Isbn: 9780304300303 - queen's pardon (3 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. 1st edition. Imitation cloth, dj, VG/VG. [x]+173pp, 1 b/w illustration, index, page margins tanned due to the quality of the paper stock sued, otherwise a fine copy. A layman's account of the Free Pardon System, or the Royal Prerogative of Mercy which releases a person from the effect of a penalty or a consequence of a sentence, but without quashing the conviction. 375 grams.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.…

[0-304-30030-6] 1978, 1st printing. (Hardcover) Very good plus in near fine dust jacket. 173pp. Notes. The spine is lightly bumped at the top. "The Queen can be moved to grant her royal 'pardon' under Crown prerogative but, illogical as it seems, this does not wipe out the conviction - and the word 'pardon' is a misnomer: you do not pardon somebody for something he has not done. So the Home Office maintains a staff of thirty people wholly engaged in the investigation of the alleged innocence of convincted persons, if and when such instances come to light. Is this a satisfactory system? If not, can it be improved?". Book about Home Office--England & Pardon. Locale: Britain. (Law, Crime, Criminals, Law, Legal System, Royalty--England).…