The preamble to the Class Action Fairness Act stated that some abusive class actions harmed class members with legitimate claims and defendants that have acted responsibly ; adversely affected interstate commerce ; and undermined public respect for the country's judicial system.

Indeed, these Four Freedoms were explicitly incorporated into the preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which reads, " Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed the highest aspiration of the common people ,...."

From dusk on into the night, the passage of time and the darkening sky that proceeds Marlow's narrative serves as a preamble to the atmosphere and tone for the events described within his upcomming tale.

The preamble of the charter provides that the members " reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the equal rights of men and women " and Article 1 ( 3 ) of the United Nations charter states that one of the purposes of the UN is: " to achieve international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion ".

Since 2000, Jersey's " external personality " has developed, recognised in the preamble to the States of Jersey Law 2005 which refers to " an increasing need for Jersey to participate in matters of international affairs ".

* the preamble to the Constitution of Kentucky, which states, " We, the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish this Constitution "

Linguistic amendments were also included ; the line in the preamble emphasising that authors possessed books as they would any other piece of property was dropped, and the bill moved from something designed " for Securing the Property of Copies of Books to the rightful Owners thereof " to a bill " for the Encouragement of Learning, by Vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or Purchasers of such Copies ".

On the same day that Congress passed Adams's radical preamble, the Virginia Convention set the stage for a formal Congressional declaration of independence.

When the Continental Congress had adopted Adams's radical May 15 preamble, Maryland's delegates walked out and sent to the Maryland Convention for instructions.

The seven paragraphs of the preamble, setting out the reasons for the Declaration, are represented by the steps.

The preamble outlines the party's goal: " As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty ; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.

According to its preamble, the act was designed to " take effectual Measures for correcting divers Abuses that have long prevailed in the Choice of Members to serve in the Commons House of Parliament.

The preamble emphasizes the " inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East in which every State in the area can live in security.

Supporters of the " Palestinian viewpoint " focus on the phrase in the resolution's preamble emphasizing the " inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war ", and note that the French version called for withdrawal from " des territoires occupés "-" the territories occupied ".

His letter of 9 July 1606 to congratulate James I on his accession to the throne was three years late and seemed to English eyes merely a preamble to what followed, and his reference to the Gunpowder Plot, made against the life of the monarch and all the members of Parliament the previous November, was unfortunate for the papal cause, for papal agents were considered by the English to have been involved ( the effigy of Pope Paul V is still burnt every year during the Lewes Bonfire

" The revised treaty also includes in it the preamble " Reaffirming their respect for each other's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity ", an element that was absent in the earlier version.

The preamble makes reference to " many rebellious riots and tumults have been place of late in divers parts of this kingdom ", adding that those involved " presum so to do, for that the punishments provided by the laws now in being are not adequate to such heinous offences ".

In its preamble, it states that it was created by the Ticinese people ( popolo ) " in order to guaranty peaceful life together with respect for the dignity of man, fundamental liberties and social justice (...) faithful to its historic task to interpret Italian culture within the Helvetic Confederation ".

The Bosnian Constitutional Court, particularly citing the case law of the Supreme Court of Canada, also declared that the provisions of the preamble of the Bosnian Constitution are invested with a normative force thereby serving as a sound standard of judicial review for the Constitutional Court.

The choice of a £ 200 threshold as the criterion for general dissolution under the legislation has been queried, as this does not appear to correspond to any clear distinction in the quality of religious life reported in the visitation reports, and the preamble to the legislation refers to numbers rather than income.

The preamble to the Statute of Westminster sets out conventions which affect attempts to change the rules of succession to the Crown.

The second paragraph of the preamble to the Statute reads:

However, there is no provision in Canadian law requiring that the king or queen of Canada must be the same person as the king or queen of the United Kingdom ; if the UK were to breach the convention set out in the preamble to the Statute of Westminster and unilaterally change the line of succession to the British throne, the alteration would have no effect on the reigning sovereign of Canada or his or her heirs and successors.

It is the formal legal title included in the preamble to the City Statute of Płock.

By convention iterated in the preamble to the Statute of Westminster, the line of succession cannot be altered without the agreement of all 16 realms.

The Preamble serves solely as an introduction, and does not assign powers to the federal government ,< ref > See Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U. S. 11, 22 ( 1905 ) (" Although th preamble indicates the general purposes for which the people ordained and established the Constitution, it has never been regarded as the source of any substantive power conferred on the government of the United States, or on any of its departments.

In the Constitution of Canada, namely the Constitution Act, 1867 ( British North America Acts ), the preamble of the Act indicates:

The term proem indicates an introductory discourse or preamble, either an introduction or preface.

According to its preamble, its purpose is the " substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.

Unquestionably, however, the primary purpose of the Mandate, as expressed in its preamble and its articles, is to promote the establishment of the Jewish National Home.

As was the custom, Congress appointed a committee to draft a preamble to explain the purpose of the resolution.

A preamble is an introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy.

The constitution of Graubünden, last revised on 14 September 2003, states in its preamble that the canton's purpose is to " safeguard freedom, peace, and human dignity, ensure democracy and the Rechtsstaat, promote prosperity and social justice and preserving a sane environment for the future generations, with the intention of promoting trilingualism and cultural variety and conserving them as part of our historical heritage ".

The third complaint was that the Liberals had still not fulfilled their obligations under the Parliament Act 1911, the preamble of which said that the purpose was " to substitute for the House of Lords as it present exists a Second Chamber constituted on a popular instead of a hereditary basis ".

In the preamble, the emperor makes a point that he has avoided convoluted expressions and " lofty Atticisms " on purpose, so as to make everything " plain as the beaten track of common, everyday speech " for his son and those high officials with whom he might later choose to share the work.

Universal service in telecommunications was eventually established as U. S. national policy by the Communications Act of 1934, whose preamble declared its purpose as “ to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges ”.

According to its preamble, the purpose of the Convention is " to consolidate in this hemisphere, within the framework of democratic institutions, a system of personal liberty and social justice based on respect for the essential rights of man.

* A preamble that recites the class of the invention, and optionally its primary properties, purpose, or field: " An apparatus ..." " A therapeutic method for treating cancer ..." " A composition having an affinity for protein X ..." This preamble may also reference another claim and refine it, e. g., " The method of claim 1 ..." ( See " dependent claim " below.

The code's preamble, which stated that the law's purpose was to " protect them as we do men's other goods and Chattels ," established that black slaves would be treated as chattel property in the island's court.

The purpose of the act, according to its preamble, is: " To establish a permanent advisory body known as the South African Geographical Names Council to advise the Minister responsible for Arts and Culture on the transformation and standardisation of geographical names in South Africa for official purposes ; to determine its objects, functions and methods of work ; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

The preamble to the Constitution of Bangladesh is the introductory statement that sets out the guiding purpose and principles of the document.