sovereign immunity
- n an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent
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- An Interesting Take
Had an interesting conversation with one of the country’s top constitutional law experts this morning. We were discussing the fact that the primary difference between a police state and a democracy is the concept that in a democracy there is no concept of unqualified sovereign immunity. In other words, in a democracy, an independent judiciary is entrusted with providing a forum for oversight of ...
July 30, 2013 - The Daily Siftings Herald