An obscure provision in it appears to give foreigners the right to sue in federal court over violations of international law.

He said the administration was in court seeking to force the state to resume its jurisdiction over violations below the level of misdemeanor.

There is also a village judge that presides over violations of the village code.

This is the first case ever brought under the Trade Act of 1974 that seeks penalties over violations of workers' rights.

In court, however, the law was used by the Federal Government to assert its jurisdiction over violations of tribal fishing laws.

Google had disabled the accounts over violations of the terms of service.

But nearly every panel discussion has become a heated debate over alleged Soviet violations of human rights.

The agency regularly fines airlines over their maintenance practices and other violations.

The police crackdown raised questions over violations of the privacy and free speech rights of Internet users.

Barclays, for example, has been under fire from shareholders over violations of the Higgs guidelines.