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Le droit de grâce du Président de la République en Afrique noire francophone

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  • François Edimo

    (Docteur en droit privé et sciences criminelles, Chargé de cours à la Faculté de Sciences Juridique et Politique, Université de Douala, Cameroun)

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The right of pardon is an institution recognized by all constitutions of the States of the French-speaking black Africa. It is a measure of clemency by which the President of the Republic subtracted in whole or part a condemned the execution of the sentence passed against him or replaces a sentence, another softer. The contemporary debate on this institution refers to its legitimacy. On the question, this paper has endeavored to show that if the right of pardon enables the re-socialization and reintegration of the offender and regulates criminal justice, which makes it acceptable, its exercise by the President of the Republic and the unpredictability that characterize make it questionable.

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  • François Edimo, 2015. "Le droit de grâce du Président de la République en Afrique noire francophone," Juridical Tribune - Review of Comparative and International Law, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, vol. 5(1), pages 69-82, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:asr:journl:v:5:y:2015:i:1:p:69-82
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    Keywords

    pardon; excuse; judicial errors; judiciary; legal security; rehabilitation; resocialization.;
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    • K14 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Criminal Law

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