One of the Brighton Declaration proposals says ECHR judges should not be "older than the 65 years at the date on which their term of office commences".
Sunday is the 60th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, the proposal by France's foreign minister, Robert Schuman, to create a supranational organization of states in war-ravaged Europe.
One never hears of the Cochabamba Declaration, Herman Daly's proposals for a steady state economy, or the demands of social movement organizations for "System Change, not Climate Change" in the dominant media outlets.
Sandwiched in the middle of those high points was a muddle of typical programmatic proposals and declarations: tactical bones meant to be thrown to the left, right and center and to check poll-tested boxes.
Mr. Schweitzer is a Democrat in a state where the Republican-controlled Legislature is considering, among a raft of antifederal proposals, a declaration that would require the F.B.I. to get the local sheriff's permission before making any arrests.
Among the more notable features are an intention to review the controversial concept of "impact" in research, and a welcome declaration that grant proposal decisions should not be based on research projects' potential economic impact.
He actually got some rousing applause for his declaration that "the proposal by some respected leaders in Congress to ban completely the use of civilian courts in prosecutions of terrorism-related activity obscures some basic facts and allows campaign slogans to overtake legal reality".
In 1947 the governor, in accordance with the British Labour Party's declaration on colonial policy, published proposals for greater self-government.
Unfortunately, at the heart of the draft declaration are a series of proposals which would irrevocably change the function of the European court of human rights and reduce its effectiveness.
