Sentence examples for constitution acknowledges from inspiring English sources

And he insists his government will ensure that the Australian constitution acknowledges this land's Indigenous people.

Canada's constitution acknowledges the aboriginal right to fish for food and for social and ceremonial needs, but not a general commercial right.

Just as is true of individuals, the Constitution acknowledges that as a society, we are capable of growing in our understanding of our shared humanity.

While the Constitution acknowledges hijras (trans), the third gender, basic access to fair employment opportunities, government services, and identity documents like a voter's ID card, the Aadhaar card (the Indian equivalent of a social security ID) is still difficult for the country's trans men and women.

John Howard made an attempt in 1999 by proposing a new preamble to the constitution acknowledging the first Australians, but the proposal was rebuffed by voters at a referendum.

The clause in the 1937 constitution acknowledging the special position of the Roman Catholic Church had been removed in 1972, although in 1983 the conservative resistance of Catholic pressure groups resulted in a referendum on a draft constitutional amendment reinforcing the republic's existing ban on abortion.

Mr Gay has floated the idea of a constitution that acknowledges Christianity as well as humanism and other traditions.He also thinks all churches should prepare for a nationwide constitutional convention which the Labour Party has promised, if elected to power.

It can define the borders, set the timetable and lay down the rules for Palestinian elections (specifying, for example, that the winners must swear allegiance to a constitution that acknowledges Israel's right to exist).

William Kentridge, perhaps South Africa's most famous visual artist, said in an affidavit in support of the Goodman Gallery, "Both the work of the artist and the controversy his work arouses are to be welcomed," and South Africans are "fortunate to live in a country with a Constitution that acknowledges the importance of open debate on all issues".

Although at times, Chemerinsky approaches an absolutist position in favor of standing (to enforce limits on government power found in the Constitution), he acknowledges that there are some instances in which partial grants of immunity are justified.

Another reason to write a proper constitution, governments acknowledged, was that the Union is widely regarded as democratically impaired.