| David Hume - Great Britain - 1873 - 820 pages
...condition*, and AH allowed by law. 8. That election of members of Parliament ought to be free. 0. That iho freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings In Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament. 10. That excessive bail ought not... | |
| Edward Thomas Stevens - 1873 - 312 pages
...without consent of Parliament. * That the election of members of Parliament ought to be free . That freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament. That excessive bail ought not to be... | |
| George Roy Badenoch, Robert Potts - Church and state - 1874 - 654 pages
...for their defence suitable to their conditions, and as allowed by law. 8. That election of members of Parliament ought to be free. 9. That the freedom...debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament. 10. That excessive bail ought not... | |
| Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1874 - 504 pages
...condition, and as allowed by law : That elections of members of parliament ought to be free : That tha freedom of speech, and debates, or proceedings in parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parliament : That excessive bail ought not to... | |
| Akhil Reed Amar - Law - 1998 - 448 pages
...celebrated English Bill of Rights of 1689, establishing immunity from prosecution for legislative discourse: "the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place 'But see infra Chapter 1G. out of parliament."15 The... | |
| John Uhr - History - 1998 - 292 pages
...parliamentary declaration of the legal immunity recognised in relation to the free speech of members: 'the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament'. But the Act also looks forward through... | |
| Dawn Oliver, Gavin Drewry - Law - 1998 - 244 pages
...Patricia M Leopold Introduction On the face of it, art 9 of the Bill of Rights 1 689, which states that 'Freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any Court or place out of Parliament' , would seem to provide members, officers... | |
| Faith Thompson - 1985 - 295 pages
...Edward III, says Elsynge, the Commons "did oftentimes discuss and debate amongst 22 See Chapter 6. 28 "That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parliament." themselves many things concerning... | |
| Andr s Saj¢ - Political Science - 1999 - 312 pages
...of course, the executive power could have • 36 According to Art. 9 of the Bill of Rights of 1689, "the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament." Freedom of speech is restricted to... | |
| Paul Carmichael, Brice Dickson - Law - 1999 - 268 pages
...Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1689, which applies to both Houses of Parliament. This provides that "freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament". As Sir Elwyn Jones, later Lord Elwyn... | |
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