Sentences with phrase «principle of equality before»

The principle of equality before the law does not mean the absolute equality, namely the equal treatment of men without regard to individual, concrete circumstances, but it means the relative equality, namely the principle to treat equally what are equal and unequally what are unequal... To treat unequal matters differently according to their inequality is not only permitted but required.

At the outset of the dialogue, the Country - Rapporteur sought clarification from the Australian government as to its interpretation of the principle of equality before the law:

Judge Tanaka of the International Court of Justice stated, in the South West Africa case, that «The principle of equality before the law does not mean the absolute equality, namely the equal treatment of men without regard to the individual, concrete circumstances, but it means the relative equality, namely the principles to treat equally what are equal and unequally what are unequal... To treat unequal matters differently according to their inequality is not only permitted but required», (1966) ICJ Rep 6, pp303 - 305.

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

(4) State organs and administrative authorities shall act in compliance with the principle of equality before the law in all their proceedings.

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 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.

«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,» he said.

Not exact matches

In particular, the declaration references the charter's «principles of constitutional contractual citizenship» and «freedom of movement, property ownership, mutual solidarity and defense, as well as principles of justice and equality before the law,» in regards to Muslims and non-Muslims.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana believes in the principles that democratic societies provide individuals with the best conditions for political liberty, personal freedom, equality of opportunity and economic development under the rule of law; and therefore being committed to advancing the social and political values on which democratic societies are founded, including the basic personal freedoms and human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; in particular, the right of free speech, organization, assembly and non-violent dissent; the right to free elections and the freedom to organize effective parliamentary opposition to government; the right to a free and independent media; the right to religious belief; equality before the law; and individual opportunity and prosperity.

«I am walking another path, the path of making reality the principle of the rule of law, the idea of equality of every citizen before the law.

The fundamental principle of Canadian Society is equality before and under the law.

When introducing rights and freedoms, principles of fundamental justice, and guarantees of equality before the law, I accept that the framers didn't envision the precise Canada we live in today but it would be foolish revisionism to suggest that they didn't know something BIG was happening and that the seed they were planting would grow into a living tree whose branches and leaves could not be accurately predicted.

It requires, as well, measures to ensure adherence to the principles of supremacy of law, equality before the law, accountability to the law, fairness in the application of the law, separation of powers, participation in decision - making, legal certainty, avoidance of arbitrariness and procedural and legal transparency.»

ii) Article 5 requires that, in accordance with the principle of effective participation, States guarantee the right of everyone to equality before the law, including in relation to political rights, the right to own property (individually or communally), the right to inherit and the right to equal participation in cultural activities.

Recommendations made by the study apply fundamental human rights principles of the right to equality before the law, the right to enjoy and maintain a distinct culture and the principle of effective participation, through the recommendations of prior informed consent.

In some views, the Biblical principles of marriage state that the man is the head of the house and is to be honored and obeyed, while others apply Bible principles that hinge on marital equality in a partnership before God.

The principles of non-discrimination and equality before the law are among the most basic principles of civil society.

Finally, respect for human rights obligations, especially the right of indigenous communities «to practice and revitalise their cultural traditions and customs» [74] and to equality before the law, including in the enjoyment of the right to equal treatment before the tribunals and all other organs administering justice [75], calls for the development of principles which address the unique evidentiary issues involved in native title litigation, including the reality of claims based substantially upon orally - transmitted traditions, the lack of written records of indigenous laws and customs, the «unsceptical» receipt of uncorroborated historical evidence incapable of being tested under cross-examination, and the epistemological, ideological and cultural limitations of historical assessments of traditional laws and customs by non-indigenous commentators.