An amnesty law is any legislative, constitutional or executive arrangement that retroactively exempts a select group of people, usually military leaders...

Amnesty (from Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία (amnēstía) 'forgetfulness, passing over') is defined as "A pardon extended by the government to a group or class...

Amnesty Law is a law passed by the Parliament of Spain and given royal assent on October 15, 1977, two years after Francisco Franco's death. The Law freed...

when the deed was committed. Conversely, a form of ex post facto law called an amnesty law may decriminalize certain acts. Alternatively, rather than redefining...

another all-night session on 14 June 1995, Congress enacted law No. 26479, the "Amnesty Law", ordering the release of all police officers, soldiers, and...

amnesty was granted to the suspects in this stage of the trial (the amnesty law was passed two months before the verdict in the trial). The amnesty law...

incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in exchange of a controversial amnesty law for Catalan politicians convicted or investigated for events related...

Parliament of Lebanon passed an amnesty law that pardoned all political crimes that had been perpetrated prior to the law's time of enactment. In May 1991...

as the impunity laws. Law 22,924, the National Pacification Law, enacted on September 22, 1983, became known as the Self-Amnesty Law because through it...

1993 amnesty law. In 2016, however, the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador ruled in case Incostitucionalidad 44-2013/145-2013 that the law was unconstitutional...

Following weeks of political tensions, which saw Sánchez accepting an amnesty law for Catalan separatist politicians convicted or investigated for events...

Domestically, Guaidó's actions included a proposed Plan País (Country Plan), an amnesty law for military personnel and authorities who turn against the Maduro government...

Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters...

Tax amnesty allows taxpayers to voluntarily disclose and pay tax owing in exchange for avoiding tax evasion penalties. It is a limited-time opportunity...

The 2023–2024 Spanish protests against Catalan amnesty were a series of protests which began in October 2023, resulting from the announced negotiations...

provided amnesty to two groups of applicants. Aliens who had been unlawfully residing in the United States since before January 1, 1982 (LAWs) were legalized...

and wishes of the regime. In 1979 the Brazilian government passed an amnesty law that allowed all exiled activists to return to Brazil but also protected...

Turing law" is an informal term for the law in the United Kingdom, contained in the Policing and Crime Act 2017, which serves as an amnesty law to pardon...

of "what has always been done and accepted by law". Customary law (also, consuetudinary or unofficial law) exists where: a certain legal practice is observed...

Figueiredo became president in March 1979; in the same year he passed the Amnesty Law for political crimes committed for and against the regime. While combating...

barışı or imar affı), is any set of Turkish law to register and legalize nominally illegal construction. Amnesty is (retroactively) granted to buildings without...

an amnesty law would also authorize the president to designate individuals who have committed certain categories of crimes to be offered amnesty, if...

Canon law (from Ancient Greek: κανών, kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority...

in a country by former heads of state, despite the existence of local amnesty laws. Pinochet led a violent 1973 coup with active CIA involvement, instigated...

allegations of human rights offenses. Amnesty law Command responsibility Diplomatic immunity Extradition International law International Criminal Court Jurisdiction...

The 2019 Venezuelan Amnesty Law (Spanish: Ley de Amnistía a nombre de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela) is a law promulgated by the National Assembly...

Medical amnesty policies are laws or acts enacted protecting from liability those who seek medical attention as a result of illegal actions. Such policies...

clearest and most explicit expression of the Pact is the Spanish 1977 Amnesty Law. The Pact was challenged by the socialist government elected in 2004...

the ITLOS ruling, Russia released the crew anyway as part of a general amnesty adopted by the State Duma, after three months of detention. The Arctic...

case was effectively closed by Congress' passage of law No. 26479, which granted a general amnesty to all those members of the security forces and civilians...