Financial institutions that were too big to fail should not be immune from prosecution.
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The 1961 Vienna Convention says diplomats are immune from prosecution in countries where they serve.
The 1961 Vienna Convention says that diplomats are immune from prosecution in countries that host them.
Without assurances that her husband would be immune from prosecution, Ms Purdy insisted her only option was to die in Switzerland while still physically able to travel alone.
In August, Chile's Supreme Court had rejected General Pinochet's claim that he was immune from prosecution, both as a senator-for-life (a self-bestowed title) and under a 1980 amnesty law.
When he was president, from 1995 to 2007, Mr Chirac was immune from prosecution, and his lawyers argue that he remains so for acts during his time in office.
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Laws governing dog attacks will also be extended to cover private property, closing a loophole which has meant that dog owners whose animals have attacked people on private property are immune from prosecution.
Italy's foreign ministry slammed the Indian court's decision as a "clear violation" of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which says diplomats are immune from prosecution in countries where they serve.
Moreover it seems ludicrous to argue that General Pinochet was misled into planning his repressive measures in Chile because he believed back in 1973 that he would be immune from prosecution or extradition in Britain.
But when the investigation was turned over to the Justice Department to examine possible criminal activity, FBI agents discovered some guards believed they were immune from prosecution and therefore refused to be interviewed again, complicating the FBI probe.
Moreover, the Florida statute provides an additional layer of protection to a defendant claiming self-defense: A judge must decide whether the defendant is "immune from prosecution, " that is, if the judge believes his actions fall under the law of self-defense.
The recently approved U.S.-Iraqi security agreement specifies that U.S. civilian contractors will no longer be immune from Iraqi prosecution for crimes committed in that country.
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The current U.S.-Iraqi security agreement -- which was approved in December -- specifies that U.S. civilian contractors will no longer be immune from Iraqi prosecution for crimes committed in that country.
They also note Obama's use of executive privilege to prevent the release of certain documents in the Fast and Furious case -- a move which typically makes executive branch officials immune from criminal prosecution.
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