Democracy's privileged few legislative privilege and democratic norms in the British and American constitutions / [electronic resource] :
Josh Chafetz.
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007.
- x, 307 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-294) and index.
Lex parliamenti vs. lex terrae -- Political questions and nonjusticiability -- Free speech in Parliament -- Free speech in Congress -- Freedom from civil arrest and legal process for members of Parliament -- Freedom from civil arrest for members of Congress -- Disputed parliamentary elections -- Disputed congressional elections -- Breach of privilege and contempt of Parliament -- Punishment by Congress.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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United States. Congress --Privileges and immunities. Great Britain. Parliament --Privileges and immunities.
Constitutional law--United States. Constitutional law--Great Britain.