Concept information
Preferred term
amnesty and pardon
Definition
- Scholars often consider amnesty and pardon to be universal and timeless phenomena. Whatever the characteristics of a legal system, the relative adherence to law, and the form of political regime, amnesty and pardon appear unchangeable practices. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Amnesty and Pardon]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/amnesty_and_pardon
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