Sentence examples for right statutes from inspiring English sources

Since the adoption of the Convention in 1989, countries have adopted new constitutions which include child rights and some countries have adopted consolidated child right statutes, such as Child Acts.

In 2013, the state of Texas enacted one of the most draconian anti-abortion rights statutes in the country.

But ignoring judicial restraint, he ruled that the mandate could not be justified under the Commerce Clause, the basis for important civil rights statutes and other social welfare legislation.

Some local civil rights statutes even cover marital status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, source of income, or place of residence or business.

"Experienced federal prosecutors will determine whether the evidence reveals a prosecutable violation of any of the limited federal criminal civil rights statutes within our jurisdiction," the statement said.

It's time to pull the plug on this essentially lifeless corpse and demand full equality under the federal civil rights statutes.

After all, we need to know the meaning of the key term, "sex," in one of the most important civil-rights statutes in the country's history.

But with the nation on high alert over bullying — especially when it intersects with computer technology and the Internet — these civil rights statutes are being stretched to go after teenagers who acted meanly, but not violently.

The Justice Department restarted an investigation into the case after the acquittal to determine whether the evidence "reveals a prosecutable violation of any of the limited federal criminal civil rights statutes," it said in a statement.

Citing language nearly identical to the age-discrimination law in other civil rights statutes, some courts have also applied the ultratough standard to cases involving disabilities and retaliation claims involving alleged discrimination based on race, sex, national origin and religion.

The exemption extends way beyond houses of worship — encompassing personnel at hospitals and universities who perform no real religious function — and is out of keeping with the approach of earlier civil rights statutes and rulings.