BIBFRAME Work

Title

Pardon power

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Wehle, Kim (author )
• Dean, John W. (John Wesley), 1938- (author of foreword)

Subject

• Pardon--United States (LCSH)
• Pardon--United States--History (LCSH)
• Clémence--États-Unis (RVM)
• Clemency--United States (LCSH)
• Constitutional law--United States (LCSH)
• Pouvoir exécutif--États-Unis (RVM)
• Executive power--United States (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 352.235
• LCC: KF9695 .W44 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

"The president's power to pardon federal crimes is immense, with roots in ancient notions of mercy and amnesty. However, this power, seemingly boundless under the Constitution, lacks clear constraints, inviting concerns about abuse. Recent discussions in the U.S. Supreme Court have raised alarms about the potential for presidential abuse of pardons, highlighting the need for accountability within the pardon system to uphold the foundational premise that no one is above the law."-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Part I: Who? Three tales of the pardon power -- Part II: What? The historical and legal evolution of the pardon power -- Part III: Why? Does the pardon power serve justice -- Part IV: Who cares? The future of the pardon power.

Authorized Access Point

Wehle, Kim. Pardon power

Geographic Coverage

• United States

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:16:47.495751+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24018630

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc