REGION: Chargers or Raiders? A potentially dangerous decision Aug 10, 2008
What law enforcement needs to do is just take these low life jack-@$$%$ off the streets for good and let those of us who are positive law abiding citizens live without the fear of what we chose to wear. Jay wrote on Aug 9, 2008 7:58 PM:So its ok to ban the team jersey's but keep the red and blue clothes of the cryps and bloods legal. (North County Times)
Govt delays decision on Ahmadiyah May 6, 2008
"This a legal product that will be part of our positive law. We must be very cautious and precise to avoid violating the existing laws," he told a news conference. The Coordinating Board for Monitoring Mystical Beliefs in Society (Bakor Pakem) officially declared Ahmadiyah "heretical" last month and recommended the government ban it. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Opinion: Christians should keep Scripture out of politics Apr 18, 2008
This philosopher behind the French Revolution extolled instead man-made "positive law," which was detached from the universal ethic usually attributed to divine authorship. In this context it is worth noting how the 20th-century Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer judged the French Revolution, whose utopian dream was the liberation of man from all constraint. (Christian Science Monitor)
California Beats Nevada, 45-5 Mar 17, 2008
Freshman Connor Ring scored two tries against Nevada (photo: Ray Anderson, Dobsonimages. Bears end weekend with seven tries against Wolf Pack. (Calbears.com)
'Day of Reckoning': A Review of Pat Buchanan's Latest Book Dec 12, 2007
Ideology was -- and remains -- the product of intellectuals who substitute for the wisdom of the ages, the organic unfolding of their institutions, the teachings of their faith and common sense their own fanatical belief that their ideas can (in Russell Kirk's words) convert our world "into a terrestrial paradise through the operation of positive law and positive planning." ... Ideology was -- and remains -- the product of intellectuals who substitute for the wisdom of the ages, the organic... (Townhall.com)
UN split on execution moratorium Nov 16, 2007
"We reject the UN resolution because the death penalty remains part of our positive law and therefore we cannot support it," Indonesia's permanent representative to the UN, Marty Natalegawa, said. Six Australians, members of the so-called Bali nine, are on death row in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle heroin. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Spain greenlights film law Jun 2, 2007
"It's a positive law. But, rather than just dealing with the established situation, it should also address the damage done by new media to traditional forms of distribution," said producer Antonio Saura. Spain's Fapae producers lobby highlighted the draft law's two main achievements. (Variety)
Letters for Editor for March 24 Mar 27, 2007
The moment a positive law deprives a category of human beings of the protection which civil legislation ought to accord them, the state is denying the equality of all before the law. The letter to the editor, "No law can prevent abortion," (Feb. (Daily Triplicate)
Full judgement Nov 14, 2006
75 Griffith CJ pointed out that there is a distinction between "acts which are ultra vires of a corporation and acts which, though otherwise within the powers of a corporation, are prohibited by positive law". Griffith CJ accepted that a law denying capacity to a corporation to enter into certain kinds of contract may fall within Commonwealth legislative power. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Is technology turning privacy into an endangered species? Oct 19, 2006
Internationally, privacy is protected under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; however, this Article may not be as strongly binding as a positive law. In the United States, privacy is stringently protected through the Fourth Amendment and several Supreme Court rulings. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
GOP and Man at Yale Oct 18, 2006
From the other direction, traditionalist Notre Dame Professor Gerhart Niemeyer objected to the document s classical liberalism, which he believed, divorced the public order form the historical world of Western culture, positive law from natural law, political theory from religion. But for almost a decade, the center held: membership soared, chapters proliferated, and YAF played a crucial role in securing the 1964 Republican presidential nomination for Barry Goldwater. (The American Conservative)
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The officers will provide a variety of educational resources to the school community, provide law enforcement information and advice to students and parents, and will establish a positive law enforcement presence in the school communities. Officials stressed that the officers will not service as security personnel in the schools, nor will they be employed as disciplinarians. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
The secularization of Islamic law Jun 22, 2006
Now, epistemologically speaking, with the codification of Islamic law and its formalization into a positive law, undang-undang or perda, can we call it Islamic law. Surely, we can "name" it, but what is in a name. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Marshall: Japans Co-op Movement Jun 4, 2006
Now no longer explicitly forbidden, neither do worker cooperatives yet enjoy positive law to facilitate this way of owning and working. But for Japans worker cooperatives to ever achieve the size and effect of more common and accepted forms of economic cooperation, it seems that more will have to change than just laws governing the organizational forms of businesses. (Zmag.org)
Misuse of Affordable Act Statute Troubling to Officials in County May 12, 2006
Though negative sentiments have been expressed about the seemingly positive law, it became more apparent how divisive the issue has become at the recent General Assembly session. State Senator Andrew Roraback (R-Goshen) offered an amendment in the Senate to repeal the statute that provides developers a way to skirt local zoning laws if at least 30 percent of a proposed development qualifies for the state's affordable housing guidelines. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Wenski: Don't replace bad immigration law with worse one May 2, 2006
To those who accused Jesus of breaking the laws of his day, he replied: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." (Mark 2: 27) This teaching underscores the point that positive law, even divine positive law, is meant to benefit, not to enslave mankind. The patriots who broke the law by tossing tea into Boston Harbor understood this -- as did Rosa Parks, who broke the law by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. (Orlando Sentinel -- Opinion)
