Sentences with phrase «matter of right»

To borrow a line from the «persons» case, its seems Corporations are persons in matters of rights and privileges, but are not persons in matters of pains and penalties.

As Aristotle taught us, law springs from the nature of only one kind of creature, that creature who is able to give reasons regarding matters of right and wrong.

God could be addressed with urgent petitions as a matter of right.

Paul Griffiths's obliviousness to the economy of social contract in the matter of rights compels him to claim that the Church supported «legalized murder» for two thousand years.

Whether with respect to patriotism, wealth, family, or anything else, it is always a matter of the right ordering of our loves and loyalties.

You could point to all the ills touching yourself leads to, but it doesn't matter, it's a matter of rights.

Law is a matter of right relations.

But if knowing God is as much a matter of right relationships as it is a mastery of correct ideas, then the present crisis of theological education can not be fixed merely by reordering the curriculum.

It can express the truth that the presence of the homeless on the streets of one of the wealthiest universities in the world is not merely a matter of the right to a hot meal and a roof, but is also the breakdown of a relationship between members of a community.

Christianity became a matter of right belief, rather than a vital search for divine truth.

To go further, goodness is not only a matter of right action but of bravely enduring and surmounting trouble.

It is not a matter of right and wrong its football.

Such fees are not allowed as a matter of right; any award must depend upon the financial circumstances and earnings of both parties.

So I just think it's a matter of right versus wrong, it's a matter of core values of humanity and fairness and freedom and the ability of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

... «Superior Court» is to be construed historically, and that... it connotes a court having an inherent jurisdiction, in England, to administer justice according to the law, as and being a part of, or descended from, and as exercising part of the power of, the Aula Regia, established by William the First, which had universal jurisdiction in all matters of right and wrong throughout the kingdom, and over which, in its early days, the King presided in person.

He also charged Fashola to expedite action on the federal housing estate in the state, saying the state deserves it as a matter of right.

An elected king, for these purposes, is someone who once elected is not only the monarch of a country (either constitutional or absolute), but who as a result of the election can also legitimately pass on this position to his descendants or extended family members according to a rule of succession that involves the hereditary principle as a matter of right.

The research suggests that these farmers do not think that GM raises any issues of principle, or that it is a matter of right or wrong.

«Whereas the county appears to believe that any business with a plan is entitled to receive a tax incentive as a matter of right.»

The Spectrum franchise is not a matter of right, but is a license with legal obligations, and if those are not fulfilled, that license should be revoked.»

This isn't a matter of right or wrong.

His intelligence and matters of right or wrong don't have much to do with it.

Leopold is a perfect gentleman, and Kate sees him as the perfect spokesman for her product she is having trouble selling, and there is a chemistry between the two, but is it a matter of right place, wrong time?

They say that sometimes love and relationships are all a matter of the right timing, and though the two lovebirds here find themselves compatible, only one appears to be ready to take things to the deep level that they quickly approach, while the other slams on the brakes out of fear.

I agree, too, that teachers should instruct students explicitly on matters of right and wrong, where matters are clear enough for such instruction.

But that neighborhood school — the school were a child goes as a matter of right — is withering in many American cities.

The lesson of Philadelphia is that using private - sector entities is not a matter of right or wrong.

Using private - sector entities to improve public schools is not a matter of right or wrong, says the CEO of Edison Schools.

It isn't a matter of right or wrong, but more of what's right for me, and the reasons why it is right.

It would also grant, as a matter of right, the construction of code - compliant foundation - built small houses in alleyways (ignoring tiny houses on wheels, as they're considered travel trailers under zoning regulations).

Deeper in, Subtitle U / 601.1 (a) vaguely criminalizes homelessness by prohibiting sleeping or loitering on vacant property (yet still allows camping as a matter of right when the property owner is in the loop).

It would establish and protect, as a matter or right, «camping» of an alley lot owner in a structure on her own land, yet prohibit open fires or camping for more than one month per year — odd, as these are already protected as a matter of right for any landowner in the District (pursuant to the fire code, of course).

The Federal Courts Rules permit appeals of both interlocutory and final decisions to be made as a matter of right in most circumstances.

Again, there will be many situations in which the parties decide to forgo such review, but having the parties understand that such review can be had as a matter of right should increase the accuracy of submissions at the initial temporary hearing and reduce the problems of living under an overly generous or inadequate temporary support order as the case proceeds through litigation.

The appellate court determined that attorney was entitled to routine trial costs of $ 12,983.99 as a matter of right under an unopposed costs memorandum.

Other suggestions, based on earlier ABA reports, include: provide legal representation as a matter of right where basic human needs are at stake; provide adequate compensation and funding to those who deliver legal services to ensure effective and competent representation; and have courts adopt standardized, uniform, plain - language forms for proceedings with a significant number of self - represented litigants.

In light of this brief summary, and paraphrasing Justice Fish's point from Krieger, one could perhaps say that jurors have the responsibility as a matter of right to assess evidence and apply the law as set out by the trial judge, but also enjoy the power to refuse to apply the law «when their consciences permit of no other course».

How can we provide more access to justice through the provision of counsel as a matter of right?

As the Supreme Court has also recognized, «It has since then been well established that under the system of justice we have inherited from England juries are not entitled as a matter of right to refuse to apply the law — but they do have the power to do so when their consciences permit of no other course.

I think one thing that I just have to emphasize is that, as a matter of right is so important here, because where something is not provided as a matter of right, there is no requirement that a city or state fund it.

No, under Kentucky Law you have the right to choose a physician once and change a physician once as a matter of right.

In 2006, the American Bar Association house of delegates unanimously approved a report calling for a national civil Gideon to «provide legal counsel as a matter of right at public expense to low - income persons in those categories of adversarial proceedings where basic human needs are at stake, such as those involving shelter, sustenance, safety, health or child custody.»

A title of nobility is something that individual human being have that can be passed on to their heir as a matter of right and confers some kind of special legal authority.