Over 70% of the world's nations spell out clearly in their constitutions that members of their parliaments or national assemblies are protected from the criminal process. This is called parliamentary inviolability. Only the Commonwealth parliaments and the Congress of the United States refuse to grant such special immunity to its members. This discourages good governance and encourages clashes among the three branches of government as the Craxi scandal in Italy (1993), the Juppé affair in France (2004), and the ongoing Berlusconi matter in Italy amply demonstrate. Having rid our thought and political institutions of the 'divine right of kings' we ought not tolerate now the 'divine right of legislators' or the 'divine right of the state'. The book also provides fascinating newspaper reports from the international press testifying to the havoc created across the world by parliamentary inviolability, an Annex of pertinent constitutional provisions world-wide, a comparative list of parliaments, and an in-depth analysis of the foundation of human rights in the intrinsic created dignity and worth of the human person.