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Executive Clemency - Comparative and Empirical Perspectives (Paperback)
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Executive Clemency - Comparative and Empirical Perspectives (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
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Nearly every country in the world has a mechanism for executive
clemency, which, though residual in most legal systems, serves as a
vital due process safeguard and as an outlet for leniency in
punishment. While the origins of clemency lie in the historical
prerogative powers of once-absolute rulers, modern clemency laws
and practices have evolved to be enormously varied. This volume
brings comparative and empirical analysis to bear on executive
clemency, building a sociological and political context around
systematically-collected data on clemency laws, grants, and
decision-making. Some jurisdictions have elaborate constitutional
and legal structures for pardoning or commuting a sentence while
virtually never doing so, while others have little formal process
and yet grant clemency frequently. Using examples from Asia,
Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the USA, this comparative
analysis of the law and the practice of clemency sheds light on a
frequently misunderstood executive power. This book builds on
existing academic scholarship and expands the limited geographical
scope of prior research, which has tended to focus on North
America, the UK, and Australia. It relays the latest state of
knowledge on the topic and employs case studies, doctrinal legal
analysis, historical research, and statements by clemency
decision-making authorities, in explaining why clemency varies so
considerably across global legal and political systems. In
addition, it includes contributions encompassing international law,
transitional justice, and innocence and wrongful convictions, as
well as on jurisdictions that are historically under-researched.
The book will be of value to practitioners, academics, and students
interested in the fields of human rights, criminal law, comparative
criminal justice, and international relations.
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