Sentences with phrase «justice and equality before»

Steve Hynes, director of the Legal Action Group, says: «The LASPO Act has denied tens of thousands of people access to justice and equality before the law.

In particular, the declaration references the charter's «principles of constitutional contractual citizenship» and «freedom of movement, property ownership, mutual solidarity and defense, as well as principles of justice and equality before the law,» in regards to Muslims and non-Muslims.

Not exact matches

But even that is tempered with the expectation that the virtues of Islamic justice» rule of law and equality before the law» will persuade non-Muslims to conversion, eventually, even if Islamic law does not compel it immediately.

Christians on both sides of the political aisle will no doubt come out either for or against the Baltimore Ravens, who added a 10 second moment of silence before the National Anthem to pray for «kindness, unity and equality and justice for all Americans.»

Again in order that this issue be addressed can we whilst being attentive to the justice and equality needs of women not create a society of fear and retribution where every man is treated s guilty before being proven innocent and not treat every woman as if they have nothing to take ownership for with their feelings and conduct either?

De Piero, who was shadow minister for women and equalities in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet but quit as a shadow junior minister before the leadership challenge to Corbyn last summer, has a new role as shadow justice minister.

With each and every growing controversy, we have seen that the government's changes to the criminal justice system have been rooted in the panacea of cutting costs, with little regard to preserving the integrity and the fundamental principles of equality before the law and access to justice that sit at the heart of our legal system.

«With each and every growing controversy, we have seen that the government's changes to the criminal justice system have been rooted in the panacea of cutting costs, with little regard to preserving the integrity and the fundamental principles of equality before the law and access to justice that sit at the heart of our legal system,» he said.

When introducing rights and freedoms, principles of fundamental justice, and guarantees of equality before the law, I accept that the framers didn't envision the precise Canada we live in today but it would be foolish revisionism to suggest that they didn't know something BIG was happening and that the seed they were planting would grow into a living tree whose branches and leaves could not be accurately predicted.

Meanwhile, Justice minister Dominic Raab has confirmed that the government will table an amendment before report stage requiring ministers presenting any Brexit - related primary or secondary legislation to first make a statement on whether and how it is consistent with the Equalities Act.

The suggestion that there is an analogy between their struggle to achieve equality and these petitioners» concerted efforts to deny women equal access to a constitutionally protected privilege may have rhetorical appeal, but it is insupportable on the record before us...» Justice Stevens also noted that Bray «presents a striking contemporary example of the kind of zealous, politically motivated, lawless conduct that led to the enactment of the Ku Klux Act in 1871 and gave it its name.»

The authors asserted, at p. 1, that the events of the Wagar trial: ``... undermine public confidence in the fair administration of justice, both in general and in relation to Justice Camp's current capacity for independence, integrity and impartiality, and his ability to respect the equality and dignity of all persons appearing before him.justice, both in general and in relation to Justice Camp's current capacity for independence, integrity and impartiality, and his ability to respect the equality and dignity of all persons appearing before him.Justice Camp's current capacity for independence, integrity and impartiality, and his ability to respect the equality and dignity of all persons appearing before him.»

''... principal objects... are voluntarily to promote equality of rights and eradicate caste or race prejudice among the citizens of the United States; to advance the interest of colored citizens; to secure for them impartial suffrage, and to increase their opportunities for securing justice in the courts, education for their children, employment according to their ability, and complete equality before the law.»

Limiting access to justice and shredding the treasured principle of equality before the law,» Waddington said.

I had NEVER been inside a courtroom before, and frankly, it did not take me long to figure out The Family Court System can not deliver anything close to equality, justice or even sanity.

A constitutional guarantee of equality before the law and freedom from discrimination, was positively canvassed by the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation [171] and in the Social Justice Report 2000.

Below I explore two issues — the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) and the criminal justice system — and show that equality and fairness before the law remains a problem in this country for Indigenous Australians.

In particular, States have an obligation in article 5 of ICERD to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination and to guarantee the right of everyone to equality before the law, including in the enjoyment of the right to equal treatment before the tribunals and all other organs administering justice, [17] the right to freedom of religion [18], and the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.

(a) the guarantees of equality before the law and racial non-discrimination [34] in article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights («ICCPR») and articles 2 and 5 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination («CERD»), in particular the obligation in article 5 of CERD to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination and to guarantee the right of everyone to equality before the law, including in the enjoyment of (a) the right to equal treatment before the tribunals and all other organs administering justice, (d)(v) the right to own property alone as well as in association with others [35], and (d)(vii) the right to freedom of religion [36];

Finally, respect for human rights obligations, especially the right of indigenous communities «to practice and revitalise their cultural traditions and customs» [74] and to equality before the law, including in the enjoyment of the right to equal treatment before the tribunals and all other organs administering justice [75], calls for the development of principles which address the unique evidentiary issues involved in native title litigation, including the reality of claims based substantially upon orally - transmitted traditions, the lack of written records of indigenous laws and customs, the «unsceptical» receipt of uncorroborated historical evidence incapable of being tested under cross-examination, and the epistemological, ideological and cultural limitations of historical assessments of traditional laws and customs by non-indigenous commentators.

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To make such a submission is merely to recognise that values of justice and human rights (especially equality before the law) are just as much aspirations of the contemporary Australian legal system as they are of the international legal regime.

Judge Tanaka of the International Court of Justice stated, in the South West Africa case, that «The principle of equality before the law does not mean the absolute equality, namely the equal treatment of men without regard to the individual, concrete circumstances, but it means the relative equality, namely the principles to treat equally what are equal and unequally what are unequal... To treat unequal matters differently according to their inequality is not only permitted but required», (1966) ICJ Rep 6, pp303 - 305.

The suspension decision potentially limits the right of Sri Lankan and Afghan nationals to equality before the law including equal treatment before tribunals and other organs administering justice (protected under article 5 of ICERD), and the right to freedom from arbitrary detention (protected under article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights).

However, we have a long way to go before we can stand in this country as equals, and this will take commitment from Governments at all levels and ongoing efforts by our people to achieve true justice, equality and reconciliation.