In general the UIF has the following powers

They are not mandated to deal comprehensively with legal, political, economic and ecological matters.

On 7 February 2006 a democratically elected Government will be invested with full powers.

And the demand side being mostly politicians, bureaucrats and those who have discretionary power vested with them.

We clarified the fact that our interim Government, like all other Governments, is competent to take up this issue.

It is also empowered under the Optional Protocol to conduct inquiries into grave or systematic violations of the Convention in States parties.

According to the kompetenz kompetenz principle, the tribunal had jurisdiction to render such an award, which was binding on the parties and ended the arbitral proceedings.

According to the Laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina, women are also enabled to formally and legally perform all functions in the legal system.

76. The territorial Government has the authority to issue tax exempt industrial development bonds up to a value of 5 million.

Under delegated authority from the Secretary General, the Division shall be responsible for administering UNOPS headquarters staff and providing general services.

The decision of guardianship over child, in each independent case, will be brought by the authorized body of guardianship (center for social care) in the best interest of the child.

Conventional arms, in particular in unauthorized hands, are increasing human suffering in many parts of the world.

Under the laws of the United States of America, a standing committee is a Congressional committee permanently authorized by United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules.

The Court is empowered under the Charter and the Court's Statute to decide disputes freely submitted by States in the exercise of their sovereignty and to render advisory opinions.

Neither peace nor elections nor national reconciliation can be imposed by force, nor indeed is UNTAC mandated or equipped to use force.

No decision was taken because delegations could not agree whether the Committee had a mandate to consider the question.

2.4 The power to seek assurances that the death penalty will not be imposed is discretionary and is conferred on the Minister of Justice pursuant to section 25 of the Extradition Act.

Urge the creation or strengthening of national preventive mechanisms which are mandated to undertake independent visits to places of deprivation of liberty, as required by the Protocol.

It is empowered to investigate both on written request and on its own initiative whether unlawful discrimination has taken place in contravention of the Equal Treatment Act.

The Security Council cannot arrogate to itself powers that have not been invested in it, nor overstep the Organization that created it and to which it is accountable.

The Chairman stated that, while safety in the conference rooms was within the purview of the Committee, judging or pronouncing on the proceedings of other bodies was not.

Freedom of expression is granted to all citizens under the Constitution and is regarded as one of the loftiest principles. It extends to recognition of the right of all the print and audiovisual media to freedom of expression and opinion.

Malaysia is convinced that an effective multilateral system, centred upon an appropriately empowered General Assembly, is our best guarantee against the exercise of absolute power or disregard for international law.

But the Committee is certainly able to ask for the documents that it finds necessary for an evaluation, instead of deciding a case irrevocably on an incomplete record.

Finally, the UIF is also empowered to perform liaison tasks with its counterparts abroad, to enable it to take part in the negotiation of international instruments in this area and in related forums and events.

Once finalized, the arrangement should also ensure straightforward, delegated approval mechanisms for these resources to permit efficient operations as well as clear accountability lines.

He is alarmed that it is empowered to impose the death penalty, that its jurisdiction is restricted to specific persons and a specific time frame, and that it otherwise violates international human rights standards.

When endorsing the current political timetable contained in Security Council resolution 1546 (2004), the objective of the international community had been, and still is, to transfer sovereign authority to a transitory government conferred by popular mandate.

(a) The State Party to which the person is transferred shall have the authority and obligation to keep the person transferred in custody, unless otherwise requested or authorized by the State Party from which the person was transferred

It has authority to meet at least twice a year but is not obligated to meet at the headquarters of the secretariat or in conjunction with meetings of the COP MOP.

Those articles also dealt with the consequences of the unique relationship that might exist between an international organization and its member States, under which the organization was empowered to take decisions binding on its members.

(c) That, immediately after the elections in April 1994, provincial legislatures will be entitled to adopt provincial constitutions as long as they are consistent with the agreed Constitutional Principles and with the transitional constitution

For purposes of this discussion, State Governments are relevant, because in the United States they control some of the largest economies in the world and are granted substantial governmental responsibility by the United States federal system.

Consequently, it could be argued, and has indeed been argued, that the CTC has no mandate to monitor the compliance of counter terrorism measures with human rights norms when those measures are implemented by States pursuant to the resolution.

We welcome the Secretary General apos s recent decision to establish an Office for Inspections and Investigations and note his statement that this constitutes the first step in the process of creating a high level oversight post with broader audit, evaluation and investigation authority.

1. Reaffirms that the Commission on the Status of Women is empowered to make recommendations to the Economic and Social Council on what action should be taken on emerging trends and patterns of discrimination against women revealed by such communications

The role of the Administrative Mediator was to receive individuals or non governmental organizations concerning administrative problems involving appeals from government agencies or public officials it was empowered to make proposals to the President of the Republic.

When the International Year of the Family was being launched, it was affirmed that families as the fundamental group units of society are entitled to maximum protection and assistance to enable them to fulfil their roles in ensuring the development of their individual members and of society.

Persons concerned shall not be arbitrarily deprived of the nationality of the predecessor State, or arbitrarily denied the right to acquire the nationality of the successor State or any right of option, to which they are entitled in relation to the succession of States.

The bureau would be empowered to convene extraordinary sessions of the general conference of States parties when a situation threatening the integrity or viability of the Treaty arose, such as when the Democratic People's Republic of Korea decided to withdraw from the Treaty in January 2003.

The Federal Public Services Commission is also mandated to recruit members into the senior bureaucracy for posts not covered by the CSS examination. These are the so called ex cadre posts.

The UNCDF approach represents a reversal of this practice in that local communities and local governments which own the assets invested are empowered to demand inputs and services either from central government agencies or from the private sector.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is authorized to state that the Russian border troops and the 201st Division stationed in Tajikistan will take the strongest action and, in order to protect the Tajik Afghan frontier in accordance with the obligations of the Russian Federation, will use the entire arsenal of military means available to them.

And governments that once resented central banks power are now happy to have them compensate for their own economic governance shortfalls so much so that some legislatures seem to feel empowered to lapse repeatedly into irresponsible behavior.

As is well known to everybody in this Hall, the Court is authorized to exercise its jurisdiction over individuals who commit the most serious crimes under international law but whose punishment has not been assured by the national courts or national legislation of the State where the crimes are alleged to have been committed.