Personalizing criminal justice: The president's decision-making, clemency, and the rule of law
Published online on July 02, 2026
Abstract
Punishment & Society, Ahead of Print.
Clemency is a popular yet controversial mechanism in many modern democracies, often described as standing in tension with the rule of law. Drawing on phenomenological literature, we conceptualize clemency as a mechanism that gives humanity back to the law'...
Clemency is a popular yet controversial mechanism in many modern democracies, often described as standing in tension with the rule of law. Drawing on phenomenological literature, we conceptualize clemency as a mechanism that gives humanity back to the law'...