Sentence examples for decrees made from inspiring English sources

The UN human rights chief in Afghanistan had described it as "reminiscent of the decrees made by the Taliban regime", prompting international indignation, while the UN's Fund for Women said it "legalises rape" within a marriage.

Karzai has bowed to intense international pressure to scrap the law, described by the UN human rights chief in Afghanistan as "reminiscent of the decrees made by the Taliban regime".

The statement says: "All constitutional declarations, laws and decrees made since Morsi assumed power … cannot be appealed or cancelled by any individual, or political or governmental body until a new constitution has been ratified and a new parliament has been elected.

"For a new law in 2009 to target women in this way is extraordinary, reprehensible and reminiscent of the decrees made by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in the 1990s," Ms. Pillay said in a statement posted on her agency's Web site.

In England, this attempt to secure control was manifested in decrees made by synods at Clofesho in 803 and more especially the synod of Chelsea in 816.

"The Administrative Court does not have the authority to give a ruling on decrees made by administrative representatives," Ujang Abdullah, the president of the court, said according to Indonesian media.

Despite the perception that Justice Department officials are cracking down on police violence by brokering consent decrees, making tough recommendations and guidelines for training, and more rigorous monitoring of use of force incidences, the scorecard still shows that the Department has prosecuted cops in only a tiny fraction of the police abuse cases that the FBI investigates.

The national government's lawyers replied that the decree made no mention of the statue itself.

A change in the law – also issued by decree – made a distinction between the "old" and "new" double-barrelled surnames.

As the decree made clear, the Vatican has been wrangling with the PUCP for more than 20 years.

Adding to the general distrust that Mr. Saleh's decree represented a real concession, the decree made no mention of delegating control of the armed forces, which Mr. Saleh's family dominates through its leadership of several elite divisions.