{"id":12174,"date":"2024-12-09T12:10:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustavbih.ba\/article-iv-parliamentary-assembly\/d-procedures-article-iv-3\/immunity\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T17:36:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:36:52","slug":"immunity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ustavbih.ba\/en\/article-iv-parliamentary-assembly\/d-procedures-article-iv-3\/immunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Immunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The provisions of paragraph 3(j) grant Delegates and Members immunity for acts carried out within the scope of their duties in the Parliamentary Assembly. This is a functional immunity and differs from the absolute immunity enjoyed by members of parliament under the former Yugoslav system.<span class=\"s1\"><sup>2763 <\/sup><\/span>Even after the adoption of the Dayton Constitution, the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina continued to recognise absolute immunity for Members of parliament.<span class=\"s1\"><sup>2764 <\/sup><\/span>Under this system, any civil or criminal action brought against a Member of parliament was suspended for the duration of his or her term of office.<span class=\"s1\"><sup>2765 <\/sup><\/span>A Member of parliament could not be arrested or detained for any reason.<span class=\"s1\"><sup>2766 <\/sup><\/span>Only the house of parliament to which the Member belonged could lift the Member\u2019s immunity.<span class=\"s1\"><sup>2767<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A new Law on Immunity of Bosnia and Herzegovina was imposed by the High Representative repealing the old law and clarifying the functional nature of immunity.<span class=\"s1\"><sup>2768 <\/sup><\/span>Under this law, immunity does not provide a general bar to criminal or civil proceedings against Members of parliament, but is available as a defence when such proceedings involve actions taken by a Member of parliament within the scope of his or her duties.<span class=\"s1\"><sup>2769 <\/sup><\/span>Under this law, the decision on whether or not immunity applies in any given case is to be made by a competent court.<span class=\"s1\"><sup>2770 <\/sup><\/span>This legislative change fundamentally altered the interpretation of the scope of immunity granted to Members of parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The provisions of paragraph 3(j) grant Delegates and Members immunity for acts carried out within the scope of their duties in the Parliamentary Assembly. 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