Sentence examples for principle legislation from inspiring English sources

The Scottish Parliament has approved in principle legislation to introduce same-sex marriage, which is opposed by the Church of Scotland and Catholic Church.

The precedent here is set to support the introduction of the "agent of change principle"—legislation that protects the rights of venues which were in areas prior to the arrival of residential complexes.

It is, however, appropriate to discuss what kind of moral principles legislation should try to promote.

"Probably more than any other member of Congress, he says, 'What if we really try to apply conservative principles, limited-government principles, to legislation?

One concerns how to frame relations between religion and the state: should sharia remain, as before, a guiding principle for legislation, or should its specific rulings be binding?

In principle, existing legislation and policies already allow for forced return of unaccompanied children where there are adequate arrangements in their respective countries.

The National Lottery Act 2006 wrote the additionality principle into legislation and distributors are currently required to outline the ways in which they ensure that lottery funding does not act as a replacement for government funds.

On the tricky question of Islam and the state, the likely outcome may be a sort of fudge, with the state described as "civil" rather than secular, and Islamic law being accepted as an underlying principle for legislation rather than a literal prescription.As the revolutionary duo wend their wobbly ways to democracy, another country may be stealing a march on them.

He commented that, in later years, the politician adopted views which resonated with those of Hegel, most notably the principle that legislation needed to adapt to the individual spirit of nations.

Following Wednesday's dinner, Democratic leaders announced that the president had agreed in principle to legislation that would shield the country's 800,000 so-called Dreamers ― young undocumented immigrants ― from deportation.

Locke's basic argument is that people entered into a "social contract" to live under the rule of law (that is by application and respect for constitutional principles and legislation passed by the people's representatives) and avoid the rule of a tyrant.