Sentences with phrase «of a civilised society»
One of the hallmarks of a civilised society is the ability to deliver justice, not vengeance.
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Pensions are never the most exciting item on the political agenda but they are a vital part of a civilised society.
Former Lib Dem business secretary Sir Vince Cable said the lock was important because how we treat the elderly is «an important test of a civilised society».
In reconsidering, Mr Grayling may care to reflect that universal access to justice is the cornerstone of any civilised society.
That's the sign of a civilised society and it's what I believe.
These are the markers of a civilised society, but they are under relentless attack from corporations and wealthy elites.
It is a Kafkaesque nightmare totally at odds with the fundamental principles of a civilised society.
«Fairness, social justice and equality are at the heart of a civilised society.
That is not the mark of a civilised society.
Follow those tips and you can eat all the acne - clearing garlic you want and possibly not become an outcast of civilised society.
It's not about being a liberal or a leftie or an environmentalist; it's about having a basic respect for the truth on a question of the utmost importance for the future of civilised society.
He urges the government to take more time to devise a realistic plan to avoid «irretrievably decimating access to justice, a key plank of a civilised society put in place by the reforming post-war Labour government».
(3) Whereas subjecting a person to torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment is contrary to the criminal laws of civilised societies, the same can not be said of a breach of the Soering obligation.»
Mr Justice Eady was strongly influenced by the absence of any legal protection against publication for Mr Kaye, saying that there was «a serious gap in the jurisprudence of any civilised society, if such a gross intrusion could happen without redress.»
Meanwhile art and it's growth is part of any civilised society.
For them the litmus test of a civilised society is how it treats its most vulnerable, vilified and marginalised members.
Ken Clarke says that an effective civil justice system is the cornerstone of a civilised society.
In his manifesto, Burnham will say: «I believe that it is the hallmark of a civilised society that everyone can access justice, defend their rights and receive help in navigating the legal system, regardless of their income.
The Court of Appeal judgment, which begins with Lord Justice Longmore's declaration that «Legal aid is one of the hallmarks of a civilised society», is available here.
«I strongly believe that «access to justice» is the hallmark of a civilised society,» Ken Clarke said last November when his green paper was published.
«I believe that it is the hallmark of a civilised society that everyone can access justice, defend their rights and receive help in navigating the legal system, regardless of their income.
«I genuinely believe «access to justice» is the hallmark of a civilised society,» wrote the then justice secretary Ken Clarke as he introduced his legal aid reforms.
«Legal aid is one of the hallmarks of a civilised society,» said Lord Justice Longmore; adding that the regulations frustrated the purposes of LASPO insofar as it imposed a requirement that the verification of domestic violence had to be within 24 months.
Mindful of Ken Clarke's disingenuous assertion (at the launch of the LASPO bill) that «access to justice» was «the hallmark of a civilised society», there has to be a pretty strong case to be made for this rather opaque phrase to be permanently decommissioned.