Accordingly, the principle of legality also entails the principle of certainty, i.e. that the law is reasonably foreseeable in its application and consequences.

Figures concerning the number of casualties remain uncertain.

The development of certainty evolves from experience with the conduct of States in specific situations.

The outcome is far from certain, but even isolationism, a perennial American malady, seems to be making a comeback.

The concept of legal certainty may be strongly linked to that of individual autonomy in national jurisprudence.

It was therefore all the more important to bring as much certainty and stability as possible to the Court's financial situation.

The principle of legal certainty thus allowed the Court to appoint arbitrators after the deadline had expired.

It does not create certainty, but rather reduces it, and thus runs counter to the purpose of the draft Convention.

In our fast changing world, people long for safety and certainty, and that is understandable.

(b) Provide certainty about the process, including providing child victims and witnesses with clear expectations as to what to expect in the process, with as much certainty as possible.

Old Labour sees risk as threat and flexibility as insecurity, and tries to hold on to the old certainties.

Do third way leaders crave a certainty in their minds which they deny their peoples in their lives?

The same lack of guidelines existed with regard to the disposition of equipment after the termination of peace keeping operations.

To a large extent, economic recovery will depend on a much clearer sense of the direction of future economic change.

The State party's Ambassador's visit the same day immediately followed the mother's visit, and the Ambassador observed no signs of physical abuse.

Such compatibility would ensure that the high level of legal certainty of electronic commerce achieved within the EU was maintained.

The State party argues that this principle of legal certainty must be considered as one of the fundamental principles inherent in the international legal order.

And when you get a radical innovation, it's often very uncertain how it can be applied.

Globalization must become glo c alization there is value in the relative certainties of local communities, small companies, human associations.

It is also central for providing certainty and consistency in the application of international trade rules and regulations.

It is time to return to first principles use the best science available, but do not demand certainty where it does not exist.

The assessment of progress for the most recent period was partly inconclusive owing to delays in national reporting of the requisite statistics.

Some representatives could see possible advantages in that proposal, including the greater degree of certainty that would be introduced to the process of phase out.

Godwin's Law states that as online discussions grow longer the probability of comparisons involving Nazis or Hitler approaches certainty.

But, while we go for certainty differently, if we get total certainty, we get what? What do you feel if you're certain?

The representative of the European Community expressed concern that there was lack of certainty as to the actual evaluation of essential use exemptions for 2007.

96. Within the context of voluntary funding, there is still scope for greater certainty about resource levels and greater continuity from year to year.

Real progress on the economy requires certainty on status combined with a healthy environment for investors and a functioning market economy.

The changes made in this principal organ must therefore increase the transparency of its action and the degree of certainty associated with that action.

With such a mechanism, there will be greater clarity, certainty and objectivity in the determination of the status of those seeking refuge in the country.

It should be added, for clarity's sake, that the rule had no bearing on the possibility of providing consular assistance, which was not governed by the law pertaining to diplomatic protection.

This major event is an important point of reference, a proof of the existing good will and wish for certainty, confirming that this is the only possible way to resolve conflicts.

Any aggregation of the category totals would provide a reference point, although its level of certainty would depend on the degree of estimation of the input data.

Yet their conviction that they had, that very moment, heard somebody moving in the room had amounted to a certainty.

Rather, its stated aim is to promote international trade by providing increased legal certainty as to the conclusion of contracts by electronic means.

The Chief Minister pointed out that while the agreement did not contain everything that Gibraltar had wanted, it delivered sufficient certainty and stability.12

The Department of Peacekeeping Operations informed the Board that during a recent workshop for Chief Financial Officers, it had reiterated to the Accounts Division the importance of strict compliance with the rules relating to the reservation of credits in the accounts and to the periodic review of unliquidated obligations.

But, just as every act of individual and collective freedom threatened real socialism, so we must acknowledge that human freedom the emancipation of creativity means the end of certainty.

If government officials in London had demanded absolute certainty, the epidemic might have continued for another 30 years until the cholera bacterium was identified.

There may be disputes in some cases, but the system has brought a degree of legal certainty across the single market that the EU s member states could not have achieved on their own.

Given the uncertainties facing other accounts, the Secretary General will propose that the available balances in the accounts of closed peacekeeping operations be retained for the time being.

We've become addicted to their certainty, their assuredness, their definitiveness, and in the process, we have ceded our responsibility, substituting our intellect and our intelligence for their supposed words of wisdom.

In particular, he contends that quot it is not logical to exclude extradition from the Covenant or to require certainty of execution as Canada suggests ... law almost never deals with certainties but only with probabilities and possibilities. quot

The elaboration of a legal regime applicable to such acts would help to clarify their legal effect and thereby enhance certainty and stability in international relations.

Depending on one s definition, Abbas chose between one third and one half of the delegates. The majority of the Central Committee, not surprisingly, are Abbas s close associates and supporters.