This ruling is today considered the landmark decision for application of the death penalty in Japan.
The ruling was considered landmark as it stated that individuals must take responsibility for their own actions.
The director's decision may be appealed to the appeals committee, whose ruling is considered final.
In other words, the ruling was considered to hold that "political spending is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment".
This is one of the Court's major shortcomings: its rulings must be considered in a political context.
This ruling is being considered for appeal.
Their ecclesiastical courts' rulings are considered legally binding on personal status and some property matters.
One is that every ruling must be considered with respect to the corpus of Islamic holy law.
The ruling from a Chicago panel was considered a big victory for Amgen, the world's leading biotechnology company.
This new ruling can be considered as a contribution to the recent strengthening of author-centered regimes.