parliamentary immunity

The article deals with the issue of parliamentary immunity, in particular, indemnity and immunity, as key elements of protection of MPs from political persecution. The author analyses the international experience of parliamentary immunity and its restrictions in different countries, including Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, the United States of America and others. Particular attention is paid to the position of the Venice Commission, which recommends maintaining immunity in countries with transitional democracies.

The article looks at the nature of representative democracy as a form of realization of
popular sovereignty. The relationship of popular sovereignty and representative democracy is
analyzed. The necessity of using an expanded approach to the circle of people’s representatives
is substantiated. The normative, political and social requirements concerning the procedure
for the election of representatives of the people and the procedure for exercising their powers
in the context of the implementation of the people’s sovereignty are investigated.