Parliamentary Imm(p)unity

The parliamentary immunity as an ensemble of legal provisions, ensures for the deputies and the senators a derogatory juridical system from the common law, in relation to the justice and with the purpose of guaranteeing their independence. The protection that is being offered to the members of the Parliament against potential abuses from the executive power is a relative, not an absolute one. Thus, immunity does not imply impunity. In accordance with the principles of a democratic state, it is necessary that an adequate protection is offered to the deputies and senators, precisely so that a situation would not arise, in which they are prevented from exercising their mandate according to their own convictions, as a consequence of political disputes or personal vendettas.