Criminalization of obstruction of justice

In some cases the response to acts of terrorism may also seriously impede the civilian population's access to humanitarian assistance.

In spite of the warning, he persists in disturbing the proceedings of Court.

It is possible to disrupt, capture or kill individual terrorists.

It may be difficult to assess the disruptive impact of our efforts against terrorist financing.

The Iranians also pledged to stop obstructing the Israeli Arab peace process.

Poor countries are aware of their power to block progress.

(a) Delaying or obstructing the remedy referred to in article 17

It considers those who try to impede this programme as a threat to the political process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The high voter turnout defied expectations, given the levels of violence and intimidation from insurgents attempting to disrupt the process.

The paradox is that this has been good for holding the line on protectionism.

Fortunately, there are limits to the Egyptian military s capacity to impede change.

Emerging economies still need to manage better their growing domestic tensions, which reflect rising income inequality and uneven access to basic services.

The Commission stated that incarcerated indigenous women suffer particularly from the disruption to their responsibilities within their family and community life.

In fact, a sort of balance of terror obstructed any major reallocations by the big holders of reserves.

Yet, for the last four years, Russia has tried to hinder NATO in every possible way.

The atmosphere of propaganda and distrust being the root cause of this issue is consistently hampering its amicable resolution.

There is a real danger that opponents of Burma s transition could exploit these tensions, fueling ethnic conflict in order to derail reform efforts.

Privileges and immunities are designed to permit activities of the United Nations to take place without national hindrance.

(a) Delaying or obstructing the remedies referred to in article 17, paragraph 2 (f), and article 20, paragraph 2

(b) a plan of work approved by the Council for exploration for or exploitation of other resources if such proposed plan of work for exploration for polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts might cause undue interference with activities under such an approved plan of work for such other resources or

At the same time, political crisis is impeding the government s pursuit of difficult reforms.

Terrorists and insurgents remain determined to try to thwart Iraq's progress towards peace and democracy.

He was then warned that he would be dealt with for contempt of Court if he persists in disturbing the proceedings of Court.

Israel should facilitate the operations of UNRWA by not impeding the work of its staff in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Indeed, the Chhapra tragedy would be compounded were it to end up derailing a program that is benefiting millions of children and their families every day.

As trade minister of Sweden for most of this period, I never hindered or postponed import competition.

Furthermore, it would enable all pre trial and Appeals Chamber proceedings to continue without interrupting the conduct of any trial.

Seventh, the rebel movements should commit themselves not to block or disrupt peaceful seasonal movements of nomadic tribes and their cattle.

8. Calls upon Israel particularly to cease obstructing the movement of the personnel, vehicles and supplies of the Agency, which has a detrimental impact on the Agency's operations

South Asia is at a critical stage in its historical transformation, when deepening economic disparities could stifle growth itself.

Design of experiments, using blocking to reduce the influence of confounding variables, and randomized assignment of treatments to subjects to allow unbiased estimates of treatment effects and experimental error.

They are carried out both on documents and on site and cover all technical and accounting operations, particularly with regard to production, improvements made in manufacturing No obstacle must hamper the action of the representatives of the Ministry of Defence, who may demand to be provided with all documents which they consider useful for performing their task.

BRUSSELS In 2005, France and the Netherlands both voted no to a constitutional treaty for the European Union, derailing years of integration efforts.

If China s penetration into the Middle East persists at the current pace, it might even be able to obstruct the flow of energy resources to America s Asian allies.

Linguistic barriers will obstruct continental political debate and impede the creation of a truly European identity.

Regrettably, progress has been blocked since last September by a senior figure in the Serbian Orthodox Church.

We condemn attacks in Afghanistan against civilians and international staff that are intended to disrupt the democratic process.

With many citizens now struggling, political leaders face a daunting task adopt credible medium and long term reforms without derailing the economy in the short term.

Any member State may put forward its views on individual aspects and or specific questions relating to the decisions without hindering the adoption of the overall decision.

The Doha Round ought to profit from some of these fundamental forces that favor open trade and impede protectionism. Indeed, conventional wisdom holds that, during a depression, citizens become risk averse and will not support liberalization.

And Romney s drastic budget cutbacks, targeted at the poor and middle class, would further impede social mobility.

Russia and Ukraine and, to a lesser extent, China blocked efforts to reach an agreement.

Alas, such commonplace language also makes wars harder to avoid, harder to end, and arguably more deadly.

The continued presence of organized and armed militias poses a major security risk that has the potential to disrupt the entire peace process.