Not exact matches
«We can define a conflict of
interest as a situation in which a person has a private or personal
interest sufficient to appear to influence the objective exercise of his or her
official duties
as, say, a
public official, an employee, or a professional.»
Just
as earlier the
official Church could not and would not give any authoritative answer to someone about their choice of a profession, even though it could be a moral question of importance for salvation, so today and tomorrow the Church in many questions, even those of
public interest and far - reaching importance, will not, even ratione peccati, be able to give a specific answer officially and directly.
Richard John Neuhaus» essay («Forget the Bilderbergers,»
Public Square, February) on United Nations
officials»
interest in promoting transnational sovereignty and Non «Governmental Organizations» role in support of their effort was,
as is everything he chooses to comment on, instructive.
Section 1 allows suspension of the entry into the US,
as immigrants or non-immigrants of
public officials or former
public officials accused of grand corruption, which has or had serious adverse effects on the national
interests of the United States.
During his first
official meeting
as a Buffalo School member, a Buffalo woman brought her own bat during the
public comment session to «combat any actions that are not in the best
interest of the students.»
SERAP argues that the
public interest in publishing the names of the high - ranking government
officials from whom funds were received outweighs any considerations to withhold the information,
as there would be no prejudice against those whose names are published
as long
as the information is appropriately framed and truthful.»
In the letter dated 14 July 2017 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organization said that, «
Public interest is not well served when government
officials such
as former governors, deputies supplement their emoluments in their current positions with life pensions and emoluments drawn from their states» meagre resources, and thereby prioritising their private or personal
interests over and above the greatest happiness of the greatest number.»
In addition, self - dealing and conflicts of
interest by
public officials, formerly chargeable
as honest services fraud, are now beyond the reach of that statute.
«
As the only Asian - American elected
official in Albany, a
public interest attorney, a grassroots political activist and a new mom balancing the demands of a busy job with parenthood, I know that Kathleen Rice is the best person for me to partner with in state government,» Meng said.
Disclosure: Having met with the governor in my previous capacity
as a government reform lobbyist with the New York
Public Interest Research Group, my name appears on the schedules on four occasions, placing me in a tie for 66th among non-government
officials.
«On a more personal level, the Vietnamese
officials were especially
interested in Steve Herrick's broad range of criminal law experience, both
as a judge and
as the
public defender of Albany County,» Kindlon said.
«SERAP considers double emoluments for serving
public officials unlawful,
as the laws granting those benefits take governance away from the arena of
public interest, and create the impression that former governors acted contrary to the best
interests of the general
public.
The fact that these laws are signed by former governors in the exercise of their functions
as public officials and now benefiting from the entitlements under such laws while serving
as senators and ministers raise serious conflict of
interest issue under paragraph 5 of article 8 of the convention.»
In the letter dated 14 July 2017 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organisation said that, «
Public interest is not well served when government
officials such
as former governors, deputies supplement their emoluments in their current positions with life pensions and emoluments drawn from their states» meagre resources and thereby prioritising their private or personal
interests over and above the greatest happiness of the greatest number.»
The story also disclosed that an
official with Behan Communications was concerned she would be «outed» if she attended another
public meeting and tried to «blend in,
as if I'm a resident or uninvolved person
interested in the issue.»
You have the right to restrict or object to our processing if we are processing your data based on legitimate
interests or the performance of a task in the
public interest as an exercise of
official authority (including profiling); using your data for direct marketing (including profiling); or processing your data for purposes of scientific or historical research and statistics.
Both CCSA and CCSA Advocates work together to thwart legislative efforts that would increase charter oversight, such
as AB 709 that would make charter board meetings
public, allow the
public to inspect charter school records, and prohibit charter school
officials from having a financial
interest in contracts that they enter into in their
official capacity.
Me - too clauses,
as they are called, are legal, but California laws generally prohibit self - dealing to ensure
public officials have only the
public's
interests in mind.
The crisis was the subject of heated parliamentary debate last week, with Teresa May's government struggling on multiple fronts to defend the idea of
public services contracting, launch a convincing investigation of what happened, take credible steps to deal with what is widely seen
as compensation - gouging by the company's directors, the perception of sweetheart contracts extended to a struggling company, continuing doubtsabout
official and company conflicts of
interest, and about the impact of still - undetermined huge taxpayer losses — not least over underfunded pensions that have now come onto its books.
«HFACT has a long history of representing fishing
interests in Hawai'i,
as well
as educating the
public and elected
officials on the importance of fishing to our local communities,» said HFACT President Phil Fernandez.
Organized in collaboration with the St. Kitts Ministry of Tourism and the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, this conference brings together some of the industry's most creative thinkers and doers and is especially suited for ministers, commissioners, and directors of tourism,
as well
as hoteliers, tourism attractions,
public officials, and anyone with an
interest in tourism.
Your job
as elected
officials is to encourage scientists to give you their best understanding, fund new science if there are gaps vital for the
public interest, to weigh scientific information, and then to make decisions.
As a
public policy advocate Milton Friedman has exemplified the role of the man of ideas vis - a-vis elected
officials, which has been primarily to influence those who elect them, rather than taking on the impossible task of trying to convince them to sacrifice their own political
interests and do the right thing.
Of course if the actual recorded at the time temperature data was released
as a full data base with
official blessing it would probably only be a matter of quite
as short time before it would be decided by the climate
interested public and politicals that all that morphed out of reality, adjusted data those scientists were playing with on their play stations wasn't really needed
as it bore no resemblance to reality nor had any sort of any perceptible impact or effect on society and their funding should and would consequently cease.
The above developments arising from Bill 68, particularly the new role of Integrity Commissioners in respect of the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act, are notable for all elected public officials as a sign of forthcoming changes in the regulation of conflicts of i
Interest Act, are notable for all elected
public officials as a sign of forthcoming changes in the regulation of conflicts of
interestinterest.
As reported by The Times of London, five law lords unanimously ruled in favor of a
public -
interest defense that more closely resembles the «actual malice» standard applied in U.S. libel cases involving
public officials and
public figures.
penalizes the defendant for engaging in
public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «
public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites
public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public attention, or a matter in which the
public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable
public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public notoriety or controversy has attached; «
public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing
public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the
public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public or any government body, in relation to an issue of
public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against
Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or
public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an
official proceeding or about a matter of
public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to
public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of
public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of
public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation
as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of
public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper pu
public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.
Accordingly, while elected municipal
officials may be quite free to discuss matters of
public interest, they must act
as would the reasonable person.
Nor can I discern in those First Amendment considerations that led us to restrict the States» powers to regulate defamation of
public officials any additional
interest that is not served by the actual malice rule of New York Times, supra, but is substantially promoted by utilizing this Court
as the ultimate arbiter of factual disputes in those libel cases where no unusual factors, such
as allegations of harassment or the existence of a jury verdict resting on erroneous instructions, cf. New York Times, supra, are present.
As for the example though in your second paragraph, I doubt that would happen -
public outcry and politics would almost guarantee that, and judicial
officials are supposed to act in the
public interest.
Open to all — of
interest to academics, graduate students, and practitioners,
as well
as public health
officials, health law attorneys, hospital and corporate risk managers, and law enforcement personnel.
Ms. Levenson also served for more than four years
as General Counsel of the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission, which interprets and enforces the Massachusetts conflict - of -
interest and financial disclosure laws applicable to all
public officials and
public employees.
Response:
As described above, we clarify the overlap between law enforcement disclosures and health oversight disclosures based on the privacy and liberty
interests of the individual (whether the individual also is the subject of the
official inquiry) and the nature of the
public interest (whether the inquiry relates to health care fraud or to another potential violation of law).
As a professional working in both official languages day in and day out, I found a recent study conducted by the Institut de recherche en économie contemporaine and the Institut de recherche sur le français en Amérique particularly interesting: nearly 14 % of employees in Quebec's education, health and public sectors predominantly use English as a language of work and this, with Anglophones only representing 9 % of Quebec's population (the study was based on the 2006 census
As a professional working in both
official languages day in and day out, I found a recent study conducted by the Institut de recherche en économie contemporaine and the Institut de recherche sur le français en Amérique particularly
interesting: nearly 14 % of employees in Quebec's education, health and
public sectors predominantly use English
as a language of work and this, with Anglophones only representing 9 % of Quebec's population (the study was based on the 2006 census
as a language of work and this, with Anglophones only representing 9 % of Quebec's population (the study was based on the 2006 census).
Such divorce and parenting education programs are declared to be in the best
interests of children,
as a matter of
official Colorado family law
public policy.