Sentences with phrase «as military law»

Mastery at sentencing success was in the news last week as military law dean Eugene Fidell and his criminal defense team pulled a rabbit out of the hat when Bowe Bergdahl's AWOL (absent without leave case) sentencing judge declined to give him even one day of incarceration, despite the prosecution's request for lengthy incarceration, and commander in chief Donald Trump's at an earlier point calling for Bergdahl's execution.

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and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

I accept that military action, under international law and as a genuine last resort, is in some circumstances necessary.

Multiple law enforcement sources identified the suspect as New Jersey — born Esteban Santiago, 26, and said he had a military ID on him at the time of his capture.

There's also a great quote from The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, which explains, «What works in marketing is the same as what works in the military: the unexpected.»

Interesting they reject it «as a policy matter,» but aren't willing to reject military force in the United States as a legal matter, even in instances where law enforcement would better incapacitate the threat.

As a policy matter moreover, we reject the use of military force where well - established law enforcement authorities in this country provide the best means for incapacitating a terrorist threat.»

They now make padding for pole vaulting and high jumping pits, as well as protective padding for the military and law enforcement.

The basic principle is that U.S. consumer demand and military spending should be the «engine» that drives foreign production, rather than production abroad driving domestic consumption (as in Say's Law).

As one trade expert has noted, Canada is defined under American law as part of the US military - industrial complex for national security purposeAs one trade expert has noted, Canada is defined under American law as part of the US military - industrial complex for national security purposeas part of the US military - industrial complex for national security purposes.

This would mean repealing anti-sodomy laws, permitting homosexuals to serve in the military on the same terms as heterosexuals, including lessons about homosexuality in public school sex - education programs, and legalizing homosexual marriage and divorce.

His brother - in - law, Hans von Dohnanyi, had recruited him for the resistance as an agent of the Military Intelligence.

From this time onward, Bonhoeffer's fate was sealed, as was that of the other conspirators, including his brothers - in - law Hans von Dohnanyi (his intimate link to the Office of Military Intelligence) and Rüdiger Schleicher.

Because of the cultural changes of modernity, however, the just war tradition has been carried, developed, and applied not as a single cultural consensus but as distinct streams in Catholic canon law and theology, Protestant religious thought, secular philosophy, international law, military theory and practice, and the experience of statecraft.

In the post-September 11 American debate, critics have assailed the term «war on terrorism» as wrongly emphasizing military force and deemphasizing reliance on law - enforcement methods.

Military retaliation, laws, tough sentences, mandatory programs — and all of it as quick1y as possible!

Our past experience as military leaders leads us to be greatly concerned about the impact of repeal [of the law] on morale, discipline, unit cohesion, and overall military readiness.

It is supremely hypocritical for anyone in the military, AND against the law, to discriminate or force anyone to participate in a religious gesture as part of a government funded and sanctioned activity.

Deborah — prophet, judge, national leader (Judges 4 - 5)[McKnight says, «if we ask what did women do, and we ask this question of Deborah, we learn that women could speak for God as a prophet, render decisions n a law court as a judge, exercise leadership over the entire spiritual - social Israel, and be a military commander who brought Israel to victory.»

The bill comes after U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe declared June 26 as the primary for Congressional races in order for the state to comply with a law governing timely access to military and overseas ballots.

International law is a set of general principles, often internally inconsistent, that guide the diplomatic and military affairs of sovereign states, as I explain in the first part of my answer here.

A third party country that uses force in territory controlled by another sovereign state, without the express or implied consent of a sovereign state with a legitimate claim to that territory, is an illegal aggressor under international law, rather than a participant in a collective security effort which international law recognizes as a legitimate reason to use military force.

There are no protests in Pakistani Kashmir while there are protests everyday in Indian Kashmir, there are no political parties demanding Independence in Pakistani Kashmir where as Hurriyat Conference and others regularly make that demand in Indian Kashmir, there is no Police and Military brutality in Pakistani Kashmir where as World's largest democracy has passed laws to provide legal cover to the occupying forces who commit atrocities and warcrimes.

When the Supreme Court played blatant politics with the law in 1979, the ultimate result was a collapsed democratic republic; and trauma of military rule as Nigerians never knew before.

Since the end of WWII, Germany has defined itself as a «civilian power», implying a reluctance to use military means as well as a desire to strengthening international law, preserving human rights and acting in a multilateral fashion.

In your example, the Fort Hood shooting, there was no «armed conflict» that the military personnel involved were party to as far as the definition under international law goes.

By law the soldiers would have to refuse the order, and many military people came out as saying so.

The president obviously shares that, as do important members of the military, and we think it will become law.

Doran said she is in favor of measures that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, while respecting the rights of law - abiding gun owners and that's why she supports a ban on military - grade assault - style weapons, strengthening background checks, as well as legislation to stop convicted domestic abusers from having access to guns.

Months ago, to ensure that military and overseas citizens» votes are counted this November, a federal judge mandated, as required by federal law, that New York move its primary election for members of Congress from Sept. 11 to June 26.

There are other ways to avoid breaking the law, such as making modifications to the firearm to make the military - style features inoperable.

As a qualified barrister, she had utmost respect for the rule of law when considering military intervention.

Calling on the international community, especially the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the heinous crime being committed by the military against Nigerians in the Southeast, Governor Fayose said there was no law in Nigeria empowering the military to declare any organization as terrorists and to kill unarmed people.

The Government intends the appointment to be a signal that it is serious about the military covenant - which it enshrined in law as one of its first acts.

Since shooting to kill is equally seen as illegal, Mr. Kumah is calling on parliament to empower the military personnel leading the galamsey fight with a law that would enable them to kill illegal miners.

A state that's erroneously described as the only democracy in the Middle East treats international law and conventions with contempt, flouts them with increasing regularity and maintains a brutal military occupation [of Palestine] while the whole world looks on,» Mubarak wrote.

Also military vets do not want any amendments to the law as they believe the Second Amendment is equal for all citizens.

For the starry - eyed romantics thundering as if impunity and institutional subversion debuted with the military, Awo provided many examples of such in his book, The Travails of Democracy and the Rule of Law: CJN Adetokunbo Ademola letting off a cocktail jab at someone «who must oppose for opposing sake» (judiciary playing politics); PM Tafawa - Balewa who grumbled that Awo «called himself» Leader of Opposition (head of government subversive of the Constitution); and East Premier Michael Opara who snapped the Federal Government had powers to «abolish» misbehaving regional governments (executive outlawry against Nigerian federalism).

«Consequently, any individual or group of persons who engage in any act of sabotage to the nation's strategic assets will face the full weight of the law as the military and other security agencies will ensure total protection of such facilities wherever they are in line with our constitutional mandate.

Is there something in sovereign law of major countries (I'm specifically interested in USA, USSR - or - RussianFederation, and France) which compels their military to do so, independently of international law (e.g. a law which would make an order to NOT take a surrendering fighter as POW and kill him instead be an illegal order).

Exceptions are made for public safety (per standing law), the active duty military (per a bill which did get passed to approve it), and things which are funded outside the standard budgeting process (such as Social Security).

They are deeply worried that the new law will result in lay offs at the plant, which makes the Bushmaster automatic weapon used in the Newtown shootings, as well as military guns and hunting rifles.

Since Ferguson, 24 states have passed at least 40 new measures addressing such things as officer - worn cameras, training about racial bias, independent investigations when police use force and new limits on the flow of surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies.

As long U.S. military aid and investments continue to flow to Israel while it violates human rights and international law, the U.S. will not have the credibility with either side to play that constructive role.»

Upon graduation from law school, Zeldin received an Army ROTC commission as a Second Lieutenant, assigned to the Military Intelligence Corps of the United States Army.

«I only hope Nigeria is not being systematically returning to the colonial days when the law of sedition was used to jail many of those who fought for our independence or the era of Buhari's military regime, when the notorious Public Officers (Protection Against False Accusation) Decree 4 of 1984 was used to jail Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabor, both of The Guardian newspapers for publishing what the government termed as false.

Other absentee voters not in the military overseas will get their absentee ballots «as soon as practicable» under state law.

There are striking parallels between Buhari's first stint in power as military dictator and his current democratic presidency - oil prices have crashed; appointments have favoured the North; important political allies have been displaced; governance is focused almost exclusively on a war against corruption; concerns over rule of law and human rights are re-surfacing; and economic policy is floundering!

«Frank said in an interview with the Blade that repealing the 1993 law barring gays from serving openly in the military would happen as part of the fiscal year 2011 defense authorization bill.

«Apart from what the police are doing to ensure fairness and justice, we as Military Command also have our own internal mechanisms to deal with people who offend the law.