"President Erickson and the Board of Trustees have publicly emphasized that their goal is to find solutions that rest on the principle of justice for the victims, " he said.
What is at stake is our Constitution and the principle of equal justice for all.
But many critics and peers believe the change would compromise the common law principle of open justice.
As the House prosecutors have argued, the principle of 'Equal Justice Under Law' is at the very heart of our legal system.
But the very effort to ensure the fairness of prosecutions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice depends on a principle that contributes to the protracted and confidential nature of such prosecutions: preventing command interference with the proceedings.
Accessibility to justice is an indispensable principle of the Egyptian legal system.
The letter also told legislators of the "sacred and overriding" principle that "justice must not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done", our reporter adds.
Mr Lee, a former supreme court justice, is presenting himself as a man of principle and integrity.
Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said Labour would vote in favour of the principle of the bill, even though its details were a "bit of a mess".
Replying for Labour, shadow justice minister Lord Bach described the proposal as a "very important statement of principle" which he supported wholeheartedly.
It would be a profound mistake with lasting consequences for the members of this body, in the throes of a highly charged impeachment trial, to conclude that only the Senate, rather than the criminal justice system, should be the chosen instrument of the Constitution to fulfill that principle.
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