Despite improvements in the laws in recent years, Indonesia's intellectual property rights regime remains weak ; lack of effective enforcement is a major concern.

Despite its small size and relatively short existence, the exact nature of the kingdom and its origins, customs, laws, and population is still debated.

Despite the Jim Crow laws and discrimination by registrars, she succeeded in registering to vote on her third try.

Despite that, states like Virginia enacted laws based in eugenics, such as its 1924 Racial Integrity Act, which established the one-drop rule as law.

Despite the devastation wrought by the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War ( 66 – 73 CE ), which left the population and countryside in ruins, a series of laws passed by Roman Emperors provided the incentive for the second rebellion.

Despite their resistance to pro-slavery laws, several states made free blacks unwelcome.

Despite the fact that successful isolated system perpetual motion devices are physically impossible in terms of the current understanding of the laws of physics, the pursuit of perpetual motion remains popular.

Despite these findings by the courts, there remains some public skepticism over whether the laws are effective.

Despite the state's interest in protecting the public and so-called " learned professions " from having unschooled persons practising them, and the state's insistence on enforcing a monopoly, the existence of laws governing ( or defining ) " unauthorized practice of Law " does not, ipso facto mean that they will be enforced.

Despite the draconian nonconformist laws, there was a large number of non-Anglican meeting houses and nonconformity flourished ; a fifth of the population of the Birstall Parish was estimated to be nonconformist.

Despite these changes retailers still face complicated and confusing trading laws, which stipulate trading hours based on size and product offer.

Despite not being able to sing as Bronco in Mexico, the group still uses the name Bronco for their international concerts, where Mexican copyright laws do not count.

Despite statements as a Senator, where he called for marijuana decriminalization, promises as a presidential candidate where he stated that marijuana laws needed to be reconsidered and explicit statements as president that he would respect state medical marijuana laws, Barack Obama has presided over 1. 7 million marijuana arrests and a nationwide campaign of raiding medical marijuana dispensaries.

Despite the similar name the countries differ greatly in their governments and laws.

Despite these laws, pop singers like Inul Daratista who is known for her hip swaying moves and Agnes Monica who features in sexy attire, still continue exposing their navels but undergo some restrictions during advertising.

Despite his progressive views ( he was an admirer of the Bismarckian German social laws ), his conservative political thinking turned him into a leading opponent of Eleftherios Venizelos.

Despite the laws, the violent incidents continue, under a general perception of impunity.

Despite these laws, free parties continue to exist.

Despite the central claim of legal positivism that legal validity depends on sources, legal positivism does not claim that the laws so identified should be followed or obeyed or that there is value in having clear, identifiable rules ( although some positivists may also make these claims ).

Despite this official move, the process of secularism continued throughout the 20th century, culminating with the Jules Ferry laws in the 1880s and then with the 1905 law on separation of the Church and the state, which definitely established state secularism ( known as laïcité ).

Despite this Supreme Court ruling, such laws remained on the books, although unenforceable, in several states until 2000, when Alabama became the last state to repeal its law against mixed-race marriage.

Despite actually being a minority, Scalawags gained power by taking advantage of the Reconstruction laws of 1867, which disenfranchised the majority of Southern white voters as they could not take the Ironclad oath, which required they had never served in Confederate armed forces or held any political office under the state or Confederate governments.

Despite this support, in April 1829, John H. Eaton, Secretary of War ( 1829 – 1831 ), informed Ross that President Jackson would support the right of Georgia to extend her laws over the Cherokee people.

Despite the worldwide ban, agricultural use continues in India North Korea, and possibly elsewhere.

Despite this reverse, under Ezana and Kaleb the kingdom was at its height, benefiting from a large trade, which extended as far as India and Ceylon, and were in constant communication with the Byzantine Empire.

Despite that, India supported the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.

Despite more than a century of exposure to Western classical music and two centuries of British colonialism, classical music in India has never gained more than ' fringe ' popularity.

Despite being a multi-starrer movie, the film failed in India but it was an overseas success.

Despite the clear connection between deforestation and the increasing number of floods ( in 1732, 1734, 1736, 1747, 1756 and 1787 ) the East India Company ’ s Court of Directors gave little support to efforts by governors to eradicate the goat problem.

Despite its location in the tropics, in stark contrast with most of South India, Ooty generally features pleasantly mild conditions throughout the year.

Despite being a close ally of the United States and India, Afghanistan has no relations with Israel and has criticized its existence several times.

Despite his deep respect for Gokhale, however, Gandhi would reject Gokhale's faith in western institutions as a means of achieving political reform and ultimately chose not to become a member of Gokhale's Servants of India Society.

Despite this, he was stripped of the captaincy when India toured England in 1979 for a four Test tour.

Despite this, India were unable to finish off their novice opponents, the draw heralding a start of a winless summer.

Despite this theoretical viewpoint, abortion is not uncommon among the Sikh community in India, and there is growing concern that female fetuses are being aborted because of the cultural preference for sons.

Despite its numerous shortcomings, Madras under Rajaji was still considered by political historians as the best administered province in British India.

Despite this migration, a significant Sindhi Hindu population still resides in Pakistan's Sindh province where they number at around 2. 28 million as per Pakistan's 1998 census while the Sindhi Hindus in India as per 2001 census of India were at 2. 57 million.

Despite the huge migrations during and after Partition, India is still home to the third largest Muslim population in the world ( after Indonesia and Pakistan ).

Despite lacking the dash which won Britain so many victories in India, Campbell was regarded as a brave soldier and a careful and prudent leader.

Despite objections in world forums such as the United Nations, Portugal had long maintained that its African colonies were an integral part of Portugal, and felt obliged to militarily defend them against Communist-inspired armed groups, particularly after India's annexation of Portuguese exclaves Goa, Daman and Diu ( Portuguese India ), in 1961 ( see Indian Invasion of Goa ).

Despite the Kodavas being known in India as " brave warriors " and members of the Indian warrior caste, Kodagu did not have indigenous rulers for long as the Kodavas failed to evolve political consensus.

Despite the controversy the Bofors gun was used extensively as the primary field artillery during the Kargil War with Pakistan and gave India ' an edge ' against Pakistan according to battlefield commanders.

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Despite appearing in such films as A Passage to India ( 1984 ) and Empire of the Sun ( 1987 ), he never made a name for himself as a film star, but has continued in a succession of starring roles on television.

Despite performing poorly at the box office in India, the film proved to be a hit overseas.

Despite the phasing out of intermissions in the West, they have remained prevalent in India, and especially with Bollywood films.