Sentences with phrase «raise issues of public interest»

«We call on authorities to stop spying on journalists and to allow the news media to do their job, which is to raise issues of public interest.»

Not exact matches

The need for extra care in this situation is obvious, the more so when it has to be accommodated with an equally compelling need for the Bank to say more about monetary policy issues in the interests of raising public understanding of them.

President Brewster has expressed to me his interest in taking part in a public discussion of the issues he has raised.

Mohammed said that the present administration owes it a duty to put the record straight, especially because the issues raised by the former President are of public interest and borders on national security.

«The comptroller's office is to me the independent voice to look out for taxpayers» interests and the issues we raised about oversight, proper checks and balances, transparency, it all speaks to the accountability agenda which I know the public expects the comptroller's office to be a forefront of.»

The letter raises issues regarding a lack of proper consultation, compatibility with confidentiality guidelines and whether it is in the public interest to maintain a confidential medical service.

Publish the views of parliamentary candidates which relate to the charity's cause to raise public interest in the underlying issues.

The fact that these laws are signed by former governors in the exercise of their functions as public officials and now benefiting from the entitlements under such laws while serving as senators and ministers raise serious conflict of interest issue under paragraph 5 of article 8 of the convention.»

«This raises a number of issues,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

The increasing complexity of the interactions among science, technology, and the public interest raise new issues and problems concerning the human rights, freedom of scientific inquiry, and professional responsibilities of scientists and engineers.

It was refreshing to see an AI movie that was not about violent robots and raised many interesting AI issues in the broader public sphere — such as scalability (dating at massive scale), the realistic and sad aspect of human loneliness being filled by machines (already happening in China via chatbots) and the issues that arise as AI surpasses human intelligence.

I haven't exaggerated my position in the interests of raising my public profile, and here I am casually dropping in a reference to a long - ago instance that proves I have cared about the Issue for longer than you.

The ensuing discussion was a simple proxy of some of the issues I was beginning to see raised in the discussions surrounding climate engineering proposals: controversy around the legality of intentionally changing the atmosphere (on any scale), suspicion of private interest in the name of the public good, confusion regarding the science behind it, unpredictability of the outcomes, or questionable logic of nature conservancy rules, to name a few.

The claimant had argued that he was acting on public interest grounds and also raised issues of procedural fairness.

In any event, it is worth noting that the construction, oil & gas, finance and telecommunications sectors do raise issues of public and private interests and are indeed landmark sectors of development in diverse economies.

Needless to say, from a public - interest standpoint, the data breach and its fallout has been particularly «sexy» fodder for discussion (pun intended); it has raised sort of legal issues and water - cooler chat relating data integrity, privacy, and criminality, not to mention the more obvious social issues relating to infidelity, ethics and morality.

«This case constitutes public interest litigation: the respondents have raised issues of public importance that transcend their immediate interests.

«Where a complaint raises a novel issue on behalf of a vulnerable group, for example, that is a factor that may be considered in weighing the public interest in accepting the complaint,» the decision states.

West Coast LEAF has issued a press release jointly with the BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre, and Community Legal Assistance Society calling on the BC government to raise social assistance rates and address the resulting epidemic of food insecurity and the dire consequences for human health and safety.

In the present case, it is common ground, that the amount of the public contract at issue in the main proceedings amounts to EUR 85,000, which is considerably below the thresholds for application laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2014/24... On the other hand, in its reference for a preliminary ruling, the referring court has not provided any information enabling the Court to... demonstrate the existence of a certain cross-border interest... In those circumstances, the Court finds itself unable to provide a useful answer to the question raised... (C - 486 / 17, paras 17 - 22, references omitted, own translation from French and emphasis added).

The case raised issues about the competing public interests in disclosure and non-disclosure and the relevance of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to the handling of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

[73]... This case constitutes public interest litigation: the respondents have raised issues of public importance that transcend their immediate interests.

Such may be the case where the matter involves a public body trying to elucidate the law or where a party has raised a constitutional issue or one otherwise of broader interest.

In addition, whether it is collegiality, compassion, or cowardice that keeps colleagues and staff from raising the issue of mental impairment at the bench or bar, we need to change the culture of the profession — including heightening the sense of professional obligation — so that the interests of the public / clients are paramount.

What appears to be particularly interesting about the present case is that it raises issues about the impact of public international law on private international law.

The mass media can play an important role in providing health information and related issues for parents and caregivers.10 However, adolescents are typically portrayed in the media as hostile, violent, delinquent, alienated from parents and families, and resistant to any assistance.3, 51,52 In news and television coverage, content analyses found that adolescents are depicted as perpetrators or victims of crime and violence, problem - ridden and disruptive.51, 52 In addition to the mass media images, public attitudes towards adolescents are predominately negative.51 A population approach to build a climate of public interest and responsiveness will require actively working towards counteracting the predominantly negative media coverage of adolescents.3 Media messages can raise parents» awareness and willingness to attend parenting programmes by normalizing their experiences of receiving professional support.