Permit Qualified Immunity
Category: International Security || Strength: Mild || Proposed by: Heidgaudr
The General Assembly,
Recognizing that many jurisdictions provide legal immunity to government officials when performing the duties of their office reasonably, often called "qualified immunity";
Noting that determining the reasonableness of an action is subjective, and those whose duty is to grant or deny requests for qualified immunity are often motivated to protect the requesting government officials regardless of the lawfulness of their actions;
Lamenting that despite the potential for abuse, qualified immunity still provides crucial protection to well-behaving officials necessary for the functioning of a modern legal system;
Cognizant of multiple attempts by the World Assembly to either regulate or ban qualified immunity, which have all ended in dismal failure;
Seeking to settle this debate in a single, conclusive stroke;
Hereby
Defines qualified immunity as a form of sovereign immunity where government officials cannot be held legally liable for actions undertaken as part of their office;
Prohibits the World Assembly from making any law which would regulate or ban qualified immunity;
Recommends members enact regulations to prevent the abuse of qualified immunity.