Because Congress has explicitly noted that such an obligation pertains to Alaskan Natives, despite their distinction from traditional Indian tribes of the lower 48 states, it naturally follows that this distinction extends to Hawaiian natives as well.

Our only obligation for this day is to vote, free of persuasion, for the person we feel is capable in directing the public.

And further he must understand his obligation to the client to not only meet his physical necessities but also to enhance and improve his life and to enlarge the cultural horizon of our society.

Similarly, assault and violent robbery involved trespass as to the pater's property ( so, for example, the rape of a slave could become the subject of compensation to the pater as having trespassed on his " property "), and breach of such laws created a vinculum juris ( an obligation of law ) that only the payment of monetary compensation ( modern " damages ") could discharge.

The term " deed ", also known in this context as a " specialty ", is common to signed written undertakings not supported by consideration: the seal ( even if not a literal wax seal but only a notional one referred to by the execution formula, " signed, sealed and delivered ", or even merely " executed as a deed ") is deemed to be the consideration necessary to support the obligation.

On a national level, this is controversial in many countries due to technical mistrust of the security of the escrow arrangement ( due to a long history of less than adequate protection of others ' information by assorted organizations, public and private, even when the information is held only under an affirmative legal obligation to protect it from unauthorized access ), and to a mistrust of the entire system even if it functions as designed.

A federal court has a " special obligation to ' satisfy itself not only of its own jurisdiction, but also that of the lower courts in a cause under review.

Matzo is eaten by Jews as an obligation during the Passover Seder meal ; during the rest of the holiday its consumption is optional, though customary, as only unleavened bread may be eaten.

According to religious Judaism, the 613 mitzvot or " commandments " given in the written Torah, as well as their reasonings in the oral Torah, were issued to the Jews only, and are therefore binding only upon them, having inherited the obligation from their ancestors.

Because of the Passover sacrifice's status as a sacred offering, the only people allowed to eat it were those who had the obligation to bring the offering.

The landlord of a tied pub may be an employee of the brewery — in which case he / she would be a manager of a managed house, or a self-employed tenant who has entered into a lease agreement with a brewery, a condition of which is the legal obligation ( trade tie ) only to purchase that brewery's beer.

A more modern usage prefers the title pro tanto obligation: an obligation that may be later overruled by another more pressing one ; it exists only pro tempore.

In a ruling of importance for Orthodox women's capacity for legal self-protection under Jewish law, Haredi Rabbi Benzion Wosner, writing on behalf of the Shevet Levi Beit Din ( Rabbinical court ) of Monsey, New York, identified sexual harassment cases as coming under a class of exceptions to the traditional exclusion, under which " even children or women " have not only a right but an obligation to testify, and can be relied upon by a rabbinical court as valid witnesses:

Sabbath ordinances were appealed to, with the idea that only the word of God can bind men's consciences in whether or how they will take a break from work, or to impose an obligation to meet at a particular time.

While there is currently no legal obligation for medical students to swear an oath upon graduating, 98 % of American medical students swear some form of oath, while only 50 % of British medical students do.

Where A is owed a debt or other obligation by B, A may require B to deliver property rights in securities to A, either at inception ( transfer of title ) or only in default ( non-transfer-of-title institutional ).

During the Great Fast, the church also increases its prayer for the dead, not only reminding the believer of his own mortality, and thus increasing the spirit of penitence, but also to remind him of his Christian obligation of charity in praying for the departed.

Bigod argued that the military obligation only extended to service alongside the king ; if the king intended to sail to Flanders, he could not send his subjects to Gascony.

Some may serve their full obligation of eight months at one time and have no reserve obligations, but this may occur only at the army's discretion.

Jehovah's Witnesses believe they are under obligation to God to " give witness " by participating in organized and spontaneous evangelizing and proselytizing work, with baptism permitted only for those who demonstrate " regular and zealous " participation.

The Committee notes with concern the restrictive interpretation made by the State party of its obligations under the Covenant, as a result in particular of ( a ) its position that the Covenant does not apply with respect to individuals under its jurisdiction but outside its territory, nor in time of war, despite the contrary opinions and established jurisprudence of the Committee and the International Court of Justice ; ( b ) its failure to take fully into consideration its obligation under the Covenant not only to respect, but also to ensure the rights prescribed by the Covenant ; and ( c ) its restrictive approach to some substantive provisions of the Covenant, which is not in conformity with the interpretation made by the Committee before and after the State party ’ s ratification of the Covenant.

They not only entail the obligation to reciprocate presents received, but also " supposes two other obligations just as important: the obligation, on the one hand, to give presents, and on the other hand, to receive them ".

As a nation, we feel an obligation to assist other countries in their development ; ;

We have every obligation to take seriously their claims to being democratic and free countries ; ;

# A lack of obligation towards the countries – parties of the agreement – to severe punishment towards the offenders breaking the rules of the convention.

# Lack of obligation towards the signing countries of extradition of the offender committing an act against convention to the country where the aircraft is registered in order to judge one.

Although the hostage-takers did not officially represent the state, host countries have an obligation to protect diplomatic property and personnel.

The Allied powers were also under obligation by the Treaty of Versailles to attempt to disarm, and the armament restrictions imposed on the defeated countries had been described as the first step toward worldwide disarmament.

Developed countries following the Kyoto Protocol report their HFC emission data to UNFCCC ; parties to the Montreal Protocol have no such obligation.

After the war, as a result, Thailand had an obligation to supply 1. 5 million tons of rice to the Western allied countries without charge, which was a burden to the country's economic recovery.

After intensive negotiations, it adopted the Kyoto Protocol, which outlined the greenhouse gas emissions reduction obligation for Annex I countries, along with what came to be known as Kyoto mechanisms such as emissions trading, clean development mechanism and joint implementation.

During COP4, Argentina and Kazakhstan expressed their commitment to take on the greenhouse gas emissions reduction obligation, the first two non-Annex countries to do so.

For many, Bermudian independence would mean little other than the obligation to staff foreign missions and embassies around the world, which would be a heavy obligation for Bermuda's small population, and the loss of British passports ( which could severely restrict travel, as few enough countries have even heard of little Bermuda, and could regard travellers with suspicion ).

It is established by divorce law or family law in many countries and is based on the premise that both spouses in theory have a legal obligation to support each other during their marriage ( or civil union ) or upon separation or / and divorce.

At the same time, countries are not under any obligation to enter international agreements such as GATS.

Also, making it too difficult to unlock a handset might make it less appealing to network service providers who have a legal obligation to provide unlock codes for certain handsets or in certain countries.

Why should Hong Kong people be under any less obligation to do so, or indeed feel uncomfortable in doing so, compared to citizens in other countries?

Such absence of international obligation and the desire of the right to demand such criminals of other countries have caused a web of extradition treaties or agreements to evolve ; most countries in the world have signed bilateral extradition treaties with most other countries.

In other common-law countries, the term lien refers to a very specific type of security interest, being a passive right to retain ( but not sell ) property until the debt or other obligation is discharged.

While the Monroe Doctrine had warned European powers to keep their hands off countries in the Americas, President Roosevelt was now saying that " since the United States would not permit the European powers to lay their hands on, he had an obligation to do so himself.

On one hand, most rich countries have complied with the obligation to generalize their programs by offering benefits to a large swath of beneficiaries, generally including nearly every non-OECD member state.

In many countries the bishops had obtained, even before the time of Pope Pius X, the Holy See's approval to diminish the number of non-Sunday holy days of obligation, making it far less than 36.