Sentences with phrase «legal rights of the citizen»

«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 anRights 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 anrights 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.