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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 that context, we support the Group's position that a verifiable treaty on fissile materials is a sine qua non for the effective cessation of a nuclear arms race.

Since corruption fights back, and most corrupt officials can afford to hire the best lawyers, adequate funding of anti corruption mechanisms is therefore a sine qua non for their success.

Respect by all parties for their obligations under the Treaty is a sine qua non if this framework for collective security is to be preserved in the decades to come.

I am convinced that, in a world beset by instability, the eradication of hunger is a sine qua non condition for the emergence of a more stable and peaceful international order.

The adoption of practical measures that will help provide effective and comprehensive access by victims to reparations is a sine qua non condition for achieving progress in strengthening the system established by the Court.

Indeed, this has become a sine qua non of democratic government throughout the world. When the United States adopted its Freedom of Information Act in 1966, it joined the exclusive company of Sweden and Finland.

Although nowadays it exercises its functions in a broad variety of fields, those activities should not distract us from the sine qua non of the Organization's existence, that is, the quest for peace among nations.

Sustainable peace, economic development, observance of human rights and social cohesion definitely need international assistance, but the sine qua non for success is that the people and their leaders mobilize and act together to obtain that goal.

The Doha Round was torpedoed by the United States refusal to eliminate agricultural subsidies a sine qua non for any true development round, given that 70 of those in the developing world depend on agriculture directly or indirectly.

Once begun, the various activities of that programme will inevitably contribute to an improvement of the security conditions in the country, which is sine qua non for the establishment of a stable and lasting basis for economic recovery.

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. When these missions are accomplished but not sooner US forces should withdraw from Iraq.

It is equally important to allow both states and asylum seekers to express their preferences, using the least possible coercion. Placing refugees where they want to go and where they are wanted is a sine qua non of success.

(f) Political commitment, social justice and equal access to social services are conditions sine qua non for the eradication of poverty, and welcomes in this connection the fact that States and international organizations have never been so aware of the urgency of winning the battle against extreme poverty

One lesson is that unity is not an option it is a condition sine qua non of the EU s economic prosperity and political relevance. It is remarkable that since 2004, when I became President of the European Commission, the EU s membership has nearly doubled, from 15 countries then to 28 now.

The task of disarming those bands and consolidating the grip of the legitimate authority is a sine qua non for combating terrorist hotbeds in Somalia. It is consistent with the policies embraced by States all over the world in the fight against terrorism and will ensure that no new Taliban emerges in Somalia.

Recognizing that development can only be sustainable on a long term basis if development policies are responsive to people's needs and ensure people's participation both in their design and implementation, while stressing the fact that meeting the basic human needs essential for survival is a sine qua non condition for an effective democracy,

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

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.

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

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).

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.