Sentences with phrase «law as a tool»

«Russia's continued use of its «anti-extremism» law as a tool to curtail religious freedoms is one of the reasons USCIRF has recommended for the first time that Russia be designated as a «Country of Particular Concern,»» USCIRF noted in its report.

Syracuse's land bank was one of five established earlier this year under a new state law as a tool to deal with vacant and tax delinquent properties in urban areas.

Reform that makes it less easy to use the law as a tool of intimidation and that introduces a robust public interest defence will be of critical importance for the future open discussion of issues of scientific concern.

Albany, NY About Blog We see 21st century law as a tool to help shape our clients» futures.

Teacher unions see the law as a tool that can be used by charter schools, which don't usually have unionized teachers.

Firm profile We see the law as a tool to help shape our clients» futures.

«That's what started my interest in the law because I saw the law as a tool to help people,» she says.

«Instead, I began to see law as a tool for social change, and it was reinforced by the work that lawyers were doing concerning civil rights.»

And the worst, because there's always a danger that once you realize the power of law as tool, it's often so intoxicating that you forget the reason behind it — the clients.

That's really the moment that you become a lawyer, because you begin to view the law as a tool as well as an abstract concept.

It would not be a gross generalisation to say that many in the legal profession in the UK would wince at the idea of young people being taught to use the law as a tool to manage their affairs and claim their rights.

Raji joins Rise from West Coast LEAF, where she is committed to using the law as a tool for advancing women's equality.

There are fears that Singapore will use «fake news» laws as a tool to quash dissent.

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As I argue in a forthcoming paper in the Georgetown Law Journal, there are cases in which we should think not in terms of the rights the corporation should enjoy, but in terms of the appropriate limits to be placed on the corporation, understood as a tool for achieving human objectiveAs I argue in a forthcoming paper in the Georgetown Law Journal, there are cases in which we should think not in terms of the rights the corporation should enjoy, but in terms of the appropriate limits to be placed on the corporation, understood as a tool for achieving human objectiveas a tool for achieving human objectives.

As long as you retain the right to control their activities (such as when and where the person works, the tools and equipment they use, and where they purchase supplies), your workers are considered common - law employeeAs long as you retain the right to control their activities (such as when and where the person works, the tools and equipment they use, and where they purchase supplies), your workers are considered common - law employeeas you retain the right to control their activities (such as when and where the person works, the tools and equipment they use, and where they purchase supplies), your workers are considered common - law employeeas when and where the person works, the tools and equipment they use, and where they purchase supplies), your workers are considered common - law employees.

The rumor had many facets: that police were using Facebook check - ins as an intelligence tool, that their doing so was beneficial to law enforcement operations at Standing Rock, that flooding social media with check - ins would disrupt police activity, that participating in the action was helpful to the protesters, and that it was possible to stealthily maintain the ruse.

The regulation seeks to harmonize state laws for businesses that utilize virtual currencies as monetary tools, and includes provisions for licensing requirements, reciprocity, consumer protection, cybersecurity, anti-money laundering, and licensee supervision.

It states that while the U.S. believes that» [t] he most efficient and preferred manner of resolving concerns is through bilateral dialogue,» when that doesn't work «the United States will use enforcement tools including those provided under U.S. law, the WTO and other dispute settlement procedures, as appropriate.»

In the Small Catechism, the most condensed statement of Lutheran piety, Luther repeatedly exhorts the Christian to treat the Ten Commandments not simply as a list of laws, but as tools to frame one's place in life.

The liberal elite who occupy the positions of influence in deciding cases under human rights or equality laws tend to use them as a tool to achieve the results that conform to the fashionable values they have absorbed or which prevail in the social environments in which they live, are educated and work.

Depends, that effect can range from someone knocking at my door to spread the gospel (mildly annoying) to legislating laws that disenfranchise a group for no reason (horrible) to using their faith as a tool to help the less fortunate (good).

These type of laws as implemented across the Muslim world are simply a tool to repress minority groups.

As the psychology of the self has turned the law, the church, and the academy into tools for self - actualization, our bonds to family and community have been loosened.

Lepard's primary contribution to the conversation is his use of the language and perspective of law as a precision tool that can help us clarify the complex realm of humanitarian morality.

so he was used as a tool by law enforcement.it happens to average americans on a daily basis.he just needs to be happy he did nt get the beat down a typical american gets.there is no such thing as an all american muslim.send the terrorist and all his friends in the mosque to gitmo.

«He has now lost that challenge, and as I said, the only thing left for us to do is to collect the civil penalty and the law also provides the tools for that.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said, «As the summer season gets underway, it is essential for local law enforcement to have the tools available to enforce our boating safety laws.

That's not something that should be promoted, that's not something we should be using as a tool to teach law enforcement.

Drones, as they are known, can have commercial use and also be a tool for law enforcement agencies.

At the very heart of the beast Cuomo created in education law last spring is language that links a complicated and demonstrably unreliable mathematical formula called a growth score as the tool to be used in evaluating teachers.

The statement said the Electoral Commission (EC) used the electoral laws as an oppressive tool against them, forcing them to spend six weeks in court to litigate the injustice.

While the policy notes that «New York's legal code is relatively accessible compared to other states,» it suggests that the state commit to including its laws on a platform such as America Decoded, adopting the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau's eRegs tool to make the laws more accessible, and instituting an «open by default» policy in the area of IT purchasing, data and research.

Insisting the time has come to reform «one of New York's most discriminatory laws,» State Assemblymember Dan Quart, who provided the estimate, called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to approve legislation that would classify folding knives as work tools and not weapons, in hopes of preventing the arrests of thousands of law - abiding citizens who carry the items for their job.

The watchlist, first implemented in 2010 by then - Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in 2010, is intended as an information - sharing tool to allow residents, advocates and public officials to identify which buildings and property owners are in constant violation of the law and hold landlords accountable.

He added: «This power will give our law enforcement agencies the tools they need to tackle the increasingly complex and global nature of terrorism and gather and analyse evidence to prosecute terrorists who make ever greater use of new technology such as encrypted computers.»

Or could it be that they know they have no hope of overturning the law in New York but simply want to use the issue as a fund raising tool?

My fear is that the law as a political tool can be used to legitimise contending political issues.

When you said Sheriff did not lose, and that you fear that the law as a political tool can be used to legitimise political issues, are you saying you would have preferred if the matter had not gone to the Supreme Court or you just don't trust the judgment?

«We call on the NYPD and the boroughs» district attorneys to use the Hayley Ng and Diego Martinez law as the prosecutorial tool to a safer city,» said TA Executive Director Paul Steely White in a statement.

This law will serve as a critical crime - fighting tool for law enforcement to locate and recover stolen products on a cross jurisdiction and countywide basis.

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says that the labour law recognised lock - out and picketing as a tool that workers can use to advance their issues in the...

The critical tool for holding policymakers accountable, as well as ensuring that the public is educated on policymaking, is the Freedom of Information Law.

One caveat is these tools do not prevent law enforcement, ISPs and others from determining who is communicating, when and from what location — information that may be as sensitive as the messages themselves.

A new interactive online tool, launched today by AAAS, makes it easier to spot U.S. federal funding trends such as the continuing rise in mandatory spending for programs such as Social Security with spending levels set by law, a shift which has left a smaller percentage of the overall federal budget for science and other so - called «discretionary» expenses.

As law enforcement agencies are tasked with doing more with less, many are using predictive policing tools.

A 2016 ProPublica investigation found that COMPAS, a tool used by many courtrooms to predict whether a criminal will break the law again, wrongly predicted that black defendants would reoffend nearly twice as often as it made that wrong prediction for whites.

It should serve as a useful tool for policymakers when crafting new STC laws or amending existing ones.

The question remains, said Minow, as to whether law is ultimately a good tool for dealing with issues of equality and integration.

Using stories — or cases — as tools for learning is a central part of professional training in medicine, business, and law.

But as we persisted in our work, we discovered that we could meet the challenges posed by the law with a powerful tool honed during our collective 37 years in...