Sentences with phrase «precedent for future decisions»

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The U.S. regulatory system must be ready to accommodate the increased activity and set the right precedents for future debris mitigation decisions.

Since any decision coming out of these negotiations will set precedents for future debates on international relations, it is important that the international community take the time to think through, and to carefully consider various (and sometimes conflicting) arguments, leaving no stone unturned.

They are currently in the process of filing an application to the Supreme Court of Canada «seeking leave to appeal a Federal Court of Appeal decision that sets a damaging precedent for the future of environmental assessment law in Canada.»

Smith's Blawg Review # 123 is styled as an appellate decision that sets a great precedent for future Blawg Reviews by covering a wide range of subjects, from the Nixon Peabody theme song debacle to judges who write and cite law blogs.

If, however, the court finds that the current dispute is fundamentally distinct from all previous cases (called a «matter of first impression»), and legislative statutes are either silent or ambiguous on the question, judges have the authority and duty to resolve the issue (one party or the other has to win, and on disagreements of law, judges make that decision).5 The court states an opinion that gives reasons for the decision, and those reasons agglomerate with past decisions as precedent to bind future judges and litigants.

A precedent is the report of an earlier political decision; the very fact of that decision, as a piece of political history, provides some reason for deciding other cases in a similar way in the future.»).

The court relied heavily on the doctrine of stare decises to support its conclusion stating that «common - law decisions should stand as precedents for guidance in cases arising in the future» and «generally be followed in subsequent cases presenting the same legal problem.»

In light of the fact that an arbitrator's award often sets a precedent for future disputes with a union and its members, our attorneys make an extra effort to ensure that a client's present and future interests are taken into consideration when making the decision to take a grievance to arbitration.