Sentence examples for Status before the law from inspiring English sources

Historical shifts in the law of persons (the recognition, for example, of more persons as being of equal status before the law) have created more persons to whom the agglomerative tendency could attach but have not defeated the tendency.

He says: "This means they are explicitly nationalist in terms of their strategic vision; they are local in terms of their membership; and they seek to return to Syria's historical status as a harmonious multi-sectarian nation in which all ethnicities, sects and genders enjoy an equal status before the law and state".

Using both politics and protest, the Indians forced a host of rights for themselves into the constitution in 1998, including the right to teach their native languages in their schools, to have their cultural traditions protected and to enjoy equal status before the law.

Gender divisions would, if anything, become even more pronounced after 1792 when the monarchy was abolished and France became a republic, the divisions between active and passive male citizenship were removed, and universal male suffrage established but nothing was done to alter women's secondary political status before the law.

A birth certificate serves as a legal age verification document acknowledging the individual's existence and status before the law, thus establishing every person's right to an identity," said Anwarul Iqbal A year ago today on 3 July 2006, the Births and Deaths Registration Act came into force, allowing for free birth registration until 2 July 2008.

Focusing on the theme of Birth Registration Day at Osmani Memorial Hall, Mr. Anwarul Iqbal, Adviser, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, said: "A birth certificate serves as a legal age verification document, acknowledging the individual's existence and status before the law, thus realizing every person's right to an identity.

Status: The law will take effect on January 1 , 2018 .

Currently a prosecution depends on one of two factors: its status before the International Criminal Court (ICC) or its status in domestic law.

The constitution establishes the liberty of all religions before the law (Article 8) but also recognizes the special status granted the Roman Catholic Church by the Lateran Treaty in 1929 (Article 7).

Everyone would be equal before the law.

"We want equal treatment before the law.