Parliamentary Immunity: Protecting Democracy or Protecting Corruption?

Parliamentary Immunity: Protecting Democracy or Protecting Corruption?*

ARECURRING question within contemporary democratic countries relates to whether parliamentary immunity only serves to protect the interests of representatives, rather than the interests of those they were elected to represent. With every act that is suspected of being corrupt (for example, accepting a bribe in return for asking a question or delivering a speech in parliament, failure to declare...

Chaperones: protecting the patient or protecting the doctor?

The routine use of chaperones during medical examinations, including intimate examinations, is variable. Practice varies between countries and also within them. Use of a chaperone may protect patients from sexual abuse by medical or nursing practitioners. An appropriate chaperone may also protect healthcare practitioners from false accusations. This article considers issues surrounding the use ...

The Machinery of Democracy - Protecting Elections in an Electronic World

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Democracy: Presidential or Parliamentary Does It Make a Difference?

Protecting the clean athlete, protecting health

The vision of the IOC is to change the world for the better through sport and to promote social change. Protecting the health of the athlete is an important part of this vision, in order to protect the integrity of sport, protect elite athletes, protect the health of all those exercising and to promote physical activity. The protection of clean athletes through doping control is also important ...