Following the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq on 15 October 2005, a general election was held on 15 December to elect the permanent 275-member Iraqi Council of Representatives.

Following ratification of the Constitution and formation of the first government in 1789, two new political factions formed along similar lines as the old division.

Following ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in most countries, terms such as " custody " and " access " ( known as " visitation " in the United States ) have been superseded by the concepts of " residence " and " contact ".

Following the American Revolution, and ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1781, Pennsylvania sued to resolve the conflict with Connecticut.

Following the civil conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a more complete unification was attempted following the ratification of Parliament by Oliver Cromwell during the interregnum in 1654.

Following Congressional passage of the amendment Friedan advocated for ratification of the amendment in the states and supported other women's rights reforms.

Following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, women were eligible for election to the Minnesota legislature.

Following ratification by the U. S. Senate and the Federal Assembly of Russia, it went into force on 26 January 2011.

Following the ratification of the 1935 Constitution and the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Laurel was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on February 29, 1936.

Following the formal signing of the Treaty on 2 October 1997, the Member States engaged in an equally long and complex ratification process.

Following this approach, the international community has adopted the following sectoral counter-terrorism conventions, open to the ratification of all states:

Following the ratification of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, Gogarty sided with the pro-Treaty government ( headed by his close friend Arthur Griffith ) and was made a Free State Senator.

Following undesirable effects observed on several patients of a French practitioner, an official ratification was published in France in April 2011 to ban Mesotherapy as a method for removing fat deposits.

Following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, women were eligible for election to the Minnesota legislature.

Following the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, on 20 July 1922, Togoland formally became a League of Nations Class B mandate divided into French Togoland and British Togoland, covering respectively about two-thirds and one-third of the territory.

Following the People Power Revolution and the ratification of the 1987 constitution, the legislative branch again became bicameral.

Following the ratification of the Constitution by New Hampshire and Virginia, and a letter he received from Nathan Dane, Smith became convinced that New York had no choice but to accept the ratification of the Constitution and could not afford to wait until it had been amended.

Following the rejection of the European Constitution by voters in France in May 2005 and in the Netherlands in June 2005, and the extension granted to the ratification deadline, José Sócrates announced on 17 June 2005 that the government would postpone the referendum.

Following the ratification of bilateral treaties, Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan declared that the northern Caspian was open for business and investment as they had reached a consensus on the legal status of the basin.

Following ratification of the Danish Constitution in 1849, there was political will to improve trade routes to England and provide better connections between Copenhagen and the rest of the country.

Following the ratification of the Constitution, the Congress, while meeting in New York, passed the Residence Act on July 9, 1790.

" Following the War of the Rebellion, the debate over ratification of the Reconstruction Amendments reignited the sovereignty movement in Ohio.

Following the proposal of the Sentinel and Safeguard decisions on American ABM systems, the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks began in November 1969 ( SALT I ).

Following reform in 2005, the governor lost exclusive responsibility regarding decisions of external relevance ( i. e. banking and financial supervision ), which has been transferred to the Directorate ( by majority vote ).

Following this sentiment, congregationalism has evolved over time to include even more participation of the congregation, more kinds of lay committees to whom various tasks are apportioned, and more decisions subject to the vote of the entire membership.

Following a series of unfortunate business decisions, the brewery closed in July 2003.

Following the vast support that was demonstrated for the New Deal through Roosevelt's re-election in 1936, Hughes persuaded Roberts to no longer base his decisions on political maneuvering and side with him in future cases that involved New Deal legislation

Following several landmark decisions by this court, by the early 1990s the patentability of software was well established, and in 1996 the USPTO issued Final Computer Related Examination Guidelines stating that " A practical application of a computer-related invention is statutory subject matter.

Following a number of years hallmarked by internal problems and a listener rebellion as a result of management decisions, the station eventually evolved into its current format of conventional modern rock.

Following the end of World War II in 1945, the town was placed under Polish administration according to the decisions of the Potsdam Conference, and became officially known by its Polish name of Jelenia Góra, which was first recorded in 1882.

Following Napoleon's defeat, the decisions made at the 1815 Congress of Vienna ceded the Polish territories of the Duchy of Warsaw to the Kingdom of Prussia establishing the autonomous Grand Duchy of Posen.

Following the re-introduction of capital punishment in August 2004, the Iraqi interim PM Iyad Allawi gave assurances that he would not interfere with the trial and would accept any court decisions, although some of his comments are open to mis-interpretation: " As for the execution, that is for the court to decide — so long as a decision is reached impartially and fairly.

Following these decisions, the General Assembly attempted to remove all three justices from their positions, but lacked the two-thirds majority required for impeachment.

Following this, the Court of Appeal issued a Practice Statement dated 11 July 1994, stating that while the Court would treat its own prior decisions and those of the Privy Council as normally binding, where it appeared that adherence to such decisions " would cause injustice in a particular case or constrain the development of the law in conformity with the circumstances of Singapore " it would regard itself as free to depart from such decisions.

Following due consideration and deliberation, decisions made by the Colours Committee are taken by its Chairman to the Headmaster for his agreement.

Following the Commission hearings, the government felt that the senior ranks of the NSW Police Service were too compromised by personal misconduct or personal ties to corrupt officers meant that no officer could be expected to navigate the reform of the service and implement decisions in the face of bitter opposition from colleagues and former colleagues.

Following a confrontation between the two old friends, in which Gowen was told ( by his own later recounting ) " you were not a very successful president of this company, and now other people have got hold of it ; we are responsible and you are not "; Gowen's hyperbolic response eventually obtained him a position as counsel, allowing him to offer advice but make no decisions.

Following its physical completion, financial difficulties ensued leading to decisions for the raising to funds to pay the debts.

Following the decisions of the Welsh Boundary Commission, the Conwy seat was significantly altered, forming the base of a new Aberconwy constituency established for the 2010 general election.

Following decisions by the Boundary Commission for England, Knowsley North and Sefton East was abolished for the 2010 general election.

Following the death of Dr. Janet Fraiser late in season 7 of Stargate SG-1, Woolsey is brought into Stargate Command in the episode " Heroes " to examine the command decisions and threatens SGC personnel with court-martial if they do not cooperate.