Sentences with phrase «judicial immunity from»

The two recognized exceptions to judicial immunity from civil suits are where the judge acted completely without jurisdiction or where the act is administrative, rather than judicial, in nature.

Not exact matches

Among them are the rights to: bullet joint parenting; bullet joint adoption; bullet joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); bullet status as next - of - kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent; bullet joint insurance policies for home, auto and health; bullet dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support; bullet immigration and residency for partners from other countries; bullet inheritance automatically in the absence of a will; bullet joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment; bullet inheritance of jointly - owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); bullet benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; bullet spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home; bullet veterans» discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing of tax returns; bullet joint filing of customs claims when traveling; bullet wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bullet bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child; bullet decision - making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her; bullet crime victims» recovery benefits; bullet loss of consortium tort benefits; bullet domestic violence protection orders; bullet judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; bullet and more...

The Minister insisted that she has absolutely nothing to do with the issue noting that it is an abuse of public office, the judicial process and her human rights for Governor Oshiomhole whom she stopped from taking a «highly suspicious N15 billion loan'to make false allegations against her while hiding behind the constitutional immunity granted state governors.

«It is an abuse of public office, the judicial process and her human rights for governor Oshiomhole, whom she stopped from taking a highly suspicious N15 billion loan, to make false allegations against her while hiding behind the constitutional immunity granted state governors,» read the statement.

Although s 37 of IA 2005 provides immunity from civil claims for inquiry panel members, s 38 implicitly confirms that that immunity does not serve to preclude judicial review claims in respect of decisions made by a member or members of the inquiry panel.

The issue was whether the judiciary could address the constitutionality of laws put under the Ninth Schedule of the constitution, holding that they can not be granted blanket immunity from judicial review.

As noted in that post, consular officials are only entitled to functional immunity from prosecution, i.e immunity in respect of acts performed in the exercise of her consular functions, and may be arrested for grave crimes (pursuant to a decision of a competent judicial authority).

(a) The Claimants» case on the point at the hearing was made by reference to a Dubai Court of Cassation decision (Central Bank of Sudan v Africa Alpha Capital 1 Co Ltd, Appeal no 480/2012 Commercial, where the defence was put forward that the court lacked jurisdiction under the Vienna and Riyadh Conventions because the Bank was a «public venture forming a part of the government entities of the Republic of Sudan that enjoys immunity from judicial proceedings and is not subject to the jurisdiction of the State Courts».

Stemming from the concept of judicial independence, chairs of Committees enjoy judicial immunity with respect to their decisions (but not their decision processes) to allow them to conduct their roles «freely and impartially, without fear of suit» (para. 61).

It was also correct that operational discretion does not equate to immunity from judicial scrutiny of policing decisions (H v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2013] 1 WLR 3021).

The district court determined that Judge McCree is immune from suit under the doctrine of judicial immunity.

Traditionally, such attempts have been roundly rebutted by invoking absolute judicial immunity, which protects those involved in proceedings (or in their preparation) from liability.

The function of absolute immunity in the performance of judicial duties is not to shield members of the judiciary from liability for their own misconduct, but rather «to protect their offices from the deterrent effect of suit alleging improper motives where there has been no more than a mistake or a disagreement on the part of the complaining party with the decision made.»

Until now, the Doctrine of Judicial Immunity has protected a judge from claims involving decisions he has made within his jurisdiction.

Parliamentary privilege means immunity from judicial oversight.