King was prevented from either convening or proroguing the Cortes.

Alfonso's convening of the Cortes is considered by many historians, including Australia's John Keane, to be instrumental to the formation democratic parliaments across Europe.

At 3 pm, the Cabildo began its routine work, but was interrupted by 600 armed men named " Infernal Legion ", who occupied the Plaza de la Victoria and loudly demanded the convening of an open cabildo and the resignation of Viceroy Cisneros.

" Nestorius however, still would not repent and so this led to the convening of the First Ecumenical Council of Ephesus ( 431 ), over which Cyril presided.

One motivation for convening councils was the hope that maintaining unity in the Church would help maintain unity in the empires.

This power would allow the President to step in if, in extraordinary circumstances, the ordinary procedures for convening the houses had broken down.

The Copenhagen government, which in May 1851 made an abortive attempt to come to an understanding with the inhabitants of the duchies by convening an assembly of notables at Flensburg, issued on December 6, 1851 a project for the future organisation of the monarchy on the basis of the equality of its constituent states, with a common ministry ; and on January 28, 1852 a royal letter announced the institution of a unitary state which, while maintaining the fundamental constitution of Denmark, would increase the parliamentary powers of the estates of the two duchies.

Representative Tom Price announced that the Committee on Financial Services would be convening hearings on the methods permitted by the United States Department of the Treasury applying to the use of the Matricula Consular by banking institutions for the purposes of verification of identity.

This peace initiative focused on convening a multi-party international conference that would then break into separate, bilateral and multilateral negotiating tracks.

The move to this second stage would require the convening of a traditional Afghan " grand assembly ", called a Loya Jirga.

In some monarchies there may be liberty for the incumbent, or some body convening after his or her demise, to choose from eligible members of the ruling house, often limited to legitimate descendants of the dynasty's founder.

Carloman was instrumental in convening the Concilium Germanicum in 742, the first major synod of the Catholic Church to be held in the eastern regions of the Frankish kingdom.

Narayanan suggested to Vajpayee that the Rajya Sabha be convened to discuss the conflict, as demanded by several opposition parties ( citing the precedent of Nehru convening a parliamentary session on Vajpayee's demand during the Sino-Indian war in 1962 ) though there was no precedent of convening the Rajya Sabha in isolation during an interregnum.

He deserves, however, to be commemorated as an outstanding figure in the Anglican Church of the nineteenth century, and in particular for his High Church sympathies before the days of the Oxford Movement, at the same time noting that he could never quite come to terms with the Tractarians ; and also for his many innovations in diocesan administration, for example, his opposition to non-residence, his advocacy of theological colleges, and his courage in convening a diocesan synod – perhaps the most important event of his career.

Before convening any general council to discuss their measures, the Renovationists began to implement radical reforms aimed at what they perceived to be the interests of the married clergy.

The Texas Constitution limits the duration of each special session to 30 days ; lawmakers may consider only those issues designated by the Governor in his " call ," or proclamation convening the special session ( though other issues may be added by the Governor during a session ).

On January 6, 2012, the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion regarding recess appointments and pro forma sessions, claiming that " he convening of periodic pro forma sessions in which no business is to be conducted does not have the legal effect of interrupting an intrasession recess otherwise long enough to qualify as a " Recess of the Senate " under the Recess Appointments Clause.

Beyond the review by the convening authority, court-martial cases may be appealed to two additional levels of judicial review.

At the convening of the Parliament on 20 July 2004 he was found to be the oldest member, and as such presided over the Parliament during the election of Josep Borrell Fontelles in 2004 and Hans-Gert Pöttering in 2007 as President of the Parliament.

The right to initiate a national referendum regarding recalling of the Saeima may not be exercised one year after the convening of the Saeima and one year before the end of the term of office of the Saeima, during the last six months of the term of office of the President, as well as earlier than six months after the previous national referendum regarding recalling of the Saeima.

However, the liquidation will not be effective legally without the convening of a meeting of creditors who have the opportunity to appoint a liquidator of their own choice.

A commanding officer, in the role as court-martial convening authority, will consult with the command judge advocate for advice on case dispostition ; factors to be considered include, inter alia, the relevant statutory and case law, the seriousness of the offenses, the strength or weakness of each element of the case, the promotion of good order and discipline, and the commander's desire for case disposition.

Of these, the Iranian body was still the “ Central Spiritual Assembly ” in Tehran, elected by the Bahá ' ís of that community ; it wasn ’ t until 1934 that a national Bahá ' í membership list could be drawn up that allowed the election of delegates and convening of a fully representative national convention.

Following the convening of the newly elected People ’ s Assembly and Maglis al-Shura in March 2012, a committee was to draft a new constitution to replace the pre-revolutionary one, followed by presidential elections.

The Secretary is one of few civilians who is authorized to act as convening authority in the military justice system for General Courts-Martial (: article 22, UCMJ ), Special Courts-Martial (: article 23, UCMJ ), and Summary Courts-Martial (: article 24 UCMJ ).

Trumbull served as one of George Washington's chief quartermasters, convening a Council of Safety to manage the affairs of the Continental Army.

Running west off Zhengyi Jie just past the mosque, Jingxing Jie leads into one of the more bizarre corners of the city, with Kunming's huge Bird and Flower Market convening daily in the streets connecting it with the northerly, parallel Guanghua Jie.

Michael Cornwall, who worked in one of the Agnews-inspired projects, has revived the Alternative Views and Approaches to Psychosis Initiative at Esalen by convening an invitational conference of leaders in the field of psychosis treatment, under the auspices of the Esalen Center for Theory and Research.

The President is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, head of the Cabinet, appoints the prime minister, and could dissolve parliament ( after one year has passed since the convening of parliament after a parliamentary election ) The 17th constitutional amendment of 2001 reduced certain powers of the President in particular in regard to the appointment of the upper judiciary and independent commissions such as the election commission or the bribery and corruption commission.

If the sentence, as approved by the convening authority, includes death, a bad conduct discharge, a dishonorable discharge, dismissal of an officer, or confinement for one year or more, the case is reviewed by an intermediate court.

§ 939 ) provides for the convening of an investigation board of from one to three commissioned officers to investigate and adjudicate claims of willful damage, destruction, or theft of personal property, only if both parties are subject to the Code.

In 898, John IX ( 898 — 900 ) also nullified the Cadaver Synod, convening two synods ( one in Rome, one in Ravenna ) which confirmed the findings of Theodore II's synod, ordered the acta of the Cadaver Synod destroyed, and prohibited any future trial of a dead person.

In 1872 the new king, Oscar II, decided that Norway, in its precarious situation with the Council mostly convening in the capital, Christiania ( presently Oslo ), while the king mostly lived in Sweden's capital Stockholm needed two Prime Ministers, one in each capital.

If the sentence, as approved by the convening authority, includes death, a bad-conduct discharge, a dishonorable discharge, dismissal of an officer, or confinement for one year or more, the case is reviewed by an intermediate court.

In an interview with the Washington Post, the convening authority of military commissions, Susan J. Crawford, a retired Judge, who was responsible for reviewing practices at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, said of one Guantanamo Bay detainee, " his treatment met the legal definition of torture, and that is why I did not refer the case " for prosecution, and then went on to describe treatment not meeting the legal definition of torture.

This was a computer that was relatively small and inexpensive enough that a department could purchase one without convening a meeting of the board of directors.

In the North Carolina debates about ratifying the Constitution, James Iredell, who subsequently became one of the founding members of the Supreme Court, stated that when two-thirds of states have applied to Congress for a convention, Congress is " under the necessity of convening one " and that they have " no option.

By the most likely account, Khrushchev prepared an elaborate ambush, convening a meeting of the Presidium on 26 June, where he suddenly launched a scathing attack on Beria, accusing him of being a traitor and spy in the pay of British intelligence.

Written responses from U. S. coordinating and lead scientific authors to the committee indicate, however, that ( a ) no changes were made without the consent of the convening lead authors ( this group represents a fraction of the lead and contributing authors ) and ( b ) most changes that did occur lacked significant impact.

The opponents of Cyril were known as the " un-predetermined " ( nepredreshentsi, in Russian непредрешенцы ); they believed that in the wake of the radical revolutionary events, the convening of a Zemsky Sobor was necessary in order to choose a new monarch for Russia.

Several galleries highlight the building sectional conflict between West Pakistan and Bangladesh ( then East Pakistan ), the rise of Bengali nationalist leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the events of 1971, when the postponement by Pakistan's military ruler Gen. Yahya Khan of the convening of the National Assembly of Pakistan, in which Sheikh Mujib's Awami League had won a majority, led to the call for the independence of Bangladesh.

Typically convening for a single day, these events are sometimes linked with signing sessions by comic creators.