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Title
Pardons in perspective: the role of forgiveness in criminal justice.
Abstract
Argues that pardon, clemency and forgiveness are found throughout the criminal justice system and not only in one branch of government and that punishment and pardon are integral parts in the exercise of state authority over the bodies of subjects and citizens. Perceptions regarding the concepts of pardons and punishment; Incidents of the application of pardon throughout history; Two case studies of mercy killings by parents in Canada and France.