Sir Richard resisted strong pressure from the prosecution to impose a defense lawyer on Mr. Milosevic, which would have simplified and sped up proceedings; he maintained that the right to self-defense had to prevail.
What's more, the federal government can subject alleged offenders to criminal prosecution, seeking to impose prison time and hefty fines, essentially turning the U.S. Department of Justice into corporate muscle.
At sentencing for the single minor count to which Drake agreed to plead, the judge bluntly refused to impose the $50,000 fine the prosecution was pushing for on the grounds that punishment had already been administered -- prior to the court process.
The SEC can't arrest people, of course, but it can refer cases to the authorities for prosecution and it can impose individual as well as corporate penalties.
Chances are, even if judges impose a sentence much less than the prosecution's fanciful request for 80 years imprisonment, Taylor could soon be on his way to the UK to serve out his time.
The special court, which is based in the Dutch capital, cannot impose capital punishment or life sentences but the prosecution has called for an 80-year prison term.
The Forestry Commision (FC), which manages much of the New Forest, have failed to impose any penalties since a high-profile failed prosecution in 2006, says Cadbury. "No-one is willing to make a stand against it here," she says.
At the first status conference on 30 August 2001, the Trial Chamber noted that Milošević was entitled to represent himself and rejected the Prosecution's suggestion that it should impose defence counsel upon him.
That would imply strong powers to impose fines, or to pass on individuals' names for prosecution.
Striking public transportation workers in Athens have defied a court order to return to work, despite a government threat to impose an emergency order that could lead to their prosecution.
