Royal prerogative of mercy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_prerogative_of_mercy
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal power
gptkbp:affects civil liability
private rights
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Commonwealth_realms
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:canBe public interest
humanitarian grounds
miscarriages of justice
gptkbp:canBeDelegatedTo government ministers
gptkbp:category gptkb:crime
British constitutional law
executive power
gptkbp:compatibleWith judicial review (in some cases)
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Letters_Patent
gptkbp:example gptkb:Alan_Turing_pardon
Derek Bentley pardon
posthumous pardons
gptkbp:exercisedOnAdviceOf gptkb:Home_Secretary_(UK)
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Justice_(UK)
government ministers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal prerogative of mercy
gptkbp:originatedIn English law
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:monarchy
gptkb:state_order
Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:law
gptkbp:purpose grant pardons
commute sentences
remit penalties
gptkbp:relatedTo clemency
remission
commutation
pardon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Crown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5