priest-penitent privilege

The doctrine of priest-penitent privilege does not appear to apply in English law.

As with most privileges, a debate still exists about the circumstances under which the priest-penitent privilege applies.

There is no issue of the priest-penitent privilege in this, because that wasn't the setting of this at all.

The doctrine of priest-penitent privilege is respected to varying degrees by the laws of different nations.

With the Reformation, however, priest-penitent privilege was abolished.

It is an important precedent in the issue of priest-penitent privilege in the UK.

Finnish law protects the absolute priest-penitent privilege.

Canadian law descends from British common law, and as such the status of priest-penitent privilege is not well defined in national jurisprudence.

Priest-penitent privilege was absolute.

The Constance Kent case in 1865 raised a series of questions about priest-penitent privilege in England.

I know the Congress doesn't recognize attorney-client privilege, a husband-and-wife privilege, priest-penitent privilege.

The Anglican Church is an international Communion, and laws concerning priest-penitent privilege differ from country to country.

But Judge Wertheimer said that "You can't use the priest-penitent privilege as both a sword in one hand and a shield in the other."

Constance Kent, convicted of an infamous child murder in 1865 in a case which revolved around priest-penitent privilege, worked at the Home during this time.

Phillpotts was supported by Edward Lowth Badeley who wrote a pamphlet on the question of priest-penitent privilege.

The only professional privilege granted in English law is for the purposes of obtaining legal advice from professional advisers, so there is no priest-penitent privilege.

In 1865, in the Constance Kent case, he argued, against settled opinion, that the principle of priest-penitent privilege applied in English law.

A statement of the law on priest-penitent privilege is contained in the nineteenth century case of Wheeler v. Le Marchant:

Fourth, a parent-child privilege is consistent with other privileges that are recognized in the law, like the spousal, therapist, lawyer-client, accountant-client and priest-penitent privileges.

R v. Griffin (1853) - Alderson suggested, contrary to precedent but obiter dicta, that the principle of priest-penitent privilege applied in England.

(See: priest-penitent privilege, confessional privilege (United States), spousal privilege, executive privilege, reporter's privilege.)

Priest-penitent privilege in France and the western portion of Europe received public recognition at a very early date owing to the perceived sacredness of the Seal of the Confessional.

'Priest-Penitent Privilege' Mr. List's lawyer will argue that the letter is protected by a "priest-penitent" privilege recognized by New Jersey court rules and cannot be used against him.

Mr. Miller said Mr. Rehwinkel would invoke the priest-penitent privilege, and would not testify about what Patricia had told him, or the details of conversations with Mr. List.

Priest-Penitent Privilege The defense has tried to argue that the fascination of Mr. List's daugher, Patricia in witchcraft helped push him into killing his family members to prevent them from losing their souls.