Sentences with phrase «sanctioned by government policy»

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Likewise, the Bible tacitly supports democracy by holding that although government is divinely ordained neither kings nor their policies have automatic divine sanction.

The proposal is explicit:»... using pensions and procurement policies to pursue boycotts, divestment and sanctions against foreign nations and the UK defence industry are inappropriate, other than where formal legal sanctions, embargoes and restrictions have been put in place by the government.»

This achievement notwithstanding, Mugabe's repressive policies have earned his country wide ranging economic sanctions from most Western governments, yet it appears that his regime has learned to live with this level of diplomatic isolation largely due to its strong and diverse relations with the rest of the developing world, enabling Mugabe and ZANU - PF to weather any economic downturn caused by external sanctions.

Subsequent research showed that what appear to be Daybreak reps have attempted to alter the company's Wikipedia page to reflect its new ownership claims since the government sanctions were announced, earning a block from the online encyclopedia's editors; a 2015 press release (now here) announcing Columbus Nova as the new owner and the 2015 privacy policy (now here) that had been hosted on Daybreak's web servers were also apparently memoryholed by the company.

Regulation typically involves formal laws and policies imposed by governments or international organizations, often backed by the threat of criminal penalties or other formal sanctions.

• Acting for the successful Claimant in R (on the application of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2017] EWHC 1502 (Admin), a challenge to guidance from the defendant Secretary of State which sought to prohibit the administering authorities of the local government pension schemes from adopting policies of boycott, divestment and sanction against foreign nations (led by Nigel GGovernment [2017] EWHC 1502 (Admin), a challenge to guidance from the defendant Secretary of State which sought to prohibit the administering authorities of the local government pension schemes from adopting policies of boycott, divestment and sanction against foreign nations (led by Nigel Ggovernment pension schemes from adopting policies of boycott, divestment and sanction against foreign nations (led by Nigel Giffin QC).

Punitive house demolitions are not only a practice but also a clear policy of the Israeli government, sanctioned by Israeli law.