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His rise was improbable, because Putin is no career politician, but someone whose worldview was shaped by his experience in the KGB, an institution that operated beyond public
scrutiny
and without fear of legal or other constraints.
In the European human rights system, the nominating process involves civil society and severe
scrutiny
by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
For all the reported cases, many more are simmering beneath the surface of public
scrutiny.
Transparency and collective
scrutiny
would also help to ensure that scientists fulfill their fundamental responsibility to protect against laboratory accidents.
HFO has been the “king of marine fuels” since the 1960s, but only in recent years has it come under increased
scrutiny.
Indeed, despite intense
scrutiny
and agonizingly slow trials, several more special tribunals have been established to hold individuals accountable for large-scale crimes committed in countries like Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and Lebanon.
However, opaque solutions designed to avoid critical public
scrutiny
do not seem particularly democratic.
So far, 16 countries have voluntarily acceded to the peer review process: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda have declared their readiness to submit to
scrutiny
by their peers in what now constitutes the African Peer Review (APR) Forum.
One of the most intractable barriers to international justice – the double standard shielding criminals who are citizens of powerful states – is now squarely under the microscope of public
scrutiny.
There is an aspect to this debate, however, that deserves greater scrutiny: the freedom of executives to pick the moment when they can cash out on their equity-based incentives.
The new Greek government's argument that this is an unreasonable target fails to withstand
scrutiny.
In another landmark ruling in June 2009, the Court made Germany’s ratification of the Lisbon Treaty conditional upon the passage of new legislation giving the Bundestag enhanced powers of
scrutiny
over European affairs.
In fact, none of them withstands
scrutiny.
Moreover, the opposition’s chances of benefiting from a free and fair election will be enhanced, owing to greater external
scrutiny
of the election than there was in 2007, when no international electoral observers were present.
And, indeed, such firms are beginning to face
scrutiny
from antitrust officials, especially in Europe.
By contrast, plants constructed with less precise techniques such as hybridization or mutagenesis generally are subject to no government
scrutiny
or requirements (or opposition from activists) at all.
Under mounting public scrutiny, government officials felt compelled to promise that those responsible will be brought to justice.
The same is true of decisions taken in numerous other areas, from environmental policies to working conditions, which are also becoming subject to growing
scrutiny.
And, as the world’s attention shifts to other global trouble spots, such as Iraq, intense international
scrutiny
is giving way to what seems like silent acceptance of the girls’ fate.
But, because energy security is such a vague concept, these policies are seldom subjected to rigorous
scrutiny
to determine whether they will live up to politicians’ claims.
The relative lack of
scrutiny
of Turkey’s treatment of journalists by many in the West has changed, however, owing to the recent waves of arrests in the so-called “Ergenekon” case.
President George W. Bush has stated that he would "work with Iraqis to develop a way to try [Saddam Hussein] that will withstand international scrutiny."
The best way to address that
scrutiny
and avoid accusations of "victor's justice" is to involve other international players in the exercise.
In response to the Trump administration’s stance, Germany, France, and Britain, together with Russia and China, have announced plans to circumvent the dollar, US banks, and US government
scrutiny.
Many upstarts in the sector have carved out a competitive advantage by avoiding thresholds beyond which they would face substantial regulatory
scrutiny
and requirements.
By steering clear of services that might draw the
scrutiny
of financial authorities, digital startups face a natural limit to the size of their market.
On the other hand, the idea that poverty and repression in the Islamic world are engineered from outside simply does not stand up to
scrutiny.
As to corporate mergers, it remains to be seen how many are simply the vanity plays of bosses who do not face tough stockholder
scrutiny.
This year, the Panama Papers exposed how the global rich create secretive offshore companies, permitting them to avoid financial
scrutiny
and taxation.
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea loom particularly large, but China’s footprints in Africa and Latin America are also drawing heightened
scrutiny.
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