In line with the statement that Nabonidus " entrusted the kingship " to Belshazzar in his absence, there is evidence that Belshazzar's name was used with his father's in oath formulas, that he was able to pass edicts, lease farmlands, and receive the " royal privilege " to eat the food offered to the gods.

His absence allowed Prince Henry to seize the royal treasury at Winchester, Hampshire, where he buried his dead brother.

In the absence of national elections and political parties, politics in Saudi Arabia takes place in two distinct arenas: within the royal family, the Al Saud, and between the royal family and the rest of Saudi society.

In Edward's absence, the country was governed by a royal council, led by Robert Burnell.

Rising Indian nationalism made the welcome that the royal couple would have received likely to be muted at best, and a prolonged absence from Britain would have been undesirable in the tense period before World War II.

Subarticle 4 mentions that both Houses can gather in an indivisible United Assembly of 225 members, a joint session necessary to perform some acts, such as the appointment of a new King in absence of royal heirs.

In Spain, article 115 of the Constitution provides that the King shall give his assent to laws passed by the General Courts within 15 days after their final passing by them ; the absence of the royal assent, although not constitutionally provided, would mean the bill did not become law.

In the absence of a printing press and given the weak public literacy rate, books were rare items in medieval Europe — generally held only by royal courts or Catholic monastic communities ( Kraye, et.

As her brother refused to marry, and as she was the only royal representative in Sweden, she was in 1713 named as regent during the king's absence by the government and by her grandmother, and thus became a pawn of the many powers struggling for influence in a country without a real heir.

When William left for Holland in July Marlborough was one of the Lords Justices left running the country in his absence ; but striving to reconcile his close Tory connections with that of the dutiful royal servant was difficult, leading Marlborough to complain – " The King's coldness to me still continues.

The opinion reaffirmed Marshall's belief in the sanctity of a contract ( also seen in Fletcher v. Peck ) as necessary to the functioning of a republic ( in the absence of royal rule, contracts rule ).

In the absence of any confirmation or denial of the various stories in a court of law, progressively more scandalous allegations began circulating, including rumours of homosexual rape by a high-profile royal aide, and of a palace cover-up designed to divert attention away from a covert liaison between the aide and a member of the Royal Family.

In line with the statement that Nabonidus " entrusted the kingship " to Belshazzar in his absence, there is evidence that Belshazzar's name was used with his father's in oath formulas, that he was able to pass edicts, lease farmlands, and receive the " royal privilege " to eat the food offered to the gods.

Napoleon had just occupied Hanover, and Haugwitz had urged upon the king the necessity for strong measures and the expediency of a Russian alliance ; During his absence, however, the king's irresolution continued ; he clung to the policy of neutrality which had so far seemed to have served Prussia so well ; and Hardenberg contented himself with adapting himself to the royal will.

Her royal parents, although saddened by the absence of their daughter, are promised that she will return " greatly enhanced in wisdom and beauty.

Due to the absence of the King and the economical independence of Brazil, Portugal entered a severe crisis that obliged João VI and the royal family to return to Portugal in 1821.

" Despite this absence, his reign is attested from a few inscriptions in Wadi Hammamat that record expeditions to the Red Sea coast and to quarry stone for the royal monuments.

During the reign of the kings Charles XI of Sweden and Charles XII of Sweden, the royal court was often present at the palace ; Charles XI of Sweden went there to hunt, and after 1700, Hedwig Eleonora again hosted the royal court during the absence of Charles XII of Sweden under the Great Northern War ( 1700 – 1721 ).

He persuaded Charles to despatch him to Italy to view the Medici princesses, but the royal marriage and treaty with Portugal were settled in his absence.

Matamba went though a civil war in her absence, but Francisco Guterres Ngola Kanini eventually carried on the royal line in the kingdom.

It was during the long absence in Middle-earth, a time during which Aldarion was instructed by Gil-galad, that Erendis left the royal court for her home.

Lack of funding and the absence of a royal charter held back development, and only a few small settlements were established.

In the absence of other evidence to show the origin of these curious relics of antiquity the occurrence of a name known as Basilidian on patristic authority has not unnaturally been taken as a sufficient mark of origin, and the early collectors and critics assumed this whole group to be the work of Gnostics.

This first connotation can be further differentiated into ( a ) pure common law arising from the traditional and inherent authority of courts to define what the law is, even in absence of an underlying statute, e. g., most criminal law and procedural law before the 20th century, and even today, most of contract law and the law of torts, and ( b ) court decisions that interpret and decide the fine boundaries and distinctions in law promulgated by other bodies.

For most of human history, people have lived in stateless societies, characterized by a lack of concentrated authority, and the absence of large inequalities in economic and political power.

In Judaism, the historical absence of political authority has meant that most theological reflection has happened within the context of the Jewish community and synagogue, rather than within specialized academic institutions.

Therefore these arguments held that a group of people can join a government because it has the capacity to exercise a single will and make decisions with a single voice in the absence of sovereign authority — a notion rejected by Hobbes and later contract theorists.

Aside from the monarch, their only constitutional role in the affairs of government is to serve, if eligible and when appointed by letters patent, as a Counsellor of State, two or more of whom exercise the authority of the Crown ( within stipulated limits ) in the indisposal or absence from the British realm of the monarch.

During the period in the history of the Holy Roman Empire known as the Interregnum ( 1250 – 1273 ), when there was no Emperor, the number of tolling stations exploded in the absence of imperial authority.

Opinions vary on whether Władysław played an active role in the plot to depose his brother or whether he was handed the authority simply because he was the most proper person, being the next in line in the absence of the king and his son Mieszko Bolesławowic.

At the loss of childless Eärnur, the rule of Gondor was left to the Stewards, due to fears of a new civil war and the absence of a more or less legitimate Heir of Anárion with enough authority and support.

During the envoys ’ absence, imperial authority in Rome became virtually extinguished as the Tusculan faction reasserted its power.

409, 151 L. Ed. 2d 310 ( 2001 )( finding “ an absence of authority ” on the issue of whether counsel for victims can participate in a sentencing hearing, and raising “ misgivings ” about the practice where the government had agreed not to argue for the very issues the victims ' counsel did ), overruled by statute, 18 U. S. C.

In the absence of a nobiliary or heraldic authority in Italy there are, in fact, numerous persons who claim to be barons or counts without any basis for such claims.

In fact, however, ‘ anarchy ’ means the absence of government, the absence of authority.

The Council president has no authority other than to chair Council meetings in the mayor's absence ; the Council vice president chairs meetings in the absence of both the mayor and the Council president.

Thus, some scholars have suggested that this may have been intended to signify the absence of a central authority in Kish for a time.

Because of Richard's absence from England, Walter was able to exercise more authority as justiciar than any of his predecessors.

In the absence of economic safety – due to economic crisis and lack of work opportunities – these safety needs manifest themselves in such things as a preference for job security, grievance procedures for protecting the individual from unilateral authority, savings accounts, insurance policies, reasonable disability accommodations, and the like.

The deists had made the absence of any inculcation of the doctrine of a future life an objection to the divine authority of the Mosaic writings.

In the case of towns or cities which were counties of themselves, the " chief magistrate " ( meaning the mayor, chief bailiff or other head of the corporation ) had the authority to appoint deputy lieutenants in the absence of an appointment of a lieutenant by the crown.

In the absence of a final ruling, the United Kingdom and the United States agreed to a provisional settlement in 1831 / 1832, stating that territory already in the exclusive jurisdiction and authority of the respective state and provincial authorities would remain as such, and that neither would attempt to extend jurisdictional authority over areas still in dispute.

Local warlords rose up to establish their supremacy in the absence of a central authority.