The new codes, which go into effect next Jan. 1, promise greater protection of citizens' rights.
It is easy to see where Mr Hague might have gone further: an elected second chamber, say, or support for judicial protection of citizens' rights.
Milos Zeman, a former prime minister and head of the Citizens' Rights Party, won with 54.8% of the vote, according to the Czech News Agency.
The irony is that Mr Sarraj is secretary of the Independent Commission of Citizens' Rights, an ombudsman-like body set up by the authority to investigate complaints.
Milos Zeman, a former prime minister and head of the Citizens' Rights Party, was leading with about 54.8% of the vote, according to the official count.
But then a tradition of secular law began to grow up that recognized all Iraqis as citizens and as having all the rights of citizens.
Citizens' economic rights, responsibilities and expectations and the state's obligations and purpose must adapt to new world realities.
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He also made clear that we have an obligation, and American citizens, including our most vulnerable, youngest American citizens, have rights, too.
Thus the six old-timers, for example, have agreed to accord one another's citizens the same rights as domestic investors by 2010, but will not grant outsiders equivalent treatment until 2020.
They will look at ways to strengthen the rights of citizens in their dealings with the European institutions.
It means equal rights for citizens in same sex relationships, ethnic minorities and those of all creeds and none.
There can be no level playing field between the giant multinational corporations and individual citizens without such differential rights.
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Their citizens have the same rights as those on Spain's mainland, and show no sign of wishing to become Moroccan.
Britain's immigration rules have tightened up too, and most Commonwealth citizens now have special rights only if they already have relatives in Britain.
This is cause for alarm and requires urgent action, in the name of press freedom and the rights of citizens to be informed.
Ridge said he's dedicated to protecting the civil rights of citizens, but emphasized that everyone must be on guard for any future terrorist attacks.
But the intent of the founders was that the amendment protected the rights of citizens to bear arms in a militia for their collective self-defense.
Well-managed records are the basis for transparency and accountability and can ultimately enable citizens to claim their rights and monitor what their governments are doing.
We are coming out of an historic period in which we fought over, and eventually granted, nearly all marginalized American citizens their full civil rights.
However Dutch Liberal MEP Sophia in 't Veld said that it was the job of the European Parliament to uphold the rights of citizens, rather than states.
Founded as a result of an anti-colonial war against the British, the United States had sought to expand westward by adding new states and citizens that enjoyed equal rights with those that existed.
Sometimes I give speeches to newly sworn citizens in Miami, and when I see thousands of people ecstatic to be a part of this remarkable, albeit imperfect, nation, I still believe it can all work, but we need true citizens who comprehend the rights and responsibilities that title entails, who understand how they got here and why.
Citizens may choose to transfer some of their ownership rights to foreigners, accepting the latter as new citizens.
For the first time the rights of British citizens will be spelled out in law.
Even after Eritrean independence, thousands of Eritreans remained in Ethiopia, enjoying the same rights as Ethiopian citizens.
We are the party that views adult Americans as citizens, having not only rights, but also responsibilities.
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We care about our American union and we care about equal rights for all citizens under the law.
Also, what would happen to the residence and working rights of EU citizens in Britain, and British citizens abroad?
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