Editing Legal immunity (section)

===Immunity of government leaders===
Many forms of immunity are granted to [[politician|government leaders]] to [[Reign|rule]] over the world, [[continent]], [[nation]],  [[province]],  [[urban area]] and [[Rural|rural area]] without fear of being sued or charged with a crime for so doing: 
*[[Sovereign immunity]], the prevention of lawsuits or prosecution against rulers or governments without their given consent
*[[Sovereign immunity in the United States]] bars suit against federal, state, and tribal governments, which cannot be sued without their consent.  Governmental consent to be sued is expressed through legislation as a limited waiver of sovereign immunity  
*[[Parliamentary immunity]], immunity granted to [[Politician|government leaders]] during their tenure and in the course of their duties
*[[Speech or Debate Clause]], a provision in the [[United States Constitution]] that provides immunity to members of Congress for statements made in either house
*[[Immunity from prosecution (international law)]], exclusion of elected officials from prosecution under international law
*[[State immunity]], principle of international law that the government of a state is not amenable before the courts of another state