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Beginning with a review of the history of thought and practice on the subject of legal pardons, this text examines a variety of historical cases. The author addresses the crucial issues surrounding acts of clemency, including what justifies pardoning power, who should be pardoned, and the definition of an unforgivable crime. She analyzes the moral justification of pardons, discussing how to distinguish between justifiable, even morally obligatory, cases and unjustifiable abuses of clemency power.

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Book category Books in English Law Jurisprudence & general issues Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

• Full title: Pardons: Justice, Mercy, and the Public Interest
• Author: Moore, Kathleen Dean (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Oregon State University)
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284
• EAN: 9780195113945
• ISBN: 0195113942
• ID: 04031375
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Weight: 370 g
• Dimensions: 142 × 217 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 23. October 1997

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