Sentences with phrase «of innocence protects»

The presumption of innocence protects the fundamental liberty and human dignity of any person accused by the state of criminal conduct.

The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the importance of this guiding principle in stating that the presumption of innocence protects the fundamental liberty and human dignity of any and every person accused by the State of criminal conduct.

Not exact matches

Some argue that the potential innocence of a convicted murderer can not be compared to the actual innocence of the prenatal lives which the antiabortion forces would protect.

Every effort was made to protect the church's reputation at the expense of the innocence of little children.

Yet a nation whose leaders try regularly to protect its citizens from illusions of innocence will be a nation that other countries can more easily trust and even forgive.

Yet if theology in its anxiety to protect God's innocence denies that the divinity of the God / Man has in fact made satisfaction to humanity for the evil inherent in the structures of existence, we fail to acknowledge the full passion of God's commitment to and involvement in his world.

Right now, you are convinced that the world is a place of delight and love and warmth and comfort — I long to protect this innocence for as long as I can.

On the other hand, while shame «reveals the moment of lust, at the same time it can protect from [its] consequences... It can even be said that man and woman, through shame, almost remain in the state of original innocence.

As parents, do we not endeavor to protect the innocence of our children, and as children don't we desire to be a grown up?

John Adams» defense of Blackstone's Ratio: «It is more important that innocence be protected than it is that guilt be punished, for guilt and crimes are so frequent in this world that they can not all be punished.

Dr. Ed Coates» analysis of Reflections of Moral Innocence an analysis of the Ezzos» sex education curriculum Unto the Least of These: Godly Parenting of Your Baby by Rebecca Lewis, a booklet that contains some biblical analysis of the issues William Carey Library, P. O. Box 40129, Pasadena, CA 91114 [phone] or This email address is being protected from spambots.

While I saw good guidelines relating to, for example, learning another's «love language» for healthy communication or concern for protecting the sexual innocence of children, I was troubled at the overall tenor in its approach to parenting.

I'm still blown away with the level of awareness that a 4 - year - old can possess at times while maintaining a pure innocence that I protect and cherish at all costs.

Announcing the roll - out of such measures in 2013, David Cameron argued, «this is, quite simply, about how we protect our children and their innocence».

She tells me some funny stories about her work One or two of these stories makes me very envious of a young lad who shall be called «the player» to protect his innocence.

Still, there was precious little to connect Sacco and Vanzetti to the crimes for which they'd been charged, and the world was watching to see whether such unpopular characters would get a fair shake in court, given the Constitutionally - protected presumption of innocence till proven guilty.

Her final appearance, after Tony has gone too far in his quest to protect her, comes as part of what may as well be Tony's cocaine - addled fever dream: Semi-nude, she advances on him with a pistol drawn, his own private Rosebud returned from his past to rob him of the notion of lost innocence she represents.

Here in the blank and stony present, we're shielded from the knowledge of the dangers that await us, protected from future horrors through blind innocence.

Go beyond the call of duty and protect the innocence on the street.

There is nothing you can legally do to prevent being accused - only principles which protect the innocent against conviction (e.g., presumption of innocence) and means for being made whole (e.g., civil suits).

This question arises under BC's Health Professions Act, when any inquiry committee may take action «necessary to protect the public» (section 35), but registrants may demand that the committee weigh evidence of their «innocence» as part of their decision - making.

The presumption of innocence; holding the government to its burden of producing real evidence; resolving every plausible doubt in favor of the person targeted by the government; the right to legal counsel of your choice; and other Constitutional laws protecting the accused must be respected and enforced by every juror and every person — in order to protect everyone's Liberty and Freedom from injustice.

One of our attorneys (let's call him Nacho Libre, to protect our own innocence) comes into the office on the weekends, because if he stays home, his wife will make him do yardwork.

And given how easy it is to make false accusations of sexual assault, that seems like a fairer and more ethical direction to go to protect the presumption of innocence than to hamstring the defence on a bunch of nebulous and subjective grounds.

In that sense, as with the two - sided coin analogy, it stands to reason that any effort to protect witnesses from harm will inevitably erode the presumption of innocence — especially in the context of sex assault where so many cases are decided on credibility.

«In an obvious effort to protect the Bay Street lawyers, Justice J. Bryan Shaughnessy refused to listen to Best's recordings, refused to consider the new evidence of his innocence and refused to allow him to cross-examine the very lawyers and witnesses that the judge relied upon to convict and sentence Best at the secret hearing.»

By simply introducing yourself to your legislators and their staff before the session starts and providing a brief overview of innocence - related policy concerns, you can establish useful relationships with them and help them see the value of supporting legislation that would protect the innocent.

He argues that political violence must be treated as criminal in order to protect the liberty of the least powerful and to ensure that basic rules of justice are met, such as «open justice; a presumption of innocence; careful rules of evidence to prevent abuse; an independent system of sentencing, and much else besides».

«I think the idea of investigating and trying to pursue the route that we know works and that has worked for a long time, protecting the presumption of innocence but at the same time ensuring the safety of the public, is the criminal law route.»

Are you suggesting that as lawyers, we do not have an obligation to mitigate the potential harms associated with protecting the presumption of innocence?

Mr. Rogers, the late, beloved television host, always used to say «What's mentionable is manageable,» and we have to remember it's normal to want to protect our kids from the harsh reality of life, and talking about divorce can actually make a child feel like they've lost their innocence and their trust in the world around them.

She also wrote, «Despite Barack's having talked of drawing a circle around the tender in him — protecting the ability to feel innocence and springborn — I think he also fights against showing it to others, to me.»

We beg of those with the power to make people aware of this devastatingly horrible phenomena, to please do all they can to educate people on its effects, and to change the laws to protect the innocence of the children involved.