right of petition

The right of petition is an important achievement for our citizens.

The right of petition and complaint is an important instrument for a democratic Europe.

That reflects a negative attitude towards the European citizens' right of petition.

The American right of petition is derived from British precedent.

The right of petition is one of the most ancient to which ordinary citizens are entitled.

The issue is to avoid confusion, for example, between the right of petition and the citizens' initiative right.

It safeguards one of the most important rights enjoyed by European citizens, namely, the right of petition.

So we are also requesting that the European Parliament's offices should be better informed about the right of petition.

The right of petition is therefore one way to make our fellow citizens more firmly and deeply attached to the construction of Europe.

Citizens have the right of petition.

When public-interest advocates tried to exercise their rights of petition, a deputy accused them of breaking the law.

Right of petition, freedom of worship, inviolability of property, were recognised.

The Conservative government in power from 1951 resisted the right of petition on the grounds that the common law would come under scrutiny by an international court.

These reports concern two fundamental rights - the right of petition and the right of complaint - of European citizens.

The right of access to the courts is indeed but one aspect of the right of petition."

The right of petition does not imply an accompanying right to be answered, but in practice all public bodies have special commissions to do just that.

Their right of petition?"

In February 1977 he brought in a constitutional complaint because of the restriction of his right of petition.

The issue is this: if the European Parliament is known in many countries, it is through the exercise of the right of petition.

Resolved, That slaves do not possess the right of petition secured to the people of the United States by the constitution.

Our aim is to ensure that the right of petition is embedded in European consciousness, both in old and new Member States.

Good enough reason for the Belgian trade unions to sound the alarm and use their right of petition, but this is only the tip of the iceberg.

It was the first such petition to gain one million signatures, a nod to the right of petition under the Treaty of Lisbon.

Above all, Professor Salmore tries to show that lobbying is an integral part of the political process, enshrined in the First Amendment's right of petition.

We are increasingly in receipt of petitions that touch on aspects of the classic right of petition, as well as elements of the Ombudsman's duties.