Sentences with phrase «policy activism such»

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Such activism is viewed as too derivative of 1970s - style «picking winners», while at the same time it is acceptable for public policy to artificially inflate the housing market.

Climate Action Network was designed to be temporary, but as funding would only continue if CAN remained operative, the group transitioned into policy and activism network, publishing papers and reports in the wake of the Convention, such as Climate Change: a Reader's Guide to the IPCC Report (1990) Greenpeace UK.

The Clinic uses international human rights laws and norms, domestic law and policy, and multidimensional strategies, such as community organizing, political activism, and global networking, to draw attention to human rights violations, develop practical solutions to those problems, and promote accountability on the part of state and non-state actors.

The Bingham Centre makes the valid point that the fact that cases such as Al Rawi (allegations of rendition and torture by the security services which resulted in a large civil settlement) have meant courts ordering more disclosure from the security services may be more a result of policy changes by the security services than of judicial activism which needs to be reined in.

Through such activism, the public has a stronger voice in the development of public policies and legislative agendas.