I remember our resentment when new government decrees imposed both Hindi and Marathi (the regional majority language) as compulsory subjects.
He also introduced emergency decrees imposing stricter supervision on ministries and state bodies and bringing the pensions of Parliament staff into line with those of less privileged employees in the civil service.
Athens passed a series of measures (the "Megarian decrees") imposing an economic embargo on Megara for violations of sacred land.
The 60-day emergency decree, imposed on 22 January in Bangkok and surrounding provinces, gave the government wide-ranging powers to deal with disorder.
The Reichstag Fire Decree, imposed on 28 February 1933, rescinded most German civil liberties, including rights of assembly and freedom of the press.
Investigations take longer here than in other cities, in part because of requirements dictated by the consent decree imposed on the LAPD in the wake of the misconduct revelations tied to the Rampart scandal.
In New York City, where an ambitious child welfare consent decree imposed a moratorium on new class-action lawsuits, the Administration for Children's Services has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements to fathers who were not notified that their children were in foster care.
"At the end of the negotiations, Microsoft concluded that the very real costs that the decree imposes on the company are outweighed by the benefits, not just to Microsoft but to the PC industry and consumers generally," Mr. Rule said.
In Detroit, which declared bankruptcy on July 18, a consent decree imposed to correct a range of serious problems including the use of excessive force, false arrest, illegal detention and failures in investigation and training is in its 11th year.
Keep in mind that some divorce decrees impose rules on maintaining life insurance policies for ex-spouses and children as a part of alimony or child support.
