Le droit de grâce du Président de la République en Afrique noire francophone
The right of pardon is an institution recognized by all constitutions of the States of the French-speaking black Africa. It is a measure of clemency by which the President of the Republic subtracted in whole or part a condemned the execution of the sentence passed against him or replaces a sentence,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bucharest University of Economic Studies
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Juridical Tribune |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tribunajuridica.eu/arhiva/An5v1/6%20Edimo.pdf |
| Summary: | The right of pardon is an institution recognized by all constitutions of the States of the French-speaking black Africa. It is a measure of clemency by which the President of the Republic subtracted in whole or part a condemned the execution of the sentence passed against him or replaces a sentence, another softer. The contemporary debate on this institution refers to its legitimacy. On the question, this paper has endeavored to show that if the right of pardon enables the re-socialization and reintegration of the offender and regulates criminal justice, which makes it acceptable, its exercise by the President of the Republic and the unpredictability that characterize make it questionable. |
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| ISSN: | 2247-7195 2248-0382 |