Tag: Amnesty
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Pardon Power
In relation to the pardon power and constitutional law, Andrew Novak[1] made the following observation: The pardon power (or, the power to pardon) refers to the executive power to alter, cancel, or substitute a criminal sentence or punishment outside of the judicial branch. This power is […]
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Pardon Power
In relation to the pardon power and constitutional law, Andrew Novak[1] made the following observation: The pardon power (or, the power to pardon) refers to the executive power to alter, cancel, or substitute a criminal sentence or punishment outside of the judicial branch. This power is […]
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Amnesty
Amnesty, in international law, act of effacing and forgetting past offenses granted by the government to persons who have been guilty of neglect or crime. The term is applied to rebellious acts against the state. Amnesty differs from pardon in that amnesty causes the crime to be forgotten, […]