Constitutional Immunity - Law Dictionary Search Results
In respect of anything said in Parliament
Parliament was sitting and its business was being transacted, anything said during the course of that business was immune from proceedings in any court, Tej Kiran Jain v. M. Sanjiva Reddy, AIR 1970 SC 1573 (1574). [Constitution
Extra-territorial operations
provision would be redundant as regards legislation by parliament and inconsistent as regards laws enacted by States, Bengal Immunity Co. Ltd. v. State of Bihar, AIR 1955 SC 681 (750). [Constitution of India, Art. 245(2)]
speech or debate clause
speech or debate clause often cap S&D&C : a clause in Article I of the U.S. Constitution granting members of Congress a privilege from arrest and legislative immunity for any speech or debate made in
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section 1983
that makes a person liable for depriving another of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the U.S. Constitution and laws while acting under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of a state … 42 of the U.S. Code that makes a person liable for depriving another of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the U.S. Constitution and laws while acting under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or
abridge
or enforce any law which shall the privileges and immunities of the citizens of the United States "U.S. Constitution amend. XIV"] abridg·ment or abridge·ment n … diminish or reduce in scope [no State shall make or enforce any law which shall the privileges and immunities of the citizens of the United States "U.S. Constitution amend. XIV"] abridg·ment or abridge·ment n
Judiciary
Judiciary separate from and independent of the Executive as in England; this is achieved by providing for (i) immunity from outside influence, (ii) security of tenure, (iii) favourable conditions of service; (iv) oath of Office, (v) the … Law, Willium C. Anderson, 1889, p. 579. Is independent of the executive in England, A Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 6th Edn., Vol. G, p. 199. The Constitution of India makes the Indian
Human rights
Human rights, means the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable by courts in India. [Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 … courts in India. [Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (10 of 1994), s. 2 (1) (d)] The freedoms, immunities and benefits that accor-ding to modern values (esp. at an international level, all human beings should be able
Ancient demesne
They form the customary Court. The Court of Ancient Demesne, which is analogous to the Court Baron, is constituted by those who hold in socage of the lord of the manor. The tenants in ancient demesne, properly … The tenants in ancient demesne, properly so called, were made subject to certain restraints and entitled to certain immunities. They were forbidden to bring or to defend any real action, touching their tenements, except in the lord's
protection
protection 1 : the act of protecting : the state of being protected [entitled to constitutional ] 2 a : one that protects b : supervision or support of one having less power [ … foreign competition in their home market by restrictions (as high duties) on foreign competitive goods 4 a : immunity from prosecution purchased by criminals through bribery b : money extorted by racketeers posing as a protective association
citizen
exercise of civil rights see also Scott v. Sandford in the Important Cases section amendment xiv to the Constitution in the back matter compare resident NOTE: Under the Fourteenth Amendment, “all persons born or naturalized in the … a citizen of the U.S. A corporation is not considered a citizen for purposes of the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. A corporation is, however, deemed a citizen of the state in which it
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