| 单词 | Marital communication privilege |
| 释义 | 婚姻通訊特權 A common law privilege which protects a spouse from being compelled to answer questions relating to the contents of communications with his or her spouse during marriage. The privilege ceases to exist when the marriage ends in law: Shenton v Tyler [1939] Ch 620. Proceedings shall not be instituted against a person for any offence of stealing or doing unlawful damage to property which at the time of the offence belongs to that person’s wife or husband, or for any attempt, incitement or conspiracy to commit such an offence, unless the proceedings are instituted by or with the consent of the Secretary for Justice: Theft Ordinance (Cap 210) s 31(4). However, this privilege shall not apply to proceedings against a person for an offence if that person is charged with committing the offence jointly with the wife or husband; or if by virtue of any judicial decree or order (wherever made) that person and the wife or husband are at the time of the offence under no obligation to cohabit: s 31(4)(a). See also Legal professional privilege; Privilege; Privilege against self-incrimination; Public interest immunity. 指保障配偶免被強迫就有關該人在婚姻中與其配偶的通訊內容回答問題的普通法特權。當婚姻關係因法律而結束，該等特權則停止存在：Shenton v Tyler [1939] Ch 620。如在任何人犯偷竊或非法損壞財產的罪行時，該等財產是屬於其配偶的，則除非是由律政司司長提出或獲律政司司長同意而提出法律程序，否則不得就該等罪行，或就企圖、煽惑或串謀犯該等罪行而向該人提出法律程序：《盜竊罪條例》（第210章）第31條(4)。但是，此項特權不適用於針對某人犯罪的法律程序，如該人與其配偶一同被控犯該罪行；或憑藉任何司法判令或命令（不論在何處作出），該人及其配偶在該罪行發生時並無同居的義務：第31條(4)(a)。另見 Legal professional privilege; Privilege; Privilege against self-incrimination; Public interest immunity. |
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