Sentences with phrase «executive prerogatives»

«Perhaps current practices are producing a treasure trove of intelligence that this bill would stop, but I doubt that — and if I'm wrong, the administration should make that case to Congress, not stand on executive prerogatives.

What executive prerogatives does the governor have to execute his demand?

Not exact matches

Further, historical experience shows the value of an executive having some prerogative to act beyond his strict authorization, in times of immediate opportunity (the Louisiana Purchase) or immediate danger (the perilous position of Washington, D.C. during the Civil War).

The aim of the party out of power is not to cut the presidency down to size but to seize it, not to reduce the prerogatives of the executive branch but to regain them.»

Following last week's leakage of a video which showed Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan, express the hope that Atiku would be President of Nigeria in 2019 and her reiteration of a preference for her political godfather over President Muhammadu Buhari, on whose prerogative she is on the Federal Executive Council, members of the APC have continued to give the impression that they had a cohesive party until this ruffling by Atiku and his loyalists.

This report took a pass on recommending changes to JCOPE's voting structure, saying «questions concerning JCOPE as an institution... are the prerogative of the Executive and Legislative Branches of government.»

Now, the executive branch has effectively preempted one house of the Legislature from exercising its prerogative to say no.

«That's certainly within the prerogative of the executive, and we would respect that decision,» said Soares, but he says he thinks local authorities know best how to handle the demonstrators.

«This executive decision made using the Queen's prerogative powers has significant constitutional implications and is an abuse of power,» said shadow leader of the House Rosie Winterton.

It said the decision over when the national convention will be held is the prerogative of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party which will sit next week Tuesday to take a position on the matter.

«Finally, to ensure that the preparation of the Appropriation Bill is based on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, passed by the National Assembly, signed into law by the President and implemented by the Executive arm of government Section 51 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act has specifically clothed every citizen with the necessary locus standi or legal capacity to enforce the provisions of the law by obtaining prerogative orders or other remedies at the Federal High Court, without having to show any special particular interest.»

The easy way for the judge was to cite executive - legislative prerogative, which he did.

Amici Curiae point to the widespread ability of sister states to enforce children's constitutional rights to an adequate education without violating the prerogatives of the legislative and executive branches of government.

It may be of some interest to know that at the same time the Executive Power exercised the Royal Prerogative Powers, in Foreign Affairs, in their case against Mr. Khadr I was trying to have either the provincial or federal government exercise these same powers to protect and defend Her Majesty's Letters Patent.

Ultimately the Court in Khadr offered a declaratory remedy to properly respect the prerogative powers of the executive, but noted that the executive is not exempt from constitutional scrutiny, even when exercising its common law powers under royal prerogative.

The arguments in the Brexit litigation over Article 50 TEU were effective because, as incorporated, the EU Treaties had given rise to domestic rights that could not simply be abrogated by the executive exercising prerogative powers.

It did, however, note that section 749 of the Criminal Code provides for the royal prerogative of mercy, which is a matter for the executive, not the courts, to consider.

For instance, it might be noted that the Supreme Court has consistently stated that all decisions of the executive — including those stemming from the royal prerogative — are subject to Charter scrutiny.

The court held that the trial court's remedial discretion had miscarried and that an order directing the Prime Minister of Canada to seek Khadr's repatriation was — at least for now — an impermissible intrusion upon the Executive's prerogative in foreign affairs.

For clarity, the royal prerogative is a collection of executive powers held by the Crown, since the Middle - Ages, and by the Government to enable them to perform their constitutional functions.

Despite this finding, the Court expressed the appropriate deference to the government and respect of the prerogative powers of the executive by providing declaratory relief instead of a specific remedy, given that,

The claimants argue that the decision to leave the EU can not be made by the executive through exercise of the Royal Prerogative.

According to the claimants it was for the government to show that Parliament had granted the executive the power to use the prerogative to take away statutory rights.

More broadly, this ruling will be studied closely by constitutional lawyers as it addresses a number of central issues, including the interplay between the Government's executive powers in international law and legislative sovereignty, the powers of the Court to supervise the exercise of prerogative powers particularly where existing law or rights are affected, and the fundamentally political, not legal, nature of the Sewel Convention on consultation of devolved legislatures.

«Article II Vests Executive Power, Not the Royal Prerogative,» Yale - Duke Constitutional Law Forum, Yale Law School (September 2014)(presenter)

Mobile is also YouTube's top priority according to Susan Wojcicki, YouTube's chief executive; if it's the company's first prerogative it should be your brand's as well.

As the realisation of the systemic weakness of fiat currencies becomes apparent contrasted with the groundswell of cryptocurrency, the executive committee of central banks, including governors, presidents and chairpersons - will call emergency meetings to exercise their prerogative to deviate from the current investment policy for reserves management.