Pardon

Ireland

Ireland - Constitution 1937 (2019) EN

The President
Article 13
6. the right of pardon and the power to commute or remit punishment imposed by any court exercising criminal jurisdiction are hereby vested in the President, but such power of commutation or remission may also be conferred by law on other authorities.

Ireland - Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008 (2020) EN

F97[SCHEDULE 5A
TEXT OF 2005 FRAMEWORK DECISION
COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 2005/214/JHA
of 24 February 2005
on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties


Article 11
Amnesty, pardon, review of sentence
1. Amnesty and pardon may be granted by the issuing State and also by the executing State.

2. Without prejudice to the Article 10, only the issuing State may determine any application for review of the decision.

F98[SCHEDULE 5B
TEXT OF 2006 FRAMEWORK DECISION
COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 2006/783/JHA of 6 October 2006
on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders
Article 13
Amnesty, pardon, review of confiscation order
1. Amnesty and pardon may be granted by the issuing State and also by the executing State.

2. Only the issuing State may determine any application for review of the confiscation order.

Rome Statute

Article 17 Issues of admissibility

1. Having regard to paragraph 10 of the Preamble and article 1, the Court shall determine that a case is inadmissible where:

(b) The case has been investigated by a State which has jurisdiction over it and the State has decided not to prosecute the person concerned, unless the decision resulted from the unwillingness or inability of the State genuinely to prosecute;