Sentences with phrase «same legal standing»

«This is an opportunity to give environmental rights the same legal standing as human rights at the global level,» said Leo Heileman, UN Environment's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, in a story on UN Environment's website.

This type of signature provides the same legal standing as a handwritten signature as long as it adheres to the requirements of the specific regulation it was created under.»

Not exact matches

If the union between man and woman has strayed further and further from legal forms, and if homosexual unions are perceived more and more as enjoying the same standing as marriage, then we are truly facing a dissolution of the image of humankind bearing consequences that can only be extremely grave.

In a statement, Broglio's office said: «Archbishop Broglio and the Archdiocese stand firm in the belief, based on legal precedent, that such a directive from the Army (about not reading the letter) constituted a violation of his Constitutionally - protected right of free speech and the free exercise of religion, as well as those same rights of all military chaplains and their congregants.»

If same - gender couples wish to be Christian and have only a legal marriage (and not a religious one), then there is no reason why I should stand in the way.

After ritually assuring us of same - sex marriage's inevitable triumph as a civil right, and noting the predictable criticism of Wuerl's stand from progressive Catholics, the editorial rightly points out that there is precedent for a legal compromise.

In some cultures, people who have been breastfed by the same woman are milk - siblings who are equal in legal and social standing to a consanguineous sibling.

New York took a stand for nonhetero, non-coupled, nontraditional families this week when Governor Andrew Cuomo sent a circular letter to the state's insurers informing them that it will no longer be legal for them to exclude same - sex or single prospective parents from infertility coverage.

But at the same time, Skelos indicated that he was standing by the Binghamton Republican, saying that he hopes the legal system fairly handles the case.

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is the same court that gave Sherley and Deisher legal standing in June.

The same conference gave a standing ovation to Mark and David Geier (father / son team) after they faced legal troubles including Mark Geier (the doctor of the team) lost his license due to ethics violations.

It needs be noted that the Constitutional Court, with reference to integration, ruled that recognised refugees can not be treated «as permanent residents because they are not in the same [legal] circumstances for the simple reason that they have yet to meet the requirements for permanent residence».21 The requirements include an onus placed on a refugee applicant to provide compelling reasons demonstrating that he / she will remain a refugee indefinitely, subject to an approval by the Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs (SCRA).

The court let stand a federal appeals court ruling against the parents of a Roman Catholic elementary school student who argued that the IDEA should afford their son the same legal protections as if he attended a public school.

Owners of both of these pet stores have legal standing to sue their localities under the same legal rulings that came out of Florida fs Amendment 10 fight.

Yet putting the same chemical into a laboratory animal's eyes is legal due to an exemption that caters to the long - standing tradition of testing products on animals.

Certainly, China's declarations out of the China - U.S. presidential summit last week on «full transparency» and a resolve to «stand by these actions» push them in that direction (see previous post «Announcements of U.S. - China Cooperation Create a Path to Copenhagen Success «-RRB- are encouraging, but those declarations are not the same as promises for MRV under a legal treaty.

I stand in front of a judge and give a professional opinion and write legal reports to court, and do exactly the same work as an attorney - GAL does.

The tinted windows and alloy wheels are the key factors that make you stand out from everyone else on the same road as you on this journey into the legal profession.

The law has being clarified in the following Court of Appeal case which stands for the proposition that parties must disclose any prior legal advice on the same subject matter if they claim duress without legal advice (2015 BCCA 52).

Blogger Greg Sisk asks: «Does this now mean that a member of the Legal Writing Institute or these AALS sections who is opposed to same - sex marriage is no longer a member in good standing?

At $ 20 Billion per year, Canada represents a very sizeable legal services market; and as a common law jurisdiction, Canada stands to receive many of the same benefits from LPO that the United States has received.

As long as the legal profession (whatever ownership structures are permitted) is regulated, as long as the consumer is protected, as long as the same professional standards apply — as they do in Australia and the UK — then what are the real objections that should be allowed to stand in the way of making the legal system more accessible?

In the same way that Legal Writing may have both stand alone courses and play a strong role in each course taken, technology will grow to amplify the J.D. curriculum.

Canadian law firms and corporate legal departments stand to benefit from offshore outsourced legal services in the same way as their United States and United Kingdom counterparts have benefited.

The court relied heavily on the doctrine of stare decises to support its conclusion stating that «common - law decisions should stand as precedents for guidance in cases arising in the future» and «generally be followed in subsequent cases presenting the same legal problem.»

The trial judge concluded that Guatemala's legal system was capable of providing justice and that the plaintiffs could obtain compensation either through a stand - alone civil suit or through criminal proceedings related to the same incident, which were already underway in Guatemala.

At the same time, there were many elements of legal practice that these lawyers did enjoy: the nature of the work, intellectual challenge, standing among colleagues and the public, and (most) working relationships with other legal professionals.

A draft law was proposed at the conference of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress reading that virtual currency should get the same legal status in China as physical assets.

The real puppet - masters of our governments are called deputy ministers, unelected civil servants of long standing who are relied upon by ministers and prime ministers alike for guidance re policy intitatives... they hold much influence from a mercenary point of view within the maleable minds of the coming and going elected officials, The same situation exists with CREA vis a vis (I couldn't resist Alberta Legal) the revolving door of «leaders» without real power.

The Supreme Court last week also cleared the way for the reinstatement of marriage rights for gay couples in California, ruling that the supporters of Proposition 8, the ballot measure that invalidated same - sex marriage in the state, did not have legal standing to appeal a ruling holding Proposition 8 unconstitutional.