free counters   Monday, June 7, 2010  Concept Of Sovereign
Immunity  Sovereign immunity, or crown immunity, is a type
of immunity that in common law jurisdictions traces its origins
from early English law. Generally speaking it is the doctrine
that the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is
immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution; hence the
saying, "the king (or queen) can do no wrong". In many cases,
states have waived this immunity to allow for suits; in some
cases, an individual may technically appear as defendant on the
state's behalf.  In constitutional monarchies   There is no
automatic Crown immunity in Australia, although the Crown may be
explicitly or implicitly immune from any particular statute. The
Crown's immunity may also apply to other parties in certain
circumstances: see Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission v Baxter Healthcare.   Article 88 of the Constitution
of Belgium states: The King’s person is inviolable; his
ministers are accountable.   Article 13 of the