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Immunity from prosecution (international law), exclusion of governments or their officials from prosecution under international law; Judicial immunity, immunity of a judge or magistrate in the course of their official duties; Parliamentary immunity, immunity granted to elected officials during their tenure and in the course of their duties
A representation of the cholera epidemic of the 19th century. For thousands of years mankind has been intrigued with the causes of disease and the concept of immunity. The prehistoric view was that disease was caused by supernatural forces, and that illness was a form of theurgic punishment for "bad deeds" or "evil thoughts" visited upon the soul by the gods or by one's enemies. [8]
Legal immunity, or immunity from prosecution, is a legal status wherein an individual or entity cannot be held liable for a violation of the law, in order to facilitate societal aims that outweigh the value of imposing liability in such cases.
"Immunity theft" isn't a medical term, but some are using it to describe how certain infections impact the immune system, leaving people more vulnerable to other illnesses.
The principle of sovereign immunity in US law was inherited from the English common law legal maxim rex non potest peccare, meaning "the king can do no wrong." [2] In some situations, sovereign immunity may be waived by law. Sovereign immunity falls into two categories:
Myth 6: Ending qualified immunity makes it possible for police officers to be labeled as criminals for doing their job. Fact 6: Qualified immunity is a civil, not criminal, proceeding.
In a novel and potentially consequential case on the limits of presidential power, the justices voted 6-3 along ideological lines to reject Trump’s broad claim of immunity, meaning the charges ...
Natural immunity is gained by those organisms whose immune systems succeed in fighting off a previous infection, if the relevant pathogen is one for which immunization is even possible. Natural immunity can have degrees of effectiveness (partial rather than absolute) and may fade over time (within months, years, or decades, depending on the ...