Ministers’ procedural immunity in the Jordanian constitution

• Abu Issa, Hamzeh M. ^[1] ; Al Rifaei, Ahmad M. ^[1]
  1. [1] Applied Science Private University

     Applied Science Private University

     Jordania

     
• Localización: The Journal of legislative studies, ISSN 1357-2334, Vol. 26, Nº. 2, 2020, págs. 328-347
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article is about the legal framework of the procedural immunity of ministers under Section 56 of the Jordanian Constitution, explaining the amendment which was made to this article under the constitutional amendment of 2011. The article elucidates the nature of this immunity and its impact upon Public Prosecutors’ freedom in commencing prosecution. It also explains the limit of this freedom as regards personalities, offenses, and time. Research is done by analysing the relevant legal provisions, addressing the legal provisions which govern the process of lifting the minister’s immunity, by determining the competent authority, its power and its procedures. The article also presents some main cases of removing immunity from ministers by the Jordanian House of Representatives.