REVITALIZING THE CLEMENCY PROCESS.

Autor: LARKIN JR., PAUL J.
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Zdroj: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy; 2016, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p833-916, 84p
Abstrakt: The article discusses the author's proposal regarding the revitalization of the U.S. federal clemency process as of 2016, and it mentions an American president's power to grant a criminal offender mercy under Article II of the nation's Constitution. Problems involving the U.S. criminal justice system are examined, along with justice, public policymaking, and a victims' rights movement in America. U.S. President Barack Obama's Clemency Project 2014 is assessed, as well as criminal sentencing.
Databáze: Complementary Index