Sentences with phrase «principle public action»

Not exact matches

«We're increasingly looking for a way to make an impact, to become an organization that has a public voice, and to take principled action.»

Conservatives, for their part, repelled by the public vision of civil rights advocates and convinced that the programs of the past have failed, prefer not to address racial issues at all; when they do, they talk in formalistic terms about the principle of «color - blind state action.»

The latest edition of this edited volume includes an overview of social justice principles and public health; chapters on social injustice and its effects on the health of specific population groups; and the intersection of social justice and key aspects of public health, such as health care delivery; and a call to action that promotes human rights and social justice advocacy for improving public health.

The principle holds that regulators should take action if scientific evidence strongly suggests but does not yet fully prove that a production facility or pollutant may jeopardize public health.

I know how reasonable and even principled actions of public officials can be spun to look malevolent in the hands of eager journalists and political enemies.

Plosser: «The third principle is to be clear and transparent in communicating to the public the policy actions that are taken.»

The Department's actions violate law and are contrary to basic principles of fairness and deeply damaging to the critical public service missions of these plaintiffs and the ABA.

In this context, scientists, other experts, concerned citizens, and media entities face a difficult task in deciding how best to speak up: What words, pictures, phrases, testimonials, principles, examples, and so forth will prompt public understanding and responsible action?

While publics in both rich and poor nations are generally supportive of their own governments taking action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, in principle many people believe that wealthy societies, not poor economies, should take on more of the responsibility for addressing climate change.

She found herself having to defend fundamental democratic principles of free speech and activities associated with normal discourse such as «having a private meeting, conducting a workshop, publishing a report, or advocating that a public official take action» and underscored the importance of these activities in her own work at various NGOs and in academia — and as a staff member at the State Department.

But even if one believes such actions are justified in principle I don't think it is appropriate for someone in Gleick's position to do what he did because if scientists are seen to do anything which undermines their personal integrity then it can cast doubt in the public's eye about their scientific work and that of their colleagues and makes it harder for them to counter the anti-scientific antics of the fake skeptics, although I would hope that the stinking hypocrisy of the latter would also be apparent to the public.

As defined by the FAO, a forest policy is «a set of orientations and principles of actions adopted by public authorities... to guide future decisions in relation to the management, use and conservation of forest and tree resources for the benefit of society.»

Under the principle of legal certainty, legal provisions must be clear and precise to enable people to predict the consequences of their actions and exclude the arbitrariness of public authorities.

In the Charter terminology, the notion of «principle» points towards a more open obligation of the public powers, as it would not define an individual legal situation, but general topics and results which condition the actions of all public powers (para 50).

The quintessential work of a parliamentary ombudsman requires the application of fairness principles to the decisions, actions and general conduct of the public service.

He contends convincingly that the consolidation of the Union's role in criminal law only makes the «need for an all - out criminal law policy... more acute than before» (page 59) and highlights six fundamental principles that the EU needs to address in order to clarify and legitimise further its action in the field; among the six, the call to pay attention to the principle of ultima ratio, coherence, subsidiarity and the requirement of a legitimate purpose seem particularly pertinent also in regard to the current debate concerning the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor.

«The principles that the motives of a legislative body are «unknowable» and deliberative secrecy do not apply to a public employer the Board in this case, that decides to take disciplinary action against an employee, even if an in camera meeting is ordered,» said the ruling.

MPs have a Code of Conduct, as holders of public office, which governs the principles of their actions and requires them, at all times, to act in the public interest, first and not to gain any financial or material benefit from their office... it is glaringly obvious that, whatever may be in particular rules, some MPs» [alleged] actions fall well short of their overriding duties.»

In order to promote these values and principles, should I be «calling out» colleagues, employees, clients and the public on their improper conduct and actions, assuming the role of enforcer for equality, diversity and inclusion?

... «core policy» government decisions protected from suit are decisions as to a course or principle of action that are based on public policy considerations, such as economic, social and political factors, provided they are neither irrational nor taken in bad faith.

The ABA resolution has four parts: a statement of the principle of civil public discourse, a call to action for the legal profession, an appeal to those who work with government and the political process, and an authorization for ABA participation in the development of legal standards and practices that promote civil public discourse that are consistent with federal and state constitutional requirements.

d) the judgment was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of procedure; e) recognition or enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with the public policy of the requested State, including situations where the specific proceedings leading to the judgment were incompatible with fundamental principles of procedural fairness of that State; f) the judgment is inconsistent with a judgment given in the requested State in a dispute between the same parties; or g) the judgment is inconsistent with an earlier judgment given in another State between the same parties on the same cause of action, provided that the earlier judgment fulfils the conditions necessary for its recognition in the requested State.

The principle that the motives of a legislative body are «unknowable» and deliberative secrecy do not apply to public employers, the School Board in this case, that decides to take disciplinary action against employees, even if an in camera meeting is ordered.

The court clarified that «core policy» government decisions protected from suit are «decisions as to a course or principle of action that are based on public policy considerations, such as economic, social and political factors, provided they are neither irrational nor taken in bad faith.»

In principle, the Act is only vertically effective, direct challenges may only be made to the actions of «public authorities».

The principle that the motives of a legislative body are «unknowable» and «deliberative secrecy» do not apply to public employers, the School Board in this case, that decide to take disciplinary action against employees, even if an in camera meeting is ordered.

While the following principles are not a formal or comprehensive attempt to capture all of the actions that public and private institutions could undertake, they offer a framework of recommendations [23] that, if implemented, would eliminate pervasive biases against marriage without placing significant new demands on the public purse.