Sentences with phrase «powers under the treaties»

In spite of its considerable (and increasing) powers under the Treaties, the Parliament has since the first election faced decreasing turnouts.

Not exact matches

The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; — to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; — to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; — to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party; — to Controversies between two or more States; — between a State and Citizens of another State; — between Citizens of different States; — between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

Under the Lisbon Treaty (no referendum), the EU doesn't need any more treaties to give itself more powers.

In endless negotiations under this treaty, which will resume in Cancún, Mexico, at the end of the month, powerful subtexts have shaped public postures of rich countries, emerging powers and the world's poorest nations.

President Obama also has the power under the Clean Air Act to implement an executive agreement at the international level, rendering Senate approval of a climate treaty unnecessary.

Conversely, ten of the intervening States, in addition to the Council and Commission, argued that the CJEU had «no power under Article 267 to assess the validity of provisions of the Treaties».

Therefore, the residual «prerogative power» (powers that were once vested in the King or Queen and because they have not been given a statutory footing now vest in the ministers of the Government) to make and withdraw from international treaties can not be used to give notice under Article 50 TEU to withdraw from the European Union.

Respondents reported a need to ascertain the validity of a claim for personal injuries resulting from a camel ride in Egypt; the right to shelter under international treaties; and the validity of a power of attorney executed in Brazil.

[Footnote 16] In inserting the exception in the new treaty, a clause was chosen under which Secretaries of State and a federal court had held that the President had no discretionary power to surrender citizens of this country.

Under Article 51 (2) of the Charter, the Charter does not establish any new power or task for the Union, or modify powers and tasks as defined in the Treaties.

On a day to day basis First Nations and Aboriginal people have to deal with government decision makers or are themselves governmental agencies exercising inherent government powers or powers delegated under statute or under modern treaty arrangements.

Successful defense of a Latin American country in an ICSID (Additional Facility) investor - State arbitration brought by a Canadian company under a bilateral investment treaty, related to a concession contract (Nova Scotia Power II).

Successful defense of a Latin American country in an UNCITRAL investor - State arbitration brought by a Canadian company under a bilateral investment treaty, related to a hydrocarbon sales contract (Nova Scotia Power I).

The Government is of the view that it can trigger Article 50 utilising its power under the Royal Prerogative, which allows the Government, on the Sovereign's behalf, to conduct foreign affairs and enter into international treaties.

The approach to be taken under s. 35 in preserving existing Aboriginal and treaty rights is different from the division of powers analysis required in respect of lands reserved for Indians within the meaning of s. 91 (24).

«the judicial power shall extend to all cases in law and equity arising under the Constitution, the laws of the United States, or treaties made or which shall be made under their authority; to all cases affecting ambassadors or other public ministers and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; to controversies, to which the United

In recent years there has been criticism that international investment treaties and investor - State arbitration conducted under those treaties increasingly, and unacceptably, have encroached upon the legitimate uses of States» regulatory power.

(The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party; to Controversies between two or more States; between a State and Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States; between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.)

In EU matters, the claimants argue, the prerogative power has been abrogated by statutory provisions which confer rights from and under the EU Treaties on UK citizens; and / or expressly require a continuing statutory basis for directly applicable or directly effective EU law; and / or depend upon, or assume, the UK's continued membership of the EU.

It therefore had no prerogative power to effect a withdrawal from the relevant Treaties by giving notice under Art 50 of the TEU.

The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority; — to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls; — to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; — to controversies to which the United States shall be a party; — to controversies between two or more states; — between a state and citizens of another state; — between citizens of different states; — between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects.

While, for instance, responsibilities for education and health are shared between the Commonwealth, States and Territories, responsibility for record - keeping and access resides separately with each jurisdiction; that for juvenile justice and welfare lies with the States and Territories, and the Commonwealth has «special» responsibility for Indigenous people under s 51 (26) of the Constitution (the races power), as well as for Australia's international human rights obligations by way of its Executive power to ratify treaties and its power to «incorporate» them into domestic law under s 51 (29) of the Constitution.

According to Blackstone, the juridical tools that were available under international law to colonial powers seeking to acquire sovereignty over foreign lands in the 18 th Century were threefold; conquest or treaty (cession) where the land was occupied; or occupation where the land was uninhabited.

Under section 51 (xxix) of the Constitution, the external affairs power, the Commonwealth has undoubted power to implement its international treaty obligations, including the ICCPR, and is accountable for failures of the states and territories to comply with these obligations.

Australian domestic law supports the proposition that states and territories should exercise the powers granted to them under Commonwealth statutes consistently with the international human rights treaties.