Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash: The Presidential Pardon, Gebunden

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Today, pardons seem to be astonishingly broad and ubiquitous, with candidates promising pardons and presidents eagerly passing out get-out-of-jail free cards to allies and relatives. Saikrishna Prakash explores the transformation of the pardon-once mostly a rare feat of principled deliberation, now a routine matter of pure political expediency.