Sentences with phrase «law tradition serves»

Speaking in Westminster Hall in 2010, Pope Benedict XVI spoke movingly about Britain's heritage of constitutional government: «Your common law tradition serves as the basis of legal systems in many parts of the world, and your particular vision of the respective remains an inspiration to many across the globe».

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Christianity, according to Duddington, and in particular, the Catholic tradition, can serve to help illuminate the fundamental moral and ethical framework that governs the universal laws of justice.

«Motivated in large part by their religious traditions of protecting the vulnerable and serving «the least of these,» as Jesus instructed his followers to do in the Gospel of Matthew,» writes Eric Marrapodi, «World Relief and other Christian agencies like the Salvation Army are stepping up efforts and working with law enforcement to stem the flow of human trafficking, which includes sex trafficking and labor trafficking.»

Virtually all previous representatives of the modern natural law tradition, including Grotius and even Hobbes, had in some way or other related natural rights to divine power or command, which served as the source for the directives of natural law notwithstanding that these did not derive from a divine telos or comprehensive purpose.

In doing so, they were forced also to trade the robust natural law tradition for the recently constructed standard of «psychiatric normality,» with «heterosexuality» serving as the new normal for human sexuality.

The two disciplines of Tafsir and Hadith — learned commentary and study of traditions — served the development of theology and law, but before turning to them a few words must be said about the auxiliary disciplines needed by Tafsir and Hadith.

Outlining her qualities, «hard work, discipline, capacity for detailed research, intimate knowledge of the law, independence of mind and spirit, honesty and integrity, deep - seated respect for the rule of law and for the best traditions of the legal profession, abiding belief in the sovereignty of Almighty God», the President stated that these will serve her well in her new office.

This culture model is explicitly distinct from the «catch - all» nature of the public education system, which, in accordance with American laws, traditions, and philosophies, is designed to serve any and all students in the United States (Yell 1998).

Womenfound, is an organization dedicated to raising money and awareness for some of the most impoverished and under - served women and girls in the furthest reaches of earth, where a combination of tradition, lack of education, antiquated laws and a lack of reproductive options mire people in a debilitating cycle of misery.

He formerly served as director of litigation at the American Tradition Institute's Environmental Law Center (now the Energy and Environment Legal Institute).

According to the 2012 IRS filing of the George Mason Environment Law Clinic (EIN 4516021963), «The law clinic serves as the attorneys for the American Tradition InstituLaw Clinic (EIN 4516021963), «The law clinic serves as the attorneys for the American Tradition Institulaw clinic serves as the attorneys for the American Tradition Institute.

But there's also a long - standing tradition of serving the public, pro bono publico, as an ingrained sense of social responsibility in the legal profession, and it is one we should carry forward into the future of law.

Hailing from a family of family law lawyers that have served the people of Arizona for over 60 years, Tucson divorce lawyer Steve Weinstein is proud to continue the tradition of legal excellence throughout the state.