Sentence examples for doctrines of state from inspiring English sources
In both the Rahmatullah and Belhaj cases, the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Office say the doctrines of state immunity and "foreign act of state" should prevent the courts from hearing claims for compensation and declaring that the British government was responsible for their unlawful treatment.
As such, states may contract freely with registered PCMFs without risking liability under doctrines of state responsibility.
In recent years, the Supreme Court has found a surprising vitality in doctrines of states' rights and limitations on the central government authority, reinforcing our identity as a nation of sovereign states.
The imperative of electing Bush made the majority on the Court neglect its own favorite doctrines of states' rights, federalism, localism, judicial restraint and "originalism" (the adopters of the 14th Amendment surely had no notion they were outlawing county authority to conduct recounts).
"Under the doctrine of state multiculturalism, we have encouraged different cultures to live separate lives," he said.
What he actually said was that a doctrine of "state multiculturalism" had encouraged Britons to live segregated lives.
Prime Minister David Cameron warned in February that a "doctrine of state multiculturalism" has encouraged different cultures to lead separate lives.
He will say: "Under the doctrine of state multiculturalism we have encouraged different cultures to live separate lives, apart from each other and the mainstream.
However, Richard Hermer QC, Belhaj's counsel, said the traditional doctrine of state immunity from prosecution did not cover torture and other human rights abuses.
It has justified this power grab for the states by creating a nonsensical doctrine of state immunity -- what Justice John Paul Stevens, in a concurring opinion yesterday, called "the second 11th Amendment," based in "judge-made" law, not "constitutional text".
He disapproved of the doctrine of state withdrawal and instead considered it necessary for the government to maintain a few institutions of every type as models for private enterprise to imitate.
