Sentences with phrase «international norms by»

The funding is modest, but it should allow the universities to become more in sync with international norms by revamping tenure systems, for example, and overhauling curricula.

States could, however, move closer to the international norm by specifying curricular frameworks, as Massachusetts does, or advancing widespread use of high - quality instructional materials, as Louisiana has achieved.

Not exact matches

Some diplomats say that whatever the provocation, what they see as a failure to abide by international norms in handling detentions has undermined assertions by the Bush administration that the United States is fighting to preserve freedom.

Although I dispute his apparent view that recognized» as opposed to fanciful» norms of international law or codes of professional conduct would restrict actual practice under the regimen ridiculously called «enhanced interrogation,» as described in the Office of Legal Counsel memoranda profligately disclosed by the current administration, I have nothing against «conscientious reflection» on the issue and lively discussion of it.

The development and professionalization of the organic sector, accompanied by increased international trade has called for third party certification to become the norm in most developed organic markets; nevertheless, PGS have never stopped to exist and serve organic producers and consumers eager to maintain local economies and direct, transparent relationships.

IFOAM Accreditation facilitates equivalency of organic certification bodies worldwide by confirming whether they meet IFOAM's international norms.

My question is basically, Does refusal to let Country A supply their troops by Country B constitute a legally valid casus belli as per international laws and norms?

But by international standards the two weeks taken in Scotland and Wales are closer to the norm.

Unfortunately, another growing norm in international relations — shaped by experiences in Darfur, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Rwanda, where NGOs have been expelled or kept firmly in check — encourages Syria to hold out against international civil society input, which Damascus regards as a western fifth column at worst, an unruly rabble at best.

A ray of hope is that the international treaties and institutions Trump might like to withdraw from enjoy sufficient support from other states that the costs of doing so would be too great for the U.S., or they will continue to function despite withdrawal by the U.S. Let's hope that IR's preference for international explanations is warranted this time and that we can conclude that international norms and institutions matter more than we previously thought.

The first article in this edition by Pamela Shearing looks at how «the clock of technology» is affecting international norms through social media networks.

The Common Fisheries Policy, introduced by the EU in the 70s, later expanded this territorial line to 200 miles off coast, which is the new international norm.

Protectorates are recognized by international law and norms, and are thus as «legal» as anything in international law.

We respect the age - old norms of international diplomacy that, when a country has accorded concessions and privileges to another, these are not removed or altered by a successor government, unless, firstly, the conditions under which they were granted have been reversed; or, secondly, there is proven evidence of abuse.

He added: «This country is condemned by the International Labour Organisation year on year because we are outside the international norms of industriInternational Labour Organisation year on year because we are outside the international norms of industriinternational norms of industrial relations.

The Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin, a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad, viewed the action taken by Trump as an «aggression against a sovereign state in violation of the norms of international law and on a made - up up pretext».

These factors are the norm in international corporate and political issues, however, and will become the challenge ahead to draw new taxation codes that don't leave citizens of one or another country feeling ripped off by multinational business arrangements.

Do you deny the applicability of the well - established international norm that polluters should pay for the harms caused by their pollution and that if a nation or entity refuses to reduce its ghg emissions it is responsible for any damages or harms caused by their ghg emissions?

Yet norms about responsibility for damages from human - induced climate change are well established not only by most ethical theories but also in a variety of international agreements, including the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (UN, 1992b), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN 1992a).

In this article, I present a neoclassical realist theory of climate change politics that challenges the idea that cooperation on climate change is compelled alone by shared norms and interests emanating from the international level and questions if instead [continue reading...]

The United Nations Charter requires each and every member state to discharge its obligations by faithfully carrying out norms of legally binding international human - rights law.

To put you in context, this is in my view a good book for those among us who were fascinated by the «fragmentation of international law «debate starting (or at least becoming one of THE topics) in the 2000s; who have perhaps read Koskenniemi's report for the International Law Commission or other literature on the topic (legal pluralism, Pauwelyn's Conflict of Norms, you name it); who find themselves now stuck in one of the boxes and / or compartments of international or EU law; and who probably would love an update and overview over where weinternational law «debate starting (or at least becoming one of THE topics) in the 2000s; who have perhaps read Koskenniemi's report for the International Law Commission or other literature on the topic (legal pluralism, Pauwelyn's Conflict of Norms, you name it); who find themselves now stuck in one of the boxes and / or compartments of international or EU law; and who probably would love an update and overview over where weInternational Law Commission or other literature on the topic (legal pluralism, Pauwelyn's Conflict of Norms, you name it); who find themselves now stuck in one of the boxes and / or compartments of international or EU law; and who probably would love an update and overview over where weinternational or EU law; and who probably would love an update and overview over where we stand today.

The dismantling and restructuring of Turkey's judiciary by the country's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is in direct contravention of international legal norms and principles, as well as Article 138 of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, and must end, states the International Bar Associnternational legal norms and principles, as well as Article 138 of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, and must end, states the International Bar AssocInternational Bar Association (IBA).

By contrast, where international human rights norms are considered «relevant and persuasive,» they may simply be among the matrix of factors that the court might consider helpful in the course of resolving issues involving the content of specific Charter rights and freedoms.

It would indeed be a remarkable single page document that would, by necessary implication, incorporate the commitments found in the nearly forty international human rights treaties and declarations to which Canada is a party, much less the full spectrum of international law, norms, protocols, and decisions available.

While the notion that international human rights norms have been implemented or otherwise incorporated into Canadian law through the Charter was «enthusiastically advanced» by scholars in the early years of the Charter, such an approach has been largely resisted by the courts.

In fairness, it should be noted that the Court's reasoning might have reflected the various emphases on the importance of international human rights law and norms by counsel, the different approaches of different judges, or principled distinctions lurking in the background that have not been systematically revealed in the written reasons.

Finally, the «unquestionable customary norm» from Rule 158 of the Customary International Law Study's that «States must investigate war crimes allegedly by their nationals or armed forces, or on their territory, and, if appropriate, prosecute the suspects.»

The U.N. has a Universal Human Rights Index of United Nations Documents that lets you search the database by country, the right in question (e.g. «acceptance of international norms» «right to life») and by the relevant Treaty Body (e.g. Committee on Migrant Workers, Committee on the Rights of the Child).

Over at Opinio Juris, prominent international law scholar Peter Spiro criticizes Eugene Volokh's and (by implication) my claim that U.S. should try to block the overriding of domestic law by international law norms.

75 I find, therefore, that the principles of fundamental justice obliged Canada to protect Mr. Khadr by taking appropriate steps to ensure that his treatment accorded with international human rights norms.

It is up to those who are demanding designing, and implementing strategic responses to these widely recognized human rights violations, to reclaim Charter rights.294 In doing so, they must challenge judicial resistance to positive rights and advance the legitimate claims of those who are homeless and living in poverty in light of the courts» own jurisprudence, properly informed by evolving international human rights norms and longstanding Canadian values.

It is not necessarily the case, however, that the recognition of a [customary international law] norm against torture as the basis for some type of private law remedy in this instance would bring the entire system of international law crashing down,» said the ruling by Justice Mary Newbury, with justices Peter Willcock and Gail Dickson agreeing.

The class action is based on allegations by the former miners that «international law norms against forced labour, slavery and torture were violated during the construction of the mine,» according to the ruling.

The LLM in International Human Rights is designed for students with JDs or law degrees from other countries who wish to undertake an in - depth study of the norms and methods of international human rights law and international criminal law and their implementation by international courts and organizations and in domestic lInternational Human Rights is designed for students with JDs or law degrees from other countries who wish to undertake an in - depth study of the norms and methods of international human rights law and international criminal law and their implementation by international courts and organizations and in domestic linternational human rights law and international criminal law and their implementation by international courts and organizations and in domestic linternational criminal law and their implementation by international courts and organizations and in domestic linternational courts and organizations and in domestic legal systems.

substantive principles and norms, which — by their nature, position, and function — are of primary importance for the survival of the international system, while their application, possessing an overruling effect against all contrary legal acts, is so fundamental that it can not be simply entrusted to the goodwill of the interested States.

Although the Mabo decision (50) was influenced by contemporary international human rights instruments and standards, especially in respect of the norm of non-discrimination, (51) and by the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice in respect of the doctrine of terra nullius, (52) it is the interweaving of international law and United States law (especially the Marshall US Supreme Court decisions in respect of Indigenous rights) that is more deeply embedded in the Minternational human rights instruments and standards, especially in respect of the norm of non-discrimination, (51) and by the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice in respect of the doctrine of terra nullius, (52) it is the interweaving of international law and United States law (especially the Marshall US Supreme Court decisions in respect of Indigenous rights) that is more deeply embedded in the MInternational Court of Justice in respect of the doctrine of terra nullius, (52) it is the interweaving of international law and United States law (especially the Marshall US Supreme Court decisions in respect of Indigenous rights) that is more deeply embedded in the Minternational law and United States law (especially the Marshall US Supreme Court decisions in respect of Indigenous rights) that is more deeply embedded in the Mabo decision.

It has the status of a peremptory norm, ius cogens, from which no derogation is permitted.15 It is, in particular, embodied in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965), which in turn has been legislated into Australian law by the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)(RDA).16

Consistent with prior short - term outcomes, the primary measure at age 3 years was externalising behaviour problems, assessed by the 99 - item validated Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL 1 1/2 — 5).21 This checklist also quantifies internalising behaviour problems, and yields raw scores (used to compare groups as the primary outcome) and T - scores with a clinical cut - point derived from the combined norming sample of children aged 1 through 5 years (used to describe the sample relative to international norms).

There is considerable support for the view that respect for the rights of minorities is required by peremptory norms of international law: Arbitration Commission of the Conference of the European Community on Yugoslavia («the Badinter Commission») Opinion No 2, (1992) 92 International Lawinternational law: Arbitration Commission of the Conference of the European Community on Yugoslavia («the Badinter Commission») Opinion No 2, (1992) 92 International LawInternational Law Reports 167.

[61] Jus cogens or peremptory norms of international law are overriding principles of international law, distinguished by their indelibility and non-derogability.

The exposure of native title so readily to extinguishment, piece by piece, runs counter to human rights norms in international treaties to which Australia is a party and which the High Court can use in enunciating the common law of native title in the statutory framework of the NTA.

By reference to relevant international human rights norms, the Commission supports as correct in law the following findings of Justice North in the Full Court relation to the conceptualisation of native title:

The Commission notes support for the view that respect for the rights of minorities is required by peremptory norms of international law.