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QUALIFIED PROTECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2003-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
CONT

[The Parliament of Canada Act] gives complete protection to those responsible for the publication of parliamentary papers and a qualified protection for those publishing extracts from them.

OBS

privilege: ... an exemption from liability for the speaking or publishing of defamatory words concerning another, based on the fact that the statement was made in the performance of a political, judicial, social or personal duty.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
CONT

[La Loi sur le Parlement du Canada] assure une immunité absolue à ceux qui sont chargés de la publication des documents du Parlement et une immunité relative à ceux qui en diffusent les extraits.

OBS

immunité : Privilège de pouvoir faire impunément, dans certaines circonstances (p. ex. en assemblée parlementaire), des déclarations à caractère diffamatoire ou des actes illégaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
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