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State Secrets Privilege — The State Secrets Privilege is an evidentiary rule created by United States legal precedent. The court is asked to exclude evidence from a legal case based solely on an affidavit submitted by the government stating court proceedings might… … Wikipedia
State Secrets Protection Act — The State Secrets Protection Act, S. 2533, (SSPA) was put before the Senate by Senators Kennedy, Leahy, and Specter on January 22, 2008. [cite web url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi bin/query/z?c110:S.2533: title=State Secrets Protection Act… … Wikipedia
Privilège de secret d'État — L affaire United States v. Reynolds (en) de 1953 impliquait une action au civil contre le gouvernement des États Unis de veuves de militaires décédés lors d un accident d un … Wikipédia en Français
privilege — A particular and peculiar benefit or advantage enjoyed by a person, company, or class, beyond the common advantages of other citizens. An exceptional or extraordinary power or exemption. A peculiar right, advantage, exemption, power, franchise,… … Black's law dictionary
Privilege (evidence) — Under common law, privilege is a term describing a number of rules excluding evidence that would be adverse to a fundamental principle or relationship if it were disclosed. [Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary] The most common form… … Wikipedia
Attorney-client privilege — is a legal concept that protects communications between a client and his or her attorney and keeps those communications confidential. The policy underlying this privilege is that of encouraging open and honest communication between clients and… … Wikipedia
Legal professional privilege (Common Law) — This article is a general survey of a Common Law legal term. For a general description of the concept under US law, see Attorney client privilege. For legal professional privilege in England Wales, see legal professional privilege (England Wales) … Wikipedia
Legal professional privilege (Australia) — This article is about an Australian legal term. For the Commonwealth equivalent, see solicitor client privilege; and for the United States, see Attorney client privilege. Legal professional privilege in Australia, also referred to as client legal … Wikipedia
Legal professional privilege (England & Wales) — In England and Wales, the principle of legal professional privilege has long been recognised by the common law. It is seen as a fundamental principle of justice, and grants a protection from disclosing evidence. It is a right that attaches to the … Wikipedia
privilege — priv·i·lege n [Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg lex law] 1: a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor: as a: an exemption… … Law dictionary
