Sentences with phrase «which rights of citizens»

It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of all citizens are protected.

We are unable to reconcile our claim of a free democratic state in which the rights of citizens are paramount with such excessive censure of the right to free expression.

Not exact matches

California's proposed privacy law, which will be on the state's November ballot, would guarantee citizens the rights to see what kinds of information large companies are collecting on them, and to prohibit those companies from selling their personal information.

One major catalyst for the referendum was U.K. citizens» fears that high immigration was fueled by the right to free movement of people throughout the EU, which is entrenched in European law.

The European Commission — which negotiates on behalf of the EU — has said it wants to focus first on the technicalities of Britain's departure, which includes the rights of EU citizens living in the U.K and vice versa.

But he implied that it would be patriotic for private Russian citizens to «start making contributions — which are right, from their point of view — to the fight against those who say bad things about Russia.»

Indeed, the paragraph he refers to is obviously one of those that set out a number of separation issues other than citizens» rights, the financial settlement and the Northern Ireland border, which were discussed in phase 1.

Our amended and restated bylaws provide that the failure of non-U.S. citizens to register their shares on a separate stock record, which we refer to as the «foreign stock record,» would result in a suspension of their voting rights in the event that the aggregate foreign ownership of the outstanding common stock exceeds the foreign ownership restrictions imposed by federal law.

The forum will also examine the controversial ISDS provision of the TPP, which would grant foreign corporations the right to sue governments if they believe a government decision negatively impacts their potential future profits — something neither Canadian companies nor private citizens have the right to do.

What the Haredi have done is simple, even admirable: they've attempted to find a way to integrate modern practices with their religious ideals, which we ought to, as citizens of a nation which values religious freedom and upholds the right to practice, respect, not bemoan.

«There is only one rule of law in our country, which provides rights and security for every citizen.

American rights do not extend to citizens of other lands you have your own «rights» in canada which denies its citizens a lot of what we have.

In the place of right and wrong — concepts accessible to all citizens — we get «healthy,» «productive,» «inclusive,» and other catchwords, the meanings of which are controlled by experts and subject to endless redefinition by the chattering class.

The voting rights act has been eviscerated and we'll see lots more «voter fraud» laws soon and the likes of Citizens United and dark money PACs will flood the electorate with muck - raking the like of which we have never seen.

One political position customary among Jews, and often shared also among the more observant, is that of not interfering in the choices of freedom that the state makes for its citizens, reserving only to the individual conscience the right and duty of making rigorous personals choices on arguments in which the law of the state makes room for autonomy and freedom.

The 2nd Amendment guaranteed individual citizens the rights to own arms JUST AS GOOD as those of the regular soldiers they might have to oppose in an armed rebellion — the very sort of armed rebellion that the writers of the 2nd Amendment had recently successfully engaged in, defeating the most powerful military force on the planet using their own guns, which were JUST AS GOOD as what the British regulars and their Hessian mercenaries had.

The public philosophy is the claim that the objective law of right, written into the nature of things, makes on citizens, as contrasted with the claims that the citizens make on the natural and social reality on which they depend.

He highlighted Britain's achievements as a «pluralist democracy which places great value on freedom of speech, freedom of political affiliation and respect for the rule of law, with a strong sense of the individual's rights and duties, and of the equality of all citizens before the law and noted that there was much in common here with Catholic social teaching.

The council called on the new government to «restore constitutional order and affirm citizens» political, economic and other fundamental rights and freedoms» and to assert «the territorial integrity of Ukraine, whose independence is a gift from God and is valued by our entire nation, which is why we have no right to allow for its separation, as this would be a sin before God and future generations.»

The sovereign state, even the constitutional democracy that's supposed to recognize and strive to support the inalienable rights of its citizens, nonetheless holds the power to kill its citizens with direct intent and thereby to alienate from them an essential right, which is to continue living.

«We urge the government of Sudan to uphold the constitutionally - guaranteed right to freedom of religion or belief for all citizens without preference, and to ensure that the SEPC in El Haj Yousif has a place in which to worship and is fully compensated for its losses.»

Machiavelli wrote not only The Prince but Discourses on the First Ten Books of Livy, in which he went on to develop citizen rights and the institution of tribunes to protect them.

Then, in words which call on the central motifs of the civil religious tradition, Reston thanked the Charlottesville citizen committee for suggesting «that a responsible society must have a common center to which the loyalty and trust of the people are bound, and that these fundamentals must be defined and discussed among the people and put right before the bicentennial of the Declaration in 1976.»

Just as there are laws within a nation that forbid a person to misuse his liberty, so there should be laws under which the irresponsible use of a nation's powers over its own citizens could be judged; that is to say, the rights of self - determination by the nation should be subordinate to the fundamental rights of man.

They consider the constitutional right of religious freedom given to all citizens under the Secular State as guaranteeing all religious communities the right to follow their traditional «personal» law regulating family and community relations which are sanctioned by religion.

«Natural rights mean simply interests which we think ought to be secured,» but it is clear that legal institutions increasingly had the task not only of securing those rights but of defining them as well.30 Laws, that is to say, not only would inform citizens what to do and what not to do but would have to serve as well to assess the morality of what they did.

It withdraws protection from the weak and vulnerable, allowing the strong to define the status and rights of the weak; it privatizes matters which, in any legitimate political order, must be public in nature; it sets innumerable roadblocks to the rectification of the problem through mutual deliberation of citizens in legislative assemblies; and it has made what used to be its most loyal citizens — religious believers — enemies of the common good whenever their convictions touch upon public things.

An attempt was made to secure the adoption of a clear - cut statement that the church has no rights for which it can properly demand recognition by the state except such as can be stated in terms of the rights of citizens to freedom of thought, expression, assembly and organization; but the idea of special rights for the church as a divine institution was too strongly entrenched.

One had to be either a Roman citizen, as in the case of Paul, or else guilty of a crime against the empire rather than an infraction of a provincial or racial law over which the recognized authorities among the conquered people had the right of judgment.

«The international community must press the Government of Iran to uphold this constitutional obligation, and to respect the right of its citizens to the full enjoyment of freedom of religion or belief, as outlined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which it is signatory.»

The form in which he originally proposed it was: «The Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper to secure to the citizens of each state all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states and to all persons in the several states equal protection in the rights of life, liberty, and property.»

In 1832 Pope Gregory XVI (followed by Pope Pius IX) declared that it was insane to teach that «the liberty of conscience and of worship is the peculiar right of every man... and that citizens have the right to all kinds of liberty... by which they may be enabled to manifest openly and publicly their ideas, by word of mouth, through the press or by any other means».4 In 1864 Pope Pius IX proceeded to draw up a list of the principal errors of the age which were to be condemned.

This weekend, Angelenos and South Bay citizens have three food and wine events to choose from, two of which support worthy social causes right here in our neighborhood.

In 2016, the Home Office introduced new rules which meant that rough sleeping was to be considered an «abuse» or «misuse» of an EU citizens» right to freedom of movement.

Togo, he said, is currently under the dictatorship of President Faure Gnyassingbe which is unconstitutional and against the rights of the citizens.

However, when it came to globally contested serious issues such as the meaning of power, she was equally forthcoming: «I think that we must change the ideology of being powerful... A country with more literate and educated people, a country with more skillful people, a country which has given equal rights to its citizens should be considered the superpower.

Moreover, each and every member of Congress should be notified that he or she is personally liable (can be sued) for his or her own failure, or the same in conspiracy with other members, to perform what is a ministerial and constitutional duty, that is, to require and / or insist that Presidential electoral votes only be counted for candidates who are «natural born citizens» under Article II of the United States Constitution, the failure of which creates a cause of action for deprivation of claimants» constitutional rights (as allowed under the Bivens case) against employees of the Federal Government, in this case, to a lawful President and Commander in Chief, and therefore, for deprivation of adequate continuation of the United States as a Constitutional Republic.

The objective ought to be a state in which power is shared between citizens, service providers, and elected representatives, supported by public service guarantees which entrench rights of equity and access.

According to political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: (a) A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; (b) The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; (c) Protection of the human rights of all citizens, and (d) A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens

[1] In the hearings, which took place on 27 and 28 February 2018, Liberty's counsel told the Court that the broad range of data that the government can access under the IPAct can be used to build an intimate and comprehensive picture of citizens» lives, thus undermining privacy rights.

All my responses are on my website, martinamidu.com or Martin Amidu Speaks, some of which are under the headings: «Why Martin Amidu Is Not Using Government Or Party Channels For His Advocacy For Accountability And Transparency» dated 29th May 2012; «Fighting Graft And Corruption Under The National Democratic Governments Of Ghana» dated 3rdNovember 2013; On Galloppers, Settlements And The Hallowed Traditions Of The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many otherof which are under the headings: «Why Martin Amidu Is Not Using Government Or Party Channels For His Advocacy For Accountability And Transparency» dated 29th May 2012; «Fighting Graft And Corruption Under The National Democratic Governments Of Ghana» dated 3rdNovember 2013; On Galloppers, Settlements And The Hallowed Traditions Of The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many otherOf Ghana» dated 3rdNovember 2013; On Galloppers, Settlements And The Hallowed Traditions Of The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many otherOf The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many otherOf The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many others.

The Bolivian experience illustrates how, in recent times in Latin America, it has become procedurally accepted to resort to identity and ethnic self - identification to have access to resources and rights, which are not guaranteed on the bases of criteria that depend only on belonging to a state as citizens.

Scharff says she believes the timing is also right, the Occupy Wall Street movement has focused the debate on the influence of large corporations in society, and she says there's also been a lot of attention drawn to recent Supreme court decisions, like Citizens United, which ruled, essentially, that when it comes to campaign contributions, corporations are people, too.

Mike, perhaps rather than reading a couple of fringe blogs by right - libertarians (and even those don't hold the opinions you're attributing to them, but often talk about alternative economic ideas like a citizens» income) who are about as representative of mainstream Liberal Democrat thought as Tony Benn is of Labour, you should look at sites like http://socialliberal.net/, which more or less represents the mainstream of the party.

For example, in a representative democracy, every vote has equal weight, no unreasonable restrictions can apply to anyone seeking to become a representative, and the freedom of its all citizens is secured by legitimized rights and liberties which are generally protected by a constitution.

The Romanian Parliament, also dominated by USL, is currently debating the modification of the 2003 Mining Law and considering amendments which would facilitate important erosion of citizens» rights, particularly by allowing foreign companies to expropriate the lands and houses of Romanian citizens on behalf of the Romanian government.

In the 1950s, at the height of the Cold War, Joseph Boakye Danquah, one of the revered founding fathers of our nation, stated, when defining the vision and policy of our party, that: «Our duty is to liberate the energies of the people for the growth of a property - owning democracy in this land, with a right to life, and freedom and justice as the principles to which the government and laws of the land should be dedicated to in order specifically to enrich the lives, property and liberty of each and every citizen.»

Saffran, also an attorney, ran an organization called Citizens for the Community Interest, which fights what it considers the excesses of civil rights advocacy, and promotes anti-loitering laws and civil confinement of mentally ill homeless people who threaten passers - by.

But don't let the God you happen to believe in be used as any sort of excuse that the 1138 rights, privileges and responsibilities which accrue to all married US citizens be denied to me as a result of your faith in YOUR God.You can believe what you want to believe, but I get to be a citizen unencumbered by YOUR particular flavor of faith.

Indeed, many of the important constitutional cases of the modern era, which, inter alia, protected the independence of the judiciary and the right of the citizen to demonstrate without police permit, were undertaken by him.