« It's a Mystery » : the Royal Prerogative of Mercy in England, Canada and South Africa
This essay asks the question : on what grounds were murderers reprieved in England, Canada and South Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries ? It weighs up three interpretations. Radzinowicz and Hood argue that mercy decisions were made on the basis of the law. Murders committed with the tw...
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| Dans: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/chs, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2009
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |