The act of capitulation was signed in Bardo near Września.

An Imperial decree dated May 1, 1812 prohibited any field commander to treat for capitulation and declared every unauthorized surrender a criminal act punishable by death.

In the September 1938, attempt, at the time of the Munich Conference, Hoepner's forces were assigned the task of suppressing the SS following the planned capture and intended shooting of Hitler in the act of " resisting arrest "; the plot collapsed, due to the capitulation by Chamberlain ( which completely undercut the basis for the coup ), and Hoepner's role went undiscovered.

Forced to keep his word and sign the act of capitulation, von Romberg decided to be philosophical and make the best of the situation.

Accordingly, as the law stood before 1870, every person who by birth or naturalisation satisfied the conditions set forth, though he should be removed in infancy to another country where his family resided, owed an allegiance to the British crown which he could never resign or lose, except by act of parliament or by the recognition of the independence or the cession of the portion of British territory in which he resided.

So British subjects voluntarily naturalized in a foreign state are deemed aliens from the time of such naturalization, unless, in the case of persons naturalized before the passing of the act, they have declared their desire to remain British subjects within two years from the passing of the act.

Carnegie's criticism of British society did not mean dislike ; on the contrary, one of Carnegie's ambitions was to act as a catalyst for a close association between the English-speaking peoples.

Along with the Bill of Rights 1689, it remains today one of the main constitutional laws governing the succession to not only the throne of the United Kingdom, but, following British colonialism, the resultant doctrine of reception, and independence, also to those of the other Commonwealth realms, whether by willing deference to the act as a British statute or as a patriated part of the particular realm's constitution.

Brueys also hoped to lure the British fleet onto the shoals at Aboukir Island, sending the brigs Alerte and Railleur to act as decoys in the shallow waters.

Previously, the Canadian federal constitution could be amended by solitary act of the Canadian or British parliaments, by formal or informal agreement between the federal and provincial governments, or even simply by adoption as ordinary custom of an oral convention or unwritten tradition that was perceived to be the best way to do something.

Part V of this act established an amending formula for the Canadian constitution, the lack of which ( due to more than 50 years of disagreement between the federal and provincial governments ) was the only reason Canada's constitutional amendments still required approval by the British parliament after ratification of the Statute of Westminster in 1931.

In UK, the parallel act passed simultaneously by the British parliament was called the Canada Act 1982.

As a bilingual act of parliament, the Canada Act 1982 has the distinction of being the only legislation in French that has been passed by an English or British parliament since Norman French ceased to be the language of government in England.

The United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office delivered a note to the Ecuadorian government in Quito reminding them of the provisions of the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987 which allow the British government to withdraw recognition of diplomatic protection from embassies ; the move was interpreted as a hostile act by Ecuador, with Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño stating that this " explicit threat " would be met with " appropriate responses in accordance with international law ".

The act was technically a success, with audiences for British films becoming larger than the quota required.

* 1908 5 August – The British Ambassador in Madrid informed the Spanish Minister of State ' as an act of courtesy ', of the British Government's intention to build a fence along the line of British sentries on the isthmus to prevent smuggling and reduce sentry duty.

) Scullin was equally insistent that the monarch must act on the relevant Prime Minister's direct advice ( the practice until 1926 was that Dominion prime ministers advised the monarch indirectly, through the British government, which effectively had a veto over any proposal it did not agree with ).

In some cases, an abdication cannot occur unilaterally, but comes into effect only when approved by an act of parliament, as in the case of British King Edward VIII.

* 1915 – Militia officer Henry Pedris executed by firing squad at Colombo, Ceylon-an act widely regarded as a miscarriage of justice by the British colonial authorities.

Neville Chamberlain's European Policy in 1939 was based upon creating a " peace front " of alliances linking Western and Eastern European states to serve as a " tripwire " meant to deter any act of German aggression The new “ containment ” strategy adopted in March 1939 comprised giving firm warnings to Berlin, increasing the pace of British rearmament and attempting to form an interlocking network of alliances that would block German aggression anywhere in Europe by creating such a formidable deterrence to aggression that Hitler could not rationally chose that option.

At the same time, British policy-makers were afraid if Hitler were “ contained ”, and faced with a collapsing economy he would commit a desperate “ mad dog act ” of aggression as a way of lashing out.

The " Dead Parrot Sketch ", alternatively and originally known as the " Pet Shop Sketch " or " Parrot Sketch ", is a popular sketch or one act from Monty Python's Flying Circus, and one of the most famous in the history of British television comedy.

In 1573, in the act of the Warsaw Confederation, the nobles of the Sejm officially sanctioned, and guaranteed to each other, religious tolerance in Commonwealth territory, ensuring a refuge for those fleeing the ongoing Reformation and Counter-Reformation wars in Europe.

For example, security through obscurity may ( but cannot be guaranteed to ) act as a temporary " speed bump " for attackers while a resolution to a known security issue is implemented.

The act further expanded the National Guard's role, and guaranteed the State militias ' status as the Army's primary reserve force.

But this test of necessity is a wholly secondary one ; these laws are not thus guaranteed to us ; they are each and all given to us, given to our consciousness, in an act of spontaneous apperception or ' apprehension, immediately, instantaneously, in a sphere above the reflective consciousness, yet within the reach of knowledge.

The act also guaranteed residency rights in Britain for retired Gurkhas and their families.

The new state bank was to act as Morocco's Central Bank, but with a strict cap on the spending of the Sherifiangfd Empire, with administrators appointed by the national banks that guaranteed the loans: the German Empire, United Kingdom, France and Spain.

Such an act would have guaranteed him financial independence and professional success.

The act removed references to the Protestant faith in the oath of allegiance, and guaranteed free practice of the Roman Catholic faith.

Among other components, this act restored the use of the French civil law for private matters while maintaining the use of the English common law for public administration ( including criminal prosecution ), replaced the oath of allegiance so that it no longer made reference to the Protestant faith, and guaranteed free practice of the Catholic faith.

The act renewed Polish – Lithuanian union and established a common Sejm and guaranteed the right to inherit lands gifted by the Grand Duke.

A major issue of contention was the education system, with Roman Catholic bishops lobbying for guarantees protecting the separate school system, This was opposed by delegates from the Maritimes, and the compromise reached was Section 93 of the act, which guaranteed separate school systems in Quebec and Ontario but not in Nova Scotia or New Brunswick.

In a victory for the Métis, the act guaranteed that they would receive title for the lands they already farmed and of farmland for the use of their children.

The Academy's bill states the foregoing facts and then alleges that the challenged act contravenes the corporation's rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment ( 268 U. S. 510, 532 – 533 )

The new state bank was to act as Morocco's Central Bank, but with a strict cap on the spending of the Sherifian Empire, with administrators appointed by the national banks that guaranteed the loans: the German Empire, United Kingdom, France and Spain.

However, many of the major FBS teams usually schedule early season non-conference home games against lesser opponents that are lower-tier FBS, Football Championship, or Division II schools, which often result in lopsided victories in favor of the FBS teams and act as exhibition games in all but name, though they also provide a large appearance fee and at least one guaranteed television appearance for the smaller school.

Thus in a system of diffuse reciprocity, states need not seek the immediate benefit guaranteed by specific reciprocity, but can act in the confidence that their cooperative actions will be repaid in the long run.

He organised the " nexus clause " which guaranteed the Senate half as many members as the House of Representatives, arguing that this would act as an incentive to keep parliamentary numbers, and therefore expenditure, comparatively low.

The Ralph M. Brown Act, was an act of the California State Legislature, authored by Assemblymember Ralph M. Brown and passed in 1953, that guaranteed the public ’ s right to attend and participate in meetings of local legislative bodies.

During the interregnum szlachta has passed the Warsaw Confederation act which guaranteed unprecedented religious tolerance to all citizens of the Commonwealth.