Who can issue an decree known as a bull?
Decree decrees are generally nominations, or exceptional measures where law mandates a presidential decree, such as the dissolution of the French National Assembly and the calling of new legislative elections. Decrees are published in the "Journal Officiel de la République Française" or "French Gazette". A decree (Latin: "decretum") in the usage of the canon law of the Catholic Church has various meanings. Any papal Bull, Brief, or Motu Proprio is a decree inasmuch as these documents are legislative acts of the Pope. In this sense the term is quite ancient. The Roman Congregations were formerly empowered to issue decrees in matters
Golden bull Golden bull A golden bull or chrysobull was a decree issued by Byzantine Emperors and later by monarchs in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, most notably by the Holy Roman Emperors. The term was originally coined for the golden seal (a "bulla aurea"), attached to the decree, but came to be applied to the entire decree. Such decrees were known as golden bulls in western Europe and "chrysobullos logos", or chrysobulls, in the Byzantine Empire (χρυσός, "chrysos", being Greek for gold). For nearly eight hundred years, they were issued unilaterally, without obligations on the part of the other