Whether caste is a good indicator of socioeconomic deprivation remains an unsettled issue.

He wondered whether forced and bonded child labour was still an issue and whether it occurred mainly in the agricultural sector.

The issue now is not whether China will reroute the Brahmaputra, but when.

Whether this mandate is still applicable today has become a hotly debated issue.

There were varying views expressed on the issue of whether new international instruments should be negotiated.

The Working Group considered whether the issue of such regulations should be mandatory or non mandatory.

And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.

In the State party's view, the question is whether an issue of constitutionality was brought before the Constitutional Court and if so, whether it was relevant.

The issue is not whether fiscal consolidation and external rebalancing are necessary they are.

The next issue raised is whether these IHL principles are reflected in the Rules of Engagement (ROE).

So the central issue in Islam has not been whether the state can be separated from religion, but whether society can be so separated.

Whether this becomes a systemic issue affecting the entire global economy will hinge on China.

The issue at stake was therefore not whether religion could override a treaty, but rather whether the religion in question was compatible with that treaty.

She also wished to know whether the issue of the equal treatment of wives was justiciable before a family court.

The issue of trade barriers speaks directly to the question of whether there is a genuine international commitment to Africa s development.

A further issue is whether the requirement of exhaustion of regional remedies could protract access to justice at the international level.

7.2 The issue before the Committee is whether the interception and recording of the author's telephone calls with Mr. A.T.M.M.

Several panellists raised the issue of whether it was necessary to develop a new international instrument against computer related crime.

Indeed, the issue that now lies at Pakistan s core is whether it can become a theocratic state.

5.4 For counsel, the key issue is not whether a guarantee was given by a Government official, but rather whether it can be implemented and, if so, how.

Turning to the issue of polygamy, she wished to know whether a woman could contract a form of marriage that excluded polygamy.

The Norwegian Supreme Court judgement concerned an issue of principle, whether or not the CKREE subject violated international human rights standards.

He wished to know whether the High Commissioner was considering increasing the capacity of the Petitions Team to address that issue.

In fact, the issue is not Russia s strength per se , but whether Russia intelligently concentrates and applies it.

The issue of whether the United Nations should defray the costs of the Institute's rent and maintenance remained unresolved after years of debate.

So the real issue is not whether the noises that Putin and Medvedev make suggest real divergence, and a potential for rivalry, but whether there is daylight at the end of the tandem.

Ms. Gaspard asked whether the report had been submitted to the Irish Parliament and whether a special Parliamentary subcommittee had been established to deal with the issue of equality between women and men.

Indeed, according to modern development models of finance, whether or not a physical center of finance exists is no longer a meaningful issue.

The issue is not whether the Fed, or any central bank, should seek to prevent the collapse of its country s banking system.

In that regard, she wondered whether a plan of action would be developed to deal with that issue in a holistic manner.

Now as then, the issue is whether the US is able to fail in a war without becoming unhinged.

The real issue is whether both sides can acknowledge that Taiwan s people have the right to determine their future.

And that leads to yet another potentially game changing issue whether regional instability remains contained or fuels global insecurity.

Ms. Shin, returning to the issue of punishments meted out at the village level, enquired whether the Government could issue a decree prohibiting such activities, because a clear message emphasizing their inappropriateness was necessary.

The issue is less whether any such diet works in general (though some of them are actually unhealthy) than whether more than a few individuals can follow such a regimen over the long term.

In Australia, the issue was whether the law implied uncompensated expropriation in this case, of the tobacco companies intellectual property in their brands.

Views were divided on the issue of whether or not to amend the 1967 OST to extend the ban to cover all weapons.

The key issue here is whether Al Jazeera, as well as American TV stations, are truthful in what they say.

Views varied as to whether the Model Law or regulations would be the appropriate place to deal with the issue.

He wished to know whether the National Human Rights Commission had the authority to issue final and binding rulings on violations of constitutional rights or whether its powers were limited to referring matters to the courts.

On the issue of Turkey's ban on headscarves, a clarification was sought as to whether the new law might not constitute another form of oppression.

The important issue is not how much drug companies spend on R D, but whether we consumers get our money s worth.

The issue was discussed whether a one way or a two way mandatory approach should be adopted in draft article 88.

A second was that incoming members decide early on whether to focus on a thematic issue and, if so, which one.

He asked whether any truth and reconciliation commissions had worked on the issue of writing a common version of history, particularly in the post colonial context.