Sentence examples for positive obligations from inspiring English sources

"Local authorities have positive obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998 to ensure that service users' dignity and wellbeing is not compromised in violation of their human rights".

This has been interpreted to mean that the rights impose both negative and positive obligations on the state – both of which can be enforced by the courts.

Secondly, revelation is also necessary to communicate the positive obligations of religion e.g., prayers and fasting which cannot be known without revelation.

It would replace asbos with ipnas (injunctions to prevent nuisance and annoyance), which would not only forbid certain forms of behaviour, but also force the recipient to discharge positive obligations.

But not only does the Act give ordinary people the ability to seek better treatment from the state but also imposes some "positive obligations" on public bodies to help create a much broader culture of respect for human rights.

Civil liberties protect the individual from the state; human rights also protect the individual from the state, but, crucially, through the principle of "positive obligations", also require the state to protect individuals at risk in certain situations.

This fails the positive obligation under subsidiarity to render needed assistance.

Marshall said the "positive obligation" to raise concerns protects junior officers complaining about their superiors.

The United Kingdom's positive obligation would be discharged by its introduction.

Mr Pitt wants firms to have a positive obligation to disclose.

"The French government has a positive obligation to ensure that all who want to engage in peaceful protest against the cartoons can do so.