Sentence examples for statutes and conventions from inspiring English sources

And in the absence of a written constitution, the Wilson doctrine appeared to be on its way to joining those assorted pieces of case law, common law, treaties, statutes and conventions that accumulate to form the British constitution.

The list is nonetheless long and diverse and embraces declarations, principles, guidelines, standard rules, and recommendations which, according to the OHCHR, "have no binding legal effect," as well as covenants, statutes, protocols, and conventions that, it asserts, "are legally-binding".

DV LEAP has filed nine "friend of the court" briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, on the constitutional rights of accused batterers, mandatory arrest statutes, and the Hague Convention on International Civil Abduction, among others.

Ballet requires rules and conventions.

They circle ancient themes and conventions.

Even touchscreens ape established layouts and conventions.

Go to comic book shows and conventions.

Attend business events, expos, and conventions.

I shall obey Thy statutes and judgments.

Max Weber identified three inner justifications, or sources of legitimacy, for the exercise of authority: (1) traditional norms sanctified by long-standing convention, (2) charisma, which attracts the personal confidence and devotion of followers, and (3) rational-legal considerations supported by belief in the validity of legal statutes and functional competence.

Legislation is divided into statutes and subsidiary legislation.