The administration of justice, including law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies and, especially, an independent judiciary and legal profession in full conformity with applicable standards contained in international human rights instruments, are essential to the full and non-discriminatory realization of human rights and indispensable to the processes of democracy and sustainable development.
This regulatory oversight, supplemented by private liability deemed appropriate under local law, provides powerful incentives for audit firms to comply with, and even exceed, applicable professional standards.
The mutual fund and insurance companies that marketed to these plans failed to realize that the products they designed to be sold to defined contribution plans had to meet higher applicable fiduciary standards.
The Libyan government wants to prosecute Gadhafi itself, as it "regards the trial of Saif al-Islam and Abdullah al-Senussi as a matter of the highest national importance, not only in bringing justice for the Libyan people but also in demonstrating that the new Libyan justice system is capable of conducting fair trials (that meet all applicable international standards) in complex cases, " it says.
Further, the fiduciary standards applicable to these unregulated alternative managers are, in fact, less clear.
This initiative will involve foreign governments establishing regulatory standards applicable to all banks.
But the Vatican Gendarmes insist that the conditions under which Gabriele will be held fully respect the Geneva Convention on torture and "conform to the detention standards applicable to other countries in analogous circumstances".
Our conclusion is that the recommendations of these consultants to invest in hedge funds, funds of funds and funds of funds of funds result in a complete abandonment of generally accepted sound fiduciary standards applicable to pension portfolios.
"The evidence was insufficient to substantiate a violation of applicable Department of Defense standards with respect to any of the incidents on which we focused, " wrote Michael Child, acting deputy inspector general for administrative investigators.
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"The World Bank applies standards which are applicable to all countries, " says Akbar Ali Khan a former World Bank official.
Apple has conducted all of its business with the highest of ethical standards, complying with applicable laws and accounting rules.
We maintain the highest ethical standards, comply with all applicable laws and regulations, and respect local and national cultures.
Microsoft is committed to observing the standards of conduct set forth in the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the applicable anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws of the countries in which we operate.
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