Sentence examples for due process principles from inspiring English sources

The question was not whether the continued civil commitment of prisoners for fear that they remain "sexually dangerous" violates due process principles.

By basing its judgment on equal protection and due process principles and on the highly specific facts of the case, the court seemed eager to avoid setting any precedent for future cases, especially as to how it reviews state court rulings on state law.

His reasons: DOMA is not a valid exercise of Congress's power, and it is not consistent with Equal Protection or Due Process principles, and it would infringe on the rights of taxpayers in states that fundamentally oppose same-sex marriage.

"You have a law of war tribunal trying to prosecute people for what the court has now said are not law of war violations, and it's trying to do so retroactively in violation of fundamental due process principles".

But, the Court framed the opinion as a straightforward application of the existing caselaw; in other words, it broke no new ground and merely restated the due process principles that have long existed but long failed to reign in the sort of prosecutorial excesses and misconduct on display in Smith.

OIAI conducts investigations in accordance with the Uniform Principles and Guidelines for Investigations endorsed by the 10th Conference of the International Investigators in 2009, and in conformity with due process principles, as laid out in Chapter X of the United Nations Staff Regulations and Rules.

The rights to information, participation and due process, and the principles of transparency and accountability, are all enshrined in human rights law.

If due process is a principle worth defending for citizens and green-card holders, then it's a principle worth defending for everyone.

Yet today we have numerous sanctions without due process, and the principle of proportionality has been lost.

The fact that our elected representatives -- public servants entrusted with acting in our best interests--are putting forth legislation which endangers the right to due process, a founding principle of this nation, is alarming, but perhaps not all that surprising.

By seeking to injure the class New York had sought to protect by allowing same-sex marriages, the act "violates basic due process and equal protection principles applicable to the federal government".