Sentence examples for a specific dispute from inspiring English sources

He wrote that defense lawyers were seeking an "advisory opinion," a ruling on an abstract legal matter that is not tied to a specific dispute, which judges in the American legal tradition do not issue.

In countries that follow U.S. practice (e.g., Kenya and New Zealand), judicial review can be exercised only in concrete cases or controversies and only after the fact i.e., only laws that are in effect or actions that have already occurred can be found to be unconstitutional, and then only when they involve a specific dispute between litigants.

Mr. Xi's remarks, which were primarily focused on economic and social issues in Asia, did not mention any specific dispute, but he promised a constructive approach to regional tensions and "unremitting efforts to properly handle relevant issues through dialogue and negotiations".

The perceived threat to state autonomy became an existential one through the specific dispute over slavery.

A. The potential value of the forum lies in the ability for the parties to speak candidly and confidentially outside the context of a specific ongoing dispute.

The agreement may also be hard to replicate, since it arose from a specific local dispute and economic tensions with the Taliban.

In Grants Pass the issue had to do with both a specific regulatory dispute and a long history of distrust between the people who work and live on public lands and the people tasked with managing them.

Mr. Strawn would not say what determination the party had come to about the specific dispute; his statement implies that changes from Appanoose County as a whole would not be enough to change the outcome.

Mr. Kielkucki said, "Would I make this stuff up?" Experts in Catholic education say that beyond the specific dispute, there are crucial matters at stake for schools that are a lifeline for parents in poor neighborhoods.

Although the Bird rules — named for the former Celtics star Larry Bird — have been in place for years, this specific dispute had not arisen.

(A full list of the 24 wireless standards-essential patents Ericsson was asserting against Samsung in this specific dispute can be found here, on the FOSS Patents blog).