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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Pardons"”.
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"Th' offense pardons itself": Sex and the Church in <em>Othello</em> and <em>Measure for Measure</em>
<p>In 1604, James had newly ascended to the throne and England was now part of Great Britain. The Puritans-largely silenced during Elizabeth's reign-began again to assert political influence and call for reformation to both the state and the church. This is the context in which Shakespeare wrote …
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Executive interference and the erosion of the rule of law: a comparative study of the prosecution of official corruption offences in Nigeria, South Africa, and the United States of America
… in the United States of America, presidential pardons and increasing executive pressure disrupt accountability and undermine prosecutorial independence. Drawing on statutes, legal texts, case law, and secondary sources, the study reveals distinct interference mechanisms—Nigeria's Attorney …
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The Constitution of Mercy
… state. There are two main criticisms. First, pardons are usually understood as being unfettered by legal principles such as the principle of treating like cases alike, which is seen as conflicting with the rule of law. Second, by allowing judges to treat defendants more leniently than what …
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Dangerous women, dangerous times: Women at the Nevada State Prison, 1890-1930
… Prison and the conditions of their paroles and pardons.
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Pardon You? Pardon Me. Controversial Usage of the Presidential Pardoning Power: from Carter to Clinton.
… independent private gain through the issuance of pardons. These aspects are all a part of the modern day usage of Article II Section 2 of the Constitution.</p><p>The study relies primarily on statements made from the presidents involved, as well as statements made by judicial persons involved in …
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An Insight into the Wrongly Convicted: Going beyond the Perceptions and Beliefs of the Causes
… based on dismissal of charges, acquittal, or pardons. Interviews were conducted to obtain exoneration case representation criteria, challenges faced in handling exonerations, and the factors found that contributed to wrongful conviction cases worked on. This study revealed that the most common …
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Gender, crime and discretion in the English criminal justice system, 1780s to 1830s
… to the stage of commutation of sentences and pardons where influences on the decision-makers differed from those on decision-makers at earlier stages of the system. In particular, this thesis focuses on the gendered context of the specific behaviour of male and female offenders in the selected …
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International criminal court, surrender of accused persons and transfer of criminal proceedings
… peace process involving regional amnesties and pardons and domestic policies and rules on sentencing. The general perception of the ICC and the law it represents is that of a powerful, centralised regime. Contrary to this belief, a proposition is made here for a less hierarchical international …
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Environmental Transformative Justice: Responding to Ecocide
… tribunals, truth commissions, public apologies, pardons, lustration, memorialization, reparations, and constitutional conventions) can assist in furthering environmental aims (i.e., promoting ecological sustainability, preservation, and restoration).</p>
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Masculinity, Arms and Armour, and the Culture of Warfare in Sixteenth-Century Florence
… state. I also examine supplications requesting pardons and reductions in fines and sentences submitted to the court. “The Making, Adornment, and Maintenance of Armour” is my dissertation’s second chapter, which explores the materiality of arms and armour. This study investigates the extreme …
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Identity and the Prosecution of Interpersonal Violence in Late Medieval Yorkshire, 1340-85
There has been a strong historiographical focus on quantifying medieval crime and profiling criminals. This methodology has often resulted in a failure to consider the intersection between the law and social attitudes. This current investigation is interested in the extent to which legal privileges …