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 anti-dowry laws in India, it is still a common illegal practice.

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 being predominantly peaceful in nature, the revolution was not without violent clashes between security forces and protesters, with at least 846 people killed and 6, 000 injured.

Despite public or media opinion, national studies have indicated that severe mental illness does not independently predict future violent behavior, on average, and is not a leading cause of violence in society.

Despite the clear electoral victory for the Sandinistas, the Contras continued their violent attacks on both state and civilian targets, until 1989.

Despite Elizabeth ’ s volatile, often violent reactions in regards to her appearance, the Empress was ebullient in most other matters particularly when it came to Court entertainment.

Despite violent opposition from some printers in the Sheldonian, this ended the friction between Oxford and the Stationers, and marked the effective start of a stable university printing business.

The Mexican newspaper, The News, reported that “ a tribunal of three circuit court judges ruled that there was not enough proof to link Echeverria to the violent suppression of hundreds of protesting students on Oct. 2, 1968 .” Despite the ruling, prosecutor Carrillo Prieto said he would continue his investigation and seek charges against Echeverria before the United Nations International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights Commission.

Despite Chief Guyasuta's violent history, General O ' Hara furnished a cabin for him on O ' Hara's estate north of the Allegheny River ( now Fox Chapel ), and provided necessities during the declining years of his life.

Despite the majority of contemporaneous scholars and writers agreeing that Peter was the true author of the Crusade and that its aims became corrupted and violent over time in contrast to the purer and mostly non-violent People's Crusade, most recent scholars such as Jonathan Riley-Smith consider such views as an excellent instance of the legendary amplification of the First Crusade — an amplification which, beginning during the crusade itself, in the " idolizations " of the different camps ( idola castrorum, if one may pervert Bacon ), soon developed into a regular saga.

Despite the popularity of the series, it was also subject to much controversy from parents who felt the show was too violent for young children.

Despite this, matsetela ( 2000 ) stated that the process was then halted and the situation began to reverse itself, as the subsequent violent actions of drug lords, paramilitaries, guerrillas and opportunistic large landowners severely contributed to a renewed concentration of land and to the displacement of small landowners.

Despite Weston's initial reservations, throughout the novel, Ecotopian citizens are characterized as clever, technologically resourceful, emotionally expressive and even occasionally violent, but also socially responsible, patriotic.

Despite the attempt to tone down the content, the Motion Picture Association of America deemed the film too violent to rate PG-13, so Gibson released it as unrated.

Despite its problems, according to studies in Latin America, San José is still one of the safest and least violent cities in the region.

Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues ( plus specials ) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.

Despite their initial violent hatred of each other, he and Newcastle grew to have a very productive relationship which lasted for over three decades.

Despite his violent actions and dark nature, the Punisher has enjoyed some mainstream success ( although toned down ) on television, making guest appearances on Spider-Man: The Animated Series and even The Super Hero Squad Show.

Despite a jaw-dropping violent streak ( including nailing people's heads to the floor and to coffee tables, and screwing people's pelvises to cake stands ), he was beloved by everyone who knew him, most considering him " a cruel man, but fair ".

Despite a violent storm, the men successfully drive most of the herd across the river, except for Norman, who is caught up in the river's rapid current.

Despite this setback violence remained on the agenda as the party maintained a Leader Guard of violent members whom it encouraged to join the Territorial Army, as well as a Women's Division and a National Youth Movement.

Despite crime declines versus their peaks during the crack and heroin epidemics, violent crime continues to be a serious problem in the community.

Despite his violent temper, Drusus showed promise with both military and politics.

Despite his violent and loutish nature, Lobo seems to have a genius-level intellect in matters of destruction and violence.

Despite this, Marks remained on good terms with the many violent inmates housed there as he was " British and a famous non-rat " and avoided conflict " by being nice, charming, and eccentric ".

Despite his harsh upbringing and violent attitude, Riddick has been shown to have a certain knack for deduction, rapidly deducing what had happened to the original inhabitants of the mining base where he and the other crash survivors had been staying, as well as finding the creature's blind spot in Pitch Black and swiftly deducing what had caused the firefight between the wardens and Toombs ' men in Chronicles.