«The Committee is concerned that these efforts to silence speech are based on political theater rather than legal or scientific arguments, and that they run counter to an attorney general's duty to serve «as the guardian of
the legal rights of the citizens» and to «assert, protect, and defend the rights of the people.
The Canadian Bill of Rights sets out
the legal rights of the citizen in respect of life, liberty, and the security of the person, and such basic political rights as freedom of speech and of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly.
Not exact matches
He has received recognition for his commitment to pro bono
legal services, including his work as one
of the lead attorneys in a successful federal civil
rights lawsuit protecting the voting
rights of Georgia
citizens.
the EU wants «reciprocal» and
legal «enforceable» guarantees for all EU
citizens who find their
rights to live in Britain affected after a cutoff on the date
of withdrawal
Her organization, ACT for America, has been criticized by Muslim Advocates, a
legal advocacy organization focused on the civil
rights of Muslim
citizens.
Greenawalt concedes that
citizens of a secular liberal state have a
legal right to vote their religious convictions, but he is more concerned with when and whether they ought to exercise self - restraint in the interests
of good citizenship.
What you do as a
citizen is no concern
of mine as long as it is
legal, ethical, and doesn't infringe on my
rights.
The reporter says that while «
legal experts said the First Amendment grants Supreme Court justices, just like any other U.S.
citizen, the
right to speak their mind,» other experts insist that «Scalia's comments were difficult to reconcile with his judicial obligation to regard
citizens of all religious persuasions — whether believer or unbeliever, Christian or non-Christian — as equals under the law.»
«Natural
rights mean simply interests which we think ought to be secured,» but it is clear that
legal institutions increasingly had the task not only
of securing those
rights but
of defining them as well.30 Laws, that is to say, not only would inform
citizens what to do and what not to do but would have to serve as well to assess the morality
of what they did.
We believe that Catholics who, in good conscience, take positions on the difficult questions
of legal abortion and other controversial issues that differ from the official hierarchical positions, act within their
rights and responsibilities as Catholics and
citizens.
It corresponds to the worst fears
of single advocate Bella DePaulo, who has written that even when gay and lesbian people gain true marriage equality, «all those people who are single — whether gay or straight or any other status — will still remain second class
citizens,» wanting for the tax breaks and
legal dispensations and next -
of - kin
rights enjoyed by their married peers.
Magna Carta was, perhaps, the first
legal document to establish the
rights of citizens as opposed to those
of kings in European history.
Automatic removal
of the name
of a registered voter, who lawfully and legally registered to vote, using an ID Card that the Supreme Court has confirmed was
legal to use at the time she registered, is like a dictatorial government divesting
citizens of their
rights, in this case, the
right to vote enshrined in Article 42
of our Constitution, without due process.
Earlier this week, NBC News leaked an unclassified white paper, drafted by the U.S. Justice Department, outlining the
legal arguments in favour
of the U.S. government's
right to engage in targeted killing
of U.S.
citizens abroad when such
citizens are deemed to be actively involved in plotting terrorist attacks against the United States.
Citizens United overturned a century
of legal doctrine when it ruled that pursuant to the Free Speech Clause
of the First Amendment, corporations and labour unions have the
right to spend unlimited amounts
of money through ads, commercials and other political tools to support or oppose candidates for office.
Domestic animals, it is argued, should be regarded as full
citizens with
legal rights and complex sets
of positive duties owed to them.
One would be that the negotiations on the withdrawal agreement had not been finalised, meaning that aspects
of the
legal rights of British
citizens and British businesses in other EU countries could be left in limbo.
«I object to the complete evisceration
of all
legal issues we have won throughout the years in the courts,» said Judy Bachman, president
of Citizens Equal
Rights Alliance, which is suing the federal government over Oneida nation trust land.
«The next Attorney General
of Florida should possess a keen
legal mind, understand the rich history
of Florida and protect the
rights of all
citizens of our State,» the Stuart Republican said in a press release.
EU
citizens also enjoy
legal protections
of the EU law, [7] specifically the Charter
of Fundamental
Rights of the European Union [8] and acts and directives regarding e. g. protection of personal data, rights of victims of crime, preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, equal pay, protection from discrimination in employment on grounds of religion or belief, sexual orientation an
Rights of the European Union [8] and acts and directives regarding e. g. protection
of personal data,
rights of victims of crime, preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, equal pay, protection from discrimination in employment on grounds of religion or belief, sexual orientation an
rights of victims
of crime, preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, equal pay, protection from discrimination in employment on grounds
of religion or belief, sexual orientation and age.
[2] EU citizenship affords
rights, freedoms and
legal protections to all
of its
citizens.
Reed Brody,
legal counsel for campaign group Human
Rights Watch, which is supporting Mr Kyere's campaign along with Trial International, says Ghana would be an ideal country for the trial because it has a strong justice system and provisions to prosecute people for the «enforced disappearance»
of Ghanaian
citizens anywhere in the world.
Organizations Supporting the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act: 350.org NRDC Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter
Citizens Campaign for the Environment Clearwater Food & Water Watch Citizen Action
of NY 350NYC NYS Council
of Churches Catskill
Citizens for Safe Energy Catskill Mountainkeeper
Citizens Environmental Coalition
of NY Fossil Free & Green NY Green Education and
Legal Fund Greenfaith Healthcare Without Harm Jews Against Fracking NY Interfaith Power & Lights People for Animal
Rights Plan to Save the Planet, Albany Renewable Energy Long Island Rochester People's Climate Coalition Syracuse Cultural Workers Syracuse Peace Council
Earlier, while introducing members
of the Governing Council, the State's Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem recalled that the CMC was established in 1999 as a unit under the Directorate
of Citizens»
Right of the Lagos State Ministry
of Justice before it emerged as an entity by law in 2007 to provide speedy free
legal services to the needy and residents
of the State irrespective
of tribe, race and religion.
Today's decision in the Washington Alliance case demonstrates that this is not true,» says a statement by Dale Wilcox, executive director
of the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), a nonprofit «public interest
legal education and advocacy organization dedicated to advocating for the
rights and interests
of United States
citizens in immigration - related matters,» according to its website.
How we got from a state constitution requiring that the legislature «provide for the maintenance and support
of a system
of free common schools, wherein all the children
of this state may be educated» to laws taking away the
right of citizens to determine what they spend for that «free» education is a long and hard
legal and policy road.
This worksheet links with a Web site that identifies
legal documents that ensure the
rights of American
citizens.
Taking his cue from the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case, Plyler v. Doe, Shaw asks the question: Do undocumented students have the same
right of access to college that their
citizen and
legal resident peers do?
For example, a project based on a courthouse theme might have included an exploration
of specific
legal issues, the development
of conflict resolution skills, discussions
of citizen rights and responsibilities, and the opportunity to conduct a mock trial in an actual courtroom.
a
legal process, whereby refugees are granted a progressively wider range
of rights and entitlements by the host State that are broadly commensurate with those enjoyed by its
citizens.
Democrats for Education Reform Disability
Rights Education and Defense Fund The Education Trust Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human
Rights League
of United Latin American
Citizens MALDEF (the Mexican American League Defense and Education Fund) Mental Health America NAACP NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc..
Advocacy Institute American Federation
of Labor and Congress
of Industrial Organizations American Association
of University Women (AAUW) American Civil Liberties Union American Federation
of Teachers Autism National Committee (AutCom) Center for American Progress Action Fund Center for Law and Education Children's Defense Fund Collaboration to Promote Self - Determination (CPSD) Council
of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPPA) Democrats for Education Reform Easter Seals The Education Trust Educators for Excellence Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) The Lawyers» Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human
Rights League
of United Latin American
Citizens (LULAC) MALDEF (Mexican American
Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Mental Health America NAACP NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc..
The signatories are Alliance for Excellent Education, The Arc
of the United States, Council
of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Democrats for Education Reform, The Education Trust, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, League
of United Latin American
Citizens, MALDEF (Mexican American
Legal Defense & Educational Fund), NAACP, National Center for Learning Disabilities, National Disability
Rights Network, National Down Syndrome Congress, National Indian Education Association, National Urban League, and TNTP.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human
Rights Alliance for Excellent Education Association
of University Centers on Disabilities Children's Defense Fund Democrats for Education Reform The Education Trust Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law League
of United Latin American
Citizens MALDEF NAACP NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc..
The removal
of the protest was made
legal by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 which, astonishingly, forbade unauthorised protests within one mile
of parliament - a fact that Wallinger believes flies in the face
of our most basic
rights as
citizens.
(Two) Colorado
citizens submitted to the Legislative
Legal Council Wednesday a proposed ballot initiative restoring the
right of consumers to lower their utility bills by choosing less - expensive forms
of energy....
Government is as minimal as possible with roles
of protection from external aggression, maintenence
of legal system to enforce contracts, and such police as needed to protect
citizens from
rights violation by theft, fraud or force.
This strong ethical and moral responsibility is derivable both from the universally accepted moral principles including the widely accepted golden rule which requires people to treat others as they wish to be treated, and international law including, but not limited to the «no harm» rule which is a widely recognized principle
of customary international law whereby a State is duty - bound to prevent, reduce and control the risk
of environmental harm to other states and a rule agreed to by all nations in the preamble to the UNFCCC, the «polluter - pays principle» agreed to by almost all nations in the 1992 Rio Declaration, human
rights law which requires nations to assure that their
citizens enjoy human
rights, and many other
legal theories including tort law.
This strong ethical and moral responsibility is derivable both from the universally accepted moral principles including the widely accepted golden rule which requires people to treat others as they wish to be treated, and international law including, but not limited to: (a) the «no harm» rule which is a widely recognized principle
of customary international law whereby a State is duty - bound to prevent, reduce and control the risk
of environmental harm to other states, and a rule agreed to by all nations in the preamble to the UNFCCC, (b) the «polluter - pays principle» agreed to by almost all nations in the 1992 Rio Declaration, (c) human
rights law which requires nations to assure that their
citizens enjoy human
rights, and (d) many other
legal theories including tort law.
The judgment could best be understood in the context
of the Court's recent push for
legal certainty and transparency in the field
of EU
citizens» welfare
rights.
This is why the Charter
of Fundamental
Rights explicitly states that «[a] ny
citizen of the Union, and any natural or
legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State, has a
right of access to documents
of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
of the Union, whatever their medium» (article 42 Charter and 15 (3) TFEU).
Unfortunately, none
of their duties include «informing
citizens of their
legal rights,» with the sole exception
of informing a detainee
of his
right to a lawyer, and then only if the officer cares about the admissibility
of the detainee's statements in court.
Therefore, it seems likely that any such joint court would be limited to a body
of last appeal for questions pertaining to the withdrawal agreement on
citizens»
rights within the jurisdiction
of the United Kingdom
legal order.
This post will consider the
legal viability
of a proposed solution to this stalemate: a joint EU - UK court to adjudicate upon
citizens»
rights.
It is difficult to argue that all, or even a large portion
of services, should be granted to
citizens, but a true
right to a remedy is unlikely to leave room for any court appearance fees provided a litigant is ultimately entitled to a
legal remedy.
His PhD research focuses on the consequences
of fragmentation in the
legal order
of the European Union for the
rights that European
citizens derive from integration.
Despite the exercise in direct democracy, the answer
of whether the United Kingdom must now withdraw is not clear from the country's constitution because there is no precedent for the withdrawal from a multilateral treaty regime which creates directly effective
legal rights for
citizens.
Steve has been recognized with numerous professional and community awards for both his
legal services and charitable contributions; the most recent
of which includes the Florida Justice Association's BRONZE EAGLE award, which recognizes Steve's leadership when it comes to upholding the civil justice system and protecting the
rights of Florida
citizens.
Jury nullification is an unpopular
legal concept with a judicial system meant to crank out fines and jail sentences, but the US Supreme Court has affirmed the
right of juries to think beyond their allotted jury instructions and the
right of citizens to spread the word about that super-judicial discretion.
But the reports also suggest access to
legal information to better inform
citizens — who should be the primary focus
of all access to justice initiatives —
of their
rights and obligations can be relatively easily achieved through more online
legal information.