Sentences with phrase «protected right of its citizens»

«European democracy, and I think also British democracy, has not been established to diminish the rights of citizens but to protect the rights of citizens,» he said, reiterating his often repeated position that the European Parliament will insist negotiating teams must focus on this issue.

In some cases, it's obvious the government's job is ALSO to protect the rights of citizens who happen to be in a minority group.

Mr Ibrahim noted that it is the responsibility of the police to protect the rights of citizens, saying «all of us are responsible players in that regard.»

«The next Attorney General of Florida should possess a keen legal mind, understand the rich history of Florida and protect the rights of all citizens of our State,» the Stuart Republican said in a press release.

He also noted that the award would spur the Command to do more in protecting the rights of citizens in the state.

One could argue to the Supreme Court that something a State was doing regarding their election results violated some Federally protected right of its citizens.

«Government is committed to promoting and protecting Rights of every citizen including Children.

«The chairman of the committee on Science Space and Technology is making what to us is a pretty ludicrous assertion, that rather than trying to protect the rights of citizens to ensure that business fraud, and could be very significant business fraud we could talk about inflating up assets by many billions of dollars, their claim is that this is a politically charged effort to silence descending views on climate,» Schneiderman said on a recent visit to Syracuse.

Protect the rights of all citizens with nuisance ordinances such as anti-barking, pooper scooper regulations and leash laws.

It has not been used to protect the rights of citizens against powerful corporations intent on suppressing civil and political rights.

The High Courts in India have been extremely active in protecting the rights of citizens and persons under Article 226.

I have dedicated my practice to protecting the rights of citizens like you.

The Court took as its starting point the proposition that the statutory safeguards in PACE were sufficient to protect the rights of citizens [29 - 30] and that the independent judicial scrutiny required under PACE were adequate to safeguard the position of persons affected.

The ombudsperson's submission to the assembly is important because as its French name indicates, the protecteur du citoyen's mandate is to protect the rights of citizens or groups of citizens, which includes proposing amendments to existing or draft acts, regulations, directives, and administrative policies in order to improve them for the public good.

Not exact matches

He has received recognition for his commitment to pro bono legal services, including his work as one of the lead attorneys in a successful federal civil rights lawsuit protecting the voting rights of Georgia citizens.

The FAA is «going to want a level of uniformity around the country in terms of the airspace that will probably run up against the many localities that see it as their rights to protect their citizens,» Michel said.

The ceremony was held at Newfoundland's World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, where Rev. Sean Moon prayed for «a kingdom of peace police and peace militia where the citizens, through the right given to them by almighty God to keep and bear arms, will be able to protect one another and protect human flourishing.»

Police «have done this by also protecting the civil rights of our citizens,» Brown said of the decline.

Some American companies offer a Canadian data storage option in response to market demand and governments should continue to have freedom to protect citizens» information and privacy rights as they see fit, Gogolek says in the submission, part of federal consultations on the NAFTA renegotiation.

While FTA negotiations with China present Canada with important opportunities to open markets and diversify our international trade posture, essential to this is the insistence on an enforceable rules - based system that protects the rights of trading companies and citizens in both countries.

Finally, a heavy reliance on courts can undermine energy to protect rights through the political process and to convince fellow citizens of the Importance of those rights.

It also prevents a majority from easily taking away the rights of minorities for it's third primary function of protecting individual liberties of American citizens, whether they belong to a majority or a minority we are to be equal under the law.

The rights of all citizens must be protected, of course, but who are the citizens?

iv) The UD is designed to protect citizens against violations of human rights by States and governments, even if ineffectively.

«How can the Egyptian government claim to protect its citizens» rights to freedom of belief when anyone who attempts to change their faith is refused official recognition and subsequently prosecuted and tortured?

I guess what I'm getting at is that freedom of speech is a protected right of American citizens and so this guy has a right to say whatever he wants but please don't try and dress it up in some pretty bow and claim that it isn't an attack or an attempt to prove Christians wrong.

Third, free speech ought not be absolutized because the First Amendment basically protects, not the right of the press to speak, but the right of every citizen to know.

There is no instance in all my memory, where the ARI has blatantly said that torture is the right course of action, but always have stated basically «in war, if a method works to either defeat the enemy or prevent our civilians or soldiers from being killed, then it is completely moral, since the government's moral duty is to protect the individual rights of its citizens.»

The United States welcomed its immigrants, protected its workers, freed the slaves, enfranchised women, aided the needy, provided social security for the aged, ensured the civil rights of all its citizens, and made public space accessible to the handicapped: all in service to its ideals of justice.

Conflicts arise between individual freedom of choice and the right of the state to protect and promote the welfare of all its citizens.

Instead of treating these debates as zero - sum games where the winner takes all, we should fight to protect the rights and opportunities for each citizen to seek out truth and wholeness.

Machiavelli wrote not only The Prince but Discourses on the First Ten Books of Livy, in which he went on to develop citizen rights and the institution of tribunes to protect them.

Think of all the atheist that have died protecting your rights as a US citizen, even the freedom of religion, yet now they want to use the right for freedom of speech or press, religious fanatics are claiming Atheist don't have the right

Our responsibility as CITIZENS of this country is to protect the rights of every person to worship as s / he wishes.

As I've mentioned before, I personally think it is counterproductive to spend time and money trying to mess with the constitution so that it restricts the rights of U.S. citizens under the banner of «protecting the sanctity of marriage,» especially when heterosexual couples face a divorce rate that hovers between 45 and 50 percent.

But they do protect the rights of the many, many citizens who see abortion as tragic and evil, and refuse to be implicated in supporting it.

«I solemnly swear to respect and loyally defend the constitution, protect the rights and freedoms of the citizens, to conscientiously fulfil my duties in the best interest of the nation,» said 73 - year - old Ouattara, his right hand raised.

The same Constitution imposes an obligation on government to secure the state and protect every citizen against infringement of their rights by others.

Our next Governor will be elected to serve and protect the rights of all of our citizens and not just a chosen few.

Unlike Okudzeto Ablakwa who conveys the impression in his articles that constitutionalism, democracy and the rule of law mandate that I should have protected the crimes and graft I exposed simply because of membership of a political party, I take the right and correct view that the constitution enjoins every citizen to uphold and defend it by exposing any activity of any person or group of persons who abuse Article 55 on political parties for criminal purposes.

And for decades since, the law has protected the right to vote for millions of America's citizens — regardless of faith, color or creed.

After Brexit, UK citizens will not be protected by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union because, as its name suggests, it only applies to citizens of the EU.

He seeks to bridge the left and right under the party that has long sought to protect individual rights and limit the power of government in the lives of citizens.

The New York Times has an excellent editorial by Jennifer Boylan https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/opinion/trumps-contempt-for-transgender-heroes.html?mwrsm=Facebook Here is a statement from State Senator Brad Hoylman, the only openly LGBTQ member of the NY Senate: https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/brad-hoylman/hoylman-denounces-trump-his-discriminatory-ban-transgender Here is a good petition to sign: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/784/587/976/ Finally if you want to hear about more events taking place in the ongoing fight to protect the rights of transgender citizens, consider joining TransPAC: https://transpac.nationbuilder.com/

Not only does being part of Europe offer British citizens a wealth of opportunities in terms of education and employment, it is also instrumental in protecting our rights and endowing us with the privileges of free travel and a real voice on an increasingly crowded world stage.

For example, in a representative democracy, every vote has equal weight, no unreasonable restrictions can apply to anyone seeking to become a representative, and the freedom of its all citizens is secured by legitimized rights and liberties which are generally protected by a constitution.

Definitions vary, but democracies have constitutions protecting citizens rights, civil liberties, rule of law, equality before the law, and other rights.

Indeed, many of the important constitutional cases of the modern era, which, inter alia, protected the independence of the judiciary and the right of the citizen to demonstrate without police permit, were undertaken by him.

Speaking about protecting the public, I am proud to live in a state that values the lives of its citizens above the right to own any weapon you want.

The command in a statement said, «Contrary to the report which is an orchestrated attempted to disparage the Command and pitch the public against the police, it is pertinent to state unequivocally that the Police which is a law enforcement agency guided by the rule of law and duty bound to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of citizens did not play any role, under whatever guise, in the murder of the deceased.