"As torturous and dysfunctional as the families were," said Gov. James E. McGreevey, "it doesn't absolve the state of the obligation to protect the children".
Since, all state of nature obligations (that are rights-correlative and, hence, enforceable) are negative, in the state of nature individuals are morally at liberty to engage in any conduct that does not transgress others' state of nature claim-rights.
David B. Rivkin Jr., a lawyer for the states, said the ruling relieved the plaintiff states of any obligation to comply with the health law.
In addition, the law relieves states of any obligation to recognize gay marriages performed in other states where they might be legal.
The law, passed in 1996, relieves states of any obligation to recognize gay marriages performed in a state where they are legal.
We must constantly remind states of their obligation under human rights law to establish conditions and standards for private education providers, and of the need to maintain a transparent and effective system to monitor these standards, with sanctions for abusive practices.
Compare that yield on the long maturity bonds (2034) of the recently issued $6.3 billion State of California General Obligation "Build America Bonds".
REMINDS all member states of their obligations under Paragraphs 19 and 23 of Resolution 1483 20033), in particular the obligation to immediately cause the transfer of funds, other financial assets and economic resources to the Development Fund for Iraq for the benefit of the Iraqi people; 25.
But he said he ultimately accepted the job because of his devotion to his state and the sense of obligation he developed as a marine.
While international refugee law does not refer to environmental threats as factors of persecution or conflict, this doesn't exonerate states of their obligations to address the needs of people seeking protection from climate change.
Putting the Balfour Declaration into practice — so the Colonial Office stated — presumed an "equality of obligation" to both sides.
