Sentences with phrase «interests of a free society»

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In other words, when government protects the interest of one group at the expense of the society as a whole, free trade can dislodge some of these privileges.

Nor did the Church fully appreciate the role of the media in a free society, and soon» instead of a subject of inspiration or dialogue partner in the media» the Church became a curious object of marginal interest, occasional scandal, and, sometimes, a whipping boy.

We are ABLE to give specifically because we allow our self interest to build wealth in a free society of self - interested capitalism.

Tubbs has his finger on a central tension in any liberal political order: Because a free society requires morally responsible citizens who won't abuse their liberties, that same society must take serious interest in the development of children.

What are they if not vested interests and who will hold them to account in this vision of a society cut free from government constraints?

«To remind you once again: you said that the test of the future system of press regulation is not whether it suits the politicians or their friends in the press, but rather the public interest — including the need of members of society to be free from illegal and unethical press practices,» the letter states.

This allows them to be objective utility maximizers: since they don't have any personal interests that are influenced by their political decisions, they are free to make political decisions that are in the best interest of society.

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A strong national identity should serve interests of people, as described before, people capable of critical thinking and reasoned participation in a free society.

Three of the largest collective bodies that represent authors have filed reports to the US Justice Department that stated «Amazon has used its dominance in ways that we believe harm the interests of America's readers, impoverish the book industry as a whole, damage the careers of (and generate fear among) many authors, and impede the free flow of ideas in our society.»

More often than not, the light signifies no more than a turning or a twist or a light vent in a tunnel, which for the vast majority of societies in the West will seemingly never end in the sunlight of a vital, dynamic, and responsible system of free speech in the legal domain, a system that responds to the needs of a democratic society and also responds to the protection of certain other vital interests of the individual in a humane society.

The letter argued that Amazon has used its market dominance «in ways that we believe harm the interests of America's readers, impoverish the book industry as a whole, damage the careers of (and generate fear among) many authors, and impede the free flow of ideas in our society.»

To hear The Wildlife Society's staunch opponents of TNR tell it, the media's just not interested in stories about «the impacts of free - ranging and feral cats on wildlife.»

In a society that claims to provide access to culture to everybody but never ceases to indicate which are the models that we should follow, what is culturally and intellectually acceptable and what isn't, Jeremy Deller has broken free by starting to play with social stereotypes, by taking an interest in sub-cultures, folklores, people, all that is human as a matter of fact.

If you're sincerely interested in the scientific case for AGW, you can't really do better than to start with this free 36 - page booklet published jointly by the US National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of the UK: Climate Change: Evidence and Causes.

Now we think of an alternate free society where essentially all research funding for climate science is provided voluntarily by individuals deeply concerned / interested in climate science; the individuals contribute to scientists & institutions that they themselves pick; no essential government role.

The principal one is that science should be used by democratic societies to enable free & reasoning people to recognize and give proper effect to the best available evidence in deciding * for themselves * what sorts of policies, reflecting whatever balance of interests best fits their own values, will achieve the ends they prefer.

I don't see that exposing the scientists who've put their personal prestige or economic interests ahead of scientific accuracy is a problem in a free society, though.

Today the BC Law Society's Ethics Committee provided an opinion that this practice is acceptable with certain conditions, however, if a lawfirm funds expenses beyond disbursements (ie clients medical costs, client out of pocket expenses etc) they must do so on an interest free basis unless they send the clients for independent legal advice first.

A limitation of the free movement of EU - citizen diplomats would then only be allowed when there is an actual and present danger to their security which therefore can not be guaranteed (with an analogy to its case - law on infringements to free movement by expulsion, which is only allowed if the personal conduct of the EU - citizen forms a genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society., cf. the Orfanopoulos - case, par.

The majority of the Court in Rodriguez, in reasons penned by Mr. Justice Sopinka, held that despite the fact that the prohibition infringed the section 7 Charter interests of the plaintiff, such a deprivation was justifiable in a free and democratic society.

Therefore, we Canadian civil society organizations, who work for public welfare, call on our federal government to revive the powers of the Bank of Canada to provide funding to all levels of government in Canada, largely with interest - free loans, as was done between 1938 and 1974 with very low inflation, enabling our nation to break out of the Great Depression, to shoulder extraordinary responsibilities during World War II, and to prosper while building our infrastructure and highly valued social programs during some thirty post-war years.

The public interest in a free society knows no area more sensitive than the independence, impartiality and availability to the general public of the members of the Bar and through those members, legal advice and services generally.

In 2006, Fred was presented with the «First Amendment Award» of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for his work on free speech and public access issues and the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers» first ever «Courage» award for his wide ranging public interest litigation.

While s. 293 offends the freedom of religion of identifiable groups guaranteed by s. 2 (a) of the Charter and the s. 7 liberty interests of children between 12 and 17 married into polygamy, the provision, save in its application to the latter group, is demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

It's interesting that you regard CANLII as open but not free whereas I would say it is free (to air, even though it is paid for by Law Society dues) but not open (in that it is not free of copyright restrictions — http://www.canlii.org/en/info/terms.html).

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