The Royal Prerogative of Mercy has been exercised for hundreds of years. It does not overturn a conviction - only the courts can do that - but mitigates or removes the consequences that follow ...

In one of his first acts upon taking office Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned or moved to dismiss the cases of some 1,500 people charged in the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021.

Presidential pardons, it must be said, can be viewed as an odd vestige of ancient royal prerogative when it comes ... home confinement in August 2026. Mercy is a good thing, maybe even for the ...

Rooted in the “prerogative of mercy” of English kings dating back to the seventh century, America’s founders wanted a robust pardon power to allow “easy access to exceptions in favor of ...

The Federal Government has inaugurated a 15-member Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy to promote justice, rehabilitation, and human rights. Director of Information and Public ...

The court held that a decision made in an exercise of the royal prerogative of mercy could not be varied or confirmed by the court, and was not justiciable. In a Facebook post yesterday ...

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM) to bolster justice, rehabilitation and human rights in Nigeria. The move aligns with ...

The federal government has inaugurated the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM) to bolster Nigeria’s justice, rehabilitation, and human rights. The move aligns ...