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On 20 May 2016, an amendment to the Constitution has been passed by the Parliament, removing parliamentary immunity. Due to surpassing the two-thirds majority threshold, the amendment was able to pass without a constitutional referendum. [17]
The French Parliament ( French: Parlement français) is the bicameral legislature of the French Fifth Republic, consisting of the Senate ( Sénat) and the National Assembly ( Assemblée nationale ). Each assembly conducts legislative sessions at separate locations in Paris: the Senate meets in the Palais du Luxembourg and the National Assembly ...
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Parliamentary privilege is a legal immunity enjoyed by members of certain legislatures, in which legislators are granted protection against civil or criminal liability for actions done or statements made in the course of their legislative duties.
The second limit flows from the preamble, which provides for a Westminster parliamentary system, including privileges based on necessity. 94 It is the prerogative of the House to determine how it will exercise these privileges and if it wants to insist on them or not. 95 Given that the privileges enjoyed by Parliament are part of the general ...
The privileges of Members of the House of Commons provide the absolute immunity they require to perform their parliamentary work, while the collective or corporate rights of the House are the necessary means by which the House effectively discharges its functions. 6 Privilege commences from the time of the Member’s official existence, which ...
Workshop on Corruption and Immunities Vienna 16 June 2016 Page 1 of 10. Political immunities in Europe: the scope and lifting of parliamentary immunities. INTRODUCTION The agenda for this workshop proposes “Political Immunities in Europe” as the title for this introductory talk. In fact, I intend to confine myself to a rather narrower topic ...
First, there is the immunity from civil or criminal action and examination in legal proceedings of members of the Houses and of witnesses and others taking part in proceedings in Parliament… . Secondly, there is the immunity of parliamentary proceedings as such from impeachment or question in the courts. 149
