Marital satisfaction is perhaps one of the most frequently studied variables in marital research. Despite the wealth of literature examining this construct, there is a continuing lack of consensus among marital researchers about how to conceptualize and measure marital satisfaction, as well as an absence of a unifying theoretical approach to
Sovereign Immunity. The legal protection that prevents a sovereign state or person from being sued without consent. Sovereign immunity is a judicial doctrine that prevents the government or its political subdivisions, departments, and agencies from being sued without its consent.
Implicit in the idea that officials have some immunityâ absolute or qualified âfor their acts, is a recognition that they may err. Absolute immunity bars any action against officials in the conduct of their office even for actions taken maliciously or in bad faith.