genomics - which places a high value on privacy - can conflict with the public health framework, in which individual rights can be overridden for the benefit of others [95].

Set your dog and their foster human (s) up for success with a welcome home session that will help establish the rules and boundaries that work best for their individual household, provide a framework for the transition to foster, and help both dog and human (s) get their new relationship started on the right foot.

Each image exists within the framework of its own individual character and identity, as though these machines were unique and beautiful in their own right.

I mustnt be any liberal then — the liberals seem to place an unholy emphasis on the individual's rights and freedoms when the world is getting bigger, full of more people and we need an organisational framework that is «group» orientated and delivers for groups, not individuals (well as mmuch as it can for individuals, within groups).

Hopefully, this opens a new chapter in the (recent) history of the data protection framework, one in which national DPAs have strengthened powers to uphold individuals» rights.

The human rights group says a structured sentencing framework would produce injustice, prevent optimum sentencing outcomes and could even result in an increase in rates of imprisonment: «These proposals go entirely against the prevailing trend of government criminal justice policy in recent years in relation to violent and sexual offences: that is, an emphasis on the individualised risk posed by the individual offender towards a member or members of the public.»

The various rules create a patchy framework that simply is not adequate to protect the rights of individuals with mental disabilities to the much ‑ needed assistance of a support animal.

Sam Smethers added: «What we need is a framework which gets the balance right between the rights of the individual and the responsibilities of the organisation.

Recommendation 12: That the Government of Canada consider including a framework for the right to de-indexing in PIPEDA and that this right be expressly recognized in the case of personal information posted online by individuals when they were minors.

# a new Securities Transfer Act will be enacted to provide a modern framework for the transfer of shares, bonds and other securities, and promote interprovincial and international harmonization of rules; # personal health information access and privacy legislation will be introduced to balance the individual's right to confidentiality with the need to get information for legitimate health purposes; # government will receive the report of the Task Force on Access to Family Justice, and respond to its recommendations accordingly; # a Building Code Act will be enacted that establishes a chief building inspector position, promotes consumer safety, and provides for province wide adoption of the National Building Code and mandatory inspections by qualified inspectors; # a Heritage Conservation Act will be introduced to improve heritage stewardship; # a new Pay Equity Act will be introduced to ensure that pay equity legislation applies to all parts of the public service.

However, the EU views the whole package as a mutually reinforcing, carefully crafted framework that balances the powers of the State against the rights and freedoms of the individual.

Right now, the idea of the consumer smart home may be in its relative infancy, but Mott believes the rise of the Internet of Things — individual devices, whether they be smoke detectors, or thermostats, or lights, or locks, being connected online — and of products like Philips» hue wireless bulbs and Nest's Smart Learning Thermostat will give people a framework within which motion - sensing technology like Kinect can clearly demonstrate its potential.

Young people must learn that welfare is not an absolute entitlement, and that the human rights framework envisages that individuals are responsible to themselves and their communities.