Sentences with phrase «matters of public policy»

Rix LJ cited with approval a passage in De Smith's Judicial Review (6th edition, 2007, at paras 10 - 065ff) and headed: Policy and Bias, which noted that decision - makers are entitled «to exhibit certain kinds of bias in the exercise of their judgment or discretion on matters of public policy» and while ordinary members of legislative bodies are «entitled, and sometimes expected, to show political bias» they of course ought not to show personal bias or participate in decisions on a matter in which they have a private pecuniary or proprietary interest.

The international document, although not legally binding, could provide moral leverage for First Nations, says Metallic, who notes it contains a provision requiring governments to consult with indigenous peoples on matters of public policy that could have a detrimental effect.

Sometimes, however, government will also have influence over the working conditions — for instance because the working conditions also touch on matters of public policy and government is contemplating legislation.

Christopher Babbitt has extensive experience with litigation and strategy involving the federal government and matters of public policy.

They do not — except in the specific ways the law asks them to — decide matters of public policy.

We the public want the people with the most knowledge to speak on matters of public policy.»

Suffice it to say that the latter's recruitment into matters of public policy is wholly regressive, anti-democratic and assumes far to much about its own rectitude, not to say about its ability to better understand the choices individuals make than they.

As an educator in the arena of personal finance, I generally avoid matters of public policy or politics because they tend to devolve into dogma and division, all too often leaving wisdom and understanding behind.

There have been, are, and will be disagreements between myself and the incumbent over matters of public policy.

He described how there was no case to be made for reserving seats for Bishops in the House of Lords on the basis that those men are uniquely well placed to provide vital expertise on matters of public policy, because they are not.

The workers, who have won the backing of the Trump administration, 20 states, and numerous labor watchdogs, argue that these payments are tantamount to forced political advocacy, since the government unions affect budgetary decisions and other matters of public policy.

It is often supposed that preoccupation with metaphysics makes one's work irrelevant to the real problems of life, to matters of public policy, for example.

There has been no deep thinking about a matter of public policy since.

The problems that contribute to unrealistic images of aging must be addressed at both the personal and the systemic levels; healthy old age and its proper representation in society are a matter of public policy as well as of individual behavior.

It prescinds, however, from the substance of the moral questions involved» the rightness or wrongness of slavery or legalized abortion and euthanasia as a matter of public policy.

Additionally, for the first time, it established as a matter of public policy the need to provide a wide range of mental health services to prevent mental illness and to improve the mental health of the American people.

Few courts completely reject divided custody as a matter of public policy.

But I strongly believe that as a matter of public policy, ALL schools must be truly welcoming and accomodating to ALL children.

As a matter of public policy, the law of the land rewards us for taking a personal role in the advancement of society.

The logic of standards - based reform is «fundamentally at odds» with that of loose - coupling, because reform violates the premise that teachers should be buffered from outside interference and makes «what actually gets taught a matter of public policy and open political discourse.»

Over the holiday weekend, several people approached me to ask where I stand on them as a matter of public policy and principle.

Over the past several decades, we have eroded student accountability, assigning it as a matter of public policy to schools and teachers.

As a matter of public policy, however, the public's willingness to endorse online education very much depends on the justification given for it (see Figure 5).

«Hey look — here is someone who writes best selling books / makes movies / sings song on the radios so let's all pay attention to their (largely uninformed and usually completely unresearched) opinion on this important matter of public policy.»

A case can be made that loan inquiries should be added to the list of borrower characteristics, such as sex, race and ethnicity that, as a matter of public policy, can't be used in developing credit scores.

Now it's a matter of public policy and the words have a different context.

How can we discriminate between what can be done in the realm of climate economics modeling and what should be done as a matter of public policy?

Because nature does not charge for the ecosystem services it provides, pricing these externalities is a matter of public policy, which can be addressed through a wide variety of financial as well as regulatory mechanisms, such as carbon taxes, land - value assessments, and / or various forms of ecological - use fees (Sanderson 2013).

would be reluctant as a matter of public policy to set aside adoption orders.

Counsel further recognised that the court would be reluctant as a matter of public policy to set aside adoption orders.

There was some difference of views whether such agreements could bind courts, as evidence law is at least in part a matter of public policy.

A contract which does nt explicitly tell either party to do something illegal but if during the course of fulfilling either party's end of the bargain they commit an illegal act it is up to the courts discretion what happens, whether to find the contract void or to maintain the contract (its a matter of public policy whether they allow the contract to continue existing, or if the contract was such that illegal acts were expected to be commited then the court will likely remder it void)

As a matter of public policy, people will generally not be allowed to use drunkenness as a defence to an intentional assault.

... As a matter of public policy, we want all drivers to obey all traffic laws, not just the prohibition against following too closely.»

The plaintiff asked the court to find, as a matter of public policy, that for policy reasons, the lawyer should nevertheless be treated as either a partner or employee of the firm, because lawyers «practising in association» should be treated as part of a «collective identity.»

As a matter of public policy, litigation is restricted by time limits.

Mr Justice Segal decided that it was not unenforceable in Cayman as a matter of public policy.

See lawpro.ca for details on exemption eligibility) This is a matter of public policy based on the desire to protect the consumers of legal services.

As a matter of public policy, the English Courts will not enforce the obligations under the Purchase Undertaking because it was entered into for a purpose which is unlawful under the law of friendly foreign state.

At trial Dana Gas instead sought to rely on the more general principle that, as a matter of public policy, the English Courts will not enforce a contract which is entered into for a purpose which is unlawful under the law of a friendly state.

In relation to the third ground, Leggatt J held that the Purchase Undertaking was not unenforceable as a matter of public policy.

As a matter of public policy, it will not allow this admission policy to stand.

A reduced is justifiable as a matter of public policy given the compensatory purposes stated under Division 2 of the Act.

California law could hardly be more clear on the question of whether the cost of an award of punitive damages can be shifted to the defendant's liability insurers: as a matter of public policy, punitive damage liability is uninsurable.

Not exact matches

«No matter how Adblock Plus tries to justify their form of extortion, or make it seem harmless, it is a practice that will continue to erode the value exchange that powers the free and open Internet,» said IAB public policy chief Dave Grimaldi in a statement.

«The successful candidate will have prior experience as GC or deputy GC of a multi-billion dollar public company responsible for all legal matters (including corporate & other regulatory matters, board governance, legal aspects of M&A, legal aspects of commercial contracts, litigation & dispute resolution, privacy, employment contracts, global public policy, etc.).»

But while the systematic patterns of public policy don't always matter in the development of the Internet, Guillà © n and Suà ¡ rez discover that conditions for entrepreneurship, such as the ability to raise capital and whether or not the environment is risk - free, do have a consistent effect.

But as people with experience solving complex problems, leading complex organizations and coping with regulatory and legal issues, they have a valid and vital perspective to express on matters of politics and public policy.

«[A] most every kind of public policy decision [today is] made as a matter of a cost - benefit ratio,» governance advocate Robert A. G. Monks, explained in a 2008 interview published on the website Social Funds.

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