Sentence examples for important tribunals from inspiring English sources

The manner in which these statutes were administered, the valuable assistance rendered by the nautical assessors working under the court's aegis, the great increase in shipping, especially of steam shipping, and the number and gravity of cases of collision, salvage, and damage to cargo made the court one of the most important tribunals of the country.

Taking over a large, empty office in the basement of the Pentagon, he and Swift boned up on the Geneva Conventions and the laws of war, combed through law-review articles and studied the important tribunal precedents, which stretched back to 1780 when George Washington ordered the trial by military tribunal of a British officer who had been captured with the defense plans for West Point.

Most important, they said tribunals may not violate the Constitution's due process requirements.

Mr. Lichter, the media expert, said he was troubled that people's knowledge of something as important as military tribunals could be established by television entertainment.

"It's extremely important that [these tribunals] exist in order to get to the bottom of the issue".

The tribunals' important deterrent function has been frequently cited by diplomats, judicial officials and activists to bolster support for continued trials and funding.

The effort, however, remains profoundly important for Africa, tribunal officials say.

That is especially important because a tribunal decision technically cannot be appealed.

A discussion about the future of the most important human rights tribunal in the world will thus be confined primarily to government officials.

The Iraqi experiment will differ from the growing body of protocols on international criminal tribunals in important ways.

"Trade Feud on Bananas Not as Clear as It Looks" (Business Day, Feb. 7) left out one very important fact: international trade tribunals have repeatedly found that the European Union's trade regime is illegal.