Ultimately, a successful democracy relies on politicians that have the ability to make judgments based on principles, values, convinctions and conscience.
In a far-reaching judgment on the principle of open justice, the Court of Appeal yesterday overturned a previous ruling which would have allowed MI5 to use secret evidence to defend itself against claims it was complicit in unlawful detention and torture.
I don't know whether you are aware, ladies and gentlemen, that it is already 30 years since the European Court of Justice handed down its judgment on that principle.
On the other hand, some artists, philosophers, and, more recently, neuroscientists have postulated that aesthetic judgment is based on principles, which are shared by human beings, independent of their cultural background [3] [9].
Though judgments about the appropriateness of particular responses may arise (i.e., answers to questions like: Was the candidate's behavior really an expression of ill will?; or Is the candidate involved a genuine participant in the moral sphere of human relations?), these judgments are based on principles internal to the practice.
An earlier judgment on the legal principles of her case clearly set out the need to change the structure of the employment relationships between universities and hourly-paid lecturers, said the union.
But I don't get to sit in judgment of Rand on principle - because my context was not, and is not, his.
Neither candidate's calculations on Iraq have been as cheaply political as McCain's repeated assertion that Obama values his career over his country; both men based their positions, right or wrong, on judgment and principle.
This explanation does assume that individuals are relying on principles in some form to guide their judgments.
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.
