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  Secretary of State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In many states the state secretary of state is often third in line to assume the office of governor upon death or resignation of the incumbent, after the lieutenant governor.
During a sede vacante, the former Secretary of State (the appointment expires when the pope dies or resigns) assumes some of the functions of the head of state as a part of a temporary commission.
According to the constitution, secretaries of state may be instated and fired by Royal Order (which means by the minister), but in practice these positions are usually created and held for the duration of the cabinet and they can even be used as bargaining chips in coalition negotiations.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Secretary_of_State   (934 words)

  
 Bohar Singh Khera -v- Secretary of State for The Home Department; Salamat Ullah Khawaja -v- Secretary of State for The ...
Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Parvaz Akhtar [1981] Q.B. 46 where expressions are reported to the effect that the immigration officer had "reasonable ground" for finding that the applicant had entered in contravention of the immigration laws, and had reasonable grounds for believing the applicant to be an illegal entrant.
Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Zamir [1980] A.C. 930 was a case of habeas corpus: in the instant cases the effective relief sought is certiorari to quash the immigration officer's decision.
Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Khan [1977] 1 W.L.R. 1466, where it was held that the innocent wife who obtained leave to enter on a false passport procured for her by her husband was an illegal entrant, was rightly decided.
www.swarb.co.uk /c/hl/1983khera_khawaja.html   (15448 words)

  
 Home Secretary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Home Secretary (official full title Secretary of State for the Home Department) is the chief United Kingdom government minister responsible for law and order in England and Wales; his or her remit includes policing, the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters of citizenship and immigration.
Although there have been calls for the merger of this department with the Home Office, in June 2003 the government announced that it intended instead to abolish the office of Lord Chancellor and replace his department with a Department for Constitutional Affairs headed by a Secretary of State.
Consequently the Home Secretary can find themselves dealing with matters as diverse as wild birds in Scotland, which towns in England and Wales are entitled to call themselves cities, and formal ceremonies appointing bishops in the Church of England.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Home_Secretary   (1243 words)

  
 Home Office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Home Office is a United Kingdom government department, responsible for internal affairs, such as law and order throughout England and Wales.
Secretary of State for the Home Department - The Rt Hon.
From 1978 to 2004, the Home Office was located in a Brutalist concrete tower block in Queen Anne's Gate in Westminster, by St.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Home_Department   (314 words)

  
 R (Limbuela) v Secretary of State for the Home Department   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Applying R (Q) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2004] QB 36 it was not necessary for the claimant to show the actual onset of severe illness or suffering.
A stricter view was taken by Newman J in R (Zardasht) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2004] EWHC 91 (Admin).
If the Secretary of State had in place realistic arrangements for meeting his responsibilities under the Convention and deciding individual cases, then the court's role would normally be limited to ensuring those arrangements had been applied fairly and consistently.
www.lawreports.co.uk /civmaye1.3.htm   (626 words)

  
 House of Lords - Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department Ex Parte Simms (A.P.) Secretary of State for the ...
Relying on the policy of the Home Secretary the Governors of the prisons were only prepared to allow the oral interviews to take place if the journalists signed written undertakings not to publish any part of the interviews.
Counsel for the Home Secretary argued that paragraphs 37 and 37(A) authorise the policy of the Home Secretary and he submitted that this policy is lawful.
And counsel for the appellants said that, irrespective of the vires of paragraphs 37 and 37(A), the appellants, case is that the policy of the Home Secretary (and the administrative decisions of the Governors pursuant to that policy) are unlawful.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/ld199899/ldjudgmt/jd990708/obrien01.htm   (2649 words)

  
 The Queen on the Application of Lika - v - Secretary of State for the Home Department
December 1998 stating that the Secretary of State was clearly of the view that the appellant was properly returnable to Germany under s.
Under the provisions of the Convention for Determining the State Responsible for Examining Applications for Asylum Lodged in one of the Member States of the European Communities (the Dublin Convention) the authorities in Germany have accepted that Germany is the state responsible for examining your application for asylum under Article 8.
This, he submits, required the Secretary of State firstly to consider whether or not the conditions for Germany’s acceptance for responsibility had been met, and secondly required the Secretary of State to have complied with the obligations as to the provision of information between states provided for in the Convention.
www.courtservice.gov.uk /judgmentsfiles/j1440/lika_v_home_dept.htm   (4070 words)

  
 US Department of State – Home Page
Secretary Rice is traveling to Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan October 10-13, 2005, to advance bilateral and regional cooperation on security issues, to promote freedom through democratic and market-oriented reform, and to strengthen security in the region, including cooperation on counter-terrorism.
is massive, and the United States is responding rapidly and robustly.
In response to the request of President Musharraf and the Government of Pakistan, the United States is providing an initial contribution of up to $50 million for relief and reconstruction....
www.state.gov   (403 words)

  
 PETITION OF RUSLANAS IRZIKEVIKIUS v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HOME DEPARTMENT FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW AND ANSWERS FOR ...
For the reasons stated, I do not believe that the appellant left his country because he was in fear or that he is in fear now.
[6] The adjudicator then refers to a United States State Department report which describes the situation in Lithuania in 1996 in generally favourable terms, negativing reports of political or extra-judicial killings or disappearances and noting general respect for freedom of speech and of the press, and for the right of citizens to associate.
The report also states that the judiciary is independent and negatives widespread monitoring of correspondence or communications of citizens.
www.scotcourts.gov.uk /opinions/P107_01.html   (1379 words)

  
 Missouri Secretary of State Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Charles, Missouri — Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, in partnership with the St. Charles Circuit Clerk's office and the St. Charles Historical Society, is announcing a project to preserve and make available 1,650 cases, nearly all previously unknown, from the territorial and early statehood period of Missouri.
Secretary of State Robin Carnahan today announced that Sara Parker, State Librarian, is retiring at the end of December.
Parker was appointed as State Librarian in June 1995 by former Secretary of State Bekki Cook.
www.sos.state.mo.us   (309 words)

  
 Kulek - v - Secretary of State for Home Department
On 14 January 2001 the respondent, the Secretary of State, made a decision to refuse to grant him refugee status and to refuse to grant him leave to enter.
The Secretary of State appealed against that decision to the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.
The Secretary of State’s appeal did not relate to the issue of credibility, it related to the method that the Adjudicator had adopted in reaching a decision adverse to the Secretary of State, notwithstanding his finding on credibility.
www.courtservice.gov.uk /judgmentsfiles/j1370/Kulek_v_Home.htm   (4505 words)

  
 Michael Byers, The Law and Politics of the Pinochet Case, 10 Duke J. of Comp. & Int'l L. 415 (2000)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
States are sovereign and theoretically equal; it follows that one state cannot be impugned before the courts of another and, inexorably, that a head of state (or a former head of state) is entitled to claim absolute immunity from the jurisdiction of national courts, whether in criminal or civil proceedings.
As Secretary of State for the Home Department, he was required by the Extradition Act 1989 to make a quasi-judicial decision, either to allow the extradition process to continue, or to release Pinochet.
The United States government was apparently concerned that a trial involving Pinochet might reveal the true extent of CIA involvement in the overthrow of Salvador Allende, and perhaps in the atrocities that followed.
www.law.duke.edu /journals/djcil/articles/djcil10p415.htm   (10281 words)

  
 SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | The devilish advocate
Home Office defers expulsion of women held in brothel raid
He believes his activities as a litigant against the Prison Service and Home Office are the main reason he had to serve the extra years.
By the time he was seven, he and his brother were in their fourth foster parent placement and Hirst had a history of bed wetting and soiling.
www.guardian.co.uk /Society/crimeandpunishment/story/0,8150,1589635,00.html?gusrc=rss   (1599 words)

  
 Louisiana Secretary of State Elections Division Index
State law requires the Secretary of State to certify to the Governor when a state of emergency exists that would affect the electoral process.
In October 2004, former Secretary of State Fox McKeithen announced the appointment of Angie Rogers LaPlace as Commissioner of Elections within the Department of State.
The legislation aims to improve the administration of elections in the United States, and part of the law deals with "provisional voting." Louisiana is in compliance with the provisional voting requirements of HAVA and legislation was passed in the 2003 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature to provide for provisional voting.
www.sec.state.la.us /elections/elections-index.htm   (4214 words)

  
 Office of the Secretary of State - Department of State   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Secretary of State oversees an extremely diverse department with responsibilities in virtually every aspect of state government: economic development, finance, transportation, housing, education, culture and quality-of-life issues.
She is a member of the Delaware Open Space Council and the Board of the Diamond State Port Corporation.
The Secretary of State is traditionally one of the Governor's primary advisors.
www.state.de.us /sos/sos.shtml   (164 words)

  
 Restorative Justice - Secretary of State for the Home Department and Attorney General and Lord Chancellor. Justice For ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Articles » Secretary of State for the Home Department and Attorney General and Lord Chancellor.
Secretary of State for the Home Department and Lord Chancellor and Attorney General (2002).
Justice For All Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General by Command of Her Majesty.
www.restorativejustice.org /asp/details.asp?ID=2665   (228 words)

  
 Regina (Noorkoiv) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Secretary of State had referred the case to the Parole Board to be listed some time after that date.
It was the board's practice to meet quarterly to consider the cases of prisoners whose tariff had expired in the previous quarter.
The fact that the state was dealing with people who were at least presumptively detained unlawfully imposed a more intense obligation than was imposed by the Convention requirements relating to delay in criminal proceedings.
www.lawreports.co.uk /civmayb1.8.htm   (551 words)

  
 Deputy Secretary of State
Robert B. Zoellick's nomination as Deputy Secretary of State was confirmed by the Senate on February 16, 2005.
The Deputy Secretary serves as the principal deputy, adviser, and alter ego to the Secretary of State; serves as Acting Secretary of State in the Secretary's absence; and assists the Secretary in the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy and in giving general supervision and direction to all elements of the Department.
Deputy Secretary Zoellick's testimony before the Senate on the goals of U.S. policy towards the Sudan.
www.state.gov /s/d   (211 words)

  
 Home Office stalls on weapons scanner health risks | The Register
The UK Home Office seems unconcerned by the question, despite being responsible for at least one of the government organisations wielding the devices that might be doing the irradiating.
Which is not much of a response from a department deploying at least two Rapiscan 1000s, and with a unit offering them to police forces throughout the country.
We commend the report as essential reading for Home Secretaries who might need to bone up on the potential risks associated with equipment their departments are deploying.
www.theregister.co.uk /2004/11/18/blunkett_xray_blank   (1031 words)

  
 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs – U.S. Department of State
Under Secretary Karen Hughes and Assistant Secretary Dina Powell traveled to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey from September 24 through September 29 on a listening tour.
During their trip, Under Secretary Hughes and Assistant Secretary Powell met with senior government officials, university and high school students, and leaders of various religious and nongovernmental organizations to hear their views and to discuss the common challenges we face.
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Dina Habib Powell will inaugurate the "All Americans: Images of Heritage and Citizenship" exhibit and unveil artworks by 23 Texas students, grades 1-12, at a reception on October 11, 2005, at 4:00 p.m.
exchanges.state.gov   (845 words)

  
 Indymedia server grab - Home Office knew, but isn't telling | The Register
If the Home Office didn't know about foreign court order being enforced on UK soil, then as we pointed out here its lack of knowledge would be an issue.
It is therefore possible that this is an early (even a first?) sighting of the Home Office not telling the legislature about the use of an MLAT, while attempting not to tell it why it's not telling it at the same time.
Rackspace handed over the servers under a US court order, the Home Office had some knowledge of what was happening and green-lighted the procedure, and the Home Office is in some way bound to secrecy.
www.theregister.co.uk /2004/11/04/indymedia_flint_nondenial   (1178 words)

  
 South Carolina Secretary of State, Mark Hammond's Office
The Secretary of State is also the administrator and regulator of the Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act and handles the publication of positions within certain statewide boards and commissions.
The Secretary of State is an ex officio member of the Legislative Council and the Commission on Consumer Affairs.
The mission of the Office of the Secretary of State is simple: to provide the taxpayer with the best return on their investment in state government.
www.scsos.com   (632 words)

  
 Embaixada dos Estados Unidos no Brasil
Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick and Ambassador John Danilovich announced on October 6 the final list of participants of the cultural exchange program "Youth Ambassadors 2006." This is the fourth edition of the program that will take 25 students to the United States for two weeks, from January 13 to 28, 2006.
Noriega has announced that he will leave his position soon as assistant secretary, and in September 8 remarks to the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, he outlined progress achieved during his tenure at the State Department and offered insights gleaned from his experience.
The U.S. Department of State announced that registration for the 2007 Diversity Visa Lottery will be held October 5 to December 4.
www.embaixada-americana.org.br   (580 words)

  
 Arkansas Secretary of State: Elections
The Elections Department maintains records on all state and district elections held in Arkansas.
It maintains the journals and acts of the Legislature, political practice pledges and ethics reports filed by elected state officials.
It publishes the Arkansas Register, a compilation of rules and regulations passed by state agencies.
www.sosweb.state.ar.us /elections.html   (127 words)

  
 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 18 Jan 2005 (pt 5)
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr.
During a debate in the Chamber in 1998, all parties agreed on a 10-year strategy whose main aim was to reduce the consumption of all illegal drugs.
That requires the kind of measures contained in the Bill, in order to ensure that the immense damage that drug abusers do not only to themselves but to society as a whole is prevented and driven out.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/cm050118/debtext/50118-05.htm   (1354 words)

  
 Virginia State Corporation Commission - Office of the Clerk
The Office of the Clerk is the official custodian of the judicial and administrative records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC).
This booklet -- written by the SCC, the Virginia Employment Commission, and the Department of Taxation -- includes the forms you need to register with the SCC.
General information about starting a business can be obtained from other sources, such as the Virginia Department of Business Assistance.
www.state.va.us /scc/division/clk/index.htm   (965 words)

  
 United States Mission - Madagascar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The United States is commencing an active advertising campaign to publicize a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location and apprehension of Fazul Abdullah Mohammed for murder and his role in the bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi on August 7, 1998.
The United States of America strongly supports the implementation of this resolution."...
During a visit to Madagascar at the invitation of President Ravalomanana, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture signed two major agreements for assistance and cooperation with Malagasy Minister of Agriculture Harison Randriamanana...
www.usmission.mg   (426 words)

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