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FREEDOM PARLIAMENT [4 records]

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Record 1 2022-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Parliamentary Language
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Members of Parliament enjoy freedom from arrest in civil process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

Related to the privilege of freedom from arrest... [is] the privilege of exemption from attending as a witness.... The privilege of exemption of a Member from attending as a witness has been asserted by the House upon the same principle as other personal privileges viz., the paramount right of Parliament to the attendance and service of its Members.(May, 19th ed., 1976, p. 101-102)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

privilège de ne pas comparaître comme témoin : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Every person is guilty of an offence who...(b) being a candidate, knowingly contravenes section 550(signing document that limits freedom of action in Parliament).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Commet une infraction : [...] b) le candidat qui contrevient sciemment à l'article 550 (signature d'engagements qui entravent sa liberté d'action au Parlement).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
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Record 4 2012-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decision-Making Process
CONT

No candidate shall sign a written document presented by way of demand or claim made on him or her by any person or association of persons, between the issue of the writ and polling day, if the document requires the candidate to follow a course of action that will prevent him or her from exercising freedom of action in Parliament, if elected, or to resign as a member if called on to do so by any person or association of persons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Processus décisionnel

Spanish

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