Sentences with phrase «on policy grounds»

It did consider whether to recognize a common law duty to abide by the safeguarding provision, but held that it should not do so based on policy grounds, including the need to defer to the comprehensive administrative remedial regime provided for by the legislature.

But, on policy grounds related to the administration of justice and the conduct of civil appeals, this Court and courts of appeal should be mindful of the need for finality and efficiency in the civil litigation process.

But neither in principle nor on policy grounds can one defend treating the drunkard more harshly than the incorrigible racist.

(On the third hand, a court would probably say that's a ridiculous rent and void the contract on policy grounds).

Similarly, President Trump has a political interest in selling today's move to his base as an enormous policy win, when to me it appears he is nullifying American participation in an agreement that on policy grounds was insignificant to begin with.

And he does so in pursuit of a dubious goal — to undermine a set of scientific results that he doesn't like on policy grounds.

He's not attacking faddism in science; he's attacking fads that he finds objectionable on policy grounds.

CEAI and its members object on policy grounds to positions taken by the union in collective bargaining and outside of that process.

That's bad on policy grounds, and it clearly violates ESSA.

«I think you are starting to see him put the empahsis on honing his bully puluipt skills and using those speeches as both sword and shield on the policy grounds.»

Eagle has stated that she's not challenging Corbyn on policy grounds, but rather that she's simply a more competent, effective messenger who is better able to unite the party.

But the bottom line is that even though probably a majority of the Court won't necessarily like the law on policy grounds, their decision will revolve around more than policy.

Not exact matches

On purely utilitarian grounds, it is desirable to have a higher proportion of economic growth going to low and middle - income Canadians, so long as the policies to get us there do not reduce the growth rate of the economy.

Brands that oppose Trump policies on social justice grounds have, so far at least, not suffered any significant loss of customer support.

Private insurance companies are not allowed to exclude applicants for the basic insurance policy on medical grounds.

But he said moving to meet climate targets is becoming more affordable because while policy is still important the energy market is transforming so fast that «market forces have taken over», market forces around wind and solar power and batteries «are just accelerating regardless of what anyone else does» and decisions by companies like AGL Energy to close their Liddell coal power station «are being made on economic grounds».

After learning that the Canada Revenue Agency is auditing  the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives  on the grounds that it allegedly engages in politically partisan, biased and one - sided research activity,  a number of university professors  have drawn up an open letter asking the Minister of National -LSB-...]

In this situation it is still possible to appeal on moral grounds for adjustments and improvements of policy.

To give a concrete example of this distinction, in the July - August 1967 edition of The Reformed Journal Smedes stated his position forcefully that America's presence in Vietnam was immoral on Biblical grounds (cf. Moody Monthly and Christianity Today, which remained at least tacit supporters of government policy throughout the war).

On what grounds would a policy whose primary aim is to induce demographic change be justified?

I think that public policy in a pluralistic system (which can not be based on the mere belief of a citizen, since by definition it can not give precedence to any belief) must be justified only on utilitarian grounds.

The Pentagon's long - awaited study on its policy against gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military found that repeal of the controversial policy would face resistance from some service members on religious grounds, but that repeal would not require anyone to change their personal views or religious beliefs.

The policy statement's case does not rest on socioeconomic grounds alone, insisting that energy issues involve ethical choices and therefore concern us not only as citizens but also as Christians.

U.S. violations of international law, failure to curb covert activities, refusal on «national security grounds» to release key evidence in the Iran - Contra and related trials, cooperation with drug runners in pursuit of illegal foreign policy objectives, and an obedient press all point dangerously towards a national security state.

Religious individuals or groups are quite free under our Constitution to advocate or oppose policies on religious grounds or nonreligious grounds.

Bush may resonate to some of the ideas and some of the language they prepare for him, but for the most part he uses these to justify policies that have already been decided on quite other grounds.

At the time, a Home Office spokesman said: «The Home Secretary has the power to exclude an individual if she considers that his or her presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good or if their exclusion is justified on public policy grounds.

It also is a good idea to check to see if your state has a policy on foods served on school grounds.

But meanwhile the Alabama Citizens Action Program and the Alabama Policy Institute said they had asked for this ruling on the grounds that they were «concerned about the family and the danger that same - sex marriage will have.»

The majority of today's nation states have adopted largely restrictive asylum policies whereby not everyone with a «well - founded fear of prosecution» and on sturdy legal grounds are granted asylum.

It's now widely anticipated that the independent expert panel reviewing the badger cull pilots will deliver a report which is very critical of the policy on cost and effectiveness grounds.

But there is a fine line between such flexible integration and what the EUians ominously refer to as cherry picking (choosing your favourite policy solely on the grounds of what works for you).

Douglas Carswell et al published a report for the Centre for Policy Studies in 2007 arguing for them on the first of these grounds.

Both state law and district policy prohibit elected officials from disclosing information discussed in executive sessions, and there has been at least one previous attempt to remove a member of the Buffalo School Board on those grounds.

The party is committed to ensuring «all faith schools develop an inclusive admissions policy and end unfair discrimin ¬ ation on grounds of faith when recruiting staff».

The EEA agreement already contains clauses (28 (3) and 33) allowing for limitations to be placed on the free movement of workers and self - employed persons «on grounds of public policy, public security or public health».

It is self evident to those of us on the social liberal wing of the Party that the policies of this Coalition are both unsound on economic and social grounds.

(1) that policy does not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of nationality - it is based explicitly on the location of the school the applicant attended (2) it does not favour applicants from Scottish schools over any other country.

It is not clear whether public bodies, such as government departments and local authorities, would be allowed to discriminate on grounds of family or educational background in their recruitment policies under the new proposals.

Or as its endorsement of Christine Quinn in the last mayoral primary, on the grounds that Bill de Blasio's more ambitious policy reforms might be «smashed on the rocks of Albany» (as his plan to tax the rich for pre-K eventually was, by Cuomo).

In practice that would mean ensuring equal treatment of people with no privilege or discrimination on the grounds of people's religious or non-religious beliefs, including in public services, law, parliament and public policy.

Do people think it's unfair to attack Tories on the grounds that they all (implicitly or explicitly) support Conservative party policy?

What you are describing is done under the name «evidence - based policy» which grounds on broad efforts to evaluate policies in the fields of economics, political science, and related disciplines.

He mentioned the four debates he had initiated on arms industry corruption, though appeared to develop amnesia when quizzed about arms industry subsidies, forgetting for example, that a pamphlet written by him in September 2009 had said that government insurance for arms exports was an indirect subsidy to the arms industry «difficult to justify on wider policy grounds».

«I can not see a case for introducing legislation that protects gays and lesbians from discrimination on the grounds of their sexual orientation and then allowing, in terms as part of public policy, that discrimination to continue,» Alan Johnson said.

The Government rejected this request, on the grounds that the information was exempt because it constituted the development of government policy.

Read the previous press release, «Full judgement published in Richmond Catholic schools judicial review»: http://humanism.org.uk/2012/12/14/full-judgement-published-in-richmond-catholic-schools-judicial-review/ Read the previous press release, «Vince Cable accuses Michael Gove's officials of breaking Coalition Agreement on «faith» school admissions»: http://www.humanism.org.uk/news/view/1150 A survey by the Accord Coalition published on 12 November found that 73 % of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that «state funded schools should not be allowed to select or discriminate against prospective pupils on religious grounds in their admissions policy», while only 18 % disagreed.

And how Policy Exchange uses the front of academic responsibility to push a political agenda on dubious research grounds:

Mitchell Kane, a professor of tax policy at NYU Law School, said courts have basically shut down constitutional challenges to federal tax legislation on grounds of differential treatment across citizens, absent discrimination based on some protected class.

But a statement signed by the Head of Communications at the EC, Eric Dzakpasu, and copied to Pulse.com.gh said: «Having carefully studied the contents of the judgment, we respectfully disagree with the High Court judge's decision on several essential legal and public policy grounds.