Sentences with phrase «legal structure governing»

Edward Snowden's recent disclosures have revealed a need to rethink the way that the current legal structure governing the clandestine activities of intelligence agencies provides for proper oversight by Congress and the public at large.

Not exact matches

Well, this subtle distinction between a private school and an independent school has to do with the legal structure of each, how they are governed, and how they are funded.

What is the essential flaw in this being, the being that can spread across the entire surface of the Earth and create fantastically elaborate social structures, including systems of ethico - legal principles to govern its behaviour, and yet send the planet careening off onto a new and dangerous trajectory that jeopardizes all forms of life?

The trustees may consider that a detailed review of the charity's governing document and / or legal structure is required but remember this will need Charity Commission consent if a «regulated amendment», for example, one which affects the charitable objects, is proposed.

The governing document may also help to identify the charity's legal structure, thereby affecting key matters such as how the charity enters into contracts or how it can own assets, including land.

The examples of England and Wales and of Australia demonstrate that, in adopting a new regulatory framework that governs legal services rather than simply lawyers, it is possible to put in place a system to govern the ethical conduct of all legal service providers, including alternative structures and those associated with them.

Our self - governing status at risk; see: «Alternative Business Structures Proposals or Solving the Unaffordable Legal Services Problem,» on the, «Access to Justice in Canada» blog, March 6, 2015: http://accesstojusticeincanada.blogspot.ca/

The CBK has pointed out the fact that bitcoin is not recognised as a legal tender in the country and there are no proper regulatory structures governing its use.

Native title is, today, still governed by the exact same legal structure as that which, in 1998, caused the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the CERD Committee) to put Australia under its Urgent Action procedure and request an explanation for this extreme imposition of discriminatory policy.

This is because the non-Indigenous policies and structures that govern the native title process require us to endure the significant burden of proving that our connection to our country exists — even though the experience of colonialism has taken many of us from our country and the meaning of land and resources has changed to accommodate non-Indigenous legal and commercial values.

Child custody laws are meant to provide a legal structure to govern relationships between divorced parents and their children.

As these mechanisms are designed in accordance with non-Indigenous legal systems and corporate structures, there is often a direct conflict with the «governing institutional order» of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.