THE LEGAL REASONING OF THE PRESIDENT’S RIGHT TO ISSUE PARDONS
Presidential pardon has always existed in criminal law and continues to constitute a very important competence of the head of state in many modern day countries. In the past, the clemency given by the sovereign (usually the king/queen or the emperor/empress) represented an act which showed his/her m...
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| Language: | English |
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2017-12-01
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| Series: | SEEU Review |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2017-0017 |