Sentences with phrase «of heads of states»

Twenty - five years ago, hundreds of heads of states and scientists traveled to the UN Headquarters in New York to deliver a protocol.

Born on March 1, 1924, K.B. Asante was the Secretary to Ghana's First President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, and served under a number of Heads of States in Ghana.

For more than thirty years he has advised dozens of heads of state and governments on economic strategy, in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

The investigation is the result of an April 2016 data leak, in which a global group of media outlets — including the CBC and Toronto Star — exposed the financial secrets of heads of state, athletes, billionaires and druglords.

«His comments were reportedly considered «excessive and extremist... striking a blow at the dignity of the Head of State and at the Institutions of the Transition,»» WWM reports.

The six decades during which she has straddled the roles both of head of state and of Supreme Governor of the Church of England have witnessed such societal change that it is almost as if her detractors are waiting patiently for her to leave the stage, before redeveloping the constitution over which the Queen presides.

When the Club of Rome met thirty heads of state some years ago, the then Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Trudeau, said that most of the heads of state present agreed with the call of the Club of Rome for a new approach to the interrelations between economics, ecology and politics.

There are also plenty of heads of state attending the match, with Russian president Vladimir Putin joining his counterparts from Gabon and Antigua & Barbuda to keep Brazilian head honcho Dilma Roussef company.

I had to produce 10 embroidered scarves for the wives of the Heads of State attending including Hilary Clinton and Mme Chirac.

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

To prevent a demagogue from becoming head of state, you need to abolish the position of head of state.

Comments: President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

If the European Council, after consulting the European Parliament and the Commission, adopts by a simple majority a decision in favour of examining the proposed amendments, the President of the European Council shall convene a Convention composed of representatives of the national Parliaments, of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States, of the European Parliament and of the Commission.

Thirdly, an elected President of the EU executive would be responsible in front of the voters and not in front of the heads of state and government, hence reducing their influence further.

Accepting the automatic appointment of the European Commission President through the European Parliament would in fact limit the prerogatives of the heads of state and government, preventing them from appointing the least charismatic candidate for the EU's top job.

«It is my hope that as many of our colleagues as possible will join us to inaugurate President Akufo - Addo,» he said in a farewell address to the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its 50th ordinary session in Abuja last Saturday.

He launched the African Anti-Corruption Year 2018 during the Opening Ceremony of the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital.

A former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, the 58 - year old Christian Kabore was elected in November 2015 as part of transitional arrangements put in place by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government during the...

According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President made the call while presenting Nigeria's position in favour of the report on the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area and related issues presented by President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic, during the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Because the role of head of state resides with the all - white Windsor family for the foreseeable future no black or Asian Britain's can be our head of state, something that borders on de facto racism.

The problem for the EU, is that Hungary is very much aligned with Poland, and the council is made up of heads of state from the EU's member states.

President John Mahama will today leave Accra for an extraordinary session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to discuss the political situation in Burkina Faso.

«Summit decides to dispatch to Ouagadougou on 23 September 2015, a High Committee of Heads of State and Government comprising Benin, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria and Togo, under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Authority.

«It is in the light of this commitment that I led Ghana's delegation to attend the 28th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 25th to 31st January, 2017,» he stated.

It got scary when he added the following primordial dimension: «A few hours ago under the watchful eyes of the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and in total defiance of the Head of State's proclamation of the rights of a citizen of Nigeria to live anywhere in Nigeria and to do business anywhere in Nigeria, the Arewa youths, pretending to withdraw their quit notice, gave qualifications to the Head of State's proclamation, issuing conditions for enjoyment of citizenship status.»

The meeting was ahead of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union billed to commence on Saturday at the Headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa with the theme «2016: African Year of Human Rights with a Particular Focus on the Rights of Women».

The move served no apparent policing need, the official said, and led to the departure of the head of the State Police in 2016.

The two - day forum features a total of 24 sessions that will involve the participation of heads of state, ministers and dignitaries, policymakers, CEOs, prominent entrepreneurs, and heads of private banks, as well as UAE government and business leaders.

The Committee also interprets the provisions of the Charter at the request of a state party, an institution of the OAU / AU or any other person or institution recognized by OAU / AU and to perform such other tasks as may be entrusted to it by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

The President of the Commission, Mercel de Sousa, told Shettima that the establishment of the fund was in compliance with the decision of the 50th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS which took place in Abuja on December 17, 2016.

The deal was signed by representatives of 44 of the 55 African Union member states after its formal launch in Kigali, Rwanda, at an Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.

A good sampling of Head of State Gifts can be viewed at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.

Today, the hotel is once again the gathering place of heads of state, royals, politicians, stars and starlets, intellectuals, artists, designers, entrepreneurs, charming roughs, and quirky characters, which ensures that there will never be a dull moment once one enters the magnificent world that is the Adlon.

The Club of Rome was an organization formed in 1968 consisting of heads of state, UN bureaucrats, high - level politicians and government officials, diplomats, scientists, economists and business leaders from around the globe.

The Clinton Global Initiative is a gathering of heads of state, businesses, activists, celebrities, and nonprofits from around the world that's designed to foster progress through «commitments» — binding vows to back projects

Ban Ki - moon, the United Nations secretary general, spoke to delegates at the meeting on Friday by video link, declaring his intention to call a meeting of heads of state in 2014 to push such a treaty forward.

From May 13 to 17, the city of Lima is hosting the Fifth Eropean Union - Latin American and the Caribbean Summit, a reunion of Heads of State that takes place every two years to strengthen political bonds between the regions and set common goals.

Later this week, however, a special report from the U.N. Advisory Group on Finance — an informal but high - level group of heads of state, experts, and finance ministers — will provide a more comprehensive look at the instruments that could be used generate these funds.

Let's try to compare the point 50 of the opinion: «While the movement of citizens of the Union between Member States is governed by EU law, and in particular by Article 21 TFEU and Directive 2004/38, the same does not apply to visits to Member States by Heads of State» which basically says that the movement of diplomats falls outside the scope of EU law, with the judgment of the Court in paragraph 51: «Accordingly, the fact that a Union citizen performs the duties of a Head of State is such as to justify a limitation, based on international law, on the exercise of the right of free movement conferred on that person by Article 21 TFEU.».

So why is it that this rule has been superseded by the EU rules on free movement, but the rule on the international travel — or lack thereof — of heads of state is not?

49 The status of Head of State therefore has a specific character, resulting from the fact that it is governed by international law, with the consequence that the conduct of such a person internationally, such as that person's presence in another State, comes under that law, in particular the law governing diplomatic relations.

51 Accordingly, the fact that a Union citizen performs the duties of a Head of State is such as to justify a limitation, based on international law, on the exercise of the right of free movement conferred on that person by Article 21 TFEU.

In terms of its composition, Article 15 (2) TEU provides that «The European Council shall consist of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States, together with its President and the President of the Commission.

In the Pinochet case in 1999, the House of Lords confirmed the immunity of heads of state while still in office, but Pinochet was denied immunity after ceasing to hold office.

David Cameron announced victory and pledged to campaign with «all my heart and soul» to keep Britain inside the EU after the Decision of the heads of state or government, meeting within the European Council, concerning a new settlement for the UK within the EU was struck on 19th February 2016 to redraw the terms of the UK's membership.

The 2010 Kenyan constitution is a near to perfect constitution (borrowed from the developed countries) and one of the main work of the head of state in the constitution is to safeguard the peoples lives and property.

Part II.B discusses various theories of head of state immunity in international law.

International courts holding current and former heads of state accountable, as well as the weakening of head of state immunity generally, have received both criticism and praise.

Part II.D describes the ratification of the Rome Statute, a treaty establishing a permanent international court and international criminal laws, and how it changed the scope of head of state immunity.

Part III.A then explores the arguments for and against continuing to narrow the legal concept of head of state immunity.