Immunity The Commissioner is accorded immunity while in office (Constitutional Law, Article 6.1). Inadmissibility of the interference of any governmental or municipal bodies and officials in the Commissioner’s activity Any interference in the lawful activities of the Commissioner – limitation of his/her activity or interference in his/her activity entails the responsibility provided for by the law of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CAO, Article 310-1). Material and social guarantees The Commissioner receives a salary as provided for by law, is exempted from military service and military gathering, is provided with a diplomatic passport during his/her term of office, uses the right to vacation as provided for by law, upon taking a leave, is given an allowance in the amount of his/her 2-month salary for the purposes of medical treatment and recreation. The term of office of the Commissioner shall be included in his/her general, special and unbroken record of service. Irrespective of its time, when a person who has held the post of the Commissioner reaches the pension age, he/she receives a pension in the amount of 80 percent of the salary currently determined for the Commissioner (Constitutional Law, Article 16). By the way, it should be mentioned that the responsibility measures prescribed by law for the interference in the lawful activities of the Commissioner are not sufficiently satisfactory and do not conform to the Commissioner’s status, his/her position in the society and among governmental bodies. We deem it reasonable to add classifying features, including an act of not responding to the Commissioner’s lawful inquiries or not responding to them in time, toughen the sanction of the norm and provide differentiation for individuals and officials, as well as amend the Constitutional 17

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