Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other's conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?

Some scholars argue that the dictates of public conscience provision of the Martens Clause includes environmental concerns as codified in environmental treaties.

Europe s Conscience Police

See Theodor Meron, The Martens Clause, Principles of Humanity and Dictates of Public Conscience, 94 American Journal of International Law 78, 79 (2000).

My conscience is clear.

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The wording of the Martens Clause in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and 1977 Additional Protocols supports the view that its purpose is to clarify that customary international humanitarian law applies during an armed conflict, guiding the jurist to look for this law in the dictates of public conscience , but what is the resultant effect on treaties codifying this public conscience?

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Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?

The more human rights norms and standards expand in scope the broader the application of the requirements of the principles of humanity and the dictates of public conscience .

International law is the conscience of mankind.

The suffering of civilians in both the north and the south has been an affront to the global public conscience and has devoured vast financial resources in humanitarian aid.

Organisation du renouveau de la prise de conscience féminine

(d) To release immediately and unconditionally all prisoners of conscience

Bronisław Geremek died with a clear conscience and clean hands.

holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

One delegation described it as a blot on our conscience .

The idea was, Vote your conscience, vote for Mister Splashy Pants.

His conscience would not allow him to bend to Henry s will.

Our conscience does not allow us to take any other course.

Freedom of conscience and religious belief (article 18 of the Covenant)

The Palestinian tragedy has become a tragedy for the human conscience.

In that context, it may be apt to recall Rabelais's warning that Science sans conscience n'est que ruine de l'âme science without conscience is nothing but the ruin of the soul.

After all, not every politician is widely commended for following his conscience.

In such a world, there is no room for a social conscience.

His words were eloquent and resonated with people of conscience throughout Europe.

Speaking lies in hypocrisy having their conscience seared with a hot iron

More than being simple moral guidelines, the principles of humanity and dictates of public conscience are therefore legally binding yardsticks against which we have to measure all acts, developments and policies with respect to human rights.

In his dissenting opinion, Judge Shahabuddeen (pp. 22 23) stated that the Martens Clause was not only a confirmation of customary law, but also established principles of humanity and the dictates of public conscience as legal principles.

As we embark upon a review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the challenges of hunger, poverty and disease continue to override our conscience as well as the conscience of the international community.

He was executed in the Tower of London, martyred because of his conscience.

Like today, a 100 years ago, the conscience of this nation was born.

See also Religious views on birth control Right of Conscience Rule References Further reading Appel, Jacob M. 'Conscience' vs. Care How Refusal Clauses are Reshaping the Rights Revolution, Medicine and Health, Rhode Island , August 2005.

Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol and their conscience being weak is defiled.

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake

It would therefore be useful to compile such judicial precedents and interpretations as an auxiliary source of soft law, a potential indicator of future customary norms and a practical tool to identify the principles of humanity and requirements of public conscience .

(d) Continued restrictions on the exercise of the freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief

Israel was born as a state out of the gravest crisis of the European conscience.

Thereafter, a good Confucian could, with untroubled conscience, scorn the Buddhist renunciation of the world.

Worse, whenever Moscow persists in its demands, Lukashenko abrogates agreements without a twinge of conscience.

Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.