Sentences with phrase «of equality under the law»

If the framers of the Constitution had been more morally courageous in identifying slavery as an evil, or if the later compensatory amendment had rooted liberty in a common human nature rather than on weaker procedural grounds of equality under the law, then perhaps the expansion of protected classes and arbitrary rights would not have advanced so stridently.

The conception of inviolable human dignity, of constitutional limits upon central power, of equality under law, and of the free exchange of goods and services in markets is, again, part of a preliberal legacy.

Not exact matches

Despite the demonstrable negative consequences in states that have passed laws that undermine LGBTQ equality, the coming months will indicate whether the ascent of Donald Trump to the White House is emboldening religious conservatives to press for more such bills after a series of gains for gay and transgender people at the federal level under the Obama administration.

Emancipation might have been delayed for decades if a minority of diehard idealists had not made such a fuss insisting on a philosophically consistent application of the ideals of liberty and equality under the law.

I agree with you on some ideas you have, but disagree with most of your assessments regarding my motives, tactics, strategy, and application of my personal viewpoints on equality under the law.

Can you see why equality under the law and equal rights for everyone means throwing out the bias of religion, as none of them agree with the others on anything.

I was talking about the rule of law and equality under the law.

but now, he want's to condem a group of people and say that they can have equality under the law... that is the epitome of hypocracy!

Every encroachment and violation of the First Amendment by religious groups violates my rights to religious freedom and violates my equal rights to equality under the law.

The liberal elite who occupy the positions of influence in deciding cases under human rights or equality laws tend to use them as a tool to achieve the results that conform to the fashionable values they have absorbed or which prevail in the social environments in which they live, are educated and work.

What we have had in British political life under British common law is a procrustean class system, one of the most fixed in the world, confirming aristocratic and plutocratic class rule, rigidly preventing the overwhelming numbers of the lower class from gaining equality, representation in government, decent working conditions, the right to union organization, suffrage, and acceptable living standards until the end of the nineteenth century.

And the religious denominational plurality along with strong middle class and later working class groups committed to atheism destroyed any possibility of return to Christendom, and the only option for national unity was to secularize the state with equality under law for all religious and secular thought and groups.

Liberalism's defenders fear that any compromise of liberal principles will result in the resurgence of religious warfare, the re-enslavement of various populations, the loss of the independence of women, and the abandonment of rights and equality under law.

Inviolable human dignity, constitutional limits upon central power, and equality under law are part of a preliberal legacy.

Do you not respect the rule of law or equality under the law?

You might have fun saying that the problem here is that «things didn't go my way», but my way is equality under the law for everyone regardless of race, creed, disability, etc..

Since the Christian's ultimate loyalty is to God and not the state in its demand for obedience to the law, the Christian always tempers his loyalty with insistences on justice with love that calls for an equality and liberty that holds the state's necessary powers of coercion under restraint and accountability to God.

Faith schools can recruit up to one - fifth of their staff, including their head, from within a particular faith as they are exempt from certain equalities provisions under employment law.

How about the fact that the Mormon Church went into partnership with the Catholic Church and encouraged... «strongly» their congregations to «vote» out any piece of legislation that creates equality under the law for gay's.

In any case, we either all enjoy «equal justice under the law», whether male or female, and no matter how large or small, athlete or not, or we just toss the idea of equality out the window and say that it's all going to be arbitrary.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana believes in the principles that democratic societies provide individuals with the best conditions for political liberty, personal freedom, equality of opportunity and economic development under the rule of law; and therefore being committed to advancing the social and political values on which democratic societies are founded, including the basic personal freedoms and human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; in particular, the right of free speech, organization, assembly and non-violent dissent; the right to free elections and the freedom to organize effective parliamentary opposition to government; the right to a free and independent media; the right to religious belief; equality before the law; and individual opportunity and prosperity.

Public Services We want a government that will guarantee that people receiving public services are protected under equality and human rights law regardless of who is the service provider.

The key idea can be summed up in a quote from Anatole France: «In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets, and steal loaves of bread.»

Suddenly, a lot of the equalities legislation that was guaranteed by European law could now be open for revision — «under cover» of Brexit if not directly as part of it.

The values of equality for all and equal protection and safety under the law have shaped me and embodied all facets of my life, both personal and professional.»

On that historic day, we affirmed the fundamental equality of all New Yorkers to marry the person they love, no matter their sexual orientation, under the law.

«Two years ago, New York became the largest state to enact marriage equality, and since then we have seen a growing recognition across the country that all citizens deserve equal rights under the law, regardless of sexual orientation,» Cuomo wrote.

Calling this «equality» reminds me of what Anatole France wrote about how the majestic equality of the law is shown by the fact that the rich and the poor alike are forbidden to steal bread or sleep under bridges.

Chris Grayling, the lord chancellor who this week was accused by the high court of actually trying to end equality under the law.

Since the State Legislature has been unsuccessful in its attempts to pass a same - sex marriage bill, the City Council is doing what little they can to get as close to marriage equality as possible under the confines of the state law, according to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

«I am determined that the Liberal Democrats under my leadership will stand for equality before the law and equality of responsibility under the law.»

These groups, including the NAACP, the National Urban League, and National Council of La Raza, were wholly right and justified when they said that «data provides the power to advocate for greater equality under the law.»

The Fund for Women's Equality, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, promotes legal and lived equality in the United States by increasing public understanding of the need for comprehensive, fair and equal treatment of women and girls under the law and the need to end sex inequality in all its forms.

The fundamental principle of Canadian Society is equality before and under the law.

The Law Society has an obligation to promote human rights in the legal profession and licensees are already bound by human rights equality, diversity and inclusion principles under their respective professional rules of conduct and the Code.»

Acting as pro bono counsel for Trevor Loke with respect to a judicial review of the Minister of Advanced Education's decision to consent to a law school at Trinity Western University on the basis that such decision violates his equality rights under the Charter.

This was the first decision from Canada's top court to hold that the exclusion of same - sex couples from the definition of common law spouses violated the Charter's equality provisions under section 15 and was not justified under section 1.

COPOH was also granted intervener status in Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 143 (equality rights under ss.

Perhaps, s. 15 of the Charter should be amended to include the socioeconomically challenged to the list of the disadvantaged who should have the right to equality before and under the law.

The equal footing doctrine, also known as equality of the states, is the principle in United States constitutional law that all states admitted to the Union under the Constitution since 1789 enter on equal footing with the 13 states already in the Union at that time.

The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding that the common law definition of marriage offended the equality rights of gays and lesbians under s. 15 of the Charter in a manner that could not be justified in a free and democratic society.

In addition, the judge or justice should also consider the salutary and deleterious effects of producing the record on the complainant or witnesses right to equality, privacy and personal security under the law.

The Program provided funding to minority, women's and other disadvantaged groups to launch «test court cases» challenging laws that may violate equality rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

I am hoping that the court «s role in this case will strike at the very existence of an absolute immunity under two guiding principles: equality under the law (especially when the alleged wrong has been committed by a person who should be held to the highest standards of conduct in exercising a public trust; and any infringement of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms constitutes «improper purpose» aimed at gaining a private collateral advantage.

On April 17, 1982, Canada enshrined those protections in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, declaring that equality under the law is fundamental to the quality of life of its citizens.

Bencher Raj Anand says the words in the requirement reflect existing obligations under the Human rights Code and the law society's Rules of Professional Conduct, which hold lawyers have a «special responsibility» to advance equality.

To hold otherwise undermines the equality of all individuals before and under the law, a crucial Charter value,» the decision states.

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