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Even without violating the accord, Iran can position itself to break out of nuclear constraints when the agreement’s critical
provisions
expire.
Many advocates of withdrawal cherry-pick policies and regulations, such as
provisions
of the EU’s free-trade agreements with Canada and Singapore, to cobble together a vision of what life would like be for the UK outside of Europe.
In terms of international law, the
provisions
that protect the unique human being should take precedence over the
provisions
that protect the State.
Finding the government’s draft bill insufficiently strong, he demanded
provisions
that would give the Lokpal complete autonomy, an extensive presence in all government departments, and authority over all government servants, up to and including the prime minister himself.
Perhaps most worrisome are the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
provisions
of the two agreements.
These
provisions
establish a separate judicial track, outside a country’s own legal system, that allows firms to sue governments for apparent violations under trade treaties.
In that case, it is unclear why ISDS
provisions
are needed for the TTIP, which covers the advanced economies of North America and Europe.
Open, informed debate about specific
provisions
is exactly what is called for.
In fact, most factories do not have any mental-health-care
provisions
at all for their workers.
But little noticed social
provisions
in the EU draft Constitution, which Europe's leaders are expected to sign in less than a year, could compromise the liberalizing process.
In truth, many of the rigidities underlying this hypothetical crisis are not attributable to
provisions
in the draft Constitution.
Since the end of World War II, Western European countries have tried to reduce socioeconomic inequality, or offset its consequences, through progressive taxation, social security programs, and a wide range of collectively financed provisions, such as public housing, education, health care, and cultural and leisure facilities.
What Thai democracy needs in order to mature is not a political safety net, but a vigilant citizenry to ensure disciplined enforcement of the constitution’s
provisions
and institutions, so that they can no longer be hijacked by the likes of a Thaksin.
There has long been support for the idea of European citizenry, and the EU treaties include
provisions
that could serve as stepping stones to this end.
With household wealth seriously damaged by the housing crash and other asset-price declines, pensions and retirement
provisions
are in disarray.
In advanced countries, governments will eventually be forced to reduce spending, and central banks will withdraw from emergency credit
provisions
and guarantees.
To be sure, the US federal government has never bailed out a state, 49 of which (all but Vermont) have laws or constitutional
provisions
that limit deficit spending.
The worst
provisions
of the old tax code – such as the carried-interest loophole, which allows job-destroying private-equity firms to pay taxes at low rates – have been retained, and new categories of favored income (earned by so-called pass-through entities) have been created.
Moreover, squeezing the “blue” (Democratic) states, including California and New York, by including
provisions
in the tax bill aimed specifically at them, not only further widens America’s political divide; it’s also bad economics.
Other new
provisions
will also hurt the US economy.
Maternity and breastfeeding
provisions
are also weak, making it difficult for women to nurse their children.
Even if the TPP is found to conflict with the national or public interest, participating countries are obliged to follow its
provisions.
Instead, the TPP’s most important
provisions
strengthen, broaden, and extend intellectual property rights.
Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)
provisions
allow foreign investors to pursue binding private arbitration against governments if new regulations reduce their expected future profits.
That sounds like an issue where Trump could tack left, by devising a plan with egalitarian distributional effects and evidenced-based
provisions
to boost economic growth.
Moreover, unlike Iran and North Korea, which signed the NPT and then violated its
provisions
through clandestine nuclear-weapons programs, India has breached no international obligation, openly pursued its own nuclear development, and has a clean record on proliferation: it has never exported its technology or leaked a nuclear secret.
Furthermore, not only are the newer issues coming from a lower-quality borrower, the covenants on these instruments –
provisions
designed to ensure compliance with their terms and thus minimize default risk – have also become lax.
What he might choose to do is to follow America's example, so that, without officially renouncing the START treaties, Putin may quietly decide that he no longer considers himself bound by some of their
provisions.
There is widespread and understandable concern about leaving Iran with any nuclear capabilities, about the adequacy of
provisions
for monitoring and inspection, and about what will happen in ten or 15 or 25 years when various limits on Iran expire.
But, with the ruble’s collapse, these
provisions
are presumably being renegotiated.
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