Questions tagged [succession]
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Can a US President, after impeachment and removal, be re-elected or re-appointed?
This answer in its present form states
If Donald Trump were impeached and blocked from running again (which is one of the things that impeachment can do, disqualify from office)...
Is that true?
Does impeachment by the House of Representatives,…
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What are the effects on the Crown appointments following the death of a monarch?
The naming of a number of appointments, titles and offices, etc.—such a Queen's Counsel, the Queen's Warehouse, and Queen's Bench—will now need to be reviewed following King Charles III acceding to the throne.
Notwithstanding these name changes,…
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"Designated Survivor" scenario: What if a President is sworn in and someone earlier in succession resurfaces?
If something like what's depicted in "Designated Survivor" (TV-show) happened – POTUS, VPOTUS, Speaker, &c, were all (believed to be) dead – and the "designated survivor" had become acting President and then sworn in as President:
What would then…
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Why was no constitutional amendment needed to change the rules on succession to the Canadian throne?
In 2013 a statute altered the rules on succession to the throne in Canada. (Specifically, if a woman is the eldest child of the monarch then she inherits the throne upon the monarch's death even if she has a brother. Earlier, a woman could inherit…
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Can the US Senate disqualify a former President?
In summary, the answer to "Can a US President, after impeachment and removal, be re-elected or re-appointed?" was "Yes, unless the Senate votes by simple majority to add the penalty of disqualification to a removal from office."
Suppose a President…
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Transfer of US Presidential power when both the President and the Vice President are incapacitated
According to Article II, section 1, clause 6 of the US Constitution, in the case of death, removal, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers of the office, both of the President and the Vice President, Congress may by law provide who will…
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Can a testator exercise testamentary freedom using a choice of law clause?
In British Columbia, some testators left little for some of their independent adult children, while leaving most of their assets to their other children. In many of those cases, the courts granted the wills variation claims of disgruntled…
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Is the Acting Attorney General in the Presidential Line of Succession?
The Attorney-General is seventh in the line of succession to the Presidency of the United States.
Does an Acting Attorney-General replace the former Attorney-General in the line of succession?
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What happens if a person is thought to be dead and their estate is administered, and then they turn up alive?
Suppose a person disappears and is thought to have died (e.g. massive fireball plane crash, 'nobody could have survived that') and so their estate was administered.
And then, after their property has gone to some beneficiaries and maybe on-sold or…
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Are there typically any provisions in systems or succession that nullify a successor’s claim to the position if they off their predecessor themselves?
Suppose Prince William killed King Charles, would he still become king? Was this historically the case in the UK or other monarchies? Or if Kamala kills Joe?
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What is the copyright status, in the US, of the old USSR textbooks?
The textbooks published in the USSR had their copyright listed as "The Ministry of Education of the USSR." I am not interested in the "author rights." I am only interested in the copyright rights (a distinction that is probably more relevant to…
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What does "qualify" mean with regard to presidential succession?
3 U.S.C. § 19(b) states "If...the Speaker fails to qualify as Acting President, then the President pro tempore of the Senate shall...act as President," and 19(d) says "If, by reason of...failure to qualify, there is no President pro tempore to act…
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Can the signing of a bill by an acting governor be overturned by the actual governor?
In this article, it indicates that a bill was passed by the NJ State Assembly and signed into law by the Acting Governor who was the Senate President per the NJ's succession rules. This seemed odd to me, so I also verified that this was the case on…
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Rights of Joint administrators of a property
If legal heirs of a joint property have acquired the letter of administration of the joint property, can a single co-owner sell his share (in india)?
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Can the said co-owner go for a partition deed?
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General Question about Last Will and Testament in India
I have few question on how to write Last will and is it valid under Indian Law.
Do i have to register my Last will (Eg, Affidavit, Notary, Stamp, etc)
Can Last will over ride nomination? (Eg, Mutual fund, savings account, Stocks, insurance, etc)…
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