But under orders of Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, he was arrested there, attracting worldwide attention, not only because of the history of Chile and South America, but also because this was one of the first arrests of a former president based on the universal jurisdiction principle.

Orthographies that use alphabets and syllabaries are based on the principle that the written symbols ( graphemes ) correspond to units of sound of the spoken language: phonemes in the former case, and syllables in the latter.

A corresponding principle of German law is Stadtluft macht frei (" city air makes you free "), in longer form Stadtluft macht frei nach Jahr und Tag (" city air makes you free after a year and a day "): by custom and, from 1231 / 32, by statute, a serf who had spent a year and a day in a city was free, and could not be reclaimed by their former master.

The former view is the one adopted by Bentham and Mill, and ( I believe ) by the Utilitarian school generally: and is obviously most in accordance with the universality that is characteristic of their principle ... it seems arbitrary and unreasonable to exclude from the end, as so conceived, any pleasure of any sentient being.

The notion of an " incorporeal potency " is similar to that of " action at a distance " except the former notion remained purely qualitative and there is no inkling of the fundamental " action and reaction " principle.

This partly stemmed from old perceived slights: the Dutch were considered to have shown themselves ungrateful for the aid they had received against the Spanish by growing stronger than their former British protectors ; they caught most of the herring off the English east coast ; they had driven the English out of the East Indies committing presumed atrocities such as the Amboyna Massacre while vociferously appealing to the principle of free trade to circumvent taxation in the English colonies.

The former ROC President, Chen Shui-bian of the DPP, regards acceptance of the " One China " principle as capitulation to the PRC, and prefers to view it as nothing more than a topic for discussion, in opposition to the PRC's insistence that the " One China " principle is a prerequisite for any negotiation.

The Central American country of Belize, another former British colony, also still retains the principle of the Riot Act ; it was last read on 21 January 2005, during the 2005 Belize unrest.

In the former of these papers Holdheim formulates the principle which is basic to his position and that of other Reformers: Judaism is not a religion of dead creed, but of living deeds.

However, China eventually shifted its position when it realised that the three links may be an opportunity to hold on to Taiwan, with its Ministry of Transport and former Chinese foreign minister Qian Qichen declaring that the " one China " principle would no longer be necessary during talks to establish the links, which would be labelled merely as " special cross-strait flights " and not " international " nor " domestic " flights.

The former is the determining, the latter the determinable principle.

The USSR produced a number of sophisticated schlieren systems based on the Maksutov telescope principle, many of which still survive in the former Soviet Union and China.

This principle shall, however, not apply to the privileges and facilities which the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic may grant to a Soviet Republic or to any State which in the past formed part of the former Russian Empire.

Most usually a former king's son became tanist ( sometimes the son of the king simultaneously elected, however perhaps more often a son of a rival branch of the dynasty ), but not because the system of primogeniture was in any way recognized ; indeed, the only principle adopted was that the dignity of chieftainship should descend to the eldest and most worthy of the same male-line blood of the clan.

The Whig Party no longer existed, but a group of former Whigs formed the Constitutional Union Party, which claimed as its sole principle the preservation of the Union.

The former were distinguished by the belief that, in principle ( though not in practice ), all knowledge can be gained by the power of our reason alone ; the latter rejected this, believing that all knowledge has to come through the senses, from experience.

Although the British government refused to extradite Pinochet, it was the first time that a former government head was arrested on the principle of universal jurisdiction.

Although this latter reading has the same meaning as the former in principle, in a complement of result it simply indicates inability with some verbs ( for example, 受不了, to be unable to stand ( tolerate ) something or someone, as in " I can't stand it !").

In opposition to the revisionist line of the V Congress, the Conference adopted the Manifesto-Program, which draws a line for the revolutionary party ; reintroduced the Statute adopted at the Fourth Congress, adopted a resolution on the unity of the Communists, signed the principle that each country can only exist a single Marxist-Leninist party, decided to reissue The Working Class, a former central organ of the Party ; is approved the break with the USSR and finally elected a new Central Committee.

To encourage the principle of national integration with Portugal, many towns in Angola were renamed during Portuguese colonial rule, including the provincial capital of Uíge town, which was renamed Vila Marechal Carmona (" Marshal Carmona Town ") after Marshal Óscar Carmona, the former President of Portugal, later simplified as Carmona.

One piece of evidence presented to the inquest notes, " This insufficiency arises from the want of proper props in the workings & in the removal by Mr Barrat of the Middlings or partitions left by the former Company for supporting the workings-a feeling of this nature given expression to by almost all the workmen has existed for the last three years and a number of men left the work altogether in consequence, as they said, of the insecurity of the Mines-I knew this myself but I had either to submit to work there or starve-Necessity with me had no law-The other mines in which I had wrought are worked in a different, safer, principle & more attention paid to the security of the lives of the workmen.

Cox told a hearing in Southampton he refused to pay on principle, as he had joint custody of his children, and his former wife wrote to the court in support of him.

Several days following Saddam's invasion and occupation of Kuwait, he was among the first to articulate the neoconservative principle that the Iraqi occupation was such a globally destabilizing event that it required all nations of the world ( including the former Soviet Union ) to choose sides in the conflict, standing with the U. S. in its efforts to dislodge Iraqi forces from Kuwait or to be seen, in the eyes of U. S. foreign policy, as siding with America's enemies.

Barnes was then snapped up by former team-mate and manager Kenny Dalglish, who was managing Newcastle United, although an approach had already been made by Harry Redknapp of West Ham ; Barnes had agreed in principle to join them until at the final moment Dalglish called him and Barnes changed his mind.

Upon such hearing, the Commission may affirm, modify, or revise its former action with respect to such claim, including a denial or reduction in the amount theretofore allowed with respect to such claim.

It quite often happens that campaigns go askew, resulting in a most unflattering deterioration of strong hands into played-out hands, just as a member of a former campaign's `` public '' may emerge flatteringly `` right '' the next time.

It may be noted, parenthetically, that to evade `` desegregation '' an ex-Justice and former southern governor has urged Congress to abolish this reviewing authority.

A white wine, already at cool cellar temperature, may be adequately chilled in a bucket of ice and water or the freezing compartment of a refrigerator ( the former is far preferable ) in about fifteen minutes ; ;

When the words are used, we are never sure which of the traditional meanings the user may have in mind, or to what extent his revisions and rejections of former understandings correspond to ours.

The jacket biography describes him as a former racing driver, and he may indeed have been, although I do not recall having encountered his name either in the records or the literature.

However, the Church declared that "' Extreme unction ' ... may also and more fittingly be called ' anointing of the sick '" ( emphasis added ), and has itself adopted the latter term, while not outlawing the former.

Typically, the former mostly provide close support to manoeuvre units while the latter may provide close support and or depth fire, notably counter-battery.

About 28 of the former US military bases in Vietnam where the herbicides were stored and loaded onto airplanes may still have high level of dioxins in the soil, posing a health threat to the surrounding communities.

Tubes may be heated transversely or longitudinally, where the former ones have the advantage of a more homogeneous temperature distribution over their length.

As an example, the former camp considers surjectivity — or being onto — as a property of functions, while the latter sees it as a relationship that functions may bear to sets.

Failure to abide by the former may result in a foul or wallet slap.

The council or trustees may apply for an Order in Council or Royal Licence to use the former borough coat of arms.

The former Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Solomon Passy proposed, Cape Verde may enter the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the NATO.

The motive power for locomotive-hauled commuter trains may be either electric or Diesel-electric, although some countries, such as Germany and some of the former Soviet-bloc countries, also use diesel-hydraulic locomotives.

While other theories may insist on the truth of the former, the latter precept of congregationalism gives the entire theory a unique character among plans of church government.

Even in the former case, the exclusive use of an exonym may be unhelpful for the map user.

According to Dan Krutz, former president of CUIC, " Overcoming racism has been a focal point of CUIC since its beginning ... Racism may be the biggest sin that divides churches.

Dancesport coaches are tournament dancers or former dancesports people, and may be recognised by a dance sport federation.

The following examples of throws may be used to better deliver a disc where the former common two throws would be impeded by obstacles ( bushes, trees, boulders, structures, etc.

To distinguish between a full day and daytime, the word nychthemeron ( from Greek for a night and a day ) may be used in English for the former, or more colloquially the term.

The information may comprise specific database objects ( e. g., record types, specific records, data structures ), certain computations over certain objects ( e. g., query types, or specific queries ), or utilizing specific access paths to the former ( e. g., using specific indexes or other data structures to access information ).

Elements of the latter may have generated the Bubi, who emigrated to Bioko from Cameroon and Río Muni in several waves and succeeded former Neolithic populations.

If a second piece of glass be rubbed with a second piece of resin, and if the piece be then separated and suspended in the neighbourhood of the former pieces of glass and resin, it may be observed:

We are like travellers at an inn, or guests at a stranger's table ; whatever is offered we take with thankfulness, and sometimes, when the turn comes, we may refuse ; in the former case we are a worthy guest of the gods, and in the latter we appear as a sharer in their power.