The science of canon law was developed by the writers of glosses, the commentators on the Decree of Gratian (decretists), and the commentators on the collections of decretals (decretalists).
The cabildo, seizing on the Decree of 1537, promptly elected Cárdenas the new governor, and with his support expelled the Jesuits from their college in Asunción.
Then humiliated by being made to jump at the decree of those on the platform.
It is expected to be discussed at a hearing on the decree in front of Judge Kollar-Kotelly this month.
Doctrinally, the church is based on the Scriptures, tradition, decrees of the first four ecumenical councils (Nicaea, 321; Constantinople, 381; Ephesus, 431; Chalcedon, 451), and decrees of its own synods.
In that select group of sportsmen who have defied the findings of several decades of detailed research on tobacco – and the sinister decrees of the nanny state, of course – the most iconic smokers come from the world of football.
General Musharraf could refuse to concede the opposition's demands, suspend or dismiss parliament and try to carry on the business of government by decree.
More than 200 male students protested in front of Kabul University on Wednesday against the decree on Elimination of Violence Against Women, which includes a ban on child marriage and forced marriage, makes domestic violence a crime and says rape victims cannot be prosecuted for adultery.
After a spate of widely reported attacks on women, the decree is "a sign of radical change on the issue," he said.
