In a summary of its judgement, the court said it "accepted the [UK] government's argument that each state has a wide discretion as to how it regulates the ban" both in terms of the type of offences covered and whether the matter should be defined in law or left for judges to decide.
With the words of its judgement – themselves a most significant form of action – the court sought to achieve just such a reasoned, universal appeal.
He fed hungrily on memories of Oxford; its beauty, its rational ease, and the mature slowness of its judgements.
"Questions have been raised about the appropriateness of Ofsted's framework and the reliability and robustness of its judgements," Mr Stuart said.
The UK has criticised some of its judgements - including blocking the deportation of Abu Qatada - and wants to limit the court's powers.
The Commission wants to add seven more: Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Vietnam.But the Commission is divided, and volatile, in its judgement of Turkey.
The Pilate remark means Di Montezemolo feels the FIA was effectively washing its hands of the affair in its judgement.
Despite the lack of formal charges, in its judgement in May 2012, the UK Supreme Court found that the Swedish public prosecutor was a judicial authority capable of issuing the warrant, in the same way as a judge or a court would be.
From 1966 until 1968, the UK confidentially discussed with Argentina the transfer of the Falklands, assuming its judgement would be accepted by the islanders.
The Pakistani court conducting trial of Mumbai attacks accused, reserved its judgement on the application filed by Lakhvi, challenging the report of the judicial panel, to 17 July 2012.
But it approaches its work with a rigour and a seriousness that mean, certainly when it comes to judging the fantastical top end of the restaurant trade, its judgements still carry a unique weight.
