Sentences with phrase «formal government act»

You probably don't need formal government act to stop enriching uranium or to allow inspectors in to facilities (although depending on the political setup, you might).

Not exact matches

The Supreme Court said that in the future, bribery - related charges would require that any official act performed as part of a quid pro quo would have to involve a formal exercise of government power, not just a meeting or a phone call.

For example, if Cohen could succeed in persuading administration officials to approve the merger AT&T is seeking with Time Warner, then that conduct could be the kind of formal government action that could constitute an official act.

The appeals court said Judge Valerie E. Caproni's instructions to jurors in 2015 did not comply with a later U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowed the acts required to convict public officials in a quid pro quo bribery scheme to formal exercises of government power, not just meetings or telephone calls.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that there was sufficient evidence to convict the veteran legislator in two corruption schemes, but jury instructions didn't comply with a new Supreme Court decision narrowing the type of acts required of public officials in a quid - pro-quo bribery scheme to formal exercises of government power.

At Silver's trial jurors were told they could convict based on «any action under color of official authority» by Silver, but the 2d Circuit said the Supreme Court ruling required a «formal exercise of government power,» rather than lesser acts like just making a phone call or having a meeting.

The Supreme Court held that these acts were not official acts for purposes of proving bribery because they did not constitute some formal exercise of government power.

The Supreme Court, in a case last year involving former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell, ruled that corruption convictions could only be based on performance of an «official act» that represented a formal exercise of government power — not just a phone call or a meeting with a lobbyist.

Silver's retrial began last week, and Skelos is scheduled to be retried later this year, both on the narrower theory that official acts must be formal government actions.

A formal consultation will be launched in the spring, but the change only requires the government to enact section 202 of the Equality Act so it should be in place quickly.

The Supreme Court, in overturning the conviction, narrowed what could be considered an «official act» when related to accusations of corruption — only concrete, formal government actions, not things like setting up meetings or other acts of political courtesies are «official acts,» the court said.

But the Supreme Court, in overturning the conviction, narrowed what could be considered an «official act» when related to accusations of corruption — only concrete, formal government actions, not things like setting up meetings or other acts of political courtesies are «official acts,» the court said.

This is the UK, so of course there is no formal rule, but based on the 2010 coalition government between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, we would expect a full formal coalition to produce a cabinet containing members of both parties, all acting under the convention of collective responsibility.

My thoughts however centre today on the president's erstwhile anticorruption campaign which some might argue came to a formal end with his letters to the National Assembly exonerating his Secretary to the Government of the Federation, David Babachir Lawal and re-nominating Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that a «quid pro quo» bribery scheme had to involve a so - called «official act» that was a formal exercise of government power.

To ensure effective preparation and presentation of sound budget estimates for the Department; to foster effective utilization of available resources; to ensure that financial plans are consistentwith approved plans and programs; to establish procedures for the budget phase of the Department's planning and budgeting process; to coordinate program performance planningand reporting throughout the Department, and to ensure preparation of a sound performanceplan for the Department in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act of1993 (GRPA) and GPRA Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010; to analyze resource and otherimpacts of legislative, regulatory, and budget proposals on departmental programs; to reviewthe budgetary implications of major systems acquisition programs and information technologyinvestments; to periodically conduct formal program reviews; and to assure appropriate stepsare taken on a timely basis to implement newly enacted legislation.

A Canada consumer proposal is a formal debt settlement option available through the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act and as a result is administered by the federal government.

Compliance efforts, like the U.S. based Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), are more relevant than ever, and new laws in Brazil, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, and many other countries have dramatically increased due diligence and formal government investigations on a global scale.

Neither CETA nor the TPP has been ratified and the government hasn't issued any formal proposals for changes to the Patent Act or Rules to implement patent term extensions.

This act would establish a formal funding policy to guide the actions of the ORPP AC and the government in the event of a funding shortfall or excess.

Secondly, that the new government's focus appears to be on Europe with its manifesto pledge to scrap the Human Rights Act and introduce a British Bill of Rights with the effect of breaking the formal link between British courts and the European Court of Human Rights and making the Supreme Court the ultimate «arbiter of human rights matters in the UK».

Yesterday Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Labour Minister Kevin Flynn unveiled the government's formal response to the Changing Workplaces Review Final Report, and the special advisors» 173 recommendations for change to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995..

Attorney Wagner, acting as your Phoenix bus accident lawyer, will need to file a formal claim with the appropriate government agency within 180 days from the date of the wreck.

In fact, this economy often acts as a crucial safety net to keep people alive in those places where formal economies and governments are simply not there.

Recommendation 3: That the Government provide formal legislative recognition of Aboriginal Customary Law in the Sentencing Act by inserting a new section into the Act which requires magistrates and judges to determine in all matters whether Aboriginal Customary Law is a relevant consideration and if so, to provide appropriate weight to customary law in sentencing decisions and to apply it consistently with human rights standards (as defined in the six human rights treaties to which Australia is a party and through the instruments of the United Nations and under international law).

Module 7 examines «self - determination»; what it means to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and the ways in which it is expressed — from personal every - days acts to formal agreements with governments.