The proposals have been strongly criticised by civil rights groups Amnesty, Liberty and Reprieve, who are opposed to the use of withheld evidence in civil cases and the power the changes will give ministers.
Within the EU price fixing is a civil offense, with the power to bust cartels squarely lying within Monti's authority.
President Hugo Chavez has been gradually reducing the power of civil society in Venezuela for the last several years.
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According to one expert, however, the biggest obstacle to tighter security is not with the front-line (where police and intelligence services now co-operate well), but with the senior civil servants and politicians who have the power.
The mohajirs, who did not own land, and so consequently had no place in the traditional political and social structure, were now having their power-base in the civil service whipped from under them.
Additionally, the Bank Secrecy Act fraud specialist has the power to make a referral to FinCen for Title 31 violations, the IRS civil division for violations of the federal tax laws, as well as the power to make referrals to the IRS Criminal Division.
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Civil courts have the power to issue Forced Marriage Protection orders to prevent weddings from taking place.
Thus, they have the power to bring civil charges if companies are found to not uphold legal business practices.
We also should further strengthen the ATF by making it easier to revoke the licenses of reckless dealers, give it the power to suspend licenses and levy civil penalties, and eliminate the bizarre restriction that limits the ATF to only one spot inspection of a gun dealer per year.
The answer lies in a huge yet barely acknowledged shift of power within government: from the civil-service machine to ministerial personal advisers and spin-doctors.
But the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has warned the UK could face power cuts in 20 years' time, because it will depend so heavily on foreign energy sources to produce its electricity.
In other areas, it is the Lib Dems and Tories who are closest, for example in their zeal for decentralising power and defending civil liberties (the latter a relatively new departure for the Tories, who used to be thought of as the authoritarian party).
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In October the Polish government passed a law to give politicians greater power to appoint top civil servants, and scrapped the independent civil-service office.
The Times welcomes Tory plans to give ministers more power over Whitehall, despite the "alarm" of civil servants.
Once a constitutional government is restored, France -- the former colonial power in Mali -- will resume military and civil cooperation with Mali, according to the French foreign ministry.
Indeed, some Conservatives regard the calibre of civil servants as a moot point, as the party's plans to devolve power to local government and community groups will diminish the amount of work done by Whitehall anyway.
And the very process of giving power away requires civil servants to have certain skills, such as contracting with private and voluntary providers.
In 1964, the commerce clause formed part of the basis for the Civil Rights Act, and the Court upheld the argument that the clause grants Congress the power to prohibit racial discrimination in hotels and restaurants.
The Progressives who designed the city's quirky charter, back in 1925, thought the best way to prevent corruption was to hand as much power as possible to councillors, civil servants and local bigwigs: anybody but the mayor.
In adopting the 10 Constitutional Amendments that make up the Bill of Rights, the Framers sought to balance the power and security of a new Federal Government with a guarantee of our most basic civil liberties.
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In New Jersey and New York, government, civil society, and the private sector have partnered to restore power, provide fuel, and temporarily shelter the displaced.
This may well shift power from the European Commission (the EU's civil service) and finance ministers (the regents of the euro zone) to heads of government.
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But when the government tried to use it in the damages claim brought by former Guantanamo Bay detainees, the Supreme Court said it had no power to do so in civil claims for damages.
The army, which historically has preferred to give up power rather than risk civil strife, might then desert him.
In that landmark 1964 civil rights case, the Court ruled that Congress could use its Commerce Clause power to bar discrimination by private businesses such as hotels and restaurants.
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The first is that Mr Kibaki wants to keep too much executive power for the presidency, including the right to appoint ministers, senior civil servants and the heads of state-owned outfits.
Dr. Armendariz is correct insofar as the U.S. owes a significant amount of its success to the legacy of the Roman Republic: separation of power, checks and balances, and a robust civil servant corps, to name a few.
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The civil servant who has been leading the government's efficiency drive since the coalition came to power, Ian Watmore, left his post suddenly earlier this summer.
The unit would be headed by a chief election enforcement officer, appointed by the governor and requiring confirmation by the state Senate, and authorized to investigate and prosecute both civil and criminal cases, with subpoena power.
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