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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Abuse of immunity of heads of state

Abuse of immunity of heads of state

  • Abuse of immunity of national rulers
  • Abuse of immunity of sovereigns

Incidence

In 1993 the ruler of Abu Dhabi pleaded head-of-state immunity to avoid legal proceedings in relation to the collapse of an international bank in which he was a major shareholder.

Broader

Abuse of state immunity
Presentable

Aggravated by

Unethical practices of government leaders
Presentable

Related

Abusive national leadership
Presentable

Value

Immunity
Yet to rate
Abuse
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong InstitutionsSustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Government » Diplomacy
  • Government » Nation state » Nation state
  • Government » Officials
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J4971
    DOCID
    12049710
    D7NID
    168209
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020