Sentences with phrase «lacks legitimacy»

Self - publishing lacks legitimacy, especially now that anyone with internet access can publish on amazon and call themselves an expert on whatever topic they choose.

«It is owned by a small group of people who are not intellectuals and so it lacks legitimacy,» he said, adding that there is no consensus among the Bosniak intellectual community about the need for a new academy.

In the best - case scenarios, the new senator is competent but lacks legitimacy.

Given that the Colombian state lacks legitimacy in the eyes of many of such community members, this vulnerability is particularly concerning for sustainable peace.

I'm Too Busy Building My Brand» implies that the work lacks legitimacy and is self - centered and if you're blogging, you're doing it when you should be caring for your child.

The coalition Government stopped the regional level of control after coming to power in May last year, saying bodies such as Regional Development Agencies and Government Offices lacked legitimacy.

Backed by only one Westminster MP in Scotland and with no mandate from a general election, however, May does lack legitimacy north of the border.

CANU has since drawn up a new statute and held elections, as the law required, but the ministry claims those actions lacked legitimacy given the absence of DANU members.

For one thing, they believed that the tests on which VAMs are based lacked legitimacy as measures of students» (and teachers») performance.

Knowing that environmental policies therefore lack the legitimacy such far - reaching policies ought to have, he recently called for the green movement to demonstrate the kind of mass - movement that has driven political change in the past.

Similarly, if courts legislate, their decisions lack legitimacy.

But in contrast to a proportionality test, a foreseeability approach falls more squarely within the core competence of tribunals and allows them to focus on the contracting states» intent rather than more policy - oriented questions that they lack the legitimacy to decide.

Second, national constitutional courts which represent a national perspective lack the legitimacy to make certain decisions that have external effects beyond the national realm.

Not exact matches

Nixon said the Germans are probably suffering from a «lack of legitimacy» at the central bank and are still very concerned about the impact of quantitative easing — a massive stimulus program following the euro zone debt crisis of 2011 that's designed to boost lending but also stoke inflation.

The fact that the comments are identical isn't a sign of nefarious activity in and of itself, but the lack of a clear source for the message, the alphabetically - organized filings, the reported denials of those who are listed as commenters, and the sheer volume of comments listed in such a short time frame, raise questions about their legitimacy.

But in the absence of parliamentary confidence these cabinets lack democratic legitimacy, which can pose significant problems when they are called upon to make controversial and consequential decisions.

In sum, the combination of the extremely long drawn out process to reform the Statute (seven years) and its final disappointing outcome generated a widespread feeling among the Catalan citizenry that there was a lack of institutional legitimacy.

If members of the PLP want to challenge his leadership, it must be done through an election — anything else lacks democratic legitimacy.

The crisis measures lack democratic legitimacy and the eurozone's internal political dynamics are fairly toxic.

No one really knows, but the events of last week have signalled that they might be blocked by the complete lack of legitimacy of his administration.

While their economies are relatively strong, these 12 states have very low state legitimacy (which includes democracy, corruption, political participation, and government effectiveness), fail to protect human rights and the rule of law (including press freedom, civil liberties, and political freedoms), lack a monopoly on the legitimate use of force (including internal conflict, military coups, riots, and protests), and have highly factionalized elites (including power struggles, flawed elections, and defectors).

So there is a lack of legitimacy in the region's proposed mayor stitched - up between Osborne and desperate councillors with the electorate to be presented with a fait accompli next year.

Response 26: Legitimacy is conferred by law and can not be lost simply on baseless, frivolous allegations that are lacking in substance, not factual, and actuated by malice.

(This is quite distinct from the Brian Barder argument that we should cling to the conventions because they make possible a minority Labour government which, in my view, would entirely lack democratic legitimacy.)

The most notable consequence I can think of is lack of legitimacy.

In a similar vein, John Fenwick argues that the lack of due democratic diligence in imposing the new structure may have undermined its legitimacy.

The lack of democratic legitimacy is intensified by the Chancellor insisting that to obtain the full range of devolved powers authorities have to adopt the directly - elected mayor model.

In the interview Clegg also suggested that any «coalition of the losers» formed by the second largest party would lack «legitimacy» and he declared his intention to speak exclusively to the largest party first and only negotiate with the second largest party if talks with the first failed.

This lacks democratic legitimacy and limits its ability to hold the Commons to account.

This contradicts DiEM25's proposal to embark on a Constitutional Assembly process rather than creating a fig leaf of parliamentarianism by which to cover up the lack of democratic legitimacy.

When it comes to the head of state, the most important quality they can have is a lack of democratic legitimacy.

«All constitutionally recognised organs of the party, including staff of the national secretariat are with the Makarfi led Caretaker Committee and since political party is about membership, Sheriff will continue to carry with himself the burden of lack of legitimacy.

«The ever greater centralisation of power beyond the democratic control of the people is not in keeping with the needs of the twenty - first century; it is against the spirit of our age; it diminishes our ability to pursue our own global relationships, and in its lack of accountability and legitimacy it goes against our fundamental belief that people should only be led and governed with their consent.»

Second, it has highlighted more than ever the severe underlying problems of the British state, steadily eating away at its legitimacy: the lack of devolution to and within England; the state's apparent lack of responsiveness to major social problems; the perception many have that politics serves a narrow elite at the expense of the wider society; the lack of trust in elected politicians, to name but some of the issues.

Although there are differences of preference, and the hung parliament would represent a lack of mandate for any particular party manifesto as a whole, it seems plausible that the ambiguity of both centre - left major party manifestos has been designed so that a compromise hammered out in coalition forming can claim manifesto legitimacy (the same measure being supported by voters of both parties).

«I don't believe it will bring stability, I believe it will lead to a lack of legitimacy, and I think the British people will feel that we have not heard what they said to us, which, in the tragedy of 91 of my colleagues losing their seats, was that we didn't have their full confidence.»

The military equivalent of funding political parties was constituency building with generous disbursement of public funds and patronage to traditional and religious rulers; civil society; academics; military men and the business sector in the attempt to buy the legitimacy their governments lacked.

The Lib Dem leader also argued that any coalition with the party that finished second in the election — on most current projections Labour — would lack «legitimacy» with voters, who would question the government's «birthright».

(In the process, he also realized that forming a limited liability company after his first diagnosis would have helped provide the professional legitimacy he lacked at the time.)

Their opponents can not claim they lack democratic legitimacy: their very popularity demonstrates that they have tapped into the anger, frustration and patriotism of voters who feel their concerns have been ignored.

In addition, the industry group said the lack of information that the authors provided about what the children actually ate «raises serious concerns about the legitimacy of the study's hypothesis.»

Using fonts strategically can give your message an added layer of legitimacy that would otherwise be lacking.

Progressives in America have always viewed those mediating institutions that stand between the individual and the government with suspicion, seeing them as instruments of division, prejudice, and selfishness or as power centers lacking in democratic legitimacy.

The contemporary label of «terrorist» is highly pejorative and it denotes a lack of legitimacy and morality.

Some are excited, hoping the purchase will give self - publishing * the legitimacy it lacks.

If they hem and haw, I know they self - published because they also know that their state of authorhood lacks a certain legitimacy that comes from having a traditionally published book.»

Do these authors feel, in their state of «authorhood» that they lack a certain legitimacy that can only come from having a traditionally published book?

Amazon wants its name to be the first thing people think of when they think of books, a slippery slope for any large business but particularly this one since the company still lacks literary legitimacy.

She didn't think they were the devil's work or anything, but she did seem to lack a basic understanding of their legitimacy.

Apparently obtained alongside an NR Reader (GC development hardware, which you can read about here), the owner lacks the dumping know - how to confirm its legitimacy, so discussion on said legitimacy is still on - going.