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As a result, rather than trying to induce immunity, researchers must develop prefabricated anti-prion antibodies that can be delivered directly to patients.
But, as the accompanying amendment to grant
immunity
from prosecution to sitting heads of state and senior officials clearly demonstrates, it is actually a transparent effort to let guilty parties off scot-free.
The fact that the charters of all existing international courts and tribunals explicitly deny
immunity
to anyone is no coincidence; it is vital to their functioning.
Viewed in this light, the AU’s decision seems to have been driven by the desire to establish the African Court as an alternative to the ICC, thereby giving the continent’s leaders – including those who met in Equatorial Guinea – a means of gaining
immunity
for their crimes.
Indeed, pundits explained Syria’s initial
immunity
to the Arab Spring by pointing to the regime’s staunch defense of Arab dignity, reflected in its resolute hostility towards Israel.
Far from providing
immunity
against evolutionary pressures, culture often creates new ones.
His only hope of fending off the magistrates was to control parliament and introduce new laws that would stop the series of corruption trials he faces--a strategy that has now given him
immunity
from prosecution until he leaves office.
It has successfully thumbed its nose at international pressure, becoming a beacon to small, vulnerable, and badly behaved states whose leaders want to believe that nuclear weapons will buy them
immunity
from intervention, and that Iraq’s and Libya’s biggest mistake was to fail to acquire them.
Expressions of anti-Americanism will provide no protection or
immunity
to governments or individuals who for good reason are not prepared to endorse the terrorists’ radical agendas.
Although Putin's reforms to the upper house of the Duma have already stripped the governors of their status as federal power brokers as well as of their parliamentary immunity, governorships retain wide powers in their regions.
In Egypt, the initial understanding was that the military establishment would demand constitutional and legal
immunity
from prosecution for its leaders; continuation of its off-budget, tax-free investments; and a veto on “high politics,” including national security and critical foreign policy issues.
But the SCAF now seems to have realized that, in a leaderless situation, no civilian politician can grant
immunity
without becoming vulnerable to attack by rivals.
In the last two months, the SCAF’s behavior towards civilian politicians, civil-society actors, and, more recently, the Coptic community, has clearly reflected the change in attitude: “You need immunity, guidance, and protection from us – not us from you.”
The implicit
immunity
from prosecution these groups received in exchange for their demobilization has done little to help.
Among the many dangers lurking along it today, the most ominous concerns the response of Israel and the United States to the question of when Iran’s nuclear facilities will become impregnable, creating, in Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s phrase, a “zone of immunity.”
Mr Putin is perhaps the most exteme in this regard, but Blair and Berlusconi are not far behind in possessing this "policy immunity."
As in all democracies where the rule of law prevails, members of a specific profession, including journalists, are not granted any form of
immunity
from these types of serious criminal charges.
There can be no voluntary renunciation of sovereign immunity, just as no person can sell himself into slavery.
That would mean a veto in high politics, independence for the army’s budget and vast economic empire, legal
immunity
from prosecution on charges stemming from corruption or repression, and constitutional prerogatives to guarantee these arrangements.
When Mahmoud Ghozlan, the Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson, proposed
immunity
(known in Egypt as the “safe-exit” option), he faced a wave of harsh criticism.
Although rumors of the imminent fall of former internal security chief Zhou Yongkang have been swirling for months, many observers remained unsure whether Xi would prosecute Zhou and thus break the party’s long-established unwritten rule of
immunity
for sitting or retired members of the Politburo Standing Committee.
In these circumstances,
immunity
from external shocks – or “decoupling,” as it is often called – seems fanciful.
As a result, in some areas, community-wide “herd”
immunity
levels for diseases like measles and pertussis (whooping cough) have fallen below those necessary to keep them from spreading into the general population.
Others receive antibiotics prophylactically, to prevent bacterial infections during surgery, or when underlying conditions or treatments (such as chemotherapy) compromise their
immunity.
Duterte also argued that Bensouda cannot proceed against him because his position gives him
immunity.
Finally, a law grants
immunity
from prosecution to the five highest state officials, including, obviously, the Prime Minister.
The good news is that, unlike Zika or Ebola, yellow fever can be controlled with an effective vaccine, which confers lifelong
immunity
within a month of administration.
This guaranteed legal
immunity
for the leaders who carried out the invasion of Iraq.
Reddit’s relative
immunity
from criticism may help to explain its indifference.
India’s government has reacted with fury to the mistreatment of an official enjoying diplomatic immunity, and public indignation has been widespread and nearly unanimous.
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