These settlements took the form of monetary compensation, cessation of the offending act or a corrective action.

On completion, the Bureau forwarded the relevant file to the Commissioner of Police for disciplinary action or to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Corporal punishment is used as a disciplinary measure in penal institutions, reasonable punishment is carried out in schools and moderate punishment is lawful in the family.

A more substantial constraint would be to establish a tougher disciplinary regime on fiscally profligate countries as part of a reinforced institutional framework.

During 2004, several prosecutors lost their posts due to discretionary decisions by the Attorney General, without any disciplinary process having taken place.

5.3 States shall prohibit forced eviction, demolition of houses and destruction of agricultural areas and the arbitrary confiscation or expropriation of land as a punitive measure or as a means or method of war.

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Women's transgression of these norms is said to violate the honour of men and the family, which legitimizes violence against women within the social context as a disciplinary measure to maintain or restore family honour.

History The history of the Portuguese Army is directly connected to the history of Portugal.

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