Sentences with phrase «serve human justice»

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The river's clean waters serve as the wellspring in what has steadily become one of the storied confrontations over energy development, justice, finance, and human rights in the American West.

[9] The Church's social vision, built on principles of justice, peace, freedom and solidarity, [10] presents, this writer would submit, values which serve much better if we want to uphold the dignity of the human person.

With the changing demographics in America, including the racial and ethnic, socioeconomic, immigration, and biblical justice challenges of our day, it is more important than ever for people of color to have safe places to live authentically, serve humbly, and use their influence and experiences to shape our theology (what we know and believe about God) and our praxis (the ethics of our human behavior or what we actually do).

It has been prepared to say, and to find varying kinds of theological support for saying, what their Christian insight should have compelled it to say in any case: that any human being, anywhere, who has shared in love, sought for truth, created or admired beauty, lived bravely, served goodness, stood for justice, and has thus responded, as far as was possible under the circumstances in which he or she lived, to whatever of divine reality has been made known, must somehow be included in the company of the faithful.

It is for those who are too weak to accept the reality that: (1) there isn't a being who will make sure, in the end, justice is served to those who cause harm and suffering to other humans, (2) there is a powerful being who will take care of us, (3) our lives have a purpose beyond us, (4) we are alone.

In this respect, the Islamic economy resembles all other systems that claim to be serving the human being and realizing his social aspirations, but it differs from them in the details of its conception of social justice.

God intended equality among men; but «private property, slavery, imperialism, the State itself, appear in post-Fall society as regulations of God to preserve nature, which is always being disrupted by sin».26 Justice thus appears as the rough, necessary, coerced order of human societies which is not wholly antithetical to love, since it serves the purpose of God in the creation and history.

The following principles guide and define our approach to learning and teaching: • Every child is capable and competent • Children learn through play, investigation, inquiry and exploration • Children and adults learn and play in reciprocal relationships with peers, family members, and teachers • Adults recognize the many ways in which children approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know • Process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured and studied • Documentation of learning processes acts as memory, assessment, and advocacy • The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning • School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7 - 12.

She also honoured «all those who currently risk their lives, serving in the forces to build international peace and security in a world in which, as agreed by all parties to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, «recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace».&rHuman Rights, «recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace».&rhuman family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace».»

After almost a decade serving as a Captain in the Legal Directorate of the Ghana Army (1970 — 1979), she has also served as the Legal director, Public education of the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) between 1993 and 2007, and is recognized as one of the few people who helped to set up the Commission.

«A speedy prosecution will serve as a deterrent and ensure that Nigerians, particularly those in the northeast whose human rights have been violated, are not denied justice and reparation.

Both public policy and justice are better served if public discourse on these issues is scientifically grounded and if people appreciate the promise of genetic knowledge and the human consequences of its uses.

Andrea Coomber, director of Justice, which intervened in the case, said: «The human rights of UK troops should be protected wherever they serve.»

Last but not least, human beings see UPL prosecutions as self - serving and protectionist, and alternative legal services providers helping individuals that were otherwise not getting help from lawyers and paralegals would likely argue that access to justice is being thwarted.

As Canadians, we understand the value of protecting human rights but the process has become so convoluted (see the chart of Alberta's on page 58), and some may even say unfair, that a comprehensive and massive overhaul is likely necessary before the parties who get embroiled in these systems, either as a complainant or respondent, feel that justice is being served.

A former Commissioner with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, Ms. McNeill has also served on the boards for the Mi «kmaq Justice Institute, the Premier's Task Force on Employment Equity, and the Public Legal Education Society (now known as the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia).

During that time, he served as premier and Government House Leader, held numerous cabinet positions such as deputy premier, minister of justice, minister of health and wellness, minister of human services and minister of education.

Benches of nine justices sat in five cases: Norris v Government of the USA [2010] UKHL 9, on extradition to the USA; R (Smith) v Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner [2010] UKHL 29, on whether the Human Rights Act applies to soldiers serving abroad; Granatino v Radamacher [2010] UKHL 42, on the validity of pre-nuptial agreements; Manchester CC v Pinnock [2010] UKHL 45, on the power of housing authorities to evict tenants; and R v Chaytor [2010] UKHL 52, on the immunity of MPs from prosecution.

In my opinion, her biggest achievement has been her ability, despite climbing the legal echelons to success, to maintain her initial focus, which was the promotion of human rights, social justice, the right to equality and her commitment to serve her community.

The closeness expressed by wrong - minded individuals serves to exclude and express hostility to those who properly value human rights and the legal underpinnings of our justice system.

Martin is a shareholder at Levin, Papantonio; and serves as Special Counsel to the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.

Nobody serves the interests of FIJA, human rights, justice, or free speech by violating the administrative order, although the order clearly violates our human rights.

By empowering students to embrace human - centered design, employ empathy, and collaborate with fellow students from diverse backgrounds, the JDP serves as a catalyst for empowering the next generation of innovators to rethink the way that people with an everyday legal problem understand and navigate the justice system.

Special Agent, Criminal Investigator AFOSI Detachment 611 — Osan AB, ROK (8/2003 — 8/2004) • Held integral role in the handling of 40 + criminal, fraud, and CI investigations, the largest caseload for AFOSI / Pacific Air Force Command, bringing unit to the highest pro-active rate in 8 years • Collaborated with the Department of Homeland Security and Customs Division in an international fraud case, the first joint effort between these departments and the result of mutual interest coordination avenues between numerous entities • Protected valuable DOD resources and assets by conducting major counterintelligence, criminal, and fraud investigations, including close support through crime scene searches, evidence preservation, and laboratory analysis requests • Testified in court - martials, interviewed key witnesses, and performed interrogations of persons suspected of committing major violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice • Managed and utilized human informants to detect illegal activities as well as conducting undercover investigations • Investigated AFOSI applicant backgrounds to determine suitability for positions in department, also serving as a point of contact for counterintelligence, anti-terrorism, and local criminal awareness briefings on base

Previously, Héctor served as director of the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services for six years where he led several county - wide initiatives, including efforts to reform the juvenile justice system, end chronic homelessness, transform mental health care, and end a 30 - year wait list for disabilities services.

Thus, it is accepted that for justice to be served there must be an element of substantive equality, and that to rely on formal equality is to deny justice.18 As Professor Peter Bailey has pointed out, «adopting the principle of substantive equality leads to difficult value judgements and distinctions, but in the interests of justice and human rights, there is no escape from this course.»

(B) consulting with other Federal agencies with responsibility for administering or evaluating programs that serve eligible families to coordinate and collaborate with respect to research related to such programs and families, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice, and the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Education.

Social work values related to the topic of DV are service (mental health treatment for domestic violence trauma), importance of human relationships (within the family system and larger social environment), dignity and worth of the person (each member of the family), social justice (domestic violence awareness and prevention), and competence (a social worker's ability to serve this population objectively, professionally, and effectively).

Evaluation of the community justice mechanisms that would best serve Indigenous people is an important area which, like other forms of community capacity - building, deserves in - depth consideration and investigation over an extensive time period and within a human rights framework.