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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Publisher

Routledge

Year

2020

ISBN

9781000082258

Edition

Topic

Derecho

Subtopic

Derechos civiles en la legislación

Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Editors and Contributors
Foreword
1. Executive Clemency: A Ubiquitous Part of the Constitutional Scheme
2. Clemency for Death Penalty Cases under International Law and Standards: Has the Tide Changed?
3. Separation of Powers and Executive Clemency in the Civil Law World: A Comparative Study
4. Rethinking Amnesty and Clemency in Countries in Transition: A Comparative Analysis of Laws and Practices in Countries of the Former Yugoslavia
5. Remedying Wrongful Conviction: Comparisons between the Royal Prerogative of Mercy in England and Wales and Clemency in the USA
6. Mercy Litigation in the Commonwealth Caribbean
7. Secret Jurisprudence: Decision-Making on Capital Clemency Petitions in India
8. Executive Clemency in Capital Cases: Inadequate Laws and Inactive Practice in Contemporary China
9. Emerging Trends and Best Practices in Comparative Clemency
Appendix
Index