Royal prerogative of mercy

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:English_law
gptkbp:practicedIn	gptkb:monarchy gptkb:state_order gptkb: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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Royal prerogative of mercy