Consent
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Importantly, this living lab has the approval and informed
consent
of all involved; they understand that they are participating in a gigantic experiment whose goal is to create a better way of living.
The global economy holds great promise, but it is a promise that can be realized only in an international system based on rules, consent, respect, and a shared sense of justice.
Part of this negotiation apparently would entail a repatriation of powers, requiring the
consent
of all EU members – and making the conditions under which Cameron’s renegotiation is supposed to take place both legally and politically uncertain.
For the first time, Al Jazeera’s support was more important for the regional legitimacy of such an intervention than was the
consent
of two veto-wielding powers in the United Nations Security Council.
Respondents were nearly evenly split on the question of arranged marriages, with half supporting the idea that marriage should be based on parental consent, while 48% preferred love as the basis of matrimony.
China and Russia in the New World DisorderCan Kosovo achieve independence without the tacit
consent
of Russia, and can there be a humanitarian and political solution to the tragedy in Darfur without the active goodwill of China?
Article II of the Constitution stipulates presidential powers that require the “advice and
consent
of the Senate,” including the nomination of senior officials.
Because of the sheer volume of nominations, most have traditionally sailed through the Senate with so-called unanimous consent, a process by which nominations are placed on the day’s calendar and the calendar is approved in a single voice vote.
But military intervention in Darfur without the Sudanese government’s
consent
is not an option today.
His silence clearly implies
consent
to the actions of the prosecutors.
Presidential power it appears is now dependent on popular support, and isn’t the
consent
of the governed what democracy is all about?
The Assad regime’s conduct would be investigated automatically, even without the
consent
of Damascus.
That judgment states clearly that any agreement pertaining to Western Sahara’s natural resources requires the
consent
of the Saharawi people, who are represented by the Polisario Front, as General Assembly Resolution 34/37 established in 1979.
Once a woman had given her initial
consent
to the marriage “contract,” she had no right to retract her
consent
to sexual relations – ever.
Our dependence on many modern conveniences makes us the subject of vast uncontrolled experiments to which none of us is asked to
consent.
Lukashenko’s regime has rested on three pillars: a social contract that promises national independence and a guaranteed low income in exchange for tacit
consent
to dictatorial rule; a propaganda machine that reinforces the value and necessity of this deal; and a massive security apparatus to enforce it.
The principle of
consent
is accepted, meaning Northern Ireland 's constitutional status as a part of the United Kingdom stands unless a majority of its citizens vote to unite with Ireland.
Obtaining that history requires
consent
from the individuals whose genomes are sequenced.
The Oxfam report provides several examples of producers who have acquired land without the
consent
of the people who live on it, turning farmers into landless laborers.
In particular, Oxfam wants these global companies to avoid buying from suppliers that have acquired land from small-scale food producers without these producers’ free, prior, and informed
consent.
Where land has already been acquired without such consent, and the acquisition is in dispute, Oxfam wants the corporations to insist on fair dispute-resolution procedures.
Nestlé scores better, because its guidelines for suppliers – used for the sourcing of sugar, soy, palm oil, and other commodities – require that they obtain the free, prior, and informed
consent
of indigenous and local communities before acquiring land.
One solution would be a double-majority voting system requiring the
consent
of both euro and non-euro members, like the one adopted during the creation of the eurozone’s banking union.
Conversely, in more than 50 countries, a girl under 15 can be married off if her parents
consent
to it, even if she does not.
Now, however, the world has an opportunity to move from criminalization to
consent.
However, if
consent
becomes central to the issue of sexual health, all adults will have the right to make autonomous decisions about their sexuality.
With rights come the responsibility to protect children who cannot legally consent; to ensure that sexual partners are not coerced; and to promote a safe and satisfying sex life for all.
Such flexibility requires the
consent
of all: employees must adjust to changing requirements; employers must re-organize their enterprises to allow more work-sharing, work from home, and learning intervals; and governments must overhaul taxes, income support, and regulation to promote a “flex-solidarity revolution” that encourages personal choice and responsibility, while remaining committed to social cohesion.
This differs fundamentally from Singapore’s scheme, since employers are not required to do so, and, while enrolled employees’ paychecks are deducted without their consent, they can drop out of the plan at their own request.
In North America, where, for ethical reasons, randomization requires informed consent, only two such trials have been conducted.
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