"We are cautiously optimistic after hearing statements from the palace," said Heather Barr, Afghanistan researcher at Human Rights Watch, which first raised concerns about the law.
"Hearing statements like that certainly does not speak to the reality that Canadian women face and the kind of struggles that, you know, that they're undertaking day in, day out," opposition MP Niki Ashton said.
In accordance with the understanding reached earlier among members, the security council will take action on the draft resolution before it prior to hearing statements from the secretary general and council members.
After hearing statements betraying ignorance of Islam, its authors, Thomas Mastrilli and Deborah Sardo-Brown, professors at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, circulated a questionnaire among 218 students about to become teachers in public schools.
After hearing statements from the victim, the prosecutor, Turner, Turner's father, and the defense attorney, Persky prefaced his remarks by quoting the victim's words: "As she writes, 'the damage is done,'" adding that it was his role to "follow the roadmap our system of criminal justice sets out for the court in sentencing decisions".
The magistrate overseeing the enquiry ordered Martin to stand trial for Gerard Lowe's murder on 2 October after hearing statements from 39 witnesses, and looking at more than 100 exhibits and 100 photographs that the prosecution had prepared as evidence.
Repeatedly seen or heard statements are typically judged to be more valid than statements one has never encountered before.
"We have also heard statements in various capitals describing who is legitimate and who is not," Vitaly I. Churkin, the Russian envoy, told reporters.
The court heard statements from social workers and guardians made in the original hearing which described the mother's inconsistent responses to her children's "extremely challenging" behaviour.
When you hear statements like "people support Obama's climate change policies because... .. or "Democrats prefer the term 'global warming' because... .., you are seeing this bias.
"If you're going to give prayers that are more than just vague thank yous, you're probably going to hear statements that feel potentially uncomfortable," she said.
