Immunities and Privileges of Interparliamentory Assembly of CIS and its Officials

• Main Author: A. A. Nagiyeva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 2011-03-01
• Series: Московский журнал международного права
• Subjects: interparliamentary assembly; commonwealth of independent states; model law; immunities and privileges
• Online Access: https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/649

Commonwealth of Independent States, created in 1991, was originally focused on the former Soviet republic’s consolidation, at one time formed the Soviet Union, and to create conditions for a constructive and cooperative development of each of these states. For the effective implementation by States - participants of the regional body of agreed goals and objectives established institutional system: statutory and subsidiary bodies (the latter have generally indicated a narrow competence).Interparliamentary Assembly refers to the statutory bodies of the Commonwealth. The article presents the results of an international legal basis for the functioning of the body, its main tasks, especially the legal situation. Special attention is paid to the immunities and privileges vested in this important body and its officials.