It may only be invoked to exonerate from its responsibility a State which has failed to implement a treaty.

36. Due obedience cannot exonerate a perpetrator from criminal responsibility at most it may be taken into consideration as a mitigating circumstance.

Sir, please exonerate me, and save me from the gallows.

The State cannot invoke either its own legislation or the incompetence or disobedience of its agents to exonerate it from its responsibility, whether the actions in question are government ones or purely managerial.

Numerous delegations pointed out that a reference in the instrument to acts by non State actors ought not under any circumstances to exonerate the State from responsibility, and that establishing direct responsibility for non State actors under the future instrument was not an option.

The only effect of this judgment was to exonerate the European Community from liability under EC law.

Difficulties relating to the decision making process could not exonerate the United Nations.

While frustration stemming from the continuing political deadlock could be a factor in the deterioration of compliance that has been observed, it does not exonerate the parties of their responsibilities.

However, the Panel has also noted that the fact that other factors might have contributed to the loss or damage does not exonerate Iraq from liability for loss or damage that resulted directly from the invasion and occupation.

Parents Responsibility and Protection from Detrimental Practices

States did not have a responsibility to protect people from serious crimes but rather a responsibility not to commit them.

Nevertheless, many corporate responsibility initiatives currently came directly from industry.

Other new pressures stemmed from the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) process.

But we have a responsibility to move from analysis to action.

Because the Polish leaders refused to exonerate the Russians, Stalin accused the Poles of collaborating with the Germans in trying to shift the blame for Nazi crimes onto Russians.

He resigned from the job to take the responsibility for the loss.

SFOR has taken over from IPTF the responsibility for supervising these forces.

I want to take some responsibility for these two kids from now on.

It is important to note that consent must be given by a woman who is free and in full possession of her capacities, and that such consent does not exonerate the abortioner.

Responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity

It is clear from all this that our Summit bears a very special responsibility.

Responsibility to protect populations from genocide and other crimes against humanity is an imperative.

Drawing from the sense of collective responsibility as underlined in the UN Millennium Declaration

Underlining the shared responsibility to assist countries and peoples excluded from or disadvantaged by globalization,

In the case of female genital mutilation and child marriage, such violence is culturally sanctioned. We must change laws, judicial systems, and attitudes that exonerate the perpetrators, and we must provide help to victims.

Freedom from want and freedom from fear also imply the responsibility to accept without reservation the relationship between disarmament and development.

Governments bore the primary responsibility for protecting children from the impact of armed conflict and, indeed, for preventing conflicts from occurring.

Responsibility

2. Any State entitled to invoke responsibility under paragraph 1 may claim from the responsible State

Because of the significant responsibility, the post should be upgraded from P 4 to P 5.

In some cases administrative responsibility is transferred from the respective ministry to the Ministry of Research.

This, however, does not absolve the Government of Iraq from its responsibility to implement the Convention.

The prevention of terror emanating from Palestinian areas is entirely the responsibility of the Palestinian Authority and its leadership, a responsibility that it has thus far has failed to fulfil.

In the 1980s, Volcker s historic responsibility was to reduce inflation and prevent it from ever rising again to dangerously high levels. Today, Yellen s historic responsibility is to increase inflation and prevent it from ever falling again to dangerously low levels.

And they designed it from the perspective of customers like Jane herself, insisting on responsibility and accountability.

We need consensus on the responsibility to protect people from genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

The notorious terrorist organization Islamic Jihad announced responsibility for the attack from its headquarters in Damascus, Syria.

Albania's responsibility was original and not derived from the wrongfulness of the conduct of any other State.

We strongly welcome the endorsement of responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes and ethnic cleansing.

Similarly, the responsibility for decisions on the participation of NGOs passed from the INC to the COP.

He is Brutus. By that honor and by the responsibility you carry Brutus, save Rome from Caesar!

Individual responsibility

Financial responsibility

Parental responsibility

Corporate responsibility