Sentence examples for statute established that from inspiring English sources

The court said in a statement it could not act because Article 12 of the Rome Statute established that only a "state" could confer jurisdiction on the court and deposit an instrument of accession with the UN secretary general and the Palestinian status at the UN at the time was that of an "observer".

The Statute established "that any alteration in the law touching the Succession to the Throne or the Royal Style and Titles" would require the assent of the Parliaments of the Dominions as well as Parliament at Westminster, which could not legislate for the Dominions, except by consent.

If the federal venue statutes establish that suit may be brought in a particular district, a contractual bar cannot render venue in that district "wrong". Our holding also finds support in Stewart, 487 U.S. 22, 108 S.Ct.

But this simply shows that the law derived from precedents may be vaguer and more indeterminate than that derived from (many) statutes; it does not establish that precedents do not create legal rules.

Often confused with the "don't ask, don't tell" regulations issued by President Bill Clinton, this statute establishes several reasons that homosexuality is incompatible with military service.

Obama did so despite a federal district court judge's ruling last month that held that the statute establishing the prayer day is unconstitutional.

Under the Rome statute establishing the ICC, the court has jurisdiction over crimes committed on the territory of any states that are parties to the treaty.

Employer groups argue that collective bargaining law here should not supersede the federal statute establishing the arbitration process.

But technically, the statute establishes the penalty for nondisclosure as the maximum corporate tax rate (35percenttimesmes all the money that should have been disclosed, but wasn't.

Thomas Jefferson wanted to be remembered for drafting this statute, which establishes that people are free to worship, or not, as they please without discrimination.

The Statute of Westminster (1931) established that all members were equal in status.