Under the French Constitution of 1795, qualified property holders elected 750 legislators, who divided themselves into the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients.

We find British bishops at the Council of Arles in 314 and the Council of Rimini in 359.

The senate also requires reports from entities representing the student body such as the Council of Students Association and the Council of Graduate Students Association.

Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe and the Nordic Council.

Intergovernmentalism provides for less democratic oversight, especially where the institution such as the Council of Ministers or the European Council takes place behind closed doors, rather than in a parliamentary chamber.

European Council for High Ability an NGO of the Council of Europe concerned with Giftedness.

They were prescribed in England by the Council of Exeter in 1131 and the Council of London in 1237.

The export of Christian slaves to non-Christian lands was often prohibited, for example at the Council of Koblenz in 922, and the Council of London (1102).

Other authoritative statements are those of the Council of Trent in 1563 and the Council of Florence in 1439.

This must be understood, not just by the Council of Ministers and the European Council, but also by the Court of Justice.