Sentence examples for principles courts from inspiring English sources

Under general principles, courts must avoid nullifying more of a law than is necessary.

The fundamental principle courts apply in statutory interpretation is to look to the whole statute to determine its intent, not pick isolated clauses out of context.

"If the statute were simpler, and spoke more in principles, the courts would feel a broad mandate to enforce the law and honor the intentions of lawgivers".

The case is simple in the sense that the principles the courts have repeatedly upheld to prevent Abu Qatada's deportation are right and clear.

Those responsible for its demise are none other than the schools, which have failed to educate students about its principles; the courts, which have failed to uphold the rights enshrined within it; the politicians, who long ago sold out to corporations and special interests; and "we the people" who, in our ignorance and greed, have valued materialism over freedom.

Justice Ginsburg didn't say so, but the rejection of this footnote's principles by Court conservatives during the past generation — and, in particular, by the Roberts Court — explains why the Court's current activism often feels like the result of politics rather than law.

In principle, the courts agree.

Those principles, the court noted in Schempp, "have been long established, recognized and consistently reaffirmed".

Vietnamese rural folk music is built on the same musical principles as court music.

But the BJP's more fervent supporters who idolise Mr Modi accuse the party of having compromised its core "Hindu" principles to court moderate support.

"While the decision today technically just affects California, the principles the court articulated mean we will have marriage equality in all 50 states.