Sentences with phrase «substantive decision»

They are also called to make substantive decisions about the common good, decisions that may leave a lasting mark on the community, for good or ill.

However, the highest barrier to the engagement of teachers in education reform comes from conservatives who believe that teacher unions shouldn't be involved in substantive decisions about the direction of school reform.

The court's 58 decisions embraced 68 separate appeals, and three were ancillary to substantive decisions issued earlier in the year.

Dan feels that we have «the only example of an authoritative, thoughtful, substantive decision on the scope of the tort» to date.

Hurl says there's a misconception of what constitutes pro bono work and there are many opportunities to help where an in - house lawyer wouldn't be required to make substantive decisions in the areas of criminal and family law.

And by stuffing so many substantive decisions into budget bills — which he and the legislative leaders will inevitably hash out as Albany's infamous three men in a room — Cuomo is enabling the Assembly and Senate's bad habit of never allowing rank - and - file members to act like real legislators.

Within the next 20 years, provincial ombudsman offices came into being in Canada and began responding to complaints about instances where those good substantive decisions were not being made — but something else was happening too.

Therefore, I would maintain that if the Court of Justice is ever called upon to provide an answer to the question it should find that the final substantive decision of whether an Article 50 notification can be revoked should be left to the internal constitutional requirements of the United Kingdom.

As to actual substantive decisions, the number in civil cases has remained exactly the same (87), those relating to criminal matters have reduced (33 as against 43) and the number of successful asylum cases has remained small though it has risen (from 26 to 54).

It was a fairly uneventful week, the most substantive decision being a family law case on the issue of variation of spousal support arising out of a material change in circumstances.

Yesterday the STL Appeals Chamber issued its first substantive decision (h / t Bill Schabas» blog), penned by Professor Antonio Cassese, who was not only the presiding judge but also the judge rapporteur in the Chamber.

Research has consistently shown that students want more opportunities to be involved in making substantive decisions about what happens to them in schools.

Every layer of educational bureaucracy should infuse students as well, positioning in them in powerful roles that effect not only individual students, but all students; not as recipients, but as active partners who design, implement, critically assess, and make substantive decisions about the education system as a whole.

When it was first put in place, the Durban Platform did not include too many substantive decisions, for the objective was to allow the terms of international cooperation to be discussed and decided upon through negotiations from 2012 to 2015.

Of all «resolvable» requests received during Q3 of 2011 (i.e. requests where it was possible to make a substantive decision on whether to release the information being sought), 56 per cent were granted in full.

«At the appropriate time the board will review the situation and we will take a substantive decision,» he said.

She offered plenty of criticism of Mayor de Blasio, but kept it focused on his performance and substantive decisions.

Some observers see that as a sign that the administration is delaying any substantive decisions on it and could be planning to shelve the initiative indefinitely.

At MSLA, teachers collaborate to make authentic and substantive decisions about how the school operates, seeking to meet each student's needs.

• This prohibition applies to substantive decisions the MRO makes about the merits of a test (e.g., with respect to whether there is a legitimate medical explanation for a positive, adulterated, or substituted test result or whether a medical condition precluded an individual from providing a sufficient specimen).

The Supreme Court allowed the wives» appeals, and remitted both cases to first instance judges for a substantive decision.

However, the PO did not ask them to reconsider the substantive decision in relation to the grant of IHER as the flaw in the decision - making had been rectified in the stage 2 decision under the Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure in place.

Where no common law rule prescribes the manner in which to deal with records, the court must adopt a procedure which will protect the confidentiality of records until a substantive decision is made.

Circuit Judge Jimmie V. Reyna criticized the practice as amounting to a substantive decision, stating that, «You are doing something that prevents in my opinion some litigants from... having their day in court.»

It thus prevents consideration of material so that, in the normal course, it plays no part in the substantive decision making in the judicial process.

A skilled mediator does not coerce or unfairly influence a party into a settlement agreement or make substantive decisions for either spouse.

In this paper we... evaluate all substantive decisions rendered by any court in every patent case filed in 2008 and 2009 — decisions made between 2009 and 2013.

In terms of the substantive decision, I imagine it will be appealed.

One of the substantive decisions this week involved an appeal from civil contempt findings.

The self - determination requirement of mediator ethics appears to make the nature of the process in each case, as well as the substantive decisions, dependent upon the consent of the parties.

But in a statement, TREB says: «This is a substantive decision which unequivocally allows TREB to continue with its current Virtual Office Website (VOW) policy.