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PRIVILEGE TEMOIN [3 records]

Record 1 2013-09-27

English

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

The possibility of admitting hearsay evidence where the declarant claims testimonial privilege is raised by the American Federal Rules. There the definition of "unavailable" includes a declarant who is "exempted by ruling of the court on the ground of privilege from testifying concerning the subject matter of his statement". (Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 132).

French

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

privilège du 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 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 2001-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
CONT

No answer given by any person claiming to be excused on the ground of privilege, or that the answer will tend to criminate that person, shall be used in any criminal proceeding against that person, other than an indictment for perjury, if the trial judges give to the witness a certificate that he claimed the right to be excused on the grounds mentioned in this section...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

Nulle réponse faite par une personne qui prétend être exemptée en raison d’un privilège ou parce que cette réponse pourrait l'incriminer ne peut servir dans une poursuite pénale contre cette personne, sauf dans une mise en accusation pour parjure, si les juges instructeurs donnent au témoin un certificat attestant qu'il a réclamé le droit d’être exempté pour les motifs indiqués au présent article et a donné des réponses complètes et véridiques à leur satisfaction.

Spanish

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