Immunity for a healthy democracy: the critical role of parliamentary immunity

The immunity of a deputy is an important guarantee of the realisation of the personalised and impersonal political will of the people. The article highlights the relationship between the institution of parliamentary immunity and the realisation of the political will of the people. The article also considers the institution of parliamentary immunity as an important guarantee that prevents the transition from the immanent feature of democracy 'the rule of the majority' to the anti-democratic 'tyranny of the majority'. This article discusses the importance of the institution of a deputy, and some solutions are proposed aimed at making the process of depriving a deputy of immunity more focal. The article proposes to remove the process of depriving the immunity of the deputy from the logic of the issue solved by the political decision of the majority, proposing certain objective criteria for depriving the immunity of the deputy.

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International Journal of Public Law and Policy
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2025-12-09
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https://doi.org/10.1504/ijplap.2026.150303
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Immunity for a healthy democracy: the critical role of parliamentary immunity

Naira Hovhannisyan, Artak Ghazaryan
International Journal of Public Law and Policy
Legal and Policy Issues
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Immunity for a healthy democracy: the critical role of parliamentary immunity

Naira Hovhannisyan, Artak Ghazaryan
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Abstract

The immunity of a deputy is an important guarantee of the realisation of the personalised and impersonal political will of the people. The article highlights the relationship between the institution of parliamentary immunity and the realisation of the political will of the people. The article also considers the institution of parliamentary immunity as an important guarantee that prevents the transition from the immanent feature of democracy 'the rule of the majority' to the anti-democratic 'tyranny of the majority'. This article discusses the importance of the institution of a deputy, and some solutions are proposed aimed at making the process of depriving a deputy of immunity more focal. The article proposes to remove the process of depriving the immunity of the deputy from the logic of the issue solved by the political decision of the majority, proposing certain objective criteria for depriving the immunity of the deputy.

International Journal of Public Law and PolicyVol. 12(1)
American University of Armenia (AM)
Openalex Percentile: Top 44%
Legal and Policy Issues
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