Sentences with phrase «of societal interests»

A balancing of societal interests, even where a s. 11 (b) Charter right is affected, is already inherent in the criminal justice system.
This does not serve as a veto over Crown decisions, but rather illustrates the complex balancing of societal interests that must occur.
As in Equustek, there are plenty of societal interests that could be justified from a regulatory perspective, even if Charter rights attach to algorithms.
While the ruling in Jordan was unanimous, the one in companion case R. v. Williamson split 6 - 3 on the matter of societal interest.

Not exact matches

«While we do not believe that either of these new sweeteners / flavoring agents will be the natural, great - tasting and calorie - free «silver bullet» that the industry has been waiting for, we believe it is possible that they will be able to drive interest, engagement and potentially sales growth because of the massive consumer / societal need to reduce sugar and enhance healthiness,» Ali Dibadj, an analyst at Sanford Bernstein, said in a note last December that previewed sweetener innovations expected this year from Coke and Pepsi.
Notwithstanding its potential environmental burdens, the JRP ultimately concluded that the NGP is in the public interest, citing various societal benefits including primarily jobs and job - training for Aboriginal communities but also «research, monitoring, and planning initiatives and techniques with relevance beyond the project» and economic benefits, first and foremost the importance of «opening Pacific Basin markets» (NGP Report, Volume II, Chapter 2, s. 2.4.3 and 2.4.4.).
Economist Shlomo Benartzi is a behavioral economist interested in combining the insights of psychology and economics to solve big societal problems.
Although financial activism may return immediate wealth to some shareholders through the sale of assets, payment of special dividends or share buybacks, evidence is mounting that this may be at the expense of the longer term corporate and societal interests.
The «international body for the Sustainability of Human Life on the Earth» requires «the independence and power to facilitate agreement between all societal actors to support the protection of the Biosphere as the Common Interest of Humanity.»
18 Segundo emphasized that any «conception of God, which [206] views him solely as some immutable, self - sufficient nature without any real interest in what he himself brought about, is nothing but the rationalization of our own alienated societal relationships.»
even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat
In terms of societal values and tort law, it's interesting that states had abolished those torts while most people in society still claim that marriage and family is important and should be protected.
Therefore, parents should do their research on this before hand and make a decision based on the best interest and well - being of their baby, rather than a societal norm.
The Lancet series makes clear that it is not appropriate to expect individual mothers and their families to be responsible for what is in fact a systemic societal failure to protect the best interests of our mothers and babies.
It is also interesting to note that, in the not - too - distant past, husbands hitting their wives was also viewed as not only a societal norm, but a necessary part of maintaining a harmonious, successful marriage.
It is also interesting to note that, in the not - too - distant past, husbands hitting their wives was also viewed as not only a societal norm, but also a necessary part of maintaining a harmonious, successful marriage.
But the book is more than just a collection of interesting photos; rather, author Andrea Curtis uses school food as a starting point for age - appropriate discussions of larger societal issues like poverty and the environment.
«Though workers have always been the societal transformers most especially on the issue of national interest.
The idea that individual freedom would allow for harmony and mutual societal benefit, by the way - which is tempting to interpret as everyone acting in their own self - interest - is quite reminiscent of Adam Smith's invisible hand, although I'm reluctant to make any close connections.
Writer Jimmy Breslin, whose outrage at societal wrongs and interest in people combined in a novelized reporting style that powerfully captured the New York of his era, was memorialized in a funeral Wednesday at the Upper West Side's Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
It also witnessed large - scale societal and attitudinal changes, including the creation of a brilliantly vibrant civil society encompassing human rights groups, environmentalists, indigenous populations and religious interests, active and often strident in pursuit of their societal aims.
But after much societal and political outrage, the composition of the committee was changed to give smaller parties more clout, bringing together opposite interests ranging from the Greens» commitment to proportional representation to the Conservatives» reluctance to change anything.
The research «really is novel and addresses an important societal question, especially given the growing interest in developing nuclear energy worldwide,» says Timothy Mousseau, a biologist at the University of South Carolina in Columbia who studies Chernobyl - area wildlife.
These are ecological functions that we are beginning to discover, and a revised view of chloride is also interesting from a societal perspective.
AAAS had by that time begun a number of its still - ongoing efforts in connecting the science and engineering communities to the world of policy and broader societal interests, including having established several Board - appointed committees.
Harvard's Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) brings computer scientists together with a broad range of scholars from other fields to develop new computer science theory and technology in the public interest, informed by a deep knowledge of the societal issues at stake.
Individuals of retirement age are the fastest - growing sector of the U.S. population, so there is great interest in preserving their cognitive and physical abilities, especially given the societal cost of the alternative.
Lately, Balzani's major focus has been his long - standing interest on energy issues, chemical education, and on the role of science in society as he has always maintained that scientists have the great responsibility and duty to educate citizens and to assist decision makers in finding solutions to pressing societal problems.
«It's time for U.S. policy - makers to reflect and decide whether the year - to - year uncertainty in National Institutes of Health budget and the proposed cuts are in our societal and national best interest,» says Bishr Omary, M.D., Ph.D., senior author of the new data - supported opinion piece and chief scientific officer of Michigan Medicine, U-M's academic medical center.
These are integrity; adherence to regulations; research methods; research records; research findings; authorship; publication acknowledgment; peer review; conflict of interest; public communication; reporting irresponsible research practices; responding to irresponsible research practices; research environments; and societal considerations.
The extent to which human - driven phenomena, including technology and culture, can affect human nature itself raises an interesting philosophical question: Should our goals for societal development include mindfulness of how Homo sapiens evolve in response?
And on Ray's interest in telling the stories of young people, often loners or societal outcasts, she noted: «He saw the juice, potential, openness and flexibility of youth and he loved it.»
The two films create interesting dynamic in contrast unlike similar competing films close in release (think Capote and the less successful Infamous), illuminating both the subject and the larger societal implications of her case when seen in close proximity.
The film's tiresome tale of two brothers whose criminal past is resurrected not through societal determinations outside their control, but the creaky machinations of a screenplay that insists bad turn to worse as a fundamental law, predictably lurches toward acts of extreme violence with little interest other than the instant titillation such moments afford.
In such a forum, balancing can play a key role and they argue that the proper method for assessing the new counter-terrorism laws, from a human rights perspective, is to adopt a «balancing approach» according to which the importance of the relevant human right is weighed against the importance of the societal or community interest in deciding whether to take legislative action (or, from the position of a judge, in deciding whether a certain law is valid).
AW: Given its small size TFA's greatest positive impact may be the creation of a new generation of education and societal leaders with abiding interest and direct experience in the problems of educating our nation's disadvantaged.
His research interest includes animations as representations of teaching, mathematics teaching as a societal endeavor, and technology - supported, student - centered mathematics teaching.
YA / General Interest: Teens who enjoy dark fantasy will devour this tale of two sisters wishing to break free from societal expectations.
Economist Shlomo Benartzi is a behavioral economist interested in combining the insights of psychology and economics to solve big societal problems.
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Her interests lie in female identity and the anxieties that manifest and are cultivated from the bombardment of the media as well as societal expectations and pressures (both self - imposed and external).
Guided by an interest in the societal role of the artist, Rirkrit Tiravanija creates works that seek to draw viewers together.
Though Jennifer Pastor's work is informed by recognizable societal moments, she «has no interest in quick reads, trendy gimmicks or convictions that take shape in the blink of an eye,» wrote the Los Angeles Times critic David Pagel in 2013.
Her interest in the human and societal aspect of design brought her to Africa....
Kevans takes the allegory «Ship of Fools» as the title for her latest series of paintings which addresses her interest in the changing perception of madness and its relationship with societal notions of success and achievement.
Ji is interested in the ways in which people enact their agency both individually and collectively in the face of these larger societal forces, often through subtle but willful acts of resistance.
In addition, we will collaborate with other scientists to profile interesting ENSO research and delve into the societal dimensions of ENSO.
Here are three reactions to my post about Machiavelli's view of the impediments to making big changes in societies — as in the asymmetrical nature of the battle to take the carbon out of energy systems in the face of both societal inertia and intensive efforts by entrenched interests to maintain the status quo.
This is particularly true given the «super wicked» nature of this issue, which is complicated by competing societal concerns, embedded special interests, huge gaps between human energy needs and clean - energy menus and other impediments to swift change.
Science has a tremendously important role to play in guiding environmental management, not as a decider, but as a resource for deliberative, evidence - based decision making by the public, policy makers, and interest groups on the challenges, trade - offs and possible courses of action in negotiating the environmental challenges of societal development (DeFries et al 2012).
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