Sentence examples for right to immunity from inspiring English sources

All of this depends upon our elected leaders taking seriously the notion that all Americans – including prisoners – have an absolute right to immunity from torture by the state.

Associations defending the rights of Tibetans welcomed Spain's judicial U-turn and the decision to indict Mr. Hu, who lost his right to immunity after leaving office this year.

But in the early evening, Major Anderson was released after the State Department argued that he had a right to diplomatic immunity.

Ms. Lagarde requested at the time that her right to diplomatic immunity in the case be waived to allow her to participate in her defense.

They also assert Mr Zedillo's right to legal immunity for acts committed while carrying out his duties as head of state.

There are unresolved legal questions about whether an individual diplomat -- or even his or her diplomatic mission -- has the right to waive immunity, which is basically a privilege accorded to the country that the diplomat represents and not to the individual diplomat.

It also requires the supposedly autonomous Central Bank to waive its right to sovereign immunity, which has alarmed economists.At the same time, the government pledges to expropriate all land along the chosen route at potentially below-market rates, which has outraged indigenous groups and businessmen.

Deputies Ravoahangy and Rabemananjara were arrested and imprisoned on 12 April 1947, followed two months later by Raseta (who was in Paris when the Uprising began), in violation of their right to diplomatic immunity.

Prosecutors want to pin Zimmerman down on the record over waiving his right to pursue immunity in order to pre-empt the possibility that he might try to revive it after trial if he is found guilty, according to the motion.

O'Mara canceled a scheduled hearing earlier this month to make the case, but told Reuters he believes he has the right to raise the immunity defense at any time during the trial.

The use of El Al as a front for the Mossad and Israeli security service Shin Bet in South Africa led to the deportation of an airline official and the withdrawal of the right to carry weapons and diplomatic immunity from El Al staff soon afterwards.