Under article 19 of the Basic Law, the courts " shall have no jurisdiction over acts of state such as defence and foreign affairs ."
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Chief prosecutor Detlev Mehlis claims the trial proves the bombing was an act of state-sponsored terrorism by Libya against a U . S . target.
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John Marshall in Virginia, James Wilson in Pennsylvania and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut all argued for Supreme Court judicial review of acts of state legislature.
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The media quoted him as saying the congress'decision was an " act of state " that fell outside the jurisdiction of post-colonial Hong Kong courts.
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But human rights campaigners and pro-democracy advocates, were particularly angered by the exemption of " acts of state, such as defense and foreign affairs ."
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Ngu�l?emphasized that the operation had been explained to residents in advance and denied claims that it was " an act of state banditry ".
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On November 20, 2004 in accordance with an act of state legislation, the stadium and field were renamed Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium.
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But the Fanjuls maintain that the courts, because of the act of state doctrine, are not fruitful venues for recovering their family's art from Cuba.
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The defense insisted that there was no basis in international law for holding individuals responsible for acts of state, as the Tokyo Trial proposed to do.
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At a press conference later, Syed Hamid said Malaysia considered Israel's latest moves in the Middle East to be " an act of state terror ."
