Mr. Johnson said he hoped the reappointment signaled that the college recognized the "grave procedural flaws" in its decision on his promotion and would reverse it.

No doubt there were valid reasons to turn down some of these cases - procedural flaws, gaps in the record or absence of a lower-court conflict.

The inquiry found that between April 1, 1983, and March 30, 1984, the four made 50 to 60 false arrests and more than 150 other arrests with "significant procedural flaws."

These and other procedural flaws have major implications for the health of people around the world.

Rehabilitation trial adjourns, declaring the 1431 conviction null on the basis of procedural flaws.

A federal court dismissed a similar case in July; Mr. Wildfang said that case had procedural flaws that the current one does not.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys engage in a comparison of charges against possible procedural flaws and possible defenses to arrive at the going rate for a crime.

But the Justices were forced to dismiss that case in January because of a procedural flaw.

On June 4 opposition lawmakers also said they could seek a cancellation of the vote by the Constitutional Court on the grounds of procedural flaws.

Mr Frohnmayer's serious critics could point to favouritism, conflicts of interest in grant-making, organisational and procedural flaws, and occasional bad judgment.