Sentences with phrase «principle of equality»

One of the fundamental principles of equality is that we should all be equal under the law.

We are 4 distinct schools in two different cities, guided by the same principles of equality, diversity, mutual respect and critical thought.

The work of the DJ Program is founded on principles of equality of opportunity, self - determination, and independence for people with disabilities.

The Washington Post's Emma Brown quotes Plaintiffs lead co-council, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., who asserts, «The fundamental principles of equality in our country demand that every child have a chance to get an education, to learn and to have that platform to succeed.»

LEAF also undertakes legal action by intervening at the Canadian appellate courts on significant cases that will establish important principles of equality for women.

All activities are based on principles of equality and inclusiveness.

Warren, who was an InterVarsity leader, believes Vanderbilt officials weren't simply establishing principles of equality as they claimed, but intentionally creating an inequality of ideas that excludes vigorous expression of Christianity outside of the marketplace of ideas:

Spero's figures co-exist in nonhierarchical compositions on monumental scrolls, and visually reinforce principles of equality and tolerance.

In Kücükdeveci the ECJ ruled that the Framework Directive 2000/78 gave expression to the general principle of equality which permeates the whole of EU law.

Her unwillingness to commit to «equal accountability» was surprising to people who agree that public funds come with public obligations and that those should be governed by principles of equality and equity.

We are deeply concerned that this discriminatory law runs counter to our guiding principles of equality and mutual respect and do not yet know what impact it will have on our ability to successfully host the 2017 All - Star Game in Charlotte.

No lawyer should have difficulty in pledging to uphold the important principles of equality and justice — this is, after all, is what most of us do, on a daily basis.

The legal principle of equality of arms forms part of the right to a fair trial and this lies at the heart of the statutory provisions that have been introduced to ensure that one party is not unfairly disadvantaged due to lack of funding.

The report evaluates the amendments against principles of equality and non-discrimination.

Drawn from the principles underlying the right to development defined in the Declaration on the Right to Development and the international discourse on sustainable development the framework outlined in chapter one seeks to integrate the ethical principles of equality and respect with the economic and social forces that direct contemporary societies.

«Public housing developments should honor leaders who stood for the founding principles of equality and freedom, not those who stood against them.»

In the forthcoming Victories of Reason, Stark will attribute to Christian rationality and advocacy nothing less than the emergence of capitalism (pioneered by medieval monks, not industrious Protestants) and the foundational principles of equality and individual liberty that informed that most conspicuous Western achievement of all: modern republican democracy.

As agonistic thinkers like Bonnie Honig rightly argue (see the interview with herhere), it is important to see the common good not as agreed upon in a set of formal procedures or as fixed principles of equality, liberty, and justice.

If these liberties are recognized as basic, then even within a Rawlsian scheme they can not be overridden for the sake of promoting the secondary principle of equality.

Standards principles of equality of opportunity and respect.

Finally, as the rich get richer and the poor poorer (an indisputable conclusion in all highly developed countries), it becomes harder than ever to honor the time - honored principle of equality of educational opportunity.

While it is often used interchangeably with the related principle of equality, equity encompasses a wide variety of educational models, programs, and strategies that may be considered fair, but not necessarily equal.

However, certain views — such as should we be improving female representation in technology at all given our biological differences — should be carefully raised to avoid offending primary principles of equality and stated principles of the employer.

There is no problem in finding a legal background for justification of amenability in practice on the matter at hand, if principle of equality of arms was observed.

Limiting access to justice and shredding the treasured principle of equality before the law,» Waddington said.

Since friendships form the first true type of egalitarian relationships, adolescents mainly practice relationship principles of equality in friendships, which is important for the formation and continuation of relationships in their future adult life (Graziano 1984; Laursen and Bukowski 1997).

The dark irony of American constitutional democracy is that our judges» whose special responsibility it is to preserve the core democratic principle of equality before the law» are the ones whose edicts have betrayed this principle.

The Court claimed that allowing marriage commissioners to withhold their services because of personal religious convictions would undercut the fundamental principle of equality in a democratic society and that government services must be provided to all members of the public on an impartial and non-discriminatory basis.

The division of marital property is not always straightforward, particularly Pennsylvania, where the division of marital property is done based on «equity» — in other words, the courts generally divide property based on principles of fairness, not based on principles of equality.

Her figures co-exist in nonhierarchical compositions on monumental scrolls, visually reinforcing principles of equality and tolerance.

The dark irony of American constitutional democracy is that our judges — whose special responsibility it is to preserve the core democratic principle of equality before the law — are the ones whose edicts have betrayed this principle.

With each and every growing controversy, we have seen that the government's changes to the criminal justice system have been rooted in the panacea of cutting costs, with little regard to preserving the integrity and the fundamental principles of equality before the law and access to justice that sit at the heart of our legal system.

Adopting this approach, the Supreme Court held that the exclusion in the Equality Act breached the general principle of equality to which Directive 2000/78 gives effect, and so disapplied it insofar as it permitted a restriction on the payment of benefits based on periods of employment pre-5 December 2005.

Opponents of Berlusconi who had gathered outside the court building in Rome waved the Italian flag on learning the judges» ruling, hailing it a triumph for the constitutional principle of equality.

The report concludes that the guiding principle of equality and effective participation have been eroded by the Government's amendments to the Native Title Act and diluted by an ever - xpanding labyrinth of state legislation.

It stands for the American principle of equality.

The international legal principles of equality and non-discrimination require that Indigenous culture be protected.