Laws prohibiting Cannabis in the United States and Canada specifically named products of C. sativa as prohibited materials.

Laws and codes prohibiting homosexual practice were in force in Europe from the fourth to the twentieth centuries, and Muslim countries have had similar laws from the beginnings of Islam in the seventh century up to and including the present day.

Two years later, Charles V signed the New Laws ( which replaced the Laws of Burgos of 1512 ) prohibiting slavery and the repartimientos, but also claiming as his own all the American lands and all of the autochthonous people as his own subjects.

According to a website for Pendarvis ' movement, their objectives were to " remove oppressive Regulations ... and stop enforcement of Laws prohibiting Victimless Acts among Consenting Adults, such as Dueling, Gambling, Incest, Price-Gouging, Cannibalism, and Drug Handling.

Laws were passed prohibiting nude swimming in the Ohio River during daylight hours, and prohibiting dogs from running loose.

Under governmental supervision the notorious Corn Laws of 1815 were passed prohibiting the import of foreign wheat until the domestic price reached a minimum accepted level.

Laws prohibiting dowry in Bangladesh include Dowry Prohibition Act, 1980 ; Dowry Prohibition ( Amendment ) Ordinance, 1982 ; and Dowry Prohibition ( Amendment ) Ordinance, 1986.

Laws prohibiting or regulating the purchase of inexpensive handguns such as the Saturday Night Special are controversial in the United States.

Laws prohibiting homosexuality were also passed in China.

In the late 18th century, the Penal Laws were gradually relaxed and in the 1790s the laws prohibiting Catholics bearing arms were abolished.

According to a website for Mr. Pendarvis ' movement, their objectives were to " remove oppressive Regulations ... and stop enforcement of Laws prohibiting Victimless Acts among Consenting Adults, such as Dueling, Gambling, Incest, Price-Gouging, Cannibalism, and Drug Handling.

The New Laws, prohibiting the enslavement of Indians, had resulted in higher labor costs as miners turned to wage labor and expensive African slaves.

Laws prohibiting the promotion of Communism, also remain active.

THEY, by a strange Frenzy driven, fight for Power, for Plunder, and extended Rule — WE, for our Country, our Altars, and our Homes .— THEY follow an ADVENTURER, whom they fear — and obey a Power which they hate — WE serve a Monarch whom we love — a God whom we adore ... They call on us to barter all of Good we have inherited and proved, for the desperate Chance of Something better which they promise .— Be our plain Answer this: The Throne WE honour is the PEOPLE ' S CHOICE — the Laws we reverence are our brave Fathers ' Legacy — the Faith we follow teaches us to live in bonds of Charity with all Mankind, and die with Hope of Bliss beyond the Grave.

Laws restricting the freedom of speech are justified by claims that they are intended to prohibit speech that may breed ill will or cause disharmony within Singapore's multiracial, multi-religious society.

On 27 January 1846, Peel gave a three-hour speech saying that the Corn Laws would be abolished on 1 February 1849 after three years of gradual reductions of the tariff, leaving only a 1 shilling duty per quarter.

Cobden and Bright were against the protectionist Corn Laws and in a speech at Covent Garden on September 28, 1843 Cobden outlined this brand of internationalism:

Laws governing online behavior pose another unique challenge to lawmakers in that they must work to enact laws that protect the public without infringing upon their First Amendment rights to free speech.

Cobden consented, and at the meeting was much struck by Bright's short speech, and urged him to speak against the Corn Laws.

His first speech on the Corn Laws was made at Rochdale in 1838, and in the same year he joined the Manchester provisional committee which in 1839 founded the Anti-Corn Law League He was still only the local public man, taking part in all public movements, especially in opposition to John Feilden's proposed factory legislation, and to the Rochdale church-rate.

The Supplementary Fundamental Laws approved in 1907 provided, within limits, for freedom of press, speech, and association, and for security of life and property.

In May 2012, he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Bard College and gave the commencement speech at the graduation.

On June 7, 2010, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Queen's University in Kingston and delivered the convocation speech to a part of the graduating class of 2010 from Queens ' Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

:" Laws are spider-webs, which catch the little flies, but cannot hold the big ones.

Laws are made in a 17-member Legislative Assembly that has all state and local government functions.

Along with information on official chess tournaments, the rules are described in the FIDE Handbook, Laws of Chess section.

Clarke's Three Laws are three " laws " of prediction formulated by the British writer Arthur C. Clarke.

The rules and tournament regulations are now maintained by the International Laws Committee, established by the croquet associations of England and Wales ( CA ), Australia ( ACA ), New Zealand ( CNZ ) and the United States ( USCA ).

English and British statutes are part of Canadian law because of the Colonial Laws Validity Act, 1865, section 129 of the Constitution Act, 1867, and the Statute of Westminster 1931.

Laws banning circumcision are also ancient.

Jews hold that other nations and peoples are not required ( nor expected ) to obey the Law of Moses, with the notable exception that the only laws Judaism believes are automatically binding ( in order to be assured of a place in the world to come ) on other nations are known as the Seven Laws of Noah.

Thus, as an ethnic religion, Judaism holds that others may have their own, different, paths to God ( or holiness, or " salvation "), as long as they are consistent with the Seven Laws of Noah.

Laws and regulations are promulgated by the Commissioner and enforced in the BIOT by Brit Rep.

Philo, Special Laws 2. 27 / 145 (" Many myriads of victims from noon till eventide are offered by the whole people ").

Maxwell's Laws, which unify light, fields, and charge are one of the great milestones of theoretical physics.

Roz Laws from the Sunday Mercury called the plot " shocking and ridiculous " and asked " are we really supposed to believe that Kat won't recognise that the baby looks different?

Laws dealing with pollution are often media-limited — i. e., pertain only to a single environmental medium, such as air, water ( whether surface water, groundwater or oceans ), soil, etc .— and control both emissions of pollutants into the medium, as well as liability for exceeding permitted emissions and responsibility for cleanup.

Laws concerning foreign relations are discussed in the parliamentary committee of foreign relations ( ulkoasiainvaliokunta ).

The Federal Courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, meaning that they can only exercise the powers that are granted to them by the Constitution and Federal Laws.

Laws and ordinances are promulgated by two cabinet members in unison " On Behalf of the Government ".

Judaism has always held that people who are not Jews are obliged only to follow the seven Noahide Laws ; these are laws that the Oral Law derives from the covenant God made with Noah after the flood, which apply to all descendants of Noah ( all living people ).