It means that the UK is the only country in the world to have the separation of banks on its statute books, even if it is just kept as a reserve power, making London less attractive as a global financial centre.
And if the special court were deemed to be a genuine, impartial attempt to obtain justice, rather than a stalling tactic, the ICC could, under Article 16 of its statutes, defer its indictment of Mr Bashir.That would get everyone off the hook, and the move would probably be welcomed by the UN Security Council.
A disciplinary commission of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) instead fined the organisation £3,400 for "violations" of its statutes.
That is, thorough examination of its statutes does not allow for examples that are suggested by some principles and discouraged by others.
If the state does not pull back from implementing the first-of-its-kind statute on Monday, it could face a federal lawsuit, according to the Justice Department letters.
Last year California, responding to the outcry over the rash of priest cases, suspended its statute of limitations on child sex abuse crimes for one year, opening the way for a deluge of new claims.
A question in this case, Riegel v. Medtronic Inc., No. 06-179, is whether the court will give the government's position the usual deference it accords an agency's interpretation of its basic statute.
Earlier this month Fifa's executive committee recommended the implementation of a new article to its statutes that commits the governing body to "respecting all internationally recognised human rights and striving to promote the protection of these rights".
According to its statutes, as of January 1st 2002, WADA-AMA's funding is sourced equally from the Olympic Movement and the governments of the world at least until 2007 [ 1].
