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Parliamentary immunity in Canada / J.P. Joseph Maingot.
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Title:Parliamentary immunity in Canada / J.P. Joseph Maingot.
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Author/Creator:Maingot, J. P. Joseph, 1931- author.
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Published/Created:Toronto : LexisNexis Canada Inc., 2016.
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Call Number: KE4578 M348 2016
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Canada. Parliament--Privileges and immunities.
Legislative bodies--Canada--Privileges and immunities.
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Description:xxv, 364 pages ; 24 cm
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Summary:"This is a text on the law concerning the immunity (sometimes known as privilege) of members of parliament (federal and provincial) and the Senate with respect to their political activities and comments in the House of Commons. covers everything from privilege of freedom of speech, to publication of parliamentary papers, proceedings and procedure in the House of Commons, to privilege from freedom of arrest, the jurisdiction of the courts over the Senate and House of Commons."-- Provided by publisher.
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Notes:Includes table of cases.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9780433491606 (hardback)
0433491604 (hardback)
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Contents:Introduction
Parliamentary privilege: a general view
Privilege of freedom of speech
Publication of parliamentary papers
Proceedings in Parliament
Protection afforded apart from parliamentary privilege
Proceedings in Parliament, freedom of speech, the Official Secrets Act, the criminal law
The use of parliamentary matters as evidence in court
Privilege of freedom from arrest and related privileges
Parliament Hill and the precincts of the Houses of Parliament
The corporate rights, privileges, and powers of the Senate and the House of Commons
Procedure in the House of Commons relating to breaches of privilege and contempts
The courts: jurisdiction over the Senate and House of Commons - Parliamentary privilege
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and parliamentary privilege
Annex: privilege and closure
Appendices.