Sine qua non ( ) or condicio sine qua non (plural condiciones sine quibus non ) refers to an indispensable and essential action, condition, or ingredient.

(g) Anyone sentenced to death shall have the right to seek pardon, or commutation of sentence pardon or commutation of sentence may be granted in all cases of capital punishment

Thirdly, the sine of phases between buses is zero.

Each oscillator can produce sine waves which may also be modified into 3 other waveforms the negative part of the sine can be muted or inverted, and pseudo sawtooth waves (1 4 sine waves upward only with silent sections in between) can also be produced.

The active participation of civil society is a sine qua non.

During the same period, 54 persons had their sentences overturned on appeal or through the commutation process.

He felt that most inmates viewed the possibility of commutation favourably, even if it involved a long wait.

Indeed, this has become a sine qua non of democratic government throughout the world.

The word idea drawings, and that's the sine qua non of New Yorker cartoons.

(a) The supervision of the enforcement of sentences, the early release of convicts, the commutation of sentences and pardons

The functions sine and cosine take values between 1 and 1 ( 1 and 1 included).

Democracy and security constitute the sine qua non condition for effective, sustained and equitable development.

Signing of the Charter was a sine qua non for membership of the Caribbean Community.

After the Supreme Court, there was also the possibility of an appeal to the King for commutation of the sentence.

E. The principle of nullum crimen sine lege and definitions of terrorism and terrorist related offences

The fact that rules and punishments constitute basic elements of penal norms which is, moreover, expressed in the universally accepted principle nullum crimen sine lege, nulla poena sine lege, must be reflected in the statute of any court which applies the law.

Now, imagine, if you will, without getting too technical, I'm making a little sine wave here in the air.

E. The principle of nullum crimen sine lege and definitions of terrorism and terrorist related offences 32 35 12

An overall view is a sine qua non for genuine accountability in respect of States' international human rights commitments.

The participation of creditor banks, which had long been the conditio sine qua non for Merkel, was downgraded to optional status.

This would include addressing such issues as enforcement of sentences, early release, commutation of sentences, monitoring the treatment of prisoners to ensure their human rights, etc.

I would add that, in such a context, a strengthening of UNOCI troops seems to us a sine qua non and very urgent.

Further, in view of the commutation of Mr. Arutyuniantz's death sentence, there is no longer any factual basis for the author's claim under article 6 of the Covenant.

Pursuant to article 2, paragraph 3 (a) of the Covenant, the Committee concludes that the author is entitled to an appropriate remedy including commutation of his death sentence.

The countries provided explanations on the specific procedures to be followed in most countries a request for pardon or commutation was automatically forwarded to the relevant person body.

As a member of the Bureau, the President considered applications from the defence for the disqualification of judges and applications from two convicted prisoners for commutation of their sentences.

If the sine qua non of recovery via austerity is the stabilization and reduction of debt, the cynics case appears to have been made.

Whatever their approach, States should be guided by the principle of legality or nullum crimen sine lege when drafting anti terrorist laws and treaties.

Belonging to a local community is a condition sine qua non, even in certain conditions land could be attributed to individuals of another community.

He has, quite rightly, made the re establishment of confidence between the parties a sine qua non for the relaunching of the peace process.

According to the principle nullum crimen sine lege, nulla poena sine lege, which is the basis of our legal system, absence of a punishment constitutes an impediment to the application of the norm (no agreement has been reached on the penalties to be included in the draft Code, although it has been decided that their inclusion is absolutely necessary).

In accordance with article 2, paragraph 3 (a), of the Covenant, the State party is under an obligation to provide Mr. Deolall with an effective remedy, including release or commutation.

However, in December 2001 the President of Pakistan announced the commutation of the death sentences imposed on all 125 young offenders before the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance came into force.

Iraq s militias will not go quietly, yet their dissolution is essential for long term stability, itself a sine qua non for stability in the region.

Sixth, establish well planned and synchronized programs for demobilization, disarmament, and reintegration, which are sine qua non for making the transition from war to peace irreversible.

Definitions of terrorist crimes must be in conformity with all applicable international norms such as nullum crimen sine lege or the principle of individual criminal responsibility.

Peak values can be calculated from RMS values from the above formula, which implies V p V RMS 2, assuming the source is a pure sine wave.

The disarmament of armed groups is, in our view, the sine qua non for restoring stability on the island and for the success of the transitional process.

Turning to the issue of the average time inmates spent waiting on death row, he said that generally speaking two to five years elapsed between sentencing and execution or commutation of the sentence.

He stressed that the right to life and the right to seek pardon or commutation of a death sentence were fundamental rights guaranteed under article 6, paragraphs 1 and 4, of the Covenant.

The Obama administration must seize the initiative and insist that Netanyahu unequivocally support Israeli withdrawal from the Occupied Territories the sine qua non for a two state solution.

Whatever else might divide development economists, they are in broad agreement that rapid and sustained economic growth is a sine qua non for tackling abject levels of poverty.

Respect for those principles is a sine qua non condition for the creation of an adequate environment for humanitarian intervention, whether inside or outside the United Nations umbrella.

In May 2004, Kelsey Patterson was executed in Texas for double murder, despite having suffered from paranoid schizophrenia since 1981 and having been recommended for commutation of sentence by the Texas Board of Pardons.

Not all the responding retentionist countries stated that they abided by the eighth safeguard guaranteeing that no person would be executed pending any appeal or other recourse procedures, including pardon or commutation of sentence.