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The US Supreme Court’s decision last month to
uphold
a lower court’s ruling against Argentina put her in an impossible situation.
These words’ enduring emotional appeal is rooted in their embrace of a potentially difficult course of action, motivated by a pledge to
uphold
values shared by citizens of America and the world alike.
The basis of America’s greatness and ability to lead the world stems from universal values that underpin a set of rules that
uphold
the others’ rights, not an America that tries to base its greatness on a set of deals aimed at getting the better of others.
Under the Copenhagen Criteria, all member states are required to
uphold
the institutions of liberal democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights, and protections for minorities.
The military can choose to
uphold
the elected government, regardless of which party wins, or prevent the eventual triumph of the opposition Mesa de Unidad.
But Obama is not really the problem; at the heart of the issue is a model of liberal democracy that fails to respond to challenges that contradict the values it is supposed to
uphold.
It must
uphold
international law.
By addressing all of these concerns together, the international community can
uphold
the principle of shared prosperity through shared responsibility, which is at the heart of the UN’s 2030 sustainable development agenda.
By extending public support to election monitors and activists working to
uphold
democratic principles, the Trump administration could hearten the Russian opposition and advance a different vision for Russia’s future.
Those decisions demonstrated his resolve to
uphold
Egypt’s role as a force for regional stability, which implied refusing to allow his ideology to drive him toward a radical foreign policy.
But, despite diminished state benefits, most leaders have continued to insist that their countries’ people
uphold
their end of the contract by not participating meaningfully in public life.
Physicians are bound by the Hippocratic Oath, which obliges them to do no harm and to
uphold
medical ethics.
Protesters are also calling on the government to release political prisoners,
uphold
the current constitution, and establish a government of national unity to restore economic and political stability.
It cannot have escaped their notice that to
uphold
indefinite detention of foreign nationals without judicial process would have made them virtual pariahs on the conference circuit.
Although the Trump administration has continued to send mixed signals about its willingness to
uphold
American commitments, the US has nonetheless delivered on former President Barack Obama’s pledge to strengthen NATO’s military posture in the Baltics and Poland.
If Assad’s Ba’ath party cannot
uphold
that responsibility, it forfeits its own legitimacy as a participant in any future government.
A central bank’s job is to
uphold
in practice Say’s Law – the principle that output is balanced by demand, with neither too little demand to purchase what is produced (which would cause unemployment) nor too much (which would cause inflation) – because Say’s Law certainly does not hold in theory.
But the real question now is whether America is still able and willing to
uphold
its global pretensions.
The trickiest part of this strategy will involve knitting together a critical mass of countries that can
uphold
liberal values even when great powers will not.
As geopolitical competition heats up, voters will turn to tough leaders whom they trust to
uphold
narrow national interests.
We should
uphold
their right to publish.
And non-Islamists are even less likely to trust the hardline Salafist Nour Party – the Islamist party that participated in Morsi’s ouster – to
uphold
democratic principles.
Like the eurozone, the area began with only a small group of member countries, all of which had a similar outlook and capacity to implement common rules, but soon welcomed many others, some of which, it later became apparent, could not
uphold
agreed standards.
If member states do not
uphold
their end of the bargain, the ECB will find it difficult to carry the policy burden effectively – exposing it to criticism and political pressure.
One hopes that the international community will
uphold
its duty to protect food supplies, as well as the rights of farmers around the world.
Given that Asian countries naturally will
uphold
and defend IP rights more vigorously when they have more at stake, the West should look for ways to hasten this transition.
The most important principle to
uphold
is the distinction between hearing someone and honoring someone.
Universities should
uphold
both free inquiry and the values of liberal democracy.
HT Imam, a senior adviser to Hasina, squarely challenged the police for their inaction on Roy’s murder, telling top police officers to “identify the black sheep among the force and bring them under law and justice to
uphold
your image.”
According to international law, none of this would require approval by the United Nations Security Council (which Russia and China might veto), because the military force would be invited by a legitimate government seeking support to
uphold
the country’s constitution.
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