Sentences with phrase «jurisdiction over acts»

The UK has not ratified the amendment to the Rome Statute which would activate the Court's jurisdiction over acts of aggression allegedly committed by UK nationals and, even if it did, the amendment's provisions would not apply retroactively.

The general story is that one state does not have jurisdiction over an act carried out in another state.

The following chart explains when the ICC will have jurisdiction over an act of aggression.

Not exact matches

«This document may in fact give [Becerra] jurisdiction over certain criminal acts associated with this payment,» Avenatti said.

At issue in the case is whether SLUSA divests state courts of jurisdiction over class actions asserting claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (e.g., claims alleging a material misstatement in a registration statement).

With very limited exceptions, the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) grants the CFTC exclusive jurisdiction over the trading of futures, options and swaps on «commodities.»

That Act would further restrict the Fed's 13 (3) lending operations by requiring that they be approved by at least two - thirds of the FOMC (as opposed to the present 5 - member requirement); by disallowing the use of equity as collateral for 13 (3) loans; by requiring that loans be approved not only by the Federal Reserve Board but by all Federal banking regulators having jurisdiction over the prospective borrowers; and by allowing emergency lending to be extended beyond a term of 30 days only by means of a joint resolution approved by Congress.

If the Supreme Court somehow obtained jurisdiction over this independent sovereign power, according to Coons it would not be acting «either as or for the state, but as the arbiter of legal sovereigns who need a way to live together by some rule more humane than naked power.»

It would be recalled, that several acts of vandalism had occurred over the past 12 months from the seizure of toll booths, toilets, National Health Insurance offices, the beating of a regional security coordinator, to the freeing of members of the Delta Forces standing trial before a court of competent jurisdiction.

Had the Conservatives had a Parliamentary majority (or had formed a coalition with a certain party whose name shall go unmentioned), they might have found a way back to the status quo ante on at least (some of) the reforms that are practically reversible, viz. the House of Lords, the Human Rights Act, the Lord Chancellor's jurisdiction over the judiciary.

But since those cops were no longer employed by SUNY New Paltz, the college «indicated that it does not have jurisdiction over the employees and has no grounds to act on this allegation,» Abbott wrote in his July letter.

The charges in part read: «That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser and Hon. Waripamowei Dudafa (now at large) whilst bring Senior Special Assistant, Domestic Affairs to the President on or about 27th November within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit: the sum of N10billion being part of the funds in the account of the National Security Adviser with the CBN, the equivalent of which sum you received from the CBN in foreign currencies to wit: $ 47million and $ 5.6 million Euros committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property when you claimed to have distributed same to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Primary Election delegates and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.

«That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser on or about 12th December 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, and in such capacities entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit: N90million which was in the account of the ONSA with Diamond Bank Plc, committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property by remitting the said sum into the account of Brains and Hammers Limited for the purchase of 7 - bedroom duplex house at No. 11 Mansur Bamalli Drive (D1064), Apo 1 Abuja and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.

Under the Clean Water Act, the federal government had expanded their jurisdiction over waterways that expanded onto private property.

In 1979, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that unionization at religious schools could not be compelled because it could constitute «a significant risk of infringement of the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment if the act conferred jurisdiction over church - operated schools.»

After extensive conversations over the past several weeks with senior staff persons and key Members of Congress who serve on the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the bill, it has become clear that very few, if any, public health bills such as the SMA Treatment Acceleration Act will move through Congress during the lame - duck session set to begin on November 15.

The Executive Ethics Board enforces the Ethics In Public Service Act, RCW The Board has jurisdiction over dating former supervisor elected officials and state.

Texas charters achieved a major victory on March 15th when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) upheld a June 2017 Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decision dismissing a concerted activity claim by a former employee of Universal Academy on the grounds that the NLRB does not have jurisdiction over Texas public charter schools under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Sec. 1 - 225 and Sec. 1 - 200) states that «meetings of all public agencies shall be open to the public», and defines public agency as «including any committee of, or created by, any such office, subdivision, agency, department, institution, bureau, board, commission, authority or official», and defines «meeting» as «any hearing or other proceeding of a public agency... to discuss or act upon a matter over which the public agency has supervision control, jurisdiction or advisory power», nonetheless, the State Department of Education attempted to keep the «training session» for superintendents closed to the public, stating it «is not a venue for members of the general public to participate.»

We hold that the District Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over Polera's claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act («ADA»), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794, because she failed to exhaust her administrative remedies.

This Court has personal jurisdiction over each Defendant and venue is proper in the Southern District of New York under Section 12 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 22, and 28 U.S.C. 1391, because each Defendant transacts business and is found within the Southern District of New York.

This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action under Section 4 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 4, and 28 U.S.C. 1331, 1337 (a), and 1345.

Additionally the Act gives the FPB jurisdiction over films and games, but not over all published content.

Individuals and businesses need to register with their local securities regulatorSecurities regulator A government agency that enforces the securities act in jurisdiction it has authority over.

Anyone selling securities or offering investment advice must be registered with their provincial securities regulatorSecurities regulator A government agency that enforces the securities act in jurisdiction it has authority over.

It remains unclear whether the EPA will opt for that route, but Republicans could also affect the EPA's ability to regulate carbon by amending the Clean Air Act to remove its jurisdiction over the pollutant.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the court opinion wrote, «Maryland's regulatory program to encourage development of new in - state energy generation is preempted by the Federal Power Act, which vests in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission exclusive jurisdiction over interstate wholesale electricity rates.»

They — and not BLM — have jurisdiction over air quality under the Clean Air Act.

By contrast to accession to the European Convention of Human Rights, which would effectively enable the jurisdiction of a separate international court over all aspects of EU legislative and administrative acts, the ambit of jurisdiction of any future joint EU - UK court would be far more limited.

Isn't there a deeply problematic potential that comes with using international norms to work around the State Immunity Act, namely that individual states can use or even identify international norms, despite being debatable, to then assert foreign jurisdiction over others states?

The Federal Court, in contrast is purely a statutory creation (see the Federal Courts Act) and only has jurisdiction over specific areas as provided in statute.

He says the subject comes up whenever there are amendments to the Indian Act and the issue over whether First Nations have jurisdiction to protect their own heritage.

Where an inquiry committee of a college under the BC Health Professions Act summarily dismisses a complaint, on the basis the college lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint (e.g., a financial dispute between the parties), the Health...

The first UFC established in Hamilton in 1977 had been given jurisdiction over juvenile delinquency proceedings and this continued with the introduction of the Young Offenders Act of 1984 — at least for youth up to their 16th birthdays.

The Act permits federal courts to preside over certain class actions in diversity jurisdiction where the aggregate amount in controversy exceeds $ 5 million; where the class comprises at least 100 plaintiffs; and where there is at least «minimal diversity» between the parties (i.e., at least one plaintiff class member is diverse from at least one defendant).

Section 92 (10) of the Constitution Act (1867) grants the federal Parliament exclusive jurisdiction over interprovincial works and undertakings related to transportation or communication.

Under the Act, the Tribunal has jurisdiction over any claim less than $ 150 million.

Reading section 3.6 (1) alone, it may not appear that the Act grants the CRT exclusive jurisdiction over these matters.

Another case has confirmed the primacy of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act («UCCJEA») over local jurisdictional rules that conflict with that statutory scheme.

Firstly, when considering the suitability of the proposed class under s. 5 (1) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, he found that Ontario did not have a sufficiently real and substantial connection to the underlying facts and class members in the proposed class action for the Ontario courts to properly take jurisdiction over the proceeding.

The Minister, at the request of a competent authority, may make a request to a State or entity for the extradition of a person for the purpose of prosecuting the person for — or imposing or enforcing a sentence, or making or enforcing a disposition under the Young Offenders Act, chapter Y - 1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, in respect of — an offence over which Canada has jurisdiction.

In Ontario College of Pharmacists v. 1724665 Ontario Inc., 2013 CanLII 13655 (ON SC), the court held that a call centre in Ontario that was acting for a company in Belize taking orders for drugs made in China for delivery to patients in the United States was carrying on the practice of pharmacy in Ontario to the degree that the Ontario regulator had jurisdiction over it.

In other words, there are two governments with criminal jurisdiction over every breath you take whenever you act within the territorial limits of the United States.

The ATS, a single sentence within the Judiciary Act of 1789, provides United States federal courts with original jurisdiction over «any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.»

The implication of this point is that IJI will no longer create a shield against provincial action that impairs core federal jurisdiction over Aboriginal peoples under section 91 (24) of the Constitution Act, 1867, as was the case following Delgamuukw v British Columbia, 1997 CanLII 302 (SCC), [1997] 3 SCR 1010.

When he did that, under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), jurisdiction over custody issues was relinquished from the Illinois court to the Family Division of the Miami - Dade County CiJurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), jurisdiction over custody issues was relinquished from the Illinois court to the Family Division of the Miami - Dade County Cijurisdiction over custody issues was relinquished from the Illinois court to the Family Division of the Miami - Dade County Circuit Court.

The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) greatly expanded the federal courts» jurisdiction over class actions by relaxing the requirements for federal subject matter jurisdiction.

The Tribunal, created by Provincial legislation, has no jurisdiction over a Respondent who is subject to Federal regulation under the Constitution Act, 1867, (Chan v. Bell Mobility Inc.dba Bell Mobility, 2003 BCHRT 27).

In both cases, the Courts ruled that there was no jurisdiction over the Venezuelan sovereign entities under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA).

2012), addresses the important international practice question of whether activity by a non-U.S. sovereign satisfies the «commercial activity» exclusion to the application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, thus permitting the federal courts to exercise subject matter jurisdiction over a matter.