Sentence examples for absolute duties from inspiring English sources

Statutory directions addressed to the executive authorities may impose absolute duties, or they may confer discretionary powers authorizing a specified action in certain circumstances.

(Cavallar 2002, 2008; Hunter 2007a) Since imperfect duties of humanity do not suffice for maintaining social relations, particularly those involving precise mutual expectations, Pufendorf introduces (DJN III.4) another class of absolute duties arising from pacts among individuals.

"Jihad against the oppressor of Muslims is an absolute duty.

Surely we can then ask if there is absolute duty to obey our chiefs of police?

Immigrants to the UK must be given the absolute duty to integrate.

He declined, citing his "absolute duty" to protect the right of free speech.

"The older generation has an absolute duty to… start talking to young people about the vision of 1945," she says.

"If they're brought up on charges, we have an absolute duty to represent them," Mr. Hanna said.

The Police Department's Patrol Guide says that police officers "have an absolute duty to report any corruption or other misconduct".

Far from shrugging his shoulders and picking up the knife, Kierkegaard shows Abraham rightly questioning whether there is an absolute duty to obey God.

We fervently believe that we have an absolute duty to take every part of our site – indoors and outdoors – and find the best way of using it.